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Witch - "Janet" - Witch (Including Janet) [New reissue] [0:00:00] Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band - "Feso Jaiye" - Roi de L´Agbadja Moderne [Gnonnan Sossou Pierre Kouassivi, known by the stage name Gnonnas Pedro was a singer and musician from Lokossa, Benin. He is perhaps best known as the lead singer of Africando between 1995 and his death in 2004 but had been well known in his home country of Benin and beyond since the 1960s. - wiki] [0:06:04] Alou Fane's Fote Mocoba - "Baba No. 2" - Various Artists: The Music in My Head [Malian Wassalou singer, singing about hunters. Died young in 1994.] [0:11:53] Jupiter & Okwess - "Congo Blinders" - Ekoya [Jupiter & Okwess, veterans of Kinshasa’s vibrant music scene, return with their fourth album, Ekoya, a striking hybrid of soulful Congolese funk, rock, and soukous infused with fresh influences from Mexico and Latin America. This ambitious project explores shared histories and cultural connections between Africa and Latin America, reflecting themes of resilience, Indigenous identity, and the complexities of daily life. - World Music Central] [0:17:02] Koffi Olomide - "Mannequin" - Various Artists: 30 Ans de Musique Africaine [0:20:13] Ze Manel - "Na Nha Fala" - Various Artists: Café International [Zé Manel was born in Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau in 1957 and spent much of his youth embroiled in the struggle for independence from Portuguese rule. Manel was a founding member of the seminal band Super Mama Djombo, which was one of Guinea-Bissau’s most popular bands. At the height of their fame, Super Mama Djombo filled a stadium in Senegal, and a then little-known singer named Youssou N’Dour was the opening act. - label] [0:24:22] Kutu - "Set" - Marda [Since 2020, Kutu, the collective imagined by Théo Ceccaldi, has been forging its path, staging a series of high-energy concerts along the way, plunging a curious audience into a free and collective experience where improvisation, jazz, and electro harmonize wonderfully with the cornerstone of Kutu, the oral tradition of the Azmari of Ethiopia. - PR] [0:27:39] Odd Okoddo - "Nya George" - Negore [»Negore« is the second album by the Kenya-based duo Odd Okoddo. After their debut »Auma« saw percussionist Sven Kacirek work with pre-existing recordings of singer and instrument builder Olith Ratego, the two opted for a similar approach for the ten pieces to preserve the expressiveness of the latter’s performance. Further contributions by sound artist KMRU and Angel Bat Dawid on bass clarinet expand the duo’s sonic palette which draws on the dodo music of the Luo people. - bandcamp] [0:35:21] Celia Wa - "Démounaj" - Fasadé [Singer…flutist…dancer…Celia Wa has all the talents. But her main one is undoubtedly managing to harmoniously reconcile the heritage of traditional Guadeloupean rhythms and percussions with an electronic production tinged with R’n’B.] [0:40:11] Samba Touré - "Yerkomahine" - Baarakelaw [The legendary Malian desert blues artist Samba Touré, has returned with a new album Baarakelaw (The Workers) – the follow up to his highly-acclaimed 2021 album Binga. The album received ecstatic, career defining reviews and led to Samba being named the “Best Artist” of 2022 at Songlines magazine. Baarakelaw is a vivid mix of traditional northern Malian Songhoy music, blues-rock tracks with psychedelic overtones, ballads and love songs. - PR] [0:44:19] Songhoy Blues - "Norou" - Héritage [Since first appearing back in 2015 with debut album Music In Exile, Malian guitar troupe Songhoy Blues have established themselves as a formidable musical presence both in the studio and in the live environment. Their brand of desert blues has been somewhat more incendiary and electrified than many of their fellow African bands, possessing a more overtly ‘rock’ dimension as best demonstrated on last album Optimisme (which projected strong ‘Led Zeppelin go to the Sahara’ vibes in places) - Music OMH] [0:49:07] Afel Bocoum - "Jaman Moro" -...

