Putumayo World Music Hour

Jazz is one of the only true original forms created here in the United States. Jazz has influenced and been influenced by a multitude of musical sounds. On this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper will illustrate some of the ways that jazz has had an effect on world music. Episode 25.03 Airdates: January 13th - January 19th, 2025 Featuring: 1. Hugh Masakela w/ Mongo S...

Join Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper in this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour as they explore music from some of the steamiest regions of the world, including Madagascar, Colombia, Haiti, and beyond. Episode 25.04 Airdates: January 20th - January 26th, 2025 Featuring: 1. Silvia Torres - “Bananeiro” (From the album “So Frenchy So Chic!” on Sony) 2. Carlo Lopes - “Nzoluame” (From the album “Angola,...

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper are exploring the world in search of a good cup of coffee - and great music in places where coffee is grown. Episode 25.01 Airdates: December 30th, 2024 - January 5th, 2025 Featuring: 1. Zeca Baleiro - “Banguela” (From the album “Liricas” on MZA) 2. Nazara Perei - “Clarao de Lua” (From the albums “Ritmos da Amazonia” on Ceza...

Join Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper in this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour as they explore holiday songs from blues performers' repertoires; standards from the 50’s and 60’s and their own originals. And, though blues tunes can be sad and downhearted, a lot of these holiday songs are festive celebrations. Episode 24.51 Airdates: December 16th - 22nd, 2024 Featuring: 1. Charles Brown - “Christmas...

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper are keeping it close to home by exploring world music here in North America, including Indigenous music and music from settlers of other cultures. Episode 24.50 Airdates: December 9th - December 15th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Sleepy Maggie - “Ashley MacIsaac with Mary Jane Lamond” (From the album “How Are You Today?” on Ancient Mu...

Hosts Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper are doing a little island hopping of Asian island nations on this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour. There are tens of thousands of islands throughout Asia; many have developed unique musical styles throughout the ages. Episode 24.49 Airdates: December 2nd - December 8th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Sabah Habas Mustapha & The Jugala All Stars - “Di Nagara Deunguen” (Fro...

World music has crept into other genres in recent years, even mainstream pop music. Rock, soul, and R&B artists have incorporated world music into their Top 40 hits. Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper salute some of these adventurous artists in this week's Putumayo World Music Hour. Episode 24.48 Airdates: November 25th - December 1st, 2024 Featuring: 1. Chumbawamba - “Jacob’s Ladder” (From the album...

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper explore Oceania, a region in the South Pacific that is a world of islands, reefs, brilliant blue green waters. It’s home to many Polynesian cultures like the Māori and the Hawaiians. Episode 24.46 Airdates: November 11th - November 17th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Te Vaka - “Nukukehe” (From the album “Nukukehe” on Warm Earth Records...

Join Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper in listening to the expressive voices and the excellent songmenship of some great singer-songwriters in this week’s episode of the Putumayo World Music Hour. Episode 24.47 Airdates: November 18th - November 24th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Henri Dikongue - “Francoise” (From the album “C’est La Vie” on Tinder) 2. Zelia Duncan - “Nao Va Ainda” (From the album “ST” on War...

Welcome to Putumayo World Music Hour, hosted by Rosalie Howarth who invites you to move to the rhythms of salsa, cumbia, ska, and boogaloo. It’s a Latin Party! Episode 24.43 Airdates: October 21st - October 27th, 2024 1. Habana Abierta - “Bailala Bien” (From the album “Boomerang” on Calle 54 Records/EMI Spain) 2. Raul Paz - “Buena Suerte” (From the albums “Revolucion” on Naïve and “Latin Party” on...

Join Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper in this week’s episode of Putumayo World Music Hour as they explore a musical genre with a long and venerable history: folk music. Episode 24.44 Airdates: October 28th - November 3rd, 2024 Featuring: 1. Karine Polwart - “What Are You Waiting For?” 2. Bandabardo - “Vento In Faccia #2” 3. Dimitris Zervoudakis - “O Amerikanos” 4. Joao Afonso - “Entre Sodoma O Cien...

In this week’s Putumayo World Music, Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper are going mountain climbing; exploring some of the musical styles that originate in the higher elevations. Episode 24.45 Airdates: November 4th - November 10th, 2024 1. Ernest Ranglin - “Below the Bassline” 2. Doctor King’esi - “Nipelaki Kwa Baba” 3. Ehukai - “Moloka’i Slide” 4. Cantoamérica - “Maira Calypso” 5. Kali - “Parfum De...

