Around the World - Preview
14 March 2025
This Week
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Music From: Algeria, Brazil, Canada, England, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Madagasgar, Netherlands, Persia, Spain, Taiwan, and Wales.
Music By: Ánnámáret & Maija Kauhanen, Áššu, Chris Eckman, Cynefin, Farnaz Ohadi & Gaspar Rodríguez, Florent Vollant, Groupe LOKO GASY, Hartwin, João Selva, Kasiva Mutua, Mafalda Minnozzi, Maria Mazzotta, Ernesto Nobili & Cristiano Della Monica, Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra, Nesrine, Park Jiha, Pauanne, Karoliina Kantelinen & Helena Lahelma, Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko, Sandália de Prata, Santrofi, Sauljaljui, Shigeri Kitsu, The Clash, Thiago Amud, and Toots & The Maytals.
The featured album: Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures
Ichiko Aoba - SONAR (Official Music Video)
Even though Ichiko Aoba has been recording and releasing her music professionally since 2010 when at the age of 19 she released her first album Razor Girl (Japanese: 剃刀乙女). She has since released a further 9 studio albums and 8 live albums, her name and her music is new to me. I think it was the Guardian’s feature (below) that first set me in search of Ichiko' Aoba. Apart from her standalone music, she has composed for both film and theatre.
She is currently on a World Tour which continues through Europe, UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Japan until at least this time next year.
Suggested further reading:
Music of Canada
Florent Vollant - Tshishe Manitu
I play quite a lot of music from Canada on Around the World, but recently I admitted to falling into a Canadian singer songwriter “rabbit hole”. And a very pleasant experience it is. My friend Dan Rosenberg, who lives in Canada, told me about an album he helped produce in 2003 “The Rough Guide to the Music of Canada”. It’s no longer available, but you might be able to put your own version together from the tracklist on Wikipedia.
The song I played this week is Tshishe Manitu by Florent Vollant & Zachary Richard.
Piers Faccini & Ballake Sissoko - If Nothing Is Real (Live)
Piers Faccini and Ballake Sissoko are two of my favourite musicians. They have collaborated on a new album, Our Calling.
Ballaké Sissoko is a Malian player of the kora. He has worked with Toumani Diabaté and Taj Mahal, and is a member of the group 3MA with Driss El Maloumi and Rajery [*]
Piers Damian G. Faccini (born 1970) is an English singer, painter, and songwriter. [He] was born in London, England to an Italian father and an English mother. His family moved to France when he was five years old. [*]
(Hey, guys! Hold the ‘phone horizontally next time.)
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Where and when to hear Around the World
Thursday:
LIVE DRN1 Perth Western Australia - 9:00 p.m. local time (2:00 pm CET)
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:
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
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).
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
Waterwaves Radio: 9:00 pm GMT (22:00 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:
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
Stirling Community Radio 8:00 pm GMT (9:00 pm CET)
Best City Radio (Belfast) 10:00 pm
Radio Skye (Radio Garden) 10:00 pm GMT (11:00 pm CET)