Playlist 10.02.2026
DJ NIGEL WOOD
World Music DJ
DJ NIGEL WOOD
Playlist 10.02.2026
Playlists
On programme broadcast 10–2-26:
DJ Fantome is the resident DJ in the Zando market in Kinshasa with non-professional voices from that underground scene.
Dumama is a Berlin-based South African poet and composer.
Moussa T is a Tuareg guitarist and singer from Niger.
Kay Slice is a Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Rotterdam.
Amadou & Mariam’s last album came out several months after Amadou’s death last year.
The late Sly Dunbar is reputed to have played on 200,000 recordings. The earlier recordings included an Upsetters tune and Dave & Ansil Collins’ “Double Barrel” which went to No. 1 in the UK. He was in the forefront of reggae’s international boom in the 1970s with The Mighty Diamonds, Culture and Junior Murvin, and was in huge demand from then on both within reggae and in many other genres.
Leo Middea is a guitarist and songwriter from Rio who has settled in Barcelona.
Bahian artist Lucas Santtana takes the theme of the Brazilian language for his new album.
Guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento, with orchestrations by Vittor Santos, pays homage to the Rio neighbourhood where he grew up.
Pianist Vitor Araújo’s album is a live recording with Amsterdam’s Metropole Orkest.
Seven Crows is L.A. violinist and producer Chris Murphy.
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Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe" broadcast on Tuesday February 10th. The programme goes out every Tuesday at 10pm to midnight on 103.2FM and is available live at www.dublincityfm.ie and thereafter on Mixcloud
1. DJ Fantome feat. General Yvette: “P8 balola”. From “Zando Beat: Electro Madness From Congo Kinshasa” (Palenque 2026).
2. Dumama: “No abiding city” (Single on Soundway 2026).
3. Moussa T: “Halas halas”. Single from the forthcoming album “Tartite” (Mixto Records).
4. Kay Slice feat. Gyedu Blay Ambolley: “Adwuma” (Single on Agogo 2026).
5. Amadou & Mariam: “”. From “L’Amour À La Folie” (Because 2025).
Tribute to Sly Dunbar R.I.P:
6. Dave & Ansil Collins: “Double Barrel” (Trojan 1971).
7. The Upsetters: “Night Doctor”. From “Return Of Django” (Trojan 1969).
8. Sly Dunbar: “You haven’t done nothing”. From the compilation “DJ Andy Smith and Keith Lawrence present Jamaican Funk Experience” (Nascente 2011).
9. The Mighty Diamonds: “Right Time”. From “Right Time” (Virgin 1976).
10. Culture: “Behold”. From “Harder Than The Rest” (Front Line 1978).
11. Junior Murvin: “Police & Thieves”. From “Police & Thieves” (Island 1977).
12. Dennis Brown: “Sitting & watching” (Taxi 1979).
13. Peter Tosh: “(You’ve gotta walk) Don’t look back”. From “Bush Doctor” (Rolling Stones/EMI 1978).
14. Tappa Zukie: “MPLA” (Jamaican Recordings 1976).
15. Black Uhuru: “Sinsemilla”. From “Sinsemilla” (Mango 1980).
16. Sugar Minott: “Herbman hustling”. From “Herbman Hustling” (Black Roots 1984).
17. Sinead O’Connor: “Downpressor man”. From “Throw Down Your Arms” (Chocolate and Vanilla 2005).
18. ET meets Skin Flesh & Bones: “Wire dub”. From “The Rough Guide to Dub” (World Music Network 2005).
19. Sly & Robbie meet the Mad Professor feat. Dean Fraser: “Stepping out a space”. From “The Dub Revolutionaries” (Earmark 2004).
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20. Alessandra Leão, Liniker, Chico Correa: “Tatuzinho”. From “Brasil Calling Vol. 23” (Brasil Calling 2026).
21. Leo Middea: “Bloco pra tristeza”. From “Noticias de Puglia” (Agogo 2026).
22. Lucas Santtana feat. Cocanha: “Liga”. From the forthcoming album “Brasiliano” (No Format!).
23. Fabiano do Nascimento: “O tempo (foi o meu mestre)”. From “Vila” (Far Out Recordings 2026).
24. Vitor Araújo & Metropole Orkest: “Toque N.3” (Single on Selo Risco 2026).
25. Seven Crows: “Boreal”. Single from the forthcoming album “Powers Of Observation” (Teahouse Records).
Thanks for listening.
*Recommendations below!
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Current Album Recommendations (in no particular order):
1. V.A: “Léve Léve: Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s - 80s Vol. 2” (Bongo Joe).
2. Le Vent Du Nord: “Voisinages” (La Compagnie du Nord).
3. Mariama & Vieux: “Ntèry” (Korafola Production).
4. Kunbe: “Fanga” (Adjololo Records).
5. V.A: “Sweet Rebels: The Golden Era of Algerian Pop-Raï - The Ecstatic Sound of Original Raï Cassettes 1986-1991” (WeWantSounds).
6. Wesli: “Makaya” (WUP).
7. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: “Il Mito” (Ponderosa).
8. Clifton Chenier: “Clifton Chenier - King Of Louisiana Blues & Zydeco” (Smithsonian Folkways).
9. Amadou & Mariam: “L’Amour À La Folie” (Because Music).
10. V.A: “Imaginational Anthem XIV Ireland” (Tompkins Square).
Sound Tracks of the Week:
1. Amadou & Mariam: “L’Amour à la folie”. From “L’Amour À La Folie” (Because Music).
2. Africa Negra: “Apoiámos a luta dos nossos irmãos”. From the compilation “Léve Léve: Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s - 80s Vol. 2” (Bongo Joe).
3. Ireke: “Tout est bizarre”. From “Ayô Dele” (forthcoming on Underdog).
4. Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek: “Istanbul un kuşlari”. From “Yarin Yoksa” (Big Crown).
5. Catrin Finch: “Kin”. From “Notes To Self” (Bendigedig).
