Sunday 9th August 2025
This week & next Garry & Co will chart some of the 50 Years in Your Ears, from vibes before the term World Music was coined to the eclectic playlists of recent & current artists.
Lined up for this week - from 1980’s Soviet Central Asia Synthesizing the Silk Road, the debut album Koyo for the Maghrebi, Sub-Saharan African Marseilles Trio Zar Electrik, the latest Transnational Guacharaca from Colombian quartet Frente Cumbeiro, Putumayo presents Brazilian Party, an encore of Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980 and much more.
Latvia's entrant
French - Australian Marty Zambotto from WA is Australia's entrant.
TOMM¥ €A$H - Tomas Tammemets known professionally as Tommy Cash, is an Estonian rapper, singer, dancer, and visual artist.
From Bahia, an all women-band who fuses Afro-Brazilian rhythms with samba de roda and folk influences, centering women’s voices and ancestral themes
A big-band blending traditional samba with jazz improvisation, funk grooves and hip-hop.
The debut of this Maghrebi, Sub-Saharan African Marseilles Trio
New York based DJ/Producer and curator of Turntables on the Hudson collective.
This female trio from Tokyo are known for their diverse sonics and ritual vocals.