World Music Matters
A podcast by RFI English
25 Episodes
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Electric Vocuhila: the French quartet with taste, and talent, for African rhythms
Published: 18/09/2020 -
Cult 1984 album 'Sons of Ethiopia' enchants new audiences in 2020
Published: 08/09/2020 -
Ennio Morricone: a tribute to the late maestro
Published: 11/07/2020 -
Hachalu Hundessa: the Oromo singer who helped transform politics in Ethiopia
Published: 03/07/2020 -
'Black Lives Matter', and songs are showing it's a fact
Published: 26/06/2020 -
Ariana Vafadari breathes life into Anahita, Persian goddess of water
Published: 19/06/2020 -
The Eddy: a love letter to jazz in modern, multicultural Paris
Published: 12/06/2020 -
Mugogo!: electronic music from the coast of Kenya
Published: 06/06/2020 -
Touki: how West Africa's kora found kindred spirit in the banjo
Published: 31/05/2020 -
Chadian band Pulo NDJ creates sounds out of its Lomé lockdown
Published: 22/05/2020 -
Djibouti's Groupe RTD make international 'Dancing Devils' album debut
Published: 18/05/2020 -
Sarah McCoy sings, and lives, the blues
Published: 17/03/2020 -
Olgha Nk: a strong voice lamenting the pain of Cameroon's Anglophone crisis
Published: 05/03/2020 -
Seb el Zin: hardcore with a soft centre
Published: 29/02/2020 -
Piers Faccini: the organic farmer of the music world
Published: 07/02/2020 -
The many voices, and opinions, of ALA.NI
Published: 24/01/2020 -
Asa unpicks many faces of love on new album Lucid
Published: 17/01/2020 -
La Mòssa: five women, one voice
Published: 10/01/2020 -
Sona Jobarteh: Changing the tradition of kora playing to ensure its survival
Published: 07/12/2019 -
Emmanuel π Djob: a soul man from Cameroon
Published: 29/11/2019
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.