Baloji in session
Lopa Kothari presents a studio session from Belgian Congolese rapper Baloji, plus a Mixtape by Ethio-Jazz singer Meklit and Eugenia Georgieva takes us on a Road Trip to Bulgaria.
Lopa Kothari presents a studio session from musician, poet and film director Baloji, singer Eugenia Georgieva takes us on a Road Trip to Bulgaria, Ethio-Jazz singer songwriter Meklit gifts us an all female African Diaspora Mixtape, and this week's Classic Artist is Grenadan-born Trinidadian calypso master The Mighty Sparrow. Also in the show are some rare retro sounds from Paris in the 80s from a new compilation called Nouvelle Ambiance, new music from Turkey's Gaye Su Akyol, Kora maestro Dawda Jobarteh and Tuvan legends Huun Huur Tu.
Born in Democratic Republic of the Congo and growing up in Belgium Baloji creates music that is a glorious mixture of traditional African rhythms and electronic hip-hop and funk. His third album '137 Avenue Kaniama', named after the street in Lubumbashi where he met his estranged mother after 25 years apart, draws on the musical heritage of the 1970s, an era when Afro-American artists were inspired by African music and vice versa, and explores a range of concerns and struggles both personal and communal.
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Gaye Su Akyol
Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir
- Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir.
- Glitterbeat.
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Baloji
L'Hiver Indien
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Jacques Loubelo
N'Gando
- Nouvelle Ambiance !!!.
- Nouvelle Ambiance.
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Baloji
Etoiles Bipolaire - les noirs
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Baloji
Spoiler
Performer: Baloji. -
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Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir
Svatba (Wedding) (Road Trip)
- Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares.
- Nonesuch.
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Mita Stoycheva
Avliga pee (Road Trip)
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Yovcho Karaivanov
Posgodila sei Sifrida (Road Trip)
- Thracian Folk Songs.
- 袘邪谢泻邪薪褌芯薪 鈥�.
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Female singing group from Dren village, Pernik Region
Zazhni Ruzho, tebe leka raka (Road Trip)
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叠煤濒驳补谤补
Bear's Wedding (Road Trip)
- Bulgara.
- Elen Music.
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Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria
After Old Songs (Road Trip)
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Tabu Ley Rochereau
Karibou Ya Bintou
Performer: l'Orchestre Afrisa International.- Melanie.
- Stern's Music.
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Baloji
Peau de chagrin - Bleu de nuit
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Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
Sandra (feat. The Mighty Sparow)
- Sparrow Meets The Dragon.
- SpaLee Records.
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Somi
Holy Room
- Petite Afrique.
- Okeh Records.
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Daym茅 Arocena
Drama
- The Havana Cultura Sessions EP.
- Brownswood Recordings.
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Sara Tavares
So Sabi
- Fitxadu.
- Sony Music.
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Oske Cherde
Performer: Huun鈥怘uur鈥怲u. Performer: Ensemble Opus Posth. Performer: Tatyana Grindenko. Performer: Vladimir Martynov.- Children of the Otter.
- Jaro.
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- Fri 26 Oct 2018 23:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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