Christmas and New Year 2022 - 2023
Three week's shows in one newsletter
This is the final newsletter of the year. Christmas and New Year shows are ready to go. I’ll be looking back at “the best” of 2022. On the 25th and 27th Demember you can hear tracks from the albums I’ve enjoyed most in 2022 - details below. On 1st and 3rd of January I’ll also include music from the World Music Chart Europe chart for 2022. Again, more details below.
Hear the show on the web on Sundays at 10:00 pm to midnight:
Slice Audio,
Ferry FM,
Radio Larne, and
Armagh City Radio .
And on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm on the radio and web
Bangor FM 107.9: http://radio.garden/listen/bangor-fm-107-9/IycUhUbT
Lisburn’s 98FM: http://radio.garden/listen/facebook/ASeqAEl8
FM105 Down Community Radio: http://radio.garden/listen/fm-105-down-community-radio/K8lBDGFf
Hear last week’s programme here on davysims.com
Part 1 is here on Mixcloud
Part 2 is here on Mixcloud
Let’s start with the final “normal” AtW of the year …
Featured Album
Majid Bekkas - Joudour
Moroccan musician Majid Bekkas has been weaving African Gnaoua with jazz and blues for 30 years or more. It has been 20 years since the release of “African Gnaoua Blues” on Igloo records. Early last month the same record label released Joudour.
“Originally from Zagora at the gates of the Sahara where desert music, Aqallal or Roukba rhythms lulled his childhood, Bekkas has preciously treasured a spirit of authenticity while preserving and safeguarding Gnaoui music, whose secrets and intrinsic universality he has penetrated.” More here
Also on the show
Happy Christmas … Vesel božič … Sretan Božić … Feliz Navidad … Wesołych Świąt …Nollaig Shona duit … God jul … عيد ميلاد سعيد … and so on around the world. I don’t normally “do” Christmas shows, but this year I have added a few tunes of a seasonal flavour from England, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Poland, Dominica, Cuba, Jamacia, and Lebanon. But you’ll need to listen to hear what is lined up.
Other Music includes
Finisterrae (Official Videoclip) Rachele Andrioli
Also: Alfredo Hechavarria & Larsito, Altan Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, Damir Imamovic, Dawda Jobarteh, DjClick & Masha Natanson, Eneida Marta, Eva Bjerga Haugen, Fed Horses, Horslips, Jambinai, Johnny Ventura, Joker Out, Julivert,Kroke, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Natalia Lafourcade Pepino Pascual, Souad Massi,Taraf Syriana, Te Vaka, and The Furrow Collective
Fed Horses - Argentina
Fed Horses are one of three Slovenian inclusions in the show this week. I figure it is the call of Gorenjska and Mount Triglav telling me it would be all the better if I were looking towards the showey peaks of the Julian Alps …
Christmas Day and 27th December 2022
Looking back at 2022 and my favourite albums of the year with - in the last 45 minutes of Part 2, a countdown of my top 10.
Music includes: Adrian Quesada, Alenti, Alessia Tondo, Al-Qasar, Ana Alcaide, Antonis Antoniou, Béla Fleck, Björk, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Céu, Congadar, Divanhana, DLÙ, DongYan Gozupa, Erol Josué, Etran de L'AÏr, Inni-K, Lass, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Niteworks, Noori & His Dorpa Band, Perrate, Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee, Silvana Estrada, Solju, Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, Tone Of Voice Orchestra, Vieux Farka Touré and Wesli. Hear the programme and see the full running order including the Top 10 after the first broadcast at davysims.com.
1 & 3 January 2023
Another look back at 2022, the World Music Chart Europe top albums, and my 3 top local albums.
Music from: Auld Gods, Babra & Megitza, Black Mango, Bonga & Camélia Jordana, C. Tangana, Hoven Droven, Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo, Imarhan, Julian Bel-Bachir, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante, Kateřina Göttlichová, Khiyo, Khoomei Beat, Magalí Sare, Maria Mazzotta & Pulcinella, Misia, Oumou Sangaré, Raf Vilar ROSALÍA, Souad Massi, Susana Baca, the 2:19, The Movers, Tuulikki Bartosik, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, Wynona Bleach and Youssou N'Dour.