Kit Sebastian - "Bul Bul Bul" - New Internationale [0:00:00] Baba Zula - "Arsız Saksağan (Cheeky Magpie)" - İstanbul Sokakları (Streets Of Istanbul) [0:05:41] Los Crema Paraiso - "Un Disip en Nueva York" - De Pelicula [From the creators of Los Amigos Invisibles, one of the hottest Venezuelan funk-dance band that no one could stand to watch without moving their feet, and the New York based Si*Se, the sexy electronic sextet that took the world by assault in the early 2000’s, comes "De Película" by Los Crema Paraiso. - bandcamp] [0:13:54] Yeison Landero - "Noche de Cumbia" - Landero Vive [Yeison Landero was born in San Jacinto (Bolívar), and carries in his soul a cumbiambero heart inherited from his legendary musician grandfather, Andrés Landero. His love for his ancestral accordion and his passion for cumbia are so great that he decided to turn them into the motor of his life. - Millenium Stage] [0:17:41] Chicha Libre & Son Rompe Pera - "Tequila!" - Tequila! [Chicha Libre is a Brooklyn-based six-member band founded by Olivier Conan. Its name is a reference to chicha, a corn-based liquor that has been produced in South America since the time of the Incas. It is also the name of a Peruvian musical genre on which the band's music is based. - wiki] [0:22:34] Lollise - "eDube" - I Hit the Water [Lollise's debut album is her most personal work yet: a spiritual time-travel to the Botswana of her childhood, an incantation, a reclamation and a declaration of self. Childhood play-songs appear as dream-like interludes throughout the album, bridging the gap between the present and the past. - bandcamp] [0:26:56] Miramar - "Urgencia" - Single [A “miramar” is a place from which you can see the ocean. The bolero group, Miramar, chose this word as their name to evoke a place of peace, reflection and solace for a broken heart. Even the bolero, a romantic music born in Cuba in the 1800’s, might have been conceived by the seaside. In the 50’s and 60’s it became the quintessential musical expression of romance in Latin America. - bandcamp] [0:35:33] Bamba Wassalou Groove - "Gonifo Bourama" - Farima [The five members of Bamba Wassoulou Groove know the power of the hypnotic Malian guitars and effortlessly transport you to the dusty roads and red earth of Mali. This band knows better than anyone how to heat up a dance floor. The group was founded in 2013 in Bamako by Bamba Dembelé (died 2018), the percussionist and co-founder of Super Djata Band. - youtube] [0:38:41] Rebolu - "Eso No" - Eso No [“Rebolu is a party!” exclaims the intrepid group. “We are a confluence of sound and energy reflecting the intensity of our urban life and the need to create music for the world based on our folklore and heritage." Leaders in the New Colombian Music movement of New York City, their adopted home, Rebolu's vibrant, salsa-inspired music has its roots in the diverse Afrocentric rhythms of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. - bandcamp] [0:44:01] Paul Beaubrun - "Love Me Intended" - Limyè A La [Paul weaves his impeccable guitar skills, rich, vocals, musical ingenuity and cultural history together; all while performing a smooth melange of both english, french and creole (the native tongue of his haitian roots). - bandcamp] [0:49:15] Zar Elektrik - "Babord" - Babord [Zar Electrik pays homage to tribal cultures, particularly through the incorporation of the ancient Zar ritual originating from Ethiopia and Egypt. This ritual serves as a conduit for healing, achieved through trance and connection with the spirit world. - Millenium Stage] [0:52:24] Maruja Limón - "Miralas" - Te Como la cara (A) [Maruja Limón is a female sextet from Barcelona known for their vibrant music that blends flamenco, pop, and Latin rhythms. - Millenium Stage] [0:56:41] Mireya, The Poor Choices - "Te Parto el Alma" - Sin Fronteras [Ramos is no stranger to pioneering music, establishing herself and her band La Flor de Toloache as one of the first all-female mariachi bands. On Sin...

