World Music Matters
A podcast by RFI English
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25 Episodes
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Electric Vocuhila: the French quartet with taste, and talent, for African rhythms
Published: 9/18/2020 -
Cult 1984 album 'Sons of Ethiopia' enchants new audiences in 2020
Published: 9/8/2020 -
Ennio Morricone: a tribute to the late maestro
Published: 7/11/2020 -
Hachalu Hundessa: the Oromo singer who helped transform politics in Ethiopia
Published: 7/3/2020 -
'Black Lives Matter', and songs are showing it's a fact
Published: 6/26/2020 -
Ariana Vafadari breathes life into Anahita, Persian goddess of water
Published: 6/19/2020 -
The Eddy: a love letter to jazz in modern, multicultural Paris
Published: 6/12/2020 -
Mugogo!: electronic music from the coast of Kenya
Published: 6/6/2020 -
Touki: how West Africa's kora found kindred spirit in the banjo
Published: 5/31/2020 -
Chadian band Pulo NDJ creates sounds out of its Lomé lockdown
Published: 5/22/2020 -
Djibouti's Groupe RTD make international 'Dancing Devils' album debut
Published: 5/18/2020 -
Sarah McCoy sings, and lives, the blues
Published: 3/17/2020 -
Olgha Nk: a strong voice lamenting the pain of Cameroon's Anglophone crisis
Published: 3/5/2020 -
Seb el Zin: hardcore with a soft centre
Published: 2/29/2020 -
Piers Faccini: the organic farmer of the music world
Published: 2/7/2020 -
The many voices, and opinions, of ALA.NI
Published: 1/24/2020 -
Asa unpicks many faces of love on new album Lucid
Published: 1/17/2020 -
La Mòssa: five women, one voice
Published: 1/10/2020 -
Sona Jobarteh: Changing the tradition of kora playing to ensure its survival
Published: 12/7/2019 -
Emmanuel π Djob: a soul man from Cameroon
Published: 11/29/2019
Paris is a hub for musicians from all over the world. Our weekly show is a forum for sharing that music, and exploring its emotional impact. World Music Matters is hosted by RFI's Alison Hird.