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Hope springs eternal and Angelique Kidjo drops Hope, a new album with an impressive guest list. Introducing A-100s two-tone ska, CDN guitarist Mike Murray with Ecuadorian singer Arianna Reda. Galicians Carlangas and Neboa launch new singles and Tablatronics wizard Karsh Kale is back. More musical optimism this hour from World Beat Canada Radio!   Angelique Kidjo - Kakua (ft. Diamond Platinumz) Karsh Kale - Night Turns Empanadas Illegales - Cumbia Raja CANCON Mike Murray - Alma (ft. Arianna Reda) CANCON Airto Moreira and Ricardo Bacelar - Mestro Novo De Guine Novalima - Exodus A-100s - Rude And Lovely Baruka Som Systema - Puro Mambo Jembaa Groove - No Pain, No Gain Neboa - San Xoan Tamikrest - Tapsakin Taj Weekes - Climate Justice Carlangas - Familia S.L. Altin Gun - Benim Yarim   59:58

Enjoy an encore presentation Is there a doctor in the house? Not this hour, but you get your own Personal Jesus from Al-Qasar. Plus, all-new tracks from Catalonia, Galicia and Tunisia. We go microtonal with Angine de Poitrine, future tropical with Rizomagic and explore new sounds from North Africa with Tamikrest, Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai. It's good for what ails ya. World Beat Canada Radio!   Trevol - Lo Pardal Baiuca & Mondra - Mazarocas Didon - Ballyah CANCON Angine de Poitrine - Sarniezz CANCON Calara Serra Lopez - Mari Paz Rizomagic - Orbital Al-Qasar - Kisisel Isa (Personal Jesus) Tamikerst - Imanin Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai - Unchanging Game The Expanders - Merciless Dub Mellow Mark & Boomrush – Obrigado Bariri – Espejito Espejito Massive Attack ft. Tom Waits - Boots On The Ground Invisible System - Penzy Dub   59:56

So, you want to be an audiophile? We provide a 10 point check-list and 15 tracks to tickle your ears in the meantime. Fascinating new Brazilian from Spok, Retro Salish Futurisms from Russell Wallace and Snukwa7. Triple the weird from M.I.S., Meridian Brothers and Beck! A double shot from Catalonia, plus, new Altin Gun and Tamikrest. World Beat Canada Radio, worth every minute.   Spok - Kao (feat. Lenine) Tamikrest - Tapsakin Russell Wallace & Snukwa7 - Thunder Beings CANCON Tomas Jensen w/ Bia - Boum Boum Boum CANCON Neta Elkayam - Ya Latif Andy Vernon - Driven To Tears Mexican Institute Of Sound & Meridian Brothers - Ritmo Babilonia (ft. Beck) Carlangas - Si Lo Se No Vengo Zanaib - Jadoo Trevol - Lo Pardal Cara Serra Lopez - Mari Paz Altin Gun - Gel Yamina Gel Souad Massi - Chibani Zafarrancho - Bendiciones YMA - 2001   59:31

It's an action-packed hour of new music but, there's always space for SPACE! Join us for a trip around the world and into the cosmos with future sounds from Brazil, vocal gymnastics from Neha!, Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang, reimagined tango and a debut of Coco Jafro's wish for the world, Come Together. Right now, over a special mix from World Beat Canada!   Cidade Dormitoriio & Grisa - Trailers Do Futuro Balthvs - Eternal Flow Coco Jafro - Come Together CANCON En Karma - Surrey To London CANCON Jamila And The Other Heroes - Hijarna (Our Stones) Souad Massi - 6 Heures Du Matin Zafarrancho - Mano Negra Gitkin - Rain Over Royal De-Phazz - This Girl's In Love (looped) Neha! Svetu - Domacine Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang - Awaken The Insects Marina Lima - Partiu Code Sangala - Sunche Juan Sebastian Delgado (w/ Philippe Cohen Solal) - Tango Apasionado Karsh Kale - Tabla Beat Scientist   59:56

Headphones or buds, if you're feeding your ears, give 'em something sweet. This hour is full of ear candy from Souad Massi, Karsh Kale, Baiuca, Eccodek, the Afro Celt Sound System and gobs of global in between! Get our weekly Album Covers and monthly charts with a free subscription to worldbeatinternational.com, from World Beat Canada Radio! Souad Massi - Zagate Karsh Kale - Stranger Than Darkness Eccodek - Second Bird Calling (King Infinity Remix) CANCON Afrotronix - Malembe Sono In Therapia CANCON Baiuca + Mondra - Mazarocas Bariri - Manzanita De Tus Ojos Angelique Kidjo - Kakua (ft. Diamond Platinumz) Ancient Future - Purple Haze Kailash Kher & Kailasa - Na Batati Tu (Na Dhin Dhin Dhin Na) Depedro - Que Puedo Hacer Por Ti? Tecnicas y Procedimientos - Todo Lo Que Jodi Afro Celt Sound System - Magical Love Motorists - Cristobal CANCON Mike Murray - B.L.A.H. CANCON   59:56

