The Madalitso Band are an acoustic duo from Lilongwe, Malawi.
Jally Kebba Susso is a griot and kora player from Gambia, based in London.
Maajo are a Finnish-African group, augmented with members from Mauritius and Zambia.
Senegalese bassist, Alune Wade, has played with some of the greats of African music and jazz.
Dirtmusic are Hugo Race, Chris Eckman and Baba Zula’s Murat Ertel.
Auntie Flo and Sarathy Korwar fire up their blend of tabla and electronics.
Faizal Mostrixx is a Ugandan griot and afro-futurist electronica producer.
Linda Ayupuka is a Ghanaian church choir leader and sometime electronic dance vocalist.
Moktar Gania is a Moroccan gnawa musician and brother of the late Mahmoud Gania.
Sababa 5 play funky versions of traditional Yemenite songs.
Jasdeep Singh Degun is a modern British sitarist steeped in the North Indian tradition.
Mavis Staples and Levon Helm of The Band were friends since around the time of The Last Waltz and this live gig together is from 2011. (Incidentally Ronnie Hawkins, also from The Last Waltz died the other day).
Pharis and Jason Romero are a rural Canadian folk couple.
L’Attirail are a French band, led by Xavier Demerliac, who play “acoustic music without borders or roots”.
Leyla McCalla, who featured in the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Our Native Daughters, is on the trail of her Haitian roots.
Horzine Stara is a polyphonic vocal quartet from France, also questioning the concept of borders.
Dawda Jobarteh is another Gambian kora artist, this time based in Denmark and playing with a string quartet.
Julian Belbachir is an Australian percussionist with musicians from Morocco and West Africa.
The Good Ones are an acoustic trio from Kigali, releasing their fourth album.
Elsa Hewitt is a UK producer, songwriter and electronic musician with a very diverse catalogue.
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Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe" broadcast on Monday May 30th. The programme goes out every Monday at 10pm to midnight on 103.2FM and is available live at www.dublincityfm.ie
1.Madalitso Band: “Ali ndi vuto”. From “Musakayike” (Bongo Joe 2022).
2.Jally Kebba Susso: “Justice”. From the EP “Freedom” (Mawimbi/Believe 2022).
3.Maajo feat. Gilbert K & Waina: “Better Days” (Single on Wonderwheel 2022).
4.Alune Wade: “Nasty Sand”. From “Sultan” (Yellowbird/Enja 2022).
5.Dirtmusic: “Hum Hum” (Single on Glitterbeat 2022).
6.Auntie Flo & Sarathy Korwar: “Dha”. From “Shruti Dances” (forthcoming on Make Music).
7.Faizal Mostrixx feat. Giovanni Kuyingi: “Kamungolo”. From the EP “Transitions” (Glitterbeat 2022).
8.Linda Ayupuka: “Annebooy”. Single from forthcoming album “God Created Everything” (Mais Um).