Playlist 20.01.2026
DJ NIGEL WOOD
World Music DJ
DJ NIGEL WOOD
Playlist 20.01.2026
Playlists
On programme broadcast 20–1-26:
Wesli is a Haitian musician based in Montreal.
Ireke are centred around multi-instrumentalists Damien Tesson and Julien Gervaix of Nantes.
Bongo Joe offer their catalogue for re-interpretation to celebrate their tenth anniversaire.
There is a second collection of music from Peruvian Amazon maestro Ranil.
Lucas Santtana takes on the theme of an independent Brazilian language on his forthcoming album.
Kunbe are a decade-long collaboration between Malian musicians and two French brothers.
Hami Hamoo is a trio from France, Iran and Burkina Faso.
Sahad is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Senegal.
David Walters is a French multi-instrumentalist with roots in Martinique and St Kitts.
Hamouna Isewlan is a Toureg bandleader from northern Mali, now in exile in Algeria.
Mariama Kouyaté, vocalist, and Vieux Cissokho, kora and vocals, are from Senegal.
Le Vent du Nord are Quebec’s finest with a new album “Voisinages” or “Neighbourhoods”.
“A Tribute ToThe King of Zydeco” is a gathering of well-known musicians paying tribute to Clifton Chenier on the 100th anniversary of his birth; there is a four-disc collection of his original work on the way via Smithsonian Folkways.
The Grateful Dead have lost another original member - guitarist and singer Bob Weir R.I.P.
Voginha is a Cape Verdean guitarist who has played with both Bau and Cesaria Evora.
L’Antidote are a trio of Bijan Chemirani (Iran) and Rami Khalifé (Lebanon), with Redi Hasa on cello.
Fabiano do Nascimento is a Brazilian guitarist backed by a 16-piece ensemble.
Elias Bachoura is an oud-player in the Syrian-Damascus tradition, now based in Belgium.
Aonghus McEvoy is an Irish guitarist, to be found on the new Tompkins Square collection.
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Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe" broadcast on Tuesday January 20th. 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. Wesli: “Makaya rara”.
2. Wesli: “Ayayay”. Both from “Makaya” (WUP 2025).
3. Ireke: “Abanije”. Single from the album “Ayô Dele” (Underdog 2026).
4. Conjunto Media Luna feat. Ryker Savage & Tuuli Walton: “La rotacion axial”. From the Various Artists compilation “Futur Simple” (Bongo Joe 2026).
5. Ranil y su Conjunto: “Andalusia”. From “Galaxia Tropical” (Analog Africa 2026).
6. Lucas Santtana feat. Gilberto Gil: “A historia de nossa lingua”. Single from the forthcoming album “Brasiliano” (No Format).
7. Kunbe: “Kono”. From “Fanga” (Adjololo Records 2026).
8. Hami Hamoo: “Africa”. From “Siya” (Accords Croisés/Pias 2026).
9. Sahad: “Ne mbife”. From “African West Station” (Stereo Africa 432 2025).
10. David Walters feat. Keziah Jones: “Kité koulé”. From “Ti Love” (Heavenly Sweetness 2026).
11. Hamouna Isewlan: “War hi toyyed”. From “Talle Talyadt” (Remote Records/Studio Mali 2025).
12. Mariama & Vieux: “Alina sitoe”. From “Ntèry” (Korafola Production 2025).
13. Le Vent Du Nord: “Le pari de Jeanne”.
14. Le Vent Du Nord: “Du nord au sud”. Both from “Voisinages” (La Compagnie du Nord 2025).
15. Shannon McNally: “Tout le temps en temps”.
16. Ruben Ramos: “Ayaiai”. Both from “A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco” (Valcour 2025).
17. Bob Weir/Grateful Dead: “Me and my uncle”.
18. Bob Weir/Grateful Dead: “Black throated wind”. Both from “Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings” (Rhino 2011).
19. Voginha: “Medonca”. From “Origem da Morna” (Harmonia 2025).
20. L’Antidote: “The orchard”. From “L’Antidote” (Ponderosa Music 2025).
21. Fabiano do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orquestra: “Spring theme”. From the forthcoming album “Vila” (Far Out).
22. Elias Bachoura: “Sur les murs d’Assur”. From “Biharayto” (Muziekpublique 2025).
23. Aonghus McEvoy: “Cry, want”. From the compilation “Imaginational Anthem XIV Ireland” (Tompkins Square 2025).
Thanks for listening.
*Recommendations below!
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Current Album Recommendations (in no particular order):
1. Yasmine Hamdan: “I Remember I Forget” (Crammed).
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. Didon: “Bab El Mdina” (Electrofone).
8. V.A: “A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco” (Valcour).
9. V.A: “A Selection Of Music From Libyan Tapes” (Habibi Funk).
10. V.A: “Imaginational Anthem XIV Ireland” (Tompkins Square).
Sound Tracks of the Week:
1. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: “Beddhu stanotte”. From “Il Mito” (Ponderosa).
2. Sangazuza: “Sono sá kuá de téma”. From the compilation “Léve Léve: Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s - 80s Vol. 2” (Bongo Joe).
3. Shake Stew: “Cherry pie”. From “Ten One Two” (Traumton).
4. Dub Colossus: “We stand”. From “Dub Will Keep Us Together” (forthcoming on Real World X).
5. Omar Sosa: “Heartwarming night of crickets”. From “Sendas” (OTA).
