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Pop the top on a fresh can of crunchy good Global! Debuts this hour satiates our appetite for real change, like gun control from Dahlia Dumont with Semi-Automatic Trinket, spicy urban flaves from MTL Sauce Picante, Clash-inspired revolutionary spins from Rachid Taha and The Ratchets, and Real World introduces The Almighty Groove from Frere d'Afrique. Our world spins your way on World Beat Canada!...

A musical revolution that sings for freedom, justice and equality in the face of xenophobia and nativism. World Beat Canada showcases dynamic new spins from Finland's Pauanne, Dogo Du Togo's voodoo rhythms and Emancipation from Tobagonian Canadian Caleb Hart. PLUS, Eccodek trips out on Jaffa Road, new street music from Bahia and Afro-acoustic guitar care of Banning Eyre. Yes, this revolution won't...

We're house cleaning; tidying the top of the desk after a windfall of autumn releases, and we've uncovered some stellar samba soul from Uruguay with Martin Buscaglia and Julieta Rada, brand new Sephardic flamenco from Tamar Ilana & Ventanas, trap 'n bass beats from Galicia, Clash -inspired ska from The Ratchets and Skeewiff with an homage to music titan, Quincy Jones. The world spins and we ta...

This playlist will knock you out from the first note of The Last Ninja! Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra celebrate 35 years as the biggest, fastest and brassiest. Plus, new Trancetronics from Saagara, Sonova, Galathea from Italy and Radiotronica from Mexico. A global grand slam from World Beat Canada!   Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - The Last Ninja  Saagara - God Of Bangalore  Ahmed Moneka - Sidi Mans...

In a highly compressed musicverse, we hand-curate and modulate every track so you don't have to! This hour, the Top 10 off our monthly Top 30 keeping you up to date with the latest and finest from around the world. Plus, debuts from Tunisian-Americans, Didon, Sao Paulo 30 year veteran, Ze Nigro, Andalucians Salvar Donana and a Polish treat for Halloween from I. Jeziak & The Surfers. It's sex w...

Combine the international language of music with the telltale signs of body language and you have a great reason to dance! We've got a mix of movers to share this hour from Indian Man​, the Naked Family, even a Funky Iman!​  And, more debuts for you from Robin Layne, Los Bitchos and Eric Hilton plus modern traditional sounds from Korea. Open your ears with another hour of World Beat Canada. Indian...

Weather, war and elections; give yourself an hour to reflect and enjoy how the world could sound in harmony. Celebrating Vancouver LIVE with spins from Lido Pimienta and Polyrhythmics, and we dig deeper into Ova from the Afro Celts and Viva Tu from Manu Chao. Keeping time with the beat of the world, you've found World Beat Canada Radio! Afro Celt Sound System - N'Faly Foli  Kit Sebastian - Goc  Be...

New releases are dropping like autumn leaves, and we've raked together a nice pile. This week, all new, all hour! Enjoy album debuts, title tunes and inside tracks from Afro Celts, Sonova, Kit Sebastian, El Khat, Polyrhythmics and The Ramones in a dubby style. Where else but on World Beat Canada Radio! Take a ride on the global side. Afro Celt Sound System - Radio Ronza  Baiuca - Barullo  Sojiii -...

The revolution will not be digitized, it will spin at 33 1/3 rpm and it's going global. Manu Chao looks for a bridge over the River Why, we debut Iberian charro folktronica, The Who's Tommy gets bent bluegrass style, we serve up MTL Sauce Picante and even a little punk polka with Who Stole The Keeshka. Your link to the latest World Beat is right here! Manu Chao - River Why 3:16 Castora Herz y Yoel...

Mali's Amadou and Mariam have been making beautiful music for 50 years! La Vie Est Belle (Life Is Beautiful) is the latest and we debut the album opener. Radio Chevere hits the air from Rio 18 (Dies Ocho). More music for divided Nicosia with psych-folk by Cypriots, Buzz Ayaz, and global picker Gitkin drops new licks from Golden Age. Get the jump on emerging sounds with World Beat Canada! Amadou &a...

This week: buzz-worthy beats direct from Cyprus and the divided city of Nicosia. Glitterbeat introduces our ears to Buzz Ayaz. Sonic alchemist Baiuca teams up again with fellow Galician, Carlangas. Halloween on your mind? Vancity's Empanadas Ilegales teach us La Danza Del Vampiro. And, LA's Claude Fontaine shares her slinky, sexy sophomore, Le Mer (The Sea). Take a dip before summer's gone with Wo...

New trends from old friends this week. The Afro Celts drop one more from  their album in waiting, 'Ova' and Manu Chao returns with 'Viva Tu'. We share the album opener. For the Pulp Fiction fan, Skeewiff hot rod Dick Dale's 'Miserilou' and Kiran Ahluwalia whips up a 'Pancake' for us. Sign up for the E-Blast at  www.worldbeatcanada.com . Manu Chao - Tu Te Vas  Sofi Tukker - Woof feat. Kah-Lo  Booga...

Give us this day ... Sofi Tukker introduce us to their carbolicious new album, Bread. Sonova balance a Girl On A Wire, Brownout sub out Ozzy for Latin horns on Iron Man. We revisit South Asian invasion trailblazer Nitin Sawney and debut a 'Jawbreaker' from Sao Paulo's Nomade Orchestra. Delivering beats and treats for the Labour Day weekend, it's World Beat Canada Radio. Sofi Tukker - Bread  Eljuri...

Keeping time with crossing cultures this week starting with the harmony of Basque and Galician voices. Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 take afrobeat to the TOP. Introducing psychedelic salsa from Rio 18, a power punk palette cleanser from Ultrabomb and Soweto Gospel Choir X Groove Terminator Ride Like The Wind! Think globally, listen locally, World Beat Canada Radio. Antia Muino, Sune & Greta Ch'aska -...

15 exciting spins squeezed into 60 minutes. This is concentrated global goodness with fresh tracks from The EEs, Witch No He & Sus Santos, plus surf, punk, sci-fi guitarist Scott Helland with Soylent Seafom Green. It's our people that make it so tasty! World Beat Canada Radio - get into it!   The EEs w/ Arema Arega & Regis Molina - Con Sentimiento WITCH - Waile Exco Levy - Don't Cry CANCON...