Playlist 13.12.2021

On this week's programme - Ear To The Globe 2021 Highlights Part 1:

Jupiter Bokondji is a Congolese musician and bandleader.

Femi Kuti is a son of the Nigerian legend Fela, and father of Made.

Angelique Kidjo, renowned Beninoise singer, promotes young African artists on her recent album.

Alostmen are a Ghanaian kologo band led by Stevo Atambire.

Urban Village are a Soweto quartet balancing tradition and innovation.

Kasai Allstars are a Kinshasa-based band from several tribal origins.

Samba Touré is a Malian guitarist and one-time sideman to Ali Farka Touré.

Mdou Moctar is a Tuareg guitarist from Niger.

Christine Salem is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from La Réunion.

Badume’s Band are from Brittany, backing the Ethiopian singer, Selamnesh Zemene.

Juçara Marçal, from Brazil and member of the trio Metá Metá, has a solo album on release.

Susana Baca is the signature voice of Afro-Peruvian song.

Omar Sosa is the much-travelled Cuban pianist, here on an East African excursion.

Eblis Álvarez is the Meridian Brothers, here in consort with Ivan Medellin, aka Conjunto Media Luna, both from Bogota.

Ayom are a Lusophone gathering from both sides of the Atlantic, based in Barcelona.

Amparanoia are led by the full-hearted Spanish singer-guitarist, Amparo Sanchez.

Petrona Martinez is the queen of the Afro-Colombian bullerengue style.

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is the modern face of Puglia pizzica tradition and their leader, Mauro Durante, joins UK guitarist and sometime Robert Plant sideman, Justin Adams, in a bluesy collaboration that ranges from the Maghreb to Italy and beyond.

San Salvador are six Occitan voices and percussion from south-western France.

Monsieur Doumani are a trio from Cyprus with a unique trombone-powered avant-folk sound, and their tsouras-player, Antonis Antoniou, released a solo lockdown album themed around the island’s partition.

Balkan Taksim, a Bucharest-based duo, play electronically-fuelled traditional tunes.

Paolo Angeli is a composer and virtuoso of prepared Sardinian guitar.

Multumult are another Bucharest band, also combining traditional acoustics with electronics.

**On the radio show I mistakenly attributed both Balkan Taksim and Multumult to the city of Budapest. It should of course be Bucharest!

1.Jupiter & Okwess: “Mieux que ça”. From “Na Kozonga” (Zamora 2021).

2.Femi Kuti: “Stop the hate”. From “Stop The Hate” released as the double album “Legacy +” with Made Kuti’s “For(e)ward” (Partisan 2021).

3.Angelique Kidjo: “Mother Nature”. From “Mother Nature” (Decca France 2021).

4.Alostmen feat. Wanlov the Kubicolor: “Kologo”. From “Kologo” (Strut 2021).

5.Urban Village: “Dindi”. From “Udondolo” (No Format! 2021).

6.Kasai Allstars: “Like a dry leaf on a tree”. From “Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound” (Crammed Discs 2021).

7.Samba Touré: “Sambalama”. From “Binga” (Glitterbeat 2021).

8.Mdou Moctar: “Ya Habibti”. From “Afrique Victime” (Matador 2021).

9.Christine Salem: “Je dis non”. From “Mersi” (Blue Fanal 2021).

10.Badume’s Band feat. Selamnesh Zemene: “Ye-Ambassel Mare”. From “Yaho Bele/Say Yeah” (Innacor 2021).

11.Juçara Marçal: “Sem Cais”. From “Delta Estacio Blues” (Mais Um 2021).

12.Susana Baca: “Negra Del Alma”. From “Palabras Urgentes” (Real World 2021).

13.Omar Sosa feat. Olith Ratego: “Thuon Mok Loga”. From “An East African Journey” (Otá 2021).

14.Meridian Brothers & Conjunto Media Luna: “Pensando en mi morena”. From “Paz En La Tierra” (Bongo Joe 2021).

15.Ayom: “Baile das catitas”. From “Ayom “ (Amplifica 2021).

16.Amparanoia: “Mi Genetica”. From “Himnopsis Colectiva” (Mamita 2021).

17.Petrona Martinez feat. Susana Baca: “El Niño Roncón”. From “Ancestras” (Chaco World Music 2021).

18. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: “Balla Nina”. From “Meridiana” (Ponderosa 2021).

19.Justin Adams & Mauro Durante: “Amara Terra Mia”. From “Still Moving” (Ponderosa 2021).

20.San Salvador: “La fin de la guerra”. From “La Grande Folie” (Pagans/La Grande Folie 2021).

21.Monsieur Doumani: “Tiritichtas”. From “Pissourin” (Glitterbeat 2021).

22.Antonis Antoniou: “Kkismettin”. From “Kkismettin” (Ajabu! 2021).

23.Balkan Taksim: “Shlonak”. From “Disko Telegraf” (Buda Musique 2021).

24.Paolo Angeli: “Futti’entu”. From “Jar’a” (AnMa Productions 2021).

25.Multumult: “Brâul/Old Wallachian Dance”. From “Now And Then - New sounds from an old world” (The Lollipoppe Shoppe 2021).

Thanks for listening.

1. Juçara Marçal: “Delta Estacio Blues” (Mais Um).

2.Monsieur Doumani: “Pissourin” (Glitterbeat).

3.Susana Baca: “Palabras Urgentes” (Real World).

4.Tamala: “Lumba” (Muziekpublique).

5.V.A: “Essiebons Special 1973-1984 - Ghana Music Power House” (Analog Africa).

6.Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita: “Suba” (Bendigedig).

7.Xanthoula Dakovanou: “Lamenta” (Quart de Lune).

8.V.A: “Kulintang Kultura: Danongan Kalandunyan & Gong Music of the Philippine Diaspora” (Smithsonian Folkways).

9.Meridian Brothers y Conjunto Media Luna: “Paz En La Tierra” (Bongo Joe).

10. Justin Adams & Mauro Durante: “Still Moving” (Ponderosa).