Playlist 21.07.2026
DJ NIGEL WOOD
World Music DJ
DJ NIGEL WOOD
Playlist 21.07.2026
Playlists
On last week’s show:
WOMAD here we come. All the artists on this week’s programme are appearing at the WOMAD Festival this coming weekend. Enjoy!
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Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe" broadcast on Tuesday July 21st. 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. Daniela Mercury with DJ Zé Pedro: “Vou baté pa tu”. From “Carnaval Eletrônico” (BMG 2004).
2. La Perla: “Guayabo”. From “Club Coco” (Les Disques Bongo Joe 2021).
3. Wesli: “Makaya rara”. From “Makaya” (WUP 2025).
4. Tamer Nafar: “Rock it like a Palestinian” (Single - Levantine/Tamer Nafar 2025).
5. Barrington Levy: “Look youthman”. From the compilation “From Dubplate to Download - The Best Of Greensleeves Records” (Greensleeves 2007).
6. Annie & The Caldwells: “Wrong”.
7. Annie & The Caldwells: “I made it”. Both from “Can’t Lose My (Soul)” (Luaka Bop 2025).
8. Oumou Sangare: “Wassulu don”.
9. Oumou Sangare: “Sarama”. Both from “Timbuktu” (World Circuit/BMG 2022).
10. FreshlyGround: “Manyana”. From “Nomvula” (Sony 2004).
11. Jupiter & Okwess: “Orgullo”. From “Ekoya” (Airfono 2025).
12. Madé Kuti: “Take it all in before the lights go out”. From “Chapter One: Where Does Happiness Come From?” (LegacyPlus Records 2025).
13. Noura Mint Seymali: “Ch’tib (Naha)”.
14. Noura Mint Seymali: “Jraab”. Both from “Yenbett” (Glitterbeat 2025).
15. Lamisi: “No orgasm in heaven”. From “Let Us Clap” (Real World 2026).
16. Ana Lua Caiano: “Uma vida a menos” (Single on Glitterbeat 2026).
17. Clara Serra Lopez: “No es veneno”. From the EP “Lengua Materna (Part 1)” (Real World X 2025).
18. Yasmine Hamdan: “I remember, I forget”. From “I Remember I Forget” (Crammed 2025).
19. Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek: “Güneş (sun). From “Yarın Yoksa” (Big Crown 2025).
20. LYR: “Blah blah blah”.
21. LYR: “Guernica jigsaw”. Both from “Dark Sky Reservation” (Real World 2026).
22. Emma-Jean Thackray: “Weirdo”.
23. Emma-Jean Thackray: “Stay”. Both from “Weirdo” (Brownswood/Parlophone 2025).
24. Ustad Noor Bakhsh: “Shahbaz Qalandar”. From the EP “Jingul” (Hive Mind 2023).
25. Ganavya: “Nine jewelled prayer”. From “Nilam” (Leiter 2025).
Thanks for listening.
*Recommendations below!
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Current Album Recommendations (in no particular order):
1. Mexican Institute of Sound & Meridian Brothers: “Ruido Tovar” (Ansonia).
2. Gergana Dimitrova & Lisa Gerrard: “Sun And Moon” (Besant Hall).
3. BCUC: ‘The Road Is Never Easy” (Outhere).
4. Fatoumata Diawara: “Massa” (No Format).
5. Shye Ben Tzur & Jonny Greenwood: “Ranjha” (World Circuit).
6. Les Mamans du Congo: “Wa Sangi” (Jarring Effects).
7. Seu Jorge: “The Other Side” (Amor in Sound).
8. Tamikrest: “Assikel” (Glitterbeat).
9. Nana Osei Twum Barima; “Journey To The unknown” (Zephyrus).
10. 3’Ain: “Unland” (Choux de Bruxelles).
Sound Tracks of the Week:
1. Toto La Momposina: “El Pescador”. From “Tambolero” (Real World).
2. Premi Johal/Kuljit Bhamra: “Pyar vadhao”. From the collection “Kuljit Bhamra: Desi - The Soul of Punjab” (ARC Music).
3. Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express: “Ranjha”. From “Ranjha” (World Circuit).
4. Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang: “Mantis vs Horse”. From “The Endless Dance” (Real World).
5. 3’Ain: “Nachtschade”. From “Unland” (Choux de Bruxelles).
