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Being branded as subversive is a point of pride for many global artists. Venture down the road less travelled with the radical (Gipsy Power Band), the tropically punk (The Bolokos), the South Asian I…

Today's music is not restricted by language, latitude or attitude. It's free to roam far and wide as nature intended. Discover new sounds this hour from Lolomis and Locarno, and Tinariwen share a rar…

Pop the top on a fresh can of crunchy good Global! Debuts this hour satiates our appetite for real change, like gun control from Dahlia Dumont with Semi-Automatic Trinket, spicy urban flaves from MTL…

We're house cleaning; tidying the top of the desk after a windfall of autumn releases, and we've uncovered some stellar samba soul from Uruguay with Martin Buscaglia and Julieta Rada, brand new Seph…

Weather, war and elections; give yourself an hour to reflect and enjoy how the world could sound in harmony. Celebrating Vancouver LIVE with spins from Lido Pimienta and Polyrhythmics, and we dig dee…

New releases are dropping like autumn leaves, and we've raked together a nice pile. This week, all new, all hour! Enjoy album debuts, title tunes and inside tracks from Afro Celts, Sonova, Kit Sebast…

The revolution will not be digitized, it will spin at 33 1/3 rpm and it's going global. Manu Chao looks for a bridge over the River Why, we debut Iberian charro folktronica, The Who's Tommy gets bent…

Mali's Amadou and Mariam have been making beautiful music for 50 years! La Vie Est Belle (Life Is Beautiful) is the latest and we debut the album opener. Radio Chevere hits the air from Rio 18 (Dies …

This week: buzz-worthy beats direct from Cyprus and the divided city of Nicosia. Glitterbeat introduces our ears to Buzz Ayaz. Sonic alchemist Baiuca teams up again with fellow Galician, Carlangas. H…

New trends from old friends this week. The Afro Celts drop one more from  their album in waiting, 'Ova' and Manu Chao returns with 'Viva Tu'. We share the album opener. For the Pulp Fiction fan, Skee…

Give us this day ... Sofi Tukker introduce us to their carbolicious new album, Bread. Sonova balance a Girl On A Wire, Brownout sub out Ozzy for Latin horns on Iron Man. We revisit South Asian invasi…

Keeping time with crossing cultures this week starting with the harmony of Basque and Galician voices. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 take afrobeat to the TOP. Introducing psychedelic salsa from Rio 18, a po…

What do Alan Lomax, Moby, Soweto Gospel Choir and Groove Terminator all have in common? You'll want to hear our first stirring spin! And, stick around for Jaffa Road's Wordless Melody (the Eccodek re…

Inviting the world, just like Paris, and we set it to music. Get your Bom Bom on with Angolan DJ Mpula's Batida, a tribute to kora master Toumani Diabate, Chinese folk rock from Sharen, jazzfest darl…

You Rock! That doesn't mean you can't be global curious. This hour, Malian electric fro​m Amadou et Mariam, tropical surf​ lounge from Balthvs, Spanish trip-hop from Homina and Fanfare Ciocarlia Balk…