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth are warming up with the rhythm of the tropics - reggae. Episode 24.41 Airdates: October 7th - October 13th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Peter Rowan - "Little Maggie" 2. Gondwana - "Ignorancia" 3. Zeca Baleiro - "Salao De Beleza" 4. Majek Fashek - "Promised Land" 5. Matato'a - "Fusion Natural" 6. La Chango Family - "Longue Est La Root...

Join Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth in this week’s episode of Putumayo World Music Hour as they enjoy a masala of music from one of the world's most populous nations, the majestic and diverse country of India, as well as other nations whose music has been enriched by Indian flavors. Episode 24.40 Airdates: September 30th - October 6th, 2024 1. Susheela Raman - “Mamavatu” (From the albums “Susheel...

Join Rosalie Howarth on this week’s episode of the Putumayo World Music Hour as she explores one of the world’s most popular and enduring genres: Celtic music. Episode 24.39 Airdates: September 23rd - September 29th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Cara Dillon - “She’s Like the Swallow” (From the albums “Cara Dillon” on Rough Trade and “Celtic Crossroads” on Putumayo) 2. Urban Trad - “Rodgrod Med Flode” (From...

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth meet up in a metaphorical French Café to explore the past and present of French popular music. Paris cafés have always been the centers of bohemian culture; artists, poets, musicians, and revolutionaries would meet in the cafés of Paris for lively discussion and live music. Episode 24.38 Airdates: September 16th - September...

Join Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth in this week’s episode of Putumayo World Music Hour as they spice things up with the ultimate upbeat party music, Salsa. Salsa, which means “sauce” in Spanish, as a music genre is an umbrella phrase for Latin music styles that often include Afro-Cuban rhythms like the son montuno, mambo, guajira and guaracha. Salsa really came of age in the 1960’s, in the Puert...

All aboard the Orient Express, the fabled train that ran from 1883 to 1997 from Paris to Istanbul. In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth go much further east than the train ever did; visiting Japan, Korea, China, India, and Eastern Europe. Episode 24.36 Airdates: September 2nd - September 8th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Faye Wong (Song from the album “Faye Wong” on EMI)...

This week on Putumayo World Music Hours, Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth explore Blues music around the world. In Blues music you’ll often find what’s called the “blue note” – that slight “bend” in certain notes in the scale, and it can be heard in the music of many countries. Episode 24.35 Airdates: August 26th - September 1st, 2024 Featured: 1. Blues Etilicos - “Canceriano Sem Lar (Clinica Tobia...

Join Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth as they travel to Brazil and play contemporary tracks that fuse the classic Brazilian genres of samba and bossa nova with soul, funk, and electronica on this week’s episode of the Putumayo World Music Hour. Episode 24.34 Airdates: August 19th - August 25th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Bossacucanova - “Consolacao” (From the album “Revisited Classics” on Six Degrees and Z...

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth travel from Africa to North America and back, following the roots of the blues. The blues was born in the American south, inspired by the traditional music that West African slaves brought with them across the Atlantic. Next, the style moved north, reaching Chicago and St. Louis, where it took on a more electric, danceable e...

Join Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth this week on the Putumayo World Music Hour as they rediscover the “old school” sounds and invoke the nostalgic sounds of French chanson and cabaret, echoes of the glamorous La Dolce Vita in Italy, and Brazilian bossa nova. Episode 24.32 Airdates: August 5th - August 11th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Bossa Nostra - “Jackie” (From the albums “Voyage to Brazillia” on Irma...

Join Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper in this week's episode of Putumayo World Music Hour to hear artists from around the world cover a variety of well known songs. Some are faithful to the original recording, and some are completely turned upside down. Episode 24.31 Airdates: July 29th - August 5th, 2024 Featuring: 1. Luka Bloom - “Natural Mystic” (From the album “Amsterdam” on Big Sky Records) 2....

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper go back to their roots to explore what truly defines the “Calypso” style. Episode 24.30 Airdates: July 22nd - July 28th, 2024 Featuring: 1. King Sparrow - “No More Rocking and Rolling” (From the albums “King Sparrow’s Calypso Carnival” on Smithsonian Folkways and “Calypso” on Putumayo) 2. The Percentie Brothers - “Goombay Dr...

Join Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper in this week's episode of Putumayo World Music Hour as they journey to New Orleans for a spicy stew of Mardi Gras Mambo. Episode 24.29 Airdates: July 15th - July 21st, 2024 Featuring: 1. Poncho Sanchez - “Goin’ Back to New Orleans” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo) 2. Kreyol - “Preservation Hall Jazz Band” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on P...