Year: 2014

January 27, 2014

Today’s edition features music from Mali, Benin, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Peru, Colombia, Algeria, Vietnam, Guinea and Canada. Enjoy sounds from around the world.

January 13, 2014
January 10, 2014

Juaneco y su Combo turned Peruvian music on its head when they broke from tradition and replaced their acoustic instruments with electric ones in 1970. Their first recordings remain the earliest example of cumbia selvática or cumbia amazónica.

January 7, 2014

If you find yourself at an all night party in Niamey, chances are Tal National will be there. Famous for intense, five-hour sets, Tal National is currently the most copied ensemble in Niger. When they release a song, other bands in the area record a version and claim it as their own.

January 7, 2014

This edition explores more of the best world music releases and reissues of 2013. Featuring sounds from Jamaica, Guinea, Cape Verde, Belize, Romania and beyond. Wrap your ears around some international gems.