New Playlists

Respect for the People of Iraq
Can freedom be imposed? The music of the people will give us some sense of who they are. The music of a people will draw into you an essence of their culture. The music of a people will no doubt stretch you to open your heart and mind to realize...

10:04 AM, Apr 14 2008 in diana suzuki KZFR 90.1 FM | Permalink

Bastardista's
New music from South America by emerging...

11:04 AM, Apr 1 2008 in Tune Your World | Permalink

A Taste of Spring
A few choice faves from the Calabash collection. Each selection has been featured on my radio show....

03:03 PM, Mar 30 2008 in Freekick/WSB - CKUT-FM - Shawn Kennedy | Permalink

Womens' Voices
Link TV viewers should recognize most of the womens' voices in this playlist - they have all been on Link TV in the past...

01:03 PM, Mar 2 2008 in Link TV | Permalink

How to Hot Up These Chilly Winter Nights
While we here in SoCal don't suffer the cold overly, hotness from Africa, the Caribbean and afar is never unwelcome here on...

01:03 PM, Mar 2 2008 in Big Red KXLU | Permalink

Madagascar Inheritance
One of the most unique and musically prolific places on the planet, Madagascar will wake up your musicical drowsiness with surprising new sounds and brilliant dance...

01:03 PM, Mar 2 2008 in diana suzuki KZFR 90.1 FM | Permalink

Zouk Music
Zouk was invented in the mid-1980's when may different styles were fused such as kompa, balakadmi, the Dominica based cadenceand bal granmoun, Frence and American pop, kadans, gwoka & other indigenous styles- an Afro-Carribean...

10:02 PM, Feb 13 2008 in diana suzuki KZFR 90.1 FM | Permalink

Big Beats For a Small Planet
If Globalization has a soundtrack, it’s definitely urban. Last year a UN report projected that sometime in 2008, more people will live in cities than in rural areas for the first time in human history – and popular music around the...

12:12 PM, Dec 28 2007 in National Geographic | Permalink

Global HITlist Vol 1
'Global HITlist Vol. 1' was compiled by Marco Werman, Senior Producer for PRI's The World, who covers music for the program. This MP3 album, exclusive to PRI listeners, represents the best music from recent editions of the 'Global...

12:12 PM, Dec 28 2007 in Global HITlist | Permalink

Motorcycle Diaries
After recently renting the film, Motorcycle Diaries, making this playlist based on music they would have heard on their travels through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela was impossible to resist. The film follows two friends, Ernesto...

03:12 PM, Dec 20 2007 in Brad Powell - Calabash Music Founder | Permalink

Senegalese Beat Down
I've been following Senegalese wrestling for nearly a decade. In my many years of traveling to Senegal I've seen some incredible bouts. I've been lucky enough to have witnessed the rise of Mohammed Ndao aka Tyson (the wrestler who coined the term...

10:11 PM, Nov 23 2007 in Benny Beats | Permalink

World Dance Party #1
Some of the songs i used in my set at the World Dance Party for the Children in Need Appeal...

01:11 PM, Nov 18 2007 in Robin Wyllie | Permalink

The Dance Busker's Playlist Vol 1
One of my previous jobs was performing on the streets as The Dance Busker. This was the first selection of songs from Calabash Music that were chosen especially for dancing to and taken to the...

01:11 PM, Nov 18 2007 in Robin Wyllie | Permalink

Afro-brazilian religious music
Afro-brazilian Religious Music is a selection that makes a tribute to afro-brazilian candomble, praying for the orixas, and singing the afro-brazilian vision of life and your own way of dealing with the...

12:11 PM, Nov 6 2007 in Oriana Zamboni | Permalink

Mexico!
Another Mexican artist we’re showing this week is Astrid Hadad, the outrageous diva of Mexico City. So let’s take a trip through Mexico and sample some of its sonic delights both traditional and cutting edge. Astrid, Nortec Collective...

12:11 PM, Nov 6 2007 in Link TV | Permalink