Playlist 24.03.2026
DJ NIGEL WOOD
World Music DJ
DJ NIGEL WOOD
Playlist 24.03.2026
Playlists
On this week’s show:
Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (BCUC) are an exhilarating force straight outa Soweto.
Antoine Dougbe made 3 albums with Benin’s finest, the Orchestra Poly-Rythmo, in 1970s and early ’80s.
The late Ebo Taylor was a highlife and afro-beat bandleader from Ghana. He studied music in London in the early ’60s along with Fela Kuti, and had a successful career in his home country combining highlife music with funk and jazz. In the early years of this century he received international recognition and he recorded more albums with the Berlin Afrobeat Academy, appeared at Womad and toured widely. R.I.P.
Dub Colossus, who brought Ethiopian and global influences into dub, release the last recordings featuring their late leader Nick Page.
Dan Harper as Invisible System, with similar influences, release a diverse collection of dubs.
Adrian Sherwood, dub producer and founder of On-U Sound, releases a dark and moody collection.
Eric Hilton, one half of Thievery Corporation, has a solo album of beats ’n’ grooves.
Tinariwen recorded their new album in exile in Algeria with contributions from younger musicians and singers.
Constantinople, led by setar man Kiya Tabassian, join forces again with the voice and kora of Ablaye Cissoko.
Stelios Petrakis is a Cretan lyra player, backed by Giorgios Xylouris, Bijan Chemirani and others.
Catalan producer-musician Raoul Refree works with southern Italian singer Maria Mazzotta
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Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe" broadcast on Tuesday March 24th. 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. BCUC: “Afropsychedelic”.
2. BCUC: “Umdumakhanda”. Both from the forthcoming album “The Road Is Never Easy” (Outhere).
3. Antoine Dougbe & L’Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: “Ze nou mi”. From the forthcoming album “Antoine Dougbe & L’Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou” (Analog Africa).
4. Ebo Taylor: “Atwer Abroba”. From “Ghana Soundz: Afro-beat, Funk & Fusion in 70’s Ghana - Volume 2” (Soundway 2004).
5. Ebo Taylor: “Heaven”. From “Ghana Soundz: Afro-beat, Funk & Fusion in 70’s Ghana” (Soundway 2002).
6. Ebo Taylor: “Love and death”. From “Love And Death” (Strut 2010).
7. Ebo Taylor: “Ayesama”. From “Appia Kwa Bridge” (Strut 2012).
8. Ebo Taylor with Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: “Obi Do Wa (If someone loves you)”. From “Ebo Taylor JID022” (Jazz Is Dead 2025).
9. Ebo Taylor: “Barrima”. From “Appia Kwa Bridge” (Strut 2012).
10. Dub Colossus: “Ebo dub”. From “Dub Will Keep Us Together” (Real World 2026).
11. Invisible System: “Come inside (Giba wedebet)”. From “DUB” (Harper Joseph 2026).
12. Adrian Sherwood: “Spaghetti best western”.
13. Adrian Sherwood: “The great re-wilding”. Both from “The Collapse of Everything” (On-U Sound 2025).
14. Eric Hilton: “Akasha”.
15. Eric Hilton feat, Natalia Clavier: “Lalita”. Both from “A Sky So Close” (Montserrat House 2026).
16. Tinariwen: Tad adounya”. From “Hoggar” (Wedge 2026).
17. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko: “Envol”. From “Estuaire” (Ma Case 2026).
18. Stelios Petrakis: “Astro sti Gaza”. From “Lyric” (Buda Musique 2026).
19. Raoul Refree & Maria Mazzotta: “Damme nu ricciu”. From “San Paolodi Galatina” (Galileo 2026).
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. Nuevos Rios: “Nuevos Rios” (ZZK).
3. Mariama & Vieux: “Ntèry” (Korafola Production).
4. Neba Solo & Benego Diakité: “A Djinn And A Hunter Went Walking” (Nonesuch).
5. Ranil y su Conjunto Tropical: “Galaxia Tropical” (Analog Africa).
6. Souad Massi: “Zagate” (Backing Track Production).
7. Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: “Il Mito” (Ponderosa).
8. Clifton Chenier: “Clifton Chenier - King Of Louisiana Blues & Zydeco” (Smithsonian Folkways).
9. Tinariwen: “Hoggar” (Wedge).
10. Las Hermanas Caronni: “El Espacio del Tempo” (Les Grands Fleuves).
Sound Tracks of the Week:
1. BCUC: “Afropsychedelic”. From the forthcoming album “The Road Is Never Easy” (Outhere).
2. Antoine Dougbé et L’Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: “Ze nou mi”. From “Antoine Dougbé et L’Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou” (Analog Africa).
3. Adrian Sherwood: “The well is poisoned (dub)”. From “The Collapse Of Everything” (On-U Sound).
4. Yasminna: “MDMA + À Mon Père (Live session)” (Yasminna).
5. Stelios Petrakis: “Anglianico”. From “Lyric” (Buda Musique).
