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Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
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
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
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
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
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
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
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
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
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
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
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
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
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
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
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