With a great chart comes great responsibility. We skim off and countdown the top ten from our new monthly Top 30. Get yours straight to your inbox @ worldbeatinternational.com. Plus, fresh spins right out of the wrapper from Ghanaian trumpeter Berima Amo, Albertan songwriter, now broadcaster Kue Varo and tropical futurism from Colombia's Rizomagic. The best beats come home to World Beat Canada Radio! Yasmine Hamdan - I Remember I Forget Tinariwen - Amidinim Ehaf Solan Doctor Nativo - Caminantes Clara Serra Lopez - Mari Paz Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Bella Estrella Lucas Jesus - Desaparece Altin Gun - Neredesin Sen WITCH - Avalanche Of Love Monsieur Doumani, The Professor - Tritichtas (feat. Julisa) Tamikrest - Imanin Andy Vernon - Driven To Tears Berima Amo - Love Be Sweet Kue Varo - How Everything Feels CANCON Rizomagic - Plutarco   59:41

Noise and high fidelity are not mutually exclusive. Heapin' helpins of both from TAKAAT, literally 'noise' in Tamishek, globally-inspired microtonal by Angine de Poitrine, eschewing vocals altogether, Tim Readman debuts Instrumental Arhythmetric. PLUS, new music from the African Jewish diaspora, inspiration from the Song Of Songs and fire from Angelique Kidjo. World Beat Canada Radio!   TAKAAT - Lijt N'elewan Sulaf - Naada Angine de Poitrine - Utzp CANCON Tim Readman - Talk Is Cheap CANCON Altin Gun - Oldurme Beni WITCH - Once In A Lifetime Neta Elkayam - Hna Jina Basya Schechter - Oori Oori M.I.S. x Meridian Brothers - El Campeon Angelique Kidjo ft. The Cavemen - I'm On Fire Nana Osei Twum Barima - Message To My Ancestors Motorists - Frogman A-100s - First Love   59:56

Hope springs eternal. Spring is sprung and Angelique Kidjo drops Hope, a new album with an impressive guest list. Introducing A-100s two-tone ska, CDN guitarist Mike Murray with Ecuadorian singer Arianna Reda. Galicians Carlangas and Neboa launch new singles and Tablatronics wizard Karsh Kale is back. More musical optimism this hour from World Beat Canada Radio!   Angelique Kidjo - Kakua (ft. Diamond Platinumz) Karsh Kale - Night Turns Empanadas Illegales - Cumbia Raja CANCON Mike Murray - Alma (ft. Arianna Reda) 5:45 (Ecuadorian singer Cdn guitarist 'Convergence') CANCON Airto Moreira and Ricardo Bacelar - Mestro Novo De Guine Novalima - Exodus A-100s - Rude And Lovely Baruka Som Systema - Puro Mambo Jembaa Groove - No Pain, No Gain Neboa - San Xoan Tamikrest - Tapsakin Taj Weekes - Climate Justice Carlangas - Familia S.L. Altin Gun - Benim Yarim   59:58

Is there a doctor in the house? Not this hour, but you get your own Personal Jesus from Al-Qasar. Plus, all-new tracks from Catalonia, Galicia and Tunisia. We go microtonal with Angine de Poitrine, future tropical with Rizomagic and explore new sounds from North Africa with Tamikrest, Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai. It's good for what ails ya. World Beat Canada Radio!   Trevol - Lo Pardal Baiuca & Mondra - Mazarocas Didon - Ballyah CANCON Angine de Poitrine - Sarniezz CANCON Calara Serra Lopez - Mari Paz Rizomagic - Orbital Al-Qasar - Kisisel Isa (Personal Jesus) Tamikerst - Imanin Natacha Atlas & Samy Bishai - Unchanging Game The Expanders - Merciless Dub Mellow Mark & Boomrush – Obrigado Bariri – Espejito Espejito Massive Attack ft. Tom Waits - Boots On The Ground Invisible System - Penzy Dub   59:56

Our ride on the global side takes us to Portugal, Brazil, Chad, Serbia, Mauritania, Mexico, Peru, Ethiopia, Dominica, Mali, Puerto Rico and Australia, touching home base in Canada along the way. Free passage, zero blockades. Call shotgun and join us for an hour of World Beat Canada.   Buraka Som Systema - Puro Mambo Antonio Carlos & Jocafi - Ta Com Medo Por Que Alex Cuba - Para Contarte este Amor CANCON Afrotronix - Chila Chila Step CANCON Balkan Taksim - Orhideja Noura Mint Seymali - Ch'tib (Nana) Los de Abajo - The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum Novalima - Canto Del Agua Invisible System - Fruit Is Good For You Charlie Chimi – Celular Amadou and Mariam (ft. Fally Ipupa) - Sonfo Altin Gun - Zuluf Dokulmus Yuze Venezonix - Para Cantarle a San Juan (ft. San Juan USA) Motorists - Cristobal CANCON JNBO & Friends - Dogs   59:57

In anticipation of splashdown, we present our countdown; the very best of the past month. It's the Top 10 of our Top 30 with a new tribute to Beruit from Galactic Caravan, and say hello to Doctor Nativo! Plus, brand new spins from Tokyo Ska Paradise, Jamaican veterans Inner Circle and more wonderful weirdness from Angine de Poitrine. Keeping time with the beat of the world!   Galactic Caravan - Beruit (ft. Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh) Tinariwen - Amidinim Ehaf Solan Doctor Nativo - Miren Quien Llego Monsieur Doumani + Professor - Tritichtas (ft. Julisa) Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 (Dieciocho) - Bella Estrella Lucas Jesus - Desaparace Sotomayor - Si te vas Dub Colossus - Dub Will Keep Us Together Altin Gun - Neredesin Sen WITCH - Once In A Lifetime Inner Circle - Stay Strong Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Zipangu (ft. Kenichi Asai) Angine de Poitrine - Utzp CANCON   59:59

