This week, music from the Spin The Globe Cafe, a small cozy bistro that exists only in my mind. But the sounds from its eclectic live stage exist in the real world, as captured in this two-hour radio show archive. Enjoy! You can find current and past episodes of Spin The Globe for free online [...]
What a way to round out the month… the Polyrhythmics joined me live in the KAOS performance studio for a rousing set of funky global music, including songs from their recent album Labrador and some unrecorded tracks. You may think of global funk as an evening sound, but they proved it works for the morning [...]
Here’s your belated confirmation that there was no show this week. The snow and ice storm was quick and messy, knocking down a lot of tree limbs which in turned knocked out a lot of electricity, including that which supplies the KAOS transmitter. The station was fine, and could have broadcast using our fanch-schmancy generator. [...]
Prompted by a new CD release and a local concert tomorrow, we explored the many sounds of the West African kora today — a harp that’s been used in classical Jali (griot) music as well as in global fusions with other instruments. In the second hour of the show, new releases and concert previews. And [...]
This week we continued to celebrate the new hear by spinning new releases, many of which have not been heard on KAOS before. Is this what 2012 will sound like? Only staying tuned will tell. Happy new year! Remember: the STG podcast has moved — you can now find the current and past episodes at [...]
A bit different format as we experiment with some new software, but don’t worry — the playlist will always be available here. And this one was particularly fun, as we threw out any pretense of a show theme and just went for straight-up energy and dance-ability. I hope you have as much fun listening as [...]
This week’s show celebrated all the winter holidays you could think of…and then some. Happy Hanukkah, Solstice, and Christmas to you all, and thanks for tuning in! The STG podcast has moved — you can now find the current and past episodes at http://www.mixcloud.com/SpinTheGlobe/ Hour 1 Costa Neto - Boas festas Moçambique - World Christmas [...]
With this show, Spin The Globe shisn tsvey hozn mit eyn shos (killed two birds with one stone), getting an advance jump on Hanukkah (Dec. 20-28), and previewing the upcoming visit of the Klezmatics with an interview with founding member Frank London. London was a blast to talk with, going from intellectual to silly, all [...]
Hours of excruciating data entry and listener research by telephone were the backbone of this Best of 2011 episode of Spin The Globe. Or maybe we just set all our nominees out on the floor and watched which ones the office cat slept on the most. We’re not really going to reveal our secrets, but [...]
Inspired by a couple of upcoming shows on the Calendar, we ping-ponged this show between music from India and Nigeria. Curious similarities and contrasts emerged, which you’ll hear along the way. And in hour 2, more global explorations and new releases. Enjoy! You can catch the archive of this show for a limited time at [...]
