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World Beat Canada Radio May 2 2026

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

 

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World Beat Canada Radio April 25 2025

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

 

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World Beat Canada Radio April 18 2026

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

 

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World Beat Canada Radio April 11 2026

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

 

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World Beat Canada Radio April 4 2026

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

 

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World Beat Canada Radio March 28 2026

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

 

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World Beat Canada Radio March 21 2026

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

 

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World Beat Canada Radio March 14 2026

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

 

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