No kings, no excuses, zero forks given, it's an all-human curated hour of music you just won't hear anywhere else. Brand new spins from Monsieur Doumani with The Professor, Cochemea, Cheihk Ibra Fam and an anti-war epic from Natacha Atlas and Samy Bishai. Resist, listen, repeat. It's World Beat Canada Radio!   Monsieur Doumani, The Professor - Tritichtas II Cochemea - Dilo Marta Elena - Mi Cafe Con Leche CANCON Afrotronix - Malembe Sono In Therapia CANCON Zebb - O Ebo Cheikh Ibra Fam - Adouna WITCH - Once In A Lifetime Natacha Altas and Samy Bishai - Somoud Mauricio Makapercum - DnB Princesa Alexandre Villalba - Catorce Dias Altin Gun - Neredesin Sen Berima Amo - Fake Flowers   59:53

No borders, no boundaries, it's free-range radio from World Beat Canada. Join us this hour for a grab bag of great stuff including new Tinariwen, just what Doctor Nativo ordered, Gogol Bordello to go and our debut from Quebec's gift-wrapped math rock duo Angine de Poitrine!   Gogol Bordello - Boyarka Tinariwen - Amidinin Wadar Nohar Angine De Poitrine - Fabienk CANCON Astrocolor - Paradise (ft. Cayley Thomas) CANCON Doctor Nativo - Chokolate Kakaw Montparnasse Musique (feat. Muambuyi) - Sukuma The Surfrajettes - Sugar Town CANCON WITCH - Kamusale Newen Afrobeat - Mare Mare Altin Gun - Bir Nazar Eyledim Eric Hilton - The Dharma Lovers The Black Seeds - Bring The Sun Mess - Street Boys Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp - Breath The Scimitars - Desert Tales   59:56

Tune in for an hour of global awareness with fresh spins honoring Beruit and Palestine, more Afrotronix and Empanadas Illegales (who open for Novalima, April 26th at The Rickshaw). We introduce new albums from Umut Adan & Zebanis, Tinariwen and underground Nordic rave from Fauna. More than mainstream, it's music with a global conscience.   Galactic Caravan - Beruit (feat. Gennady Tkachenko-Papizh) Doctor Nativo - Caminantes Afrotronix - Chila Chila Step CANCON Empanades Illegales - Bailecito Del Mord CANCON Umut Adan & Zebanis - Kaptan Tinariwen - Amidinam Ehaf Solan Elisapie - Californiamut (Going to California) CANCON Susheela Raman - Love Trap Rebekka Bakken - Mitt Hierte Alltid Vanker Fauna - Bland Stenar Sun Atlas - Wandering Around Haccika Rokia Kone & Jacknife Lee - Kurunba Lucas Jesus - Desaparece Peyoti For President - Palestinian Children Kaethe Hostetteer - Reggae Kamisse   59:55

It’s about time: revisiting our current chart to chart new courses this month, springing ahead, and tapping into future possibilities. Join us for the top 10 spins and upcoming concert moments, like Ahmed Moneka's Egyptian Jazz, March 27th at St. James Hall and Novalima, the new sound of Afro-Peru, April 26th at The Rickshaw. Check this hour anytime! Venezonix - Tamborera Sotomayor - Si Te Vas Antibalas - Solace Ejuri - Luz Afrodream - Ma Mare Mariachi El Bronx - Forgive Or Forget Yalla Miku - Al Sayf Yin Yin - In Search Of Yang Nusantara Beat - Tamat Altin Gun - Neredesin Sen Ahmed Moneka - Funky Iman CANCON Eccodek - How We Dream (King Infinity Remix) CANCON Novalima - Canto Del Agua Balthvs - Inner Heights   59:49

It's the world in harmony. Take an hour and soak in the sounds of solidarity from across the planet: more from the acclaimed Altin Gun, Canada's own Afrotronix and Joao Leao's Celestial, crazed cumbia from MIS + Meridian Brothers and a poignant SOS from Galicia. Keeping time with the beat of the world, it's World Beat Canada!   Altin Gun - Benim Yarim Dub Colossus - Consequences Joao Leao - Kafi (feat. Leen Hamo) CANCON Afrotronix - Dakoun Sougouro CANCON Gogol Bordello - Boiling Point Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Mango y Sal Neboa - SOS Loko Gasy - Mampamangy Alex Puddu - L'Amour Dangerously Da Lata - The Lonely City Meridian Brother + Mexican Institute Of Sound - Cumbia Fantasia Lamisi - Tumsum Naked Family - Tumbao En La Hiebra Al Sol Apparat - Tilth   59:58

