Around the World
25 April
News: The newly opened U Radio Sri Lanka is the latest radio station to play Around the World. You can see the full list of stations below.
There is a new section to the News Letter - “If you like Around the World you light also like …”. This week’s suggestion can be found after the notes about the featured album.
You can listen to this week’s show on Mixcloud
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Music From: Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and Viet Nam.
Music By: Ahmed Moneka, Bossa Nova Noites, Broes, Carlinhos Brown & ÀTTØØXXÁ, Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek, Duda In The Sky, El Pantorrillas, Fairport Convention, Farnaz Ohadi, Fatoumata Diawara & Damon Albarn, Folk&Bass Orchestra, Hajda Banda, Ichiko Aoba, Inude, Lajkó Félix, Monsieur Doumani, Mthuthu, Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko, Rita Donte, Saigon Soul Revival, Sauljaljui, Thiago Amud, Trio Da Kali, Vimma, and Zarina Prvasevda
This week’s Featured Album: Ei noi muut by Vimma.
VIMMA - Ei noi muut (musiikkivideo)
VIMMA are Eeva Rajakangas – vocals, Pessi Jouste – violin, Roope Jokinen – violin, Kalle Outila – electric guitar, Aino Kallio - piano, Santeri Kettu – bass, and Vilho Louhivuori – drums. Ei noi muut is their third album following Meri ja Avaruus (2019) and Tornadon silmässä (2023). You can find out more about them on their website.
This biog of Vimma is from Prog Archives [progarchives.com/]
Vimma biography
VIMMA is a young group from Helsinki. Its first seeds were planted in 2014 from Pessi Jouste's desire to play violin in a rock context. Earlier he had played progressive rock in a school band. VIMMA's debut album Meri ja Avaruus (= Ocean and Space) was released through Tampere-based Eclipse Music in 2019. The following year they were awarded as the Newcomer of the Year at Etnogaala, the Finnish World Music Awards 2020. The band themselves label their music as Progressive Folk, but the emphasis is certainly on the first word.
Besides rock and ethno, their eclectic music combines elements of chamber music, hip-hop, spoken word, funk and jazz, thus approaching RIO/Avant-Prog. On top of this musical diversity, the Finnish lyrics are filled with social criticism and environmental issues. Both Pessi Jouste, who is the band's primary composer, and vocalist-lyricist Eeva Rajakangas are involved in the environmental movement Elokapina (XR Finland). The expression of Rajakangas is often closer to an intense poetry performance than to ordinary singing. It's worth pointing out that the band prefers to write their name in capitals; 'vimma' is a Finnish word for frenzy or mania.
The members of the nine-piece group have musically diverse backgrounds, stretching from classical and folk music to metal and street dance. In VIMMA's music everything can be in an equal dialogue. According to Pessi Jouste, we want to write music that makes people think and act, to talk of topics that need to be dealt with.
:::: Bio written by Matti, Finland, March 2023 ::::
If you like Around the World you light also like … Hudba sveta_FM.
From STVR is a public, national, independent, information, cultural and educational institution operating television and radio broadcasting in Slovakia.
On every programme you’ll hear world music, folk and sometimes folklore with Vladimír “Potkan” Potančok. A look at traditional and non-traditional musical instruments and styles, the World Music Charts Europe, musical guests and music from all over the world. Every Wednesday from 22:00 to 24:00.
This week _FM | Wednesday 23.04.2025, Gentler than usual
An interview with four members of the vocal sextet Neha! (Zuzana "Vranka" Žiaková, Belinda Rašnerová, Sára "Čierna luna" Halíková and Denisa Parobeková) about the history of the band and their debut album Neha!svetu, an invitation to a concert by Hungarian zither player Helka and a handful of new singles and albums from home and abroad.
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Oh Mother - Ahmed Moneka
Ahmed Moneka is an award-winning Iraqi theatre and film actor and musician living in Toronto, Canada. He is a citizen of both Canada and Iraq.
Moneka is a multidisciplinary artist, specializing Afro-Middle Eastern music as well as acting for theatre and film.
Raised in Baghdad, Iraq where he experienced a rich musical culture that celebrated and preserved Afro-Iraqi traditions. "As an artist he aims to promote acceptance and foster a sense of global community by bridging cultures and dispelling misconceptions about Arab communities." [*]
The album Kanzafula was released about this time last year.
Ahmed first arrived in Toronto as a refugee from Iraq after appearing in a film about gay rights. Now, reflecting on this journey as actor and activist turned musician, he leads an all-star global ensemble, drawing his audience into an ecstatic celebration of life, performing across Canada and the U.S., as well as in Colombia, Chile, Morocco and South Korea.
Ahmed’s sophomore album Kanzafula was nominated for a 2025 Juno Award, and he has one both a Dora Award and a Stingray Rising Star Award in Toronto, along with numerous other accolades. Ahmed is currently working with The Tragically Hip on the 2026 production of It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken, a musical based on the Tragically Hip's catalogue of Canadian classics with Come Away With Me producer Michael Rubinoff.
Farnaz Ohadi - Erev
Farnaz Ohadi left Iran in her teens, unable to sing, perform or even just live her life as a young girl, and emigrated to Canada with no knowledge of English or Western culture. [*]
Breath, her new album, draws Persian and flamenco music and dance together.
In an interview she told deflamenco.com “I love flamenco and Persian music equally, and when I think of one, I inevitably reach the other. Flamenco is the perfect vehicle for expressing my experiences and emotions, but I couldn’t do it without integrating my Persian essence. I have worked hard to make the fusion feel organic.”
Erev, is based on a well known and beautiful traditional Jewish folk song, “Erev Shel Shoshanim”. The original song speaks of a lovely garden where two lovers stand in admiration of each other. My version speaks more broadly of lovers uniting where one awaits for the other to open their heart to the expressed affection. The bigger picture here is a direct reference to current conflict we are witnessing between the Jewish and the Arab world. I began developing this song 6 years ago, but when the time came to publish the album finally , the timing could not be more poignant. I wish for peace, as cliche as that might sound, for people to recognise how fleeting life is and how heartbreaking it is to spend it at war mongering and seeking power.
Read “Ambassador of Persian Flamenco” in Songlines magazine.
Where and when to hear Around the World
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)
Waterwaves Radio: 9:00 pm GMT (22:00 CET)
Saturday:
Power 101FM Malawi: 11:00 local time
Flirt FM (Galway's Community of Interest & Student Station) 101.3 10:45 am - 12 45 pm
RCFM (Radio City FM) Duisburg, Germany 3:00 – 5:00 pm CET
U Radio - Sri Lanka 8:00pm - 10:00 pm local time
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)
Power 101FM Malawi: 12:00 local time
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).
Circl8 Chester: 12:00 noon
Best City Radio (Belfast) 3:00 pm
Websound Radio (Larne) 8:00 pm
Slice Audio 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)
Circl8 Chester: 12:00 noon
Stirling Community Radio 8:00 pm GMT (9:00 pm CET)
Waterwaves Radio: 9:00 pm GMT (22:00 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:
Shire Extra: 8:00 pm GMT (21:00 CET)
Waterwaves Radio: 9:00 pm GMT (22:00 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)
Life Right Radio (London) 7:00 pm
Best City Radio (Belfast) 10:00 pm
Radio Skye (Radio Garden) 10:00 pm GMT (11:00 pm CET)
Thursday:
LIVE DRN1 Perth Western Australia - 9:00 p.m. local time (2:00 pm CET)
Waterwaves Radio: 9:00 pm GMT (22:00 CET)