Tulegur - "Wind Dance" - Walk Away ['Walk Away ' is Tulegur's second album to be released internationally and comes after a time of reflection and evolution. The original duo has now transformed into a trio. Focussing on the lead singer’s struggle to reconcile his ethnic Mongolian identity with a modern upbringing and a lack belonging to either, it takes folk melodies and folk inspired melodies sung in a traditional style and smashes them against grunge and prog rock particles in a musical hadron collider of an album. - PR] [0:00:00] Buzz’ Ayaz - "Efdji" - Buzz’ Ayaz [Hailing from Cyprus’s divided capital Nicosia, and led by Antonis Antoniou, the founder of Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke, Buzz’ Ayaz creates a transfixing Eastern Mediterranean psychedelia. Their self-titled debut album is a fuzzed-out urban soundscape of dubby electronics, 70s-psych organ, growling bass clarinet, amplified folk instruments, ritual beats and Greek and Anatolian melodicism. - PR] [0:05:18] Etran de L'Aïr - "Igrawahi" - 100% Sahara Guitar [Etran de L’Aïr the STARS OF THE AÏR, the longest running wedding band in AGADEZ, capital of Tuareg guitar, return with a new album of sun-schlazed desert sound! Their first album, No.1, brought their music to critics and fans. Their second album, Agadez, sent them into the international touring circuit. And now they're back with 100% SAHARA GUITAR, ready to take on the world, with those swinging melodies, like a sandstorm blowing in from across the sea. - bandcamp] [0:09:34] Peni Candra Rini - "Raden Panji" - Wani [Peni Candra Rini is an Indonesian composer, song writer and singer. She is also a lecturer in the department of Karawitan at the Indonesian Institute of Art. - bandcamp] [0:14:26] Ánnámáret - "Eanan" - Bálvvosbáiki [The music on the album Bálvvosbáiki ("Worship") combines the old traditional Sámi yoik and the old Karelian/Estonian tradition of the bowed lyre called jouhikko with a completely new electronic soundscape. It is the result of a collaboration between musicians Ánnámáret (yoik), Ilkka Heinonen (bowed lyre) and Turkka Inkilä (electronic music).] [0:18:48] Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki - "Czas kosic" - Sploty [The Warsaw Village Band, almost from the very beginning, has been forming various marriages, inviting guests, creating sonic coalitions. Without limitations, without genre patterns, against trends and fashions. In 2022 they decided to invite music producers and instrumentalists: Grzegorz Rytka, Michał Marecki, and Jerzy Markuszewski to collaborate on the project. This is how the Bassałyki were created. - PR] [0:24:02] Hornorkesteret - "Utrøst" - Dans fra dalstrøka [Hornorkesteret is a sextet who use fiddle-like instruments constructed from reindeer antlers and moose skull, with field recordings, percussion and different acoustic instruments. Hornorkesteret explore the outer limits of acoustic sound, and have claimed a tonal space of their own. The expressive reindeer antler instruments are rich in overtones and texture, and can sound like animal cries or human voices.] [0:29:59] Baba Zula - "Pisi Pisi Halayı" - İstanbul Sokakları [This legendary Istanbul band remains the most experimental exponent of the hotly-tipped contemporary Turkish psych-rock scene. BaBa ZuLa are revered sonic trailblazers who have built a cult following in all corners of the globe and have counted members of Einstürzende Neubauten, Can and Nick Cave the Bad Seeds as their fans. - bandcamp] [0:36:20] Elektro Hafiz - "San Anemos feat. Eleni Vratti" - Style is Prison [The concept of Style is Prison brings together a variety of genres and features artists from many cultures. Elektro Hafız, a multidisciplinary artist, has crafted this album as a statement against categorization. The album includes collaborations with Nefeli Fasouli, Ben Büdü, Kardelen, Grup Ses, Gökalp K, Eleni Vratti, Fotini Kokkala, Onur Öztürk, Güntuğ Eren, Tobias Kreusler, Onofon, Jimi Leonidas, and Ein Punk Band. - bandcamp]...