Bad Bunny made the play of the day at the Super Bowl, but he's just the spark in an explosion of global music. Join us for leading-edge releases from critical psych rock darlings, Altin Gun, new Marachi El Bronx (safer than a Mexican vacation), Gogol Bordello pledge solidarity with Ukraine, WITCH pinch Talking Heads and Sotomayor let themselves go, in a good way. World Beat Canada Radio!   Pixvae - Caminando Altin Gun - Nigde Baglan Delhi 2 Dublin - Ultra Dope (feat. Tonye Aganaba) CANCON Alex Cuba - Para Contarte Este Amor CANCON Mariachi El Bronx - El Borracho Gogol Bordello - Solidarity WITCH - Once In A Lifetime Lamisi - Painkiller Sotomayor - Me Dejo Lievar Dub Colossus - Dub Will Keep Us Together Sylfide - Mit Brudestykke Salvar Donana - Amanecer Bei Bei - Shanghai Dreams   59:58

Sweet spins for you this week starting with a double serving of Turkish Delights from Altin Gun and Umut Adan and Zabanis, Vancouver's bhangra bangers En Karma take us from Surrey to London, where British R&B singer Rosie Love is Burning Down The House, and new music from Bahia, Brazil by Spok. It's only logical that you listen in. World Beat Canada Radio.   Umut Adan and Zabanis - Sale Marino Altin Gun - Oldurme Beni En Karma - Surrey To London CANCON Afrotronix - Chila Chila Step CANCON Spok - Bela Africa (feat. Chico Cesar & Thulio Xamba) Yasmine Hamdan - Shmaali Rosie Love - Burning Down The House Adel Kassab - Aidy Bzank Protokhal - Sugarcane CANCON Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Bella Esterella Fancy Fingers & Winyo - Maria Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammed - Ta Com Medo Por Que Jah Wobble & Jon Klein - Fading Away Calibro 35 - Mister Magic   59:29

There's madness in the mix and a method to the madness this hour! We spin song, instrumental, song, rinse, repeat. Plus, every track is brand new including a wicked tribute to The Talking Heads by Zamrock purveyors, WITCH! Dig fresh grooves from Rio 18, Yasmine Hamdan, Patagonia Dub and more Afrotronix. It's what the world is listening to. Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Shades Of Red (feat. Nina Miranda) Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions - Tunel Sophie Lukacs & Noel Mpiaza - Lisanga CANCON Empanadas Illegales - Cher Bede (La Sanguijuela)) CANCON Yasmine Hamdan - I Remember I Forget WITCH - Once In A Lifetime Patagonia Dub - Disstantes V Patagonia Dub Eric Hilton (feat. Natalia Clavier) – Lalita Free Whenever - Bank Robbery Lucas Jesus - Desaparece Paris La Mont - Tampa Riddim Overture Afrotronix - Untold Stories CANCON Ronroneo - Bossa Reciproca (feat. Maria Y Feu) The Olympians - California   59:58

Join us for a distraction from all the distractions covering up distractions! The world is buzzing with new musical expression and we're exposing it. Sick psych from Yin Yin and Altin Gun to start, a deep dive into afrofuturism with new Afrotronix and Lamisi, and a serious groove tying together the whole mix. Grammy-winner Justin Gray tags this week's World Beat Canada!   Yin Yin - Yata Yata Altin Gun - Neredesin Sen Afrotronix - Soudani Girl CANCON Eccodek - In My Tribe (Eccodek Remix) CANCON Alsarah & The Nubatones - Fael Fi Aldawam Balkan Taksim - Orhideja Ancient Futures - Purple Haze BLK JKS - Maiga Mali Mansa Musa Lamisi - Come Galathea - Equator Venezonix - Tamborera (feat. Vielka Prieto) Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia - The Devil Rides Again CANCON UltraBomb - Who Knows Justin Gray - Tapestry CANCON   59:53

​Back home after two weeks to a backed up inbox, stuffed with fresh releases. Join us for an all new show of all new music; the first in 6 years from Mexican sibs, Sotomayor, Rwandan Canadian Ezra Kwizera, Mariachi El Bronx, Tinariwen celebrate 45 years with something for the next gen. And, we introduce a beautiful pairing of kora and Congolese voice from Sophie Lukacs & Noel Mpiaza. Moving to the beat of the world with World Beat Canada!   Sotomayor - Si Te Vas  Yin Yin - In Search Of Yang  Ezra Kwizera - I Need You Now  CANCON Sophie Lukacs & Noel Mpiaza - Lisanga (Unity) CANCON Dub Colossus - We Stand  Mariachi El Bronx - Bandoleros   Playing For Change - All You Need Is Love  Baiuca & Felisa Segade - Barullo (Panasoma Remix)  Ninos Luchando - Proxy  Tinariwen - Sagherat Assani (feat. Sulafa Elyas) Eric Hilton - The Dharma Lovers  Dactah Chando - Mercy  Carlangas - Podria Ser Peor (It Could Be Worse)  The Olympians - Strawberry Kiwi    59:35

The Surfrajettes turn up the reverb and drop the puck on The True North's second anthem, Hockey Night In Canada! Plus, new Afro-Colombian from Nuevos Rios, new Brazilian-Caribbean from Iuna Falcao and a Ghanian song of empowerment for girls, "No Orgasm In Heaven". Ponder life's little mysteries with World Beat Canada!   Nuevos Rios - Sumba Ale Nusantara Beat - Kalangkang Joy Brandt & Bruno Capinan - Laguna CANCON Alex Cuba - Tiempo Para Vivir CANCON Antibalas - Solace The Surfrajettes - Hockey Night In Canada CANCON Iuna Falcao - Feminina Delgres - Mo Jodi Polyrhythmics - Clydsdale Lamisi - No Orgasm In Heaven Sinouj - Hak Dellali (Voodoo Cuts Remix) Cheikh Lo - Jikko Ozomatli - Mi Destino Babu - I Believe Her Ex Generation - Bandra Hustle 59:46

