Around the World
17 May 2024
This week on Around the World
Music this week from: Canada, Cape Verde, Czechia, Galicia, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, North Macedonia, Native American music via Slovenia, Poland, Somaliland, South Africa, Syria, Italy, Ireland, and France, Togo, Tunisia, and USA
You can hear: Al Stewart, Aoife O'Donovan, Aynur, Bára Zmeková, Congadar, Dumai Dunai, Dystoh, Eskorzo ,Eufrasia Neres, Giuliano Gabriele, Góbé, Hajda Banda, Katja Šulc, Lass, Local Heros, Mama Longhorn, Marjan Vahdat, Msaki & Tubatsi Mpho Moloi, Nancy Vieira, Sahra Halgan, Swar Ahmed & Friends, Togo All Stars, Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre, and Zarina Prvasevda
The Featured album this week is from Tunisian musician Emel.
Emel - Massive Will
Disappointingly, no video to promote the new album from Emel, MRA. The publicity surrounding the release includes a front cover from last month’s Songlines magazine and this from Flood magazine.
The title of Tunisian-American artist and activist Emel Mathlouthi’s new album under her EMEL moniker, MRA, is an apt name, though also one that simplifies the many lyrical themes that bring these songs to life. Taken from the Arabic word for “woman,” the album celebrates female creativity while delving into topics of critical importance in this day and age, ranging from imbalanced power dynamics fortified by capitalism to surviving sexual assault. In doing so, Mathlouthi ensured that her entire team of collaborators on the project—including producers and guest vocalists—could fully empathize with these issues by only bringing women on to work on MRA.
Also on the show
Xabier Díaz & Adufeiras de Salitre
Currently at 27 in the World Music Charts Europe (down from 11 last month) Axúdame a Sentir is an exploration of the music of Galicia by two of the region’s leading musicians.
They appeared in January 2024 at Celtic Connections
Prolific performer Xabier Díaz is one of the best-known artists of Spain’s Galician traditional music scene. As a member of the much-loved folk band Berrogüeto, Diaz has achieved success for his albums with all-star ensemble aCadaCanto. His collaborations with all-female voice and percussion ensemble Adufeiras de Salitre have also won recognition for their explorations of his countrywomen’s traditional compositions that honour the origins of their music while exploring new styles.
Recorded in Belfast Northern Ireland and released by Beyond Skin, Were Yar is a collaboration project with musicians from Syria, Italy, Ireland, and France as part of Musicians Artists at Risk Resettlement Scheme (MARRS). Musicians involved are Swar Ahmed: Vocals & Oud, Joseph Duran: Spoken Word, Conor Pelan: Banjo, Luigi Cirillo: Guitar, Gabriele Ronzani: Beats & Bass.
Lyrics
French spoken word from the film "Paris Texas"
"I knew these people. These two people. They were in love with each other. The girl was young, about eighteen, I guess. And the guy was a bit older. He was kind of raggedy and wild. And she was very beautiful, you know?"
Supported by Arts Council Northern Ireland.
Where and when to listen.
Friday:
Akaroa World Radio 2:00 pm local New Zealand Time (3:00 am GMT 4:00 am CET)
NAR-GROUP Germany – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m (CET)
Mosel Radio – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m (CET)
NAR-Alf – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m (CET)
Saturday:
RCFM (Radio City FM) Duisburg, Germany 3:00 – 5:00 pm CET
World FM 10:00 pm local New Zealand Time (11:00 am GMT, 12:00 noon CET)
Essential Radio Midnight to 2:00 am GMT (1:00 am CET)
Sunday:
West Coast FM Namibia 10:00 pm to 12:00 noon Central Africa Time (2:00 to 4:00 GMT)
NFRS Osaka Japan: 12:00 noon local time (3:00 am UK time 4:00 am CET)
973FM in Singapore and 11:00 pm local time (3:00 pm/15:00 hours UTC – Universal Time).
Bangor FM 107.9 7:00 pm local time (8:00 pm CET)
Slice Audio 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET)
Ferry FM 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET)
Radio Larne 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET)
Armagh City Radio 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET)
Monday:
SparkFlame Radio: 00:00 am GMT (01:00 CET)
Waterwaves Radio: 8:00 pm GMT (21:00 CET)
KNC Radio St Lucia 6:00 am local time (10:00 am GMT 11:00 am CET)
BR2 Pure Gold Radio – Costa Blanca, Spain 10:00 pm local time (CET)
Akaroa World Radio 10:00 pm local New Zealand Time (11:00 am GMT, 12:00 noon CET)
World FM 10:00 pm local New Zealand Time (11:00 am GMT, 12:00 noon CET)
Tuesday:
Lisburn’s 98FM – 7:00 pm local time GMT (8:00 pm CET)
FM105 Down Community Radio – 7:00 pm local time GMT (8:00 pm CET)
Wednesday:
World FM 4:00 am local New Zealand Time (5:00 pm Tuesday GMT, 6:00 pm CET)
Slice Audio 4:00 am local time GMT (5:00 am CET)
Radio Skye (Radio Garden) 10:00 pm GMT (11:00 pm CET)
Stirling Community Radio 10:00 pm GMT (11:00 pm CET)
Thursday:
Radio Larne 10:00 pm local time (11:00 pm CET