Radio Wira Wiri #41
In this episode, Musa Diatta on the ekonting (lute); a reissue of the 3rd album of Akiko Yano; Brighton-based band Wax Machine; Santrofi & the Omniversal Earkestra live in concert; Bixiga 70 ft. Simone Sou;
Radio Wira Wiri #40
In this episode an anti war song of La Riippa Group from Finland; experimental rock duo Hyperculte from Switzerland; Koum Tara, a French-Algerian group around jazz pianist Karim Maurice; LuizGa from Brazil and Edgar Valente
Radio Wira Wiri #39
In this episode, the Bolivian Luzmila Carpio spreading messages of the indigenous struggle; Shye Ben Tzur with a minimalistic ‘sound laboratory’; Leon Keïta from the Malian music scene of the 70s; Dyad, a new duo
Radio Wira Wiri #38
In this episode, Greek pianist and composer Tania Giannouli; Croatian musician Adam Semijalac; Moroccan urban-world-jazz of Malika Zarra; songwriter and saxophonist Alabaster DePlume featuring Momoko Gill (aka MettaShiba); a collaboration of the Israeli singer, musician
Radio Wira Wiri #37
In this episode: the raw sound of Maurice Louca & Elephantine (cover); Jinn, the encounter of Alberto N.A. Turra on electric guitar and Peppe Frana on oud; a modern interpretation of a Macedonian folk song
Radio Wira Wiri #36
In this episode: 3’Ain, contemporary jazz and world with oriental influences; Le Cri du Caire is halfway between rock, Sufi poetry, jazz, spoken word and oriental flourishes; Østerlide, a Folk music trio that gives new
Radio Wira Wiri #35
In this episode Mountain Mari Music of the Volga region of Russia with Zinaida Ignatyeva on vocals and Arseniy Yaytsov on acordeon; Bosnian sevdah master Damir Imamović; unheard gems of Ali Farka Touré and Oumou
Radio Wira Wiri #34
In this episode Edo Funk from The Good Samaritans; a collaboration of the Italian musician and composer Samuele Strufaldi with the musicians from Gohouo-Zagna in the Ivory Coast (picture); Don Plok, Soom T & Dunumba
Radio Wira Wiri special #10: Encontro de Culturas do Mundo
In Januari this year I went together with Magda Pucci to the Encontro de Culturas do Mundo in Imbassaí (Bahia). With my smartphone I recorded interviews, concerts, dances, workshops and performances. It started at the
Radio Wira Wiri #33
In this episode: Malaysian rock of Hasnah Haron & The Spiritual 70s; Swiss multi-instrumentalist Augenwasser; singer and professor of MPB Regina Machado; ud virtuoso Driss El Maloumi; Spanish musician and producer Refree, music journalist, writer