Playlist 14.04.2026
DJ NIGEL WOOD
World Music DJ
DJ NIGEL WOOD
Playlist 14.04.2026
Playlists
On last week’s show:
Cocanha represent a new generation of French folk and Occitan culture.
Bobo & Behaja are France’s Electric Vocuhila in collaboration with Madagascan tsapiky musicians.
Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness are a ferociously danceable 7-piece outfit from Soweto.
Lamisi is an Afro-soul artist and singer-songwriter from Ghana.
Tamikrest are a Tuareg rock group from Mali, following the trail of the great Tinariwen.
Kareyce Fotso’s new album draws from women’s solidarity circles in Cameroon.
Cheikh Ibra Fam from Senegal, was a member of Orchestra Baobab for six years.
Azuka Moweta is a highlife musician and bandleader from the Nigerian city of Asaba.
Irreversible Entanglements are a US jazz collective, fronted by Camae Arewa on voice.
Yasminna is an actress, singer and rapper based in Barcelona.
Sarathy Korwar is a percussionist combining Indian music, jazz and contemporary classical minimalism.
Miroslav Vitous, a founder member of Weather Report, interplays with the late clarinetist Michel Portal.
Naissam Jalal, flautist and singer, is of Syrian heritage, resident in France.
Whitney Johnson, viola player, joins cellist Lia Kohl, and multi-instrumentalist Macie Stewart.
Charlie Wood is southern soul keyboardist and singer raised in Memphis.
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Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe" broadcast on Tuesday April 14th. The programme goes out every Tuesday at 10pm to midnight on 103.2FM and is available live at www.dublincityfm.ie and thereafter on Mixcloud
1. Cocanha: “Clam”. From the forthcoming album “Flame Folclòre” (Bongo Joe).
2. Bobo & Behaja: “Tantely male zay”. From “Aia Haja?” (Carton Records 2026).
3. BCUC: “Magwala”.
4. BCUC: “Sibitsa sa mmino”. Both from “The Road is Never Easy” (Outhere 2026).
5. Lamisi: “Zane ya kinkin”. From “Let Us Clap” (Real World 2026).
6. Tamikrest: “Imanin (radio edit)”. From the forthcoming album “Assikel” (Glitterbeat).
7. Tinariwen: “Erghad afewo”. From “Hoggar” (Wedge 2026).
8. Kareyce Fotso: “Gue wô”.
9. Kareyce Fotso: “Power”. Both from “Gwa” (Contre Jour 2026).
10. Cheikh Ibra Fam: “Gnou mbollo”. From “Adouana” (Cumbancha 2026).
11. Azuka Moweta: “Ndi di mma”. From “Kenechukwu” (Odogwu/Palenque 2026).
12. Irreversible Entanglement feat. Motherboard: “Vibrate higher”. From “Future, Present, Past” (Impulse! 2026).
13. Yasminna: “MDMA + À mon père (live session)” (Yasminna 2026).
14. Sarathy Korwar: “We won’t go searching”.
15. Sarathy Korwar: “There is beauty, there already”. Both from “There Is Beauty, There Already” (Otherland 2025).
16. Miroslav Vitous: “On the way”.
17. Miroslav Vitous: “Unexpected solutions”. Both from “Mountain Call” (ECM 2026).
18. Naissam Jalal: “Soft rain on a silent river”. From “Landscapes Of Eternity” (Les Couleurs du Son 2026).
19. Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart: “Paper folding/disappearing”. From “Body Sound” (International Anthem 2026).
20. Charlie Wood: “You send me”. From “Your Love Is My Home” (Stunt Records 2026).
Thanks for listening.
*Recommendations below!
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Current Album Recommendations (in no particular order):
1. V.A: “Léve Léve: Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s - 80s Vol. 2” (Bongo Joe).
2. Kronos Quartet: “Glorious Mahalia” (Smithsonian Folkways).
3. BCUC: ‘The Road Is Never Easy” (Outhere).
4. Neba Solo & Benego Diakité: “A Djinn And A Hunter Went Walking” (Nonesuch).
5. Antoine Dougbé & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: “Antoine Dougbé & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou” (Analog Africa).
6. Souad Massi: “Zagate” (Backing Track Production).
7. Kareyce Fotso: “Gwà” (Contre Jour).
8. Sarathy Korwar: “There Is Beauty, There Already” (Otherland).
9. Tinariwen: “Hoggar” (Wedge).
10. Las Hermanas Caronni: “El Espacio del Tempo” (Les Grands Fleuves).
Sound Tracks of the Week:
1. Balu: “Borumba song”. From “Borumba” (Vu Prod.).
2. Bobo & Behaja: “Rodobey”. From “Aia Haja?” (Carton Records).
3. Fatoumata Diawara: “Fala”. From the forthcoming album “Massa” (No Format!).
4. Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai: “Unchanging game”. From the forthcoming album “Parallel Universe Volume 1” (Airfono).
5. Bhajan Bhoy: “Yangqin beach”. From “Meditations” (Cardinal Fuzz).
