And there arose a great music in the land, and behold voices and instruments from many nations were gathered together, and gave voice to a great diversity of sounds, though they were in one accord together for the glorification of the creative spirit. And that just about sums things up this week. The show features [...]
This show is an audio celebration of Spin The Globe’s 12 years on the air. We look back at the music of 1999 in the first hour, then mix things up with some new releases in the second hour. Thanks for your part in living locally and grooving globally with Spin The Globe over the [...]
The roots of a musical style can be tough to pin down. That’s certainly the case with Afro-Cuban music. Certainly the roots lie in Africa, but styles have bounced back and forth across the ocean for many generations, and now the music is played wordwide. Today’s show samples Afro-Cuban and broader Afro-Latin (Brazil, Haiti) music [...]
This week’s show ran through our ten favorite new releases in the whole world… plus some new releases, faves, and concert previews. For more on the chart-topping CDs heard here, see the charts page. You can catch the archive of this show for a limited time at http://soundroots.podomatic.com Or, you can grab this [...]
We celebrated the music of desert areas of the world this week, along with a warning about creeping desertification on this, the UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Plus in hour 2, music from Irish band Kila (who play in Olympia June 19), new releases, requests, and more. You can catch the archive [...]
Another strange and adventurous excursion to the land of world music covers of pop and rock songs this week, from the Beatles in Tuva to the Clash in Jamaica. Plus some new releases in the second hour of the show. Live locally, cover globally! You can catch the archive of this show for a limited [...]
With the NW Folklife Festival looming over this weekend, we took an hour to preview some of the global acts appearing, with a few extra Bulgarian tunes thrown in to honor the festivals focus this year on Bulgaria. In hour 2, mostly new releases. Have a great holiday weekend if you’re in the USA and [...]
Had the chance to guest-host the KAOS show Scatterlings of Africa, and had a great time choosing some less-known old and new tunes, along with a scattering of the big names in African music. If you need a place to start for more exploration, be sure to check out Mamadou Diabate’s gorgeous new album Courage. [...]
Time again for a run though the top 10 chart. Not some fluffy, predictable pop chart, but the globally esteemed Spin The Globe Top 10 Chart (it even gets capitalized!). Lots of new albums in this month’s chart, from the desert blues of Vieux Farka Toure (and some prominent guests) to the urban funk of [...]
With the Giant Magnet Festival happening next week, gather the youngsters around the radio for two hours of great, kid-focused global music. And along with the music, a conversation with Pops of the UK-based bhangra group Tigerstyle, who play at Giant Magnet, then at the City of Bhangra festival in Vancouver, BC. Remember, you can [...]