Simply the best. This hour, we present choice cuts from our favorite global albums of 2025, as culled from our monthly top 30 charts. Get our calendar by subscribing to our weekly e-blast at worldbeatinternational.com and play along! Happy New Year from World Beat Canada Radio!   Al-Qazar - Kisisel Isa (Personal Jesus) Warsaw Village Band w/ Bassalyki - Kalinowy Mostek (Wayfaring Tree Bridge) Danzon El Gato - Twangy Morocco Kuunatic - Yellow Serpent Ammar 808 - Ah Yalila (ft. Mariem Bettouhami & Mahmoud Lahbib) WITCH - Tiponde Madzi Empanadas Illegales - La Trifulca CANCON Didje Doo - Hotel Mosquito Arc de Soliel - Lumin Rain Eljuri - Karma Nusantara Beat - Kalangkang Afrodream - La Musique De Melange Peppermoth - At Rest CANCON 59:54

Never stick anything but your elbow in your ears, and only the finest musical ingredients. We launch the hour with Turkish psych phenoms, Altin Gun's forthcoming 6th album, Garip. Strap on the phones and let 'er rip! Plus, new Yalla Miku, Vancity's own Ezra Kwizera with a debut from Conqueror and a spin from our Album Of The Week, Wabi Sabi by Sotomayor. World Beat Canada Radio. It's an earful, each week.   Altin Gun - Neredsin Sen  Yalla Miku - Alemuye Ezra Kwizera - Chainbreaker CANCON Wesli - Afro B  CANCON Idrissa Soumaoro - Kalata  Naked Family - Chihuahua (ft. Hijos de la Psicodelia) Skeewiff - Man Of Constant Sorrow  Baiuca (Fernanda Arrau Remix) - Xoia  L'etourloop - Muffin Kings ft. Eesah, Hollow Point, Danny English, Echo Minottim, Bunny General  TEKE:TEKE - Gotoku Lemon (Sei Remix)  Syd de Palma - Principe  Sotomayor - Vida  Bob Mould - Siberian Butterfly  Dr. Rubberfunk - Sunset Breakup    59:47

This year, discover a whole world of new musical possibilities. Fresh for 2026: Dunklebunt dance mix, more Indole from Alex Cuba, Grammy-nom Justin Gray, and some Balkan bangers! What music radio sounds like.   Lindal ft. Dunkelbunt - Calus  Danzon El Gato - Soopa  Alex Cuba - Para Contarte Este Amor  Adham Shaikh - Mountains Of Morocco CANCON Rebekka Bakken - Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker  M, Robin Scott & Rumba Calzada - Pop Muzik CANCON Kit Sebastian - Goc/Me  Sarazino - Is There A Place feat. Zolani Mah  ShazaLaKazoo - Sol  Balkan Taksim - Kisela Ljubav  J.P. Piirainen - 1+1  Banda De Turistas - Arriba Del Tigre  Justin  Gray - Tapestry  CANCON   59:58

Simply the best. This hour, we present choice cuts from our favorite global albums of 2025, as culled from our monthly top 30 charts. Get our calendar by subscribing to our weekly e-blast at worldbeatinternational.com and play along! Happy New Year from World Beat Canada Radio!   Al-Qazar - Kisisel Isa (Personal Jesus)  Warsaw Village Band w/ Bassalyki - Kalinowy Mostek (Wayfaring Tree Bridge)  Danzon El Gato - Twangy Morocco  Kuunatic - Yellow Serpent  Ammar 808 - Ah Yalila (ft. Mariem Bettouhami & Mahmoud Lahbib)  WITCH - Tiponde Madzi  Empanadas Illegales - La Trifulca CANCON Didj​e Doo - Hotel Mosquito  Arc de Soliel - Lumin Rain  Eljuri - Karma  Nusantara Beat - Kalangkang  Afrodream - La Musique De Melange Peppermoth - At Rest CANCON   59:54

Whether you're circling the lot or parking it on the couch, spend an hour of the holidays with the best music in the world. We welcome latecomers with fresh spins to round out 2025 from Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions, more new Balkin Taskim from Bucharest, the Persian Kamauncheh spike fiddle plugged in by Merhnam Rastergari and Altin Gun tease 2026 with a brand new single. Park it here. World Beat Canada Radio!   Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions - Asmali  Merhnam Rastergari - Velveleh  Alex Cuba - Tiempo Para Vivir  CANCON Raj Ramayya - Long Gone Guru  CANCON Balkan Taksim - Mokra Gora  Mery, Mercy Me (The Ecology)  Altin Gun - Neredesin  Antibalas - Oasis  Venezonix - Tamborera (feat. Vielka Prieto)  Mauricio Fleury - Banhado  Bombino - Darfuq  Lance Ferguson - Caveman Boogie   59:58

