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World Beat Canada Radio September 6 2025

Buckle up, buttercup! We take the road less travelled this hour with stops in Eretria, Turkmenistan, Japan and Finland. Plus, new music from BC sound designer Adham Shaikh, a debut from Making Movies, and more Dolby Atmos from Jordan Gray. It's the twists and turns that make this ride on the global side. World Beat Canada Radio!

 

Tuuletar - Hyvanyon Loitsu

Da Lata - Arena 

Adham Shaikh - Mountains Of Morocco CANCON

Diogo Ramos & Boogat - Sua Mao Direita  CANCON

Making Movies w/ Ruben Blades - No Te Calles 

Shima - Eiyaