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Sending our radio signal into space, a cosmic ambassador of human diversity and culture. This hour, new music from Pernambuco in North Eastern Brazil, rockin' Kurdish spike fiddle from Tehran, another debut from Tunisian Canadian project, Didon, Baltic ska from Moldova and Welsh meets Latin from Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18. Lock onto our signal. World Beat Canada Radio!   Grupo Bongar & Maga Bo...

As the world unravels around us, we hold tight to the ties that bind, music in particular; healing dub reggae for Jamaica from Pachyman and SunDub Meets Scientist, a sibling reunion from Sotomayor, Tunisia meets electronics by Didon, even some care-free disco from Estonians RETI, and back to Bollywood with Ex Generation. Reconnect with your world on World Beat Canada Radio.   Sotomayor - Vida  JMM...

You can't know the players without a program. We present so much new music, you get a playlist every week and a chart each month to catch up! Sign up at  worldbeatinternational.com . This hour it's the best of the best, the top of the global pops. Ten essential tracks, and more debuts just for you. Join us for the latest sounds around. World Beat Canada Radio is on the air and on the pod.   Tuulet...

Welcome to a world without A​-​I artists and algorithmic playlists. Indulge in new music magic each hour, in a community as diverse as the planet itself. Fresh tracks from Geneva's Yalla Miku, Kurdish spike fiddle from Mehnram Rastegari, mbalax from innovator Cheikh Lo and Elisapie's remix of Fleetwood Mac's Dreams in Inuktitut. This is World Beat Canada!   Yalla Miku - Alemuye  Mehrnam Rastegari...

World Beat Canada welcomes Gen Zs who've abandoned algorithms and AI, turning to campus and community radio in greater numbers for hand-curated new music. We deliver this hour with fresh spins from Da Lata, Manika Kaur remixed, global soul from Qais Essar & Sonny Singh + Antibalas. And, a callback to 1995 with Karnak. This stuff never gets old!   Cyril Cyril - Les Gen  Furmiga Dub, ZEBB, Mestr...

It's our Top 10 with a twist, including some new tracks from the albums that brought us our favorite tunes of the month. Plus, some new finds from Mauritanian, Noura Mint Seymali, Adham Shaikh, Afrodream and Venezonix. Breaking new beats for today's world, join us this week for World Beat Canada.   Ammar 808 - Rakeb Aalhamra (feat. Brahim Raihi) Fatbabs - End Of War (feat. Jah Lil)  Eljuri - Luz ...

Be among the very first to hear new Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra (at The Pearl in Vancouver December 12th). In fact, everything is new this hour including a Sei remix from TEKE::TEKE, a Furmiga Dub remix of Jacuma, gorge new Andalucian from Lontras, and to honour The Who, The Overture from Tommy - A Bluegrass Opry. The Song Is Over but we're just getting started on World Beat Canada!   Antibalas -...

Celebrating seasonal shifts and departed friends to start. Abebayehosh is a song Ethiopian girls sing to mark the autumn and their New Year. L'amour a la Folie (Love Is Mad) the final album by Amadou & Mariam drops shortly. We debut the title track. You'll also hear A Sonova remix, Yugoslav dub, nocturnal Brazilian soul and so much more. It's World Beat Canada Radio!   Meklit - Abebayehosh  Am...

We help Bongo Joe celebrate 10 years of uncovering the unconventional with two outside tracks from their new compilation. Plus, a debut from the forthcoming final release by Amadou & Mariam, more magic from Arc de Soliel (Commodore, Vancouver Sept.17) and ginchy Mexican bachelor pad music from Matorralman. Yeah, baby! It's World Beat Canada.   Esplendor Geometrico - Moscu Esta Helado  Nordine...

Buckle up, buttercup! We take the road less travelled this hour with stops in Eretria, Turkmenistan, Japan and Finland. Plus, new music from BC sound designer Adham Shaikh, a debut from Making Movies, and more Dolby Atmos from Jordan Gray. It's the twists and turns that make this ride on the global side. World Beat Canada Radio!   Tuuletar - Hyvanyon Loitsu Da Lata - Arena  Adham Shaikh - Mountain...

Pickin' and grinnin' as we present the Top 10 tracks from our monthly World Beat chart! Count them down with us and then find some headphones, or stick your ears between the speakers for an immersive example of Dolby Atmos 360 degree sound from Canadian Justin Gray, and we Come Back To Joy with ear candy on the way out from Sonova. Keeping time with the beat of the world!   The Cavemen - Dancing S...

Shima balances Japanese tradition and futurism in the tale of a magic mushroom and ... we're tripping through the next hour, with Karma from Eljuri, on the Road To Nowhere in a Talking Heads tribute, challenging the Arctic with Bicep and a ditty about Delilah by Making Movies (Aug.24 @ The Rickshaw). Get your global on!   Shima - Maitake Eljuri - Karma  3:45 (Asi Es El Mundo) Orbital Ensemble - Da...

What do Alan Lomax, Moby, Soweto Gospel Choir and Groove Terminator all have in common? You'll want to hear our first stirring spin! And, stick around for Jaffa Road's Wordless Melody (the Eccodek remix), another pre-release from Afro Celt's Ova, summer surf sounds from the Surfrajettes and Brasil's brassy Carnaval band Charanga parade Britney's Toxic. Keeping time with the beat of the world, it's...

A celebration of culture, global or otherwise. This hour we tap into Coast Salish culture, queer culture, surf culture but mainly, diversity of culture. New spins for Peruvian DJ/producer Sofia Kourtesis, Arabic vibes from Joburg, South Africa, West Coast Latin psych, pioneering Afrobeat and Sergio Mendez in a melodic way. There's a spot in our world for you. Join the parade on World Beat Canada!...

Groovy global gives summer vibes this hour: reflections on modern life from Brazil w/ Pedro Bienemann and Curumin, Columbia's Balthvs remixed, to your health from Saha Gnawa, nordictronics from Sorten Muld, tribal rhythms from Papua, New Guinea and a heavy tribute to Ozzy from Brownout. Catch the next wave with World Beat Canada!   Pedro Bienemann (ft. Curumin) - Um Sinal  Balthvs - Mood Swing ​(​...

This year's hottest trend in global is Anatolian Psych. BaBa Zula have been doing it for 30 years. New music from them this hour + new Canadians Ahmed Moneka and Afrotronix emigrate w/ cool sounds in tow. Making Movies  take The Rickshaw stage in August 24th. We have the title of their latest rock en espanol! Like SPF for your sensitive ears, World Beat Canada Radio!   BaBa Zula - Arsiz Saksagan (...

This week we're all over the Vancouver Folk Music Festival at World Beat Canada Radio! Spotlighting main stage performers Zawose Queens, Haram and Bab l'Bluz with a touch of the familiar from Elisapie. And, we introduce future-forward South Asian vibes from Anvaya, Tian Qiyi, and new singles from Eljuri and Manu Chao! Enjoy the best, beachside.   Anvaya - Laal Chunariya  Eljuri - Karma  Sonova - H...

We have a shiny new chart to share, so let's take it out for a spin. Join us for a ride on the global side with bangin' African tracks from The Cavemen, Femi Kuti, Cheikh Ibra Fam, Siraba, Ammar 808 and another debut from Witch! Plus, we sample some potent BC homegrown from Los Duendes and Russell Wallace. This week on World Beat Canada Radio!   The Cavemen - Dancing Shoes Femi Kuti - Shotan  Balt...

Invigorating from the get go! We start the hour bathed in distortion from Zambia and Morocco. We tap into Retro Salish Futurisms by Russell Wallace & Snukwa7 (Shnook-wah = Friends). Mexican Institute Of Sound introduces his 4 favorite girls, Sonova introduces Frequent Flyer and Ancient Future blaze with Purple Haze. Elbows Up with World Beat Canada.    Witch - Kamusale  Bab L'Bluz - Mouja Russ...

Innovative tunes for interesting times! Following the African diaspora through Kokoroko's sweet side of Afrobeat, Afrotronix from the Eneedi Desert in Chad to Montreal, and Dakar's Cheikh Ibra Fam. Plus, Brazilian from Orbital Ensemble, Elena Baklava takes us to today's Turkmenistan and surfs up in Cordoba, Argentina with Los Freneticos.      Didje Doo - Abusadora De Mi Amor  Kokoroko - Sweetie  A...

Into the heart of today's Africa, Afrodream take us there on an Afrotrip. We also meet The Cavemen from Nigeria, and Nigerian Canadian emerging artist J Scope, surfacing from Blackwater with Coco Jafro. PIL bassman Jah Wobble dives into dub, Klark B3nt remixes Sonova's latest and World Beat Canada pays tribute to Brian Wilson's Good Vibrations.    Afrodream - Afrotrip  The Cavemen - Dancing Shoes ...

Fast-tracking the future with a full hour of sizzling new spins, from Italian DJ, Didje Doo, Tunisa remixed from Sinouj, updated Cabo Verdean funana by Grupo Pilon, electro Jamaican roots courtesy Runkus, and chill spy vibes debut from Sonova. All new including a dub tribute to Curtis Mayfield's Superfly. World Beat Canada Radio!   Didje Doo - An Ka Belebele (ft. Abou Diarra)  Sinouj - Hak Dellali...

Only the very best from our monthly Top 30 World Beat chart! Count down our 10 favorite tracks. Plus, we tickle your ears with a few debuts to round out  an exceptional hour of global creativity. And, we've saved you a spot. Join us for World Beat Canada Radio.   Cheikh Ibra Fam - Xam Xam  Adrian Younge - Ainda Precioso do Sol  Femi Kuti - Shotan  Balthvs - Year Of The Snake  Al-Qasar -  Ssir w Zt...

Saluting post-secondary graduates by challenging corruption. It's the duty of youth according to Kurt Cobain. With a soundtrack challenging convention, from Ammar 808, Sofia Kourtesis, Dengue Fever and Peyoti For President. Cool Canadian spins from Chris Couto and Kazdoura as well. Get into the groove of World Beat Canada Radio!   Furmiga Dub,Filosofino, Presto Do Coco - Mas Voce Nao Veio  Ammar 8...

Roaming far and wide, the way nature intended. Travel with World Beat Canada. We cover a lot of ground in one hour. Join us for debuts from Empanadas Illegales, Sofi Tukker, Mad Professor and Adrian Raso. Eugene Hutz joins Perkalaba for a salute to Ukraine and Badi Assad gives ascent to Lorde's Royals. Keep calm and carry on.   Jef Stott - Hajira  Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Te Adoro  Ritesh Das -...