Housekeeping this hour so the music library is spick and span for the holidays. We've uncovered some hidden gems to debut plus fresh tracks from Bucharest's Balkan Taksim, dub en francais from Luiza & Bleu Soliel, Zanna the voice of Rio's Metro, a gorg duet from Alex Cuba with Cyrille Aimee and the sublime from Peppermoth's latest, Albedo. A clean sweep in 60 minutes. Join us!   Balkan Taksim - Orhideja  Baiuca ft. Antia Ameixeiras - Xoia  Wesli - Maloya Yanvalou CANCON Peppermoth - I'd Like You To Be Here Forever CANCON  Luiza & Bleu Soliel - Soliel Bleu  Zanna - Pe de Vento   Roge - Road To Nowhere Mr. Vegas - Alive (Year 2025)  Alex Cuba w/​ Cyrille Aimee  - All My Nights  CANCON Nusantara Beat - Bunga Mekar Idrissa Soumaoro - Kaleta  Polyrhythmics - Smoke & Mirrors  Elena Baklava - Bajrak  The Salt Collective - Asylum  Cochemea - Omeyocan    59:51

The evolving, ever-changing world of music stands to be counted. We skim off the top of our monthy Top 30 chart, including new spins from Afro-Colombians Nuevos Rios, Haitian-Canadian Wesli and a breath of fresh air from Peppermoth, Andrew McPherson's sublime new album of ambient, Albedo! Dive in! It's what the world is coming to, World Beat Canada Radio.   Yalla Miku - Al Sayf  Manica Kaur - Ra Ma Da Sa (Youth Heart Chakra Dancehall Mix)  Amadou and Mariam - Sonfo (w/Fally Ipupa)  Shima - Maitake  Nuevos Rios - Sumba Ale  Mariachi El Bronx - Forgive Or Forget Antibalas - Oasis  Eljuri - Luz  Afrodream - Jambar  Nusantara Beat - Tamat  Peppermoth - Albedo CANCON Wesli - Afro B  CANCON Babasonicos - Seperate Revelations  Bei Bei - Two Moons    59:53

When November gives you a dark and stormy night at 12 noon, do what Senor Coconut does and give it a merengue beat! That's on deck this hour along with a remix from Galician sound designer, Baiuca, brand new Polyrhythmics, Tunisian rhythms from Didon, Haitian kongo from Wesli and rogue Latin riddims from NYC experimentalists Zemog El Gallo. Your world in music from A to Z this hour from World beat Canada!   Baiuca - PAEQB (Ale Acosta Remix) Polyrhythmics - Life From Below  Wesli - Ayaya  CANCON Didon - Junoon  CANCON Amadou and Mariam - L'amour A La Folie  Afrodream - Ma Mare   Senor Coconut - Riders On The Storm  Gilmar Gomez - Cantador  Adrian Younge - Ainda Preciso do Sol  Chlopcy Kontra Band - Mam Ja Meza  Congotronics International - Super Duper Rescue Allstars Zemog El Gallo - Pavera  Bitter:Sweet- Marvin  Lance Ferguson - Losalmitoslatinfunklovesong    59:38

The Surfrajettes turn up the reverb and drop the puck on The True North's second anthem, Hockey Night In Canada! Plus, new Afro-Colombian from Nuevos Rios, new Brazilian-Caribbean from Iuna Falcao and a Ghanian song of empowerment for girls, "No Orgasm In Heaven". Ponder life's little mysteries with World Beat Canada!   Nuevos Rios - Sumba Ale Nusantara Beat - Kalangkang  Joy Brandt & Bruno Capinan - Laguna  CANCON Alex Cuba - Tiempo Para Vivir  CANCON Antibalas - Solace The Surfrajettes - Hockey Night In Canada CANCON Iuna Falcao - Feminina  Delgres - Mo Jodi  Polyrhythmics - Clydsdale  Lamisi - No Orgasm In Heaven  Sinouj - Hak Dellali (Voodoo Cuts Remix)  Cheikh Lo - Jikko  Ozomatli - Mi Destino  Babu - I Believe Her  Ex Generation - Bandra Hustle    59:46

Happy 25th birthday to the iPod! It inspired this weekly hour of contemporary global music, and it's probably hiding in the back of your junk drawer. You'll want to download this show which is loaded with new spins from distant lands, like Yalla Miku's Eritrean/Swiss post-punk, Venezuelan rhythms updated by Venezonix, more Mariachi El Bronx and a debut from Alex Cuba's Indole! Join us on the air and on the pod.   Yalla Miku - Al Sayf Venezonix - Para Cantarle A San Juan (feat. San Juan USA) Alex Cuba - Para Contarte Este Amor CANCON Tasha T, Mel Dube, Kandice KASH - Show Us The Way CANCON Mariachi El Bronx - Forgive Or Forget Noura Mint Seymali - Ch'tib (Naha) Skeewiff - Man Of Constant Sorrow  Speech, Neneh Cherry - Braided Hair Zuaraz - O Faith  Rebekka Bakken - Mit Hjerte Alltid Vanker  Naked Family - Chihuahau  Syd de Palma - Principe  Kraak & Smaak - Keep On Searching    59:42

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 - Manhaca  Makaperkum - DNB Princesa  Afrotronix - Oda Ye  CANCON Didon - Ballyah CANCON Mehrnam  Rastegari - Kabouki  WITCH - Quenless King  Dubmones - Pet Semetary (Dub Sactuary) Zdob Si Zdub - Bastia Mafia! Talvin Singh - The Beat Goes On  Djekady - Democracy  Sonova - Feels So Right CANCON Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Te Adoro  Ludovico Einaudi, Leo Einaudi - Pathos Remix    59:55

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  JMMR - Vitamin C  Didon - Darna CANCON Bruno Capinan - Meu Preto CANCON Bab L'Bluz - AmmA  Ukandanz - War Pigs  Pachyman - SJU  Sundub Meets Scientist - Jump And Dance  Ex Generation - Aao Naa  Monsieur Doumani - Pissourin   Novalima - Canto Del Agua  RETI - Party People (Going Home)  Pauanne - Pella Perseva Neitsyt  Didje Doo - Chasing Scents    59:55

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.   Tuuletar - Hyvanyon Loitsu  Manica Kaur - Ra Ma Da Sa (Youth Heart Chakra Dancehall Mix)  Cheikh Ibra Fam - Gnou Mbollo  Shima - Eiyaa  Antibalas - Solace  Afrodream - La Musique De Melange  Nusantara Beat - Tamat  Eljuri - Luz  Amadou and Mariam - Sonfo (w/ Fally Ipupa)  Arc De Soliel - Chimera  Mandinga Beat - Mae Me Diaz  Lorien - Feast CANCON Casapalma - Corazon Aleonado  The Surfrajettes - Clam Chowder CANCON   59:53

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 - Boushehri (Bandari)  Tanga - Oye Lo Que Digo CANCON TEKE::TEKE - Setagaya Koya CANCON Afrodream - Ma Belle  Cheikh Lo - Carte d'Identite  Elisapie - Sinnatuum/Dreams (Remix)  CANCON Pachyman - Color Ahora  Afro Celt Sound System - Release ​(Remix​)  Cornershop - The 911 Curry  Sessa - Vale a Pena  Mondo Freaks - I'm A Fool  Temporal Waves - Data Cassette Sunrise CANCON   59:57

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, Mestre Penha - Reis Caninana  Jaffa Road - Wordless Melody (Eccodek remix) CANCON Jesse Cook - One World One Voice  CANCON Manika Kaur - Ra Ma Da Sa (Youth Heart Chakra Dance Hall Mix)  Skeewiff - Miserilou  Alma Afrobeat Ensemble (ft. DJ Farmo) - Siempre Presente  Karnak - Comendo Uva Na Chuva  Da Lata - The Lonely City  Qais Essar & Sonny Singh - Khabaram Raseeda Imshab  Antibalas - La Ceiba  The Persian Leaps - Your Loss  Duende Libre - Ahmadish    59:57

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  Balthvs - Lovin' (Eric Hilton's Trust A Thief Mix)  Cheikh Ibra Fam - Yolele  Didje Doo - An Ka Belebele feat. Abou Diarra  Shima - Maitake  Nustantara Beat - Tamat  Arc de Soliel - Bina Tifa  Amadou and Mariam - Sonfo (w/Fally Ipupa) Noura Mint Seymali - Ch'tib (Nana) Adham Shaikh - Mountains Of Morocco CANCON Afrodream - Ma Belle  Venezonix feat. MPeach - Culebra Magic Sands - Baja Norte    59:59

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 - La Ceiba Afrodream - Ma Mare  TEKE::TEKE - Gotuku Lemon (Sei Remix) CANCON Kelly Bado - Silver Lining CANCON Djekady - Koromanti #1/Primpin  Helado Negro - More  The Hillbenders - Overture ​from Tommy Tracudum - Jacuma (Furmiga Dub Remix)  Carlos Dafe & Adrian Younge - O Baile Funk Vai Rolar  Arc de Soliel - Sunchaser  Lontras - Presaxios  Joana De Diego - Veu Ardent  Salvar Donana - Utopia  TEED - The Echo    59:50

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  Amadou & Mariam - L'amour a la folie  Kiran Ahluwalia - Saat (Seven)  CANCON Sonova - Bond Trader (Klark B3nt Remix) CANCON  Alambic - Vacances Gachees  Roge - Road To Nowhere  Adama Yalomba - Baba  La Cherga - Cooking Dub  XHAE - Bidi Bidi (Boy Next Door)  Sessa - Vale A Pena  Gao Hong & Bajuji Shrivastar - Bluestar Sapphire  The Rachets - The Way Things Are (Glory Bound) Shima - 1807  Magic Sands - Hawai'i Kai    59:46

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 Staifi - Zine Ezzinet  Buckman Coe (feat. Caleb Hart) - Gibberish Dub  CANCON Dystoh - Let Me Be  CANCON Amadou & Mariam - Sonfo(feat. Fally Ipupa)  Sofi Tukker - Veneno (w/ Mari Merenda & Sophia Ardessore)  Arc de Soliel - Sunchaser  Chicha Libre (feat. Son Rompe Pera) - Tequila Matorralman - Tema De Monamu  Fatbabs - Confiance en Toi (feat. Claye)  Didje Doo - Chasing Scents  Mamah Soares - Banho De Abo feat. Otis  Rodina - Good People Youthi & Macca Dread - Jungle Groove    59:52

