I play many different genres of music from all over the world and throughout the history of recorded music. You will hear a lot of a cappella and polyphonic vocals and a fair amount of polyrhythmic percussion.
From raw tribal field recordings to polished marabi pop and jazz, mbqanga funk, and the sublime isacathamia of Ladysmith Black Mambo, there is a lot to discover in South African music
A celebration of music from far flung islands, concentrating on Papua New Guinea
From delicate valiha tunes to wild accordion jams, to operatic Kalon’ny fahiny, to modern tsapiky and salegy, there is an amazing variety of Malagasy music
From spare, haunting Tuareg vocals and guitar from the north to sophisticated contemporary productions from Bamako, there is a wealth of great music to be found in Mali
Exciting contemporary takes on traditional Polish music
Recent discoveries and continuing passions
Listen to the delightful sounds of Colombia: currulao, bullerenge, joropo, vallenato, champeta, and cumbia, among others
Exploring the development and spread of Congolese rumba from the early 1970's up too relatively recently
Tracing the development of early Congolese rumba music
Relatively recent recordings of great multicultural groups pushing or crossing the boundaries.
