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Our world. It's weird and wonderful. We share a bit of both for your ears each week. French Moroccan phenom, Bab L'Bluz will be dropping their 2nd album shortly. We tease you with a debut. You'll mee…

Hand-crafted and curated, culled from the cutting-edge of global music expression. Debuts this week from the undisputed queen of nu-cumbia La Yergos, London Afrobeat Collective, Temporal Waves, Balth…

From trance to dance, Galician producer Baiuca shifts gears on his new single. The queen of flow Espanol, Ana Tijoux returns with her first new album in 10 years. We debut our pick from Vida. Eccodek…

Shut up! Seriously? The Afro Celt Sound System is back? It's true, with a  brand new single for Valentine's called Magical Love. Plus, new Ibibio Sound Machine and Kiran Ahluwalia serves a Pancake br…

Second singles from two forthcoming releases by eclectic French-Colombian bassist/singer Eda Diaz and the flawless Flaws from Musow Danse by Les Amazones d'Afrique. More Nu-Norwegian from Gangar, pre…

Two trips to Senegal for DK Phone and soul food from Awale Jant Band. New for 2024 from Radiotronica and we go underground with Da Lata and Underground System.PLUS local love from Compassion Gorilla …

New music for a new year, it 's always a good policy around here! First out of the gate, perfect for a US election year, it's Peyoti For President plus reggae from the Whytehouse. A deep new groove f…

A one hour palette cleanser for your ears. No jingle bells, just joy to the world music makers everywhere with freshly baked treats from Sandunes, Los Duendes even Vancity's own Rumba Calzada with a …

A couple of ground pounders to start; rai and chaabi from Sami Galibi and Gdzilla from Lagos with a new EP.  Cool Canadian from Kiran Ahluwalia and Eccodek remixed by the Delia Derbbyshire Appreciati…

For those about to rock, we salute you! Global plugs in this hour with some new tropical rock from Toronto by Blumarelo, distortion meets ritualism in Senegal by Ndox Electrique, and The Lost  Finger…

If you enjoyed our Album/Single Cover Of The Week, stay tuned for the debut of the track. Plus, Acid Arab gets even phatter with the R3HAB remix of Habaytak. C'ammafunk from Salerno, Italy summon the…

Globetrotting on a wave of new music. Lenhart Tapes debut a retooling of lost Serbian folk, then to Venezuela for new tropi-pop from Mito & Comade. On to France for a Bhangra Wedding with Ollie Goes …

Follow your ears to the outer limits of global expression! Ritualistic voices welded with alt rock discord by Ndox Electrique. Kiran Ahluwalia sets the scene for her progressive new Punjabi single Di…

An oddball collection of global grooves including debuts from London Afrobeat Collective, Mandela Mecha, tabla maestro Ritesh Das, musical alchemy from Eccodek with The Simplest Thing, Thievery Corp'…

Defending a woman's right to self-expression, a collective from around Africa and debut from Les Amazones d'Afrique. Also, a female duo in a complex relationship with Cuba, Okan present Okantomi. New…

Scaring up plenty of debuts, many from Canadian world beaters! Ritesh Das, the driving force behind the Toronto Tabla Ensemble with his first solo project, Los Duendes approach the release of Me Recu…