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 - Mountains Of Morocco CANCON Diogo Ramos & Boogat - Sua Mao Direita  CANCON Making Movies w/ Ruben Blades - No Te Calles  Shima - Eiyaa  Alpha Blondy - Hey Jack  Alsarah & The Nubatones - 3yan T3ban Made Kuti - Free Your Mind  Elena Baklava - Bajrak  Glisz - Moud  Yalla Miku - Asmazate  Phenomenal Handclap Band - Worlds Away  Justin Gray - The River's Edge CANCON   59:52

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 Shoes Damba Kele - Siraba  Eljuri - La Vida  Balthvs - Flesh And Soul  Baba Zula - Arsiz Saagan (Cheeky Magpie) Arc De Soleil - Chimera  Cheikh Ibra Fam - Sali  Didje Doo - An Ka Belebele (feat. Abou Diarra fr. Mali)  Ammar 808 - Ah Yallila (ft. Mariem Bettouhami)  Witch - Kamusale  Justin Gray - Pendulum  CANCON Nusantara Beat - Djanger Sonova - Come Back To Joy CANCON   59:00

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 - Daydreams  CANCON Xoco - Guerra  CANCON Rumbo Tumba - De Pecho Al Fuego  Ireke w/ Agnes Helene & Charly Sanga - Oh Ma Cherie Roge - Road To Nowhere  Afro Celt Sound System - Seed  Afrotronix - Run Away Ta​  CANCON  Bicep - Takkuuk  Delphine - A Deh Pon Dem (Tribute to Rita Marley) Making Movies - Delilah (ft. Ruben Blades)  Vanco - Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi)  Yin Yin - Takahashi Timing    59:55

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 World Beat Canada Radio!   Soweto Gospel Choir X Groove Terminator - Troubled DJ Raff - Solsticio Jaffa Road - Wordless Melody (Eccodek Remix) CANCON Orquesta Akokan - Pan Con Tibiri Melike Sahin - Ortak Thiago Franca & A Espetacular Charanga Do Franca - Toxic Maetar - In The Sun Afro Celt Sound System - Magical Love) Pilgrim Speakeasy - Plan D The Zawose Queens - Maisha The Surfrajettes - Easy As Pie CANCON Chicha Libre - Caminitos De Mi Pueblo Sim Nagai - Exotica Boogie 59:33

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!   Sofia Kourtesis w/ Daphni - Unidos  Vanco - Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi)  Empanadas Illegales - Matador​ CANCON Russell Wallace & Snukwa7(Shnook-wah) - Cedar Hat CANCON Baaba Maal - Yermayo Celebration  Bab & Rolando 808 - Mas Que Nada  CeU - Raiou  Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Stand Well Well  Fatbabs - Confiance et Toi feat. Claye  Cat Empire - Bird In Paradise  Gitkin - The One  Witch - Kamusale  The Scimitars - Port Saiedi    59:57

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 ​(​Sinego Remix) Kobo Town - Karachi Burning  CANCON Sonova - Come Back To Joy  CANCON Grecia Alban - Virgen Y Volcan Brownout - Iron Man  Sorten Muld - Volven  Ben Hokalitz & Koyawa - Alie Sike  Teke::Teke - Garakuta  CANCON Witch - Queenless King  Didje Doo - Hotel Mosquito  Saha Gnawa - Baba Mimoun  Crystal Fighters - Manifest  Empanadas Ilegales - Trifulca ​C​ANCON   59:49

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 (Cheeky Magpie)  Alambic - Vacances Gashees  Ahmed Moneka - Funky Iman CANCON Afrotronix - Oda Ye  CANCON Making Movies - XOPA  Manika Kaur - Siddhartha  Al-Qasar - Kisisel isa (Personal Jesus) Angelique Kidjo (ft. Bue Lab Beats & Ghetto Boy) - Fired Up  Hakuna Patata - Cheza Cheza  Pachyman - Calor Ahora  Kuunatic - Yellow Serpent The Heavy - How You Like Me Now? Cochemea - Ancestro Futuros    59:31

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 - Hooray, I'm Free  CANCON Gordon Grdina's Haram - En Shakawt Al Hawa  CANCON The Zawose Queens - Maisha  Bab L'Bluz - Gnawa Beat  Elisapie - Taimangalimaaq  CANCON Arc de Soleil - Lumin Rain  Tian Qiyi - Songs For Workers  Monica Avila - Obatala E Rei  Cymande -Sweeden  Sai Galaxy - All Day Cool (ft. Oby Onyioha) Manu Chao - Solamente (ft. Santa Fe Khan)  Altin Gun - Hey Nari  Adrian Quesada - Primos (ft. Hermanos Gutierrez)    59:59

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  Balthvs - Flesh And Soul  Siraba - Kongo  Tagua Tagua - Lado a Lado  Furmiga Dub, Filosofino, Presto Do Coco - Mas Voci Nao Veio  Cheikh Ibra Fam - Saii  Didge Doo ft. Abou Diarra - An Ka Belebele Ammar 808 - Ah Yallila (ft. Mariem Bettouhami)  Witch - Tipondi Madzi  Peyoti For President - Palestinian Children  Ancient Future - Spirit Of Nirvana  Los Duendes - Carnito  CANCON Russell Wallace & Skukwa7 - Thunder Beings ​C​ANCON   59:57