Around the World
4 March 2026
THIS WEEK
LISTEN TO AROUND THE WORLD ON MIXCLOUD
MUSIC BY: Altın Gün, BaianaSystem & Manoel Cordeiro, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Catrin Finch, Cimarron, Cocanha Tarta Relena & Los Sara Fontan, Crossing (Diabaté/Martella/Schiavone), Dani Larkin, Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang, Imarhan, Jocelyn Mienniel, Lívia Mattos, Mama Sissoko, Monoswezi, Raül Refree & Maria Mazzotta, Souad Massi, Suntou Susso, The Abyssinians, The Pogues, Tuuletar, Yeko_Music, and Yin Yin.
This week’s Featured Album - Ye Vagabonds - All Tied Together
Ye Vagabonds - On Sitric Road (Live at The Lilliput Press)
Ye Vagabonds’ All Tied Together is the duo’s fourth album, deepening their long dialogue with Irish song while moving further into contemporary, personal territory. Released in January 2026, it gathers twelve originals shaped by the Mac Gloinn brothers’ instinctive harmonies, their string‑based arrangements, and a circle of collaborators who widen the sound without disturbing the intimacy at its core. The title signals the record’s central concern: the threads that bind people to place, memory, and one another in unsettled times.
The Journal of Music In Ireland calls the album “firmly grounded in the experience of post‑crash Ireland,” describing the songs as vivid vignettes of moments, people, and places. It highlights the housing crisis as a quiet but persistent undertow, from the rueful recollection of “we were singing in the kitchen/when the bailiffs charged” in The Flood to the fragile hope of Where the Heart Lies: “This is where I lay down… This is where I linger/And where I’d like to stay.” The review praises the album’s clear‑eyed portrayal of belonging in modern Ireland.
Diarmuid and Brían first came to prominence through Myles O’Reilly’s intimate film recordings, where their harmonies drew early attention. Their 2017 debut blended originals with reimagined ballads; The Hare’s Lament (2019) offered a fully traditional set that won multiple RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards; Nine Waves (2022) expanded their reach with a confident mix of tradition and innovation.
Critics see All Tied Together as both consolidation and progression: larger in scale, more personal in tone. KLOF Mag notes songwriting that feels “vital” and “absorbing,” rooted in lived experience rather than inherited stories—a humane, quietly radical insistence on tenderness amid social and economic strain.
Sources: Bandcamp - The Journal of Music In Ireland - klofmag.com
Souad Massi - D’ici, De là-bas (Clip officiel) ft. Gaël Faye
Souad Massi’s recent work marks a powerful new chapter in her long career as one of North Africa’s most distinctive voices. Her collaboration with writer‑rapper Gaël Faye on D’ici, de là‑bas brings together two artists shaped by exile, memory, and the search for justice. The song intertwines French and Arabic, using poetry as a form of resistance and insisting on a shared humanity across borders. It stands as a clear thematic bridge toward her forthcoming album Zagate, due on 6 March 2026. Souad Massi
Massi introduced this new era with Samt, a first single built on Afrobeat styles, producer Justin Adams’s guitar work, and her unmistakable voice.
Adams, who produced her previous album, Sequana, has also produced Zagate, bringing together an impressive cast—including John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Youssoupha, and Gaël Faye—and explores themes of anger, hope, and resilience across the Franco‑Algerian experience. Massi’s songwriting continues to blend folk, rock, and poetic introspection, reaffirming her place as a vital voice of exile and renewal.
Sources: Souad Massi - klofmag.com
Dani Larkin - Caledonia Live from The Dead Rabbit New York | That’s Deadly Unplugged
Dani Larkin’s Next of Kin marks a confident step forward for the Armagh–Monaghan songwriter, released to an enthusiastic reception and praised for its expressive, cinematic folk sound. The album explores family ties, renewal, and the fragile spaces between endings and beginnings, delivered with the clarity and emotional depth that have become her hallmark.
Across its eleven tracks, Dani blends traditional influences with broader influences. Among the standout moments is her interpretation of Caledonia, the much‑loved song written by Scottish singer‑songwriter Dougie MacLean. Her version - which I’m playing on the show - stretches to nearly six minutes, unfolding with warmth and restraint, and sits comfortably alongside originals that reflect her growing confidence as both writer and performer.
Critics, including Hotpress who scored the album 9/10, have highlighted Next of Kin as a hugely rewarding album. “Next Of Kin may very well make Dani the north’s next big thing.”
Sources: RTÉ Ireland - Dani Larkin - Hotpress
Where and when to hear Around the World
Friday:
Akaroa World Radio New Zealand - 2:00 pm local time
NAR-GROUP Germany – 2:00 pm local time
Mosel Radio Germany – 2:00 pm local time
NAR-Alf Germany – 2:00 pm local time
Waterwaves Radio England - 9:00 pm local time
Essential Radio Scotland - 10:00 midnight
Saturday:
Best City Radio (Belfast, Northern Ireland) - 6:00 am local time
Power 101FM Malawi - 11:00 local time
Flirt FM (Galway’s Community of Interest & Student Station) 101.3 - 10:45 am local time Ireland
Stirling Community Radio - 2:00 pm local time Scotland
RCFM (Radio City FM) Duisburg, Germany - 3:00 local time
World FM New Zealand - 10:00 pm local New Zealand Time
Sunday:
Power 101FM Malawi - 12:00 local time
NFRS Osaka Japan - 12:00 noon local time
973FM in Singapore - 11:00 pm local time
Circl8 Chester England - 12:00 noon local time
DCRFM (Dover Community Radio England - 7:00pm local time
Websound Radio (Larne Northern Ireland) - 8:00 pm local time
Prodigal Sun Radio - 8:00 pm local time
Slice Audio Northern Ireland - 10:00 pm local time
Holywood Radio - Northern Ireland - Various times
Monday:
Armagh City Radio - 12:00 midnight local time (01:00 pm CET)
SparkFlame Radio - 00:00 am GMT (01:00 CET)
Circl8 Chester England - 12:00 noon local time
Stirling Community Radio Scotland - 10:00 pm local time
Waterwaves Radio England - 9:00 pm local time
BR2 Pure Gold Radio – Costa Blanca, Spain - 10:00 pm local time
World FM New Zealand - 10:00 am local time
Akaroa World Radio New Zealand - 10:00 pm local time
Tuesday:
Waterwaves Radio England - 9:00 pm local time
Wednesday:
World FM New Zealand - 4:00 am local time
Slice Audio Northern Ireland - 4:00 am local time
Best City Radio Northern Ireland - 10:00 pm local time
Radio Skye Scotland - 10:00 pm local time
Thursday:
Waterwaves Radio England - 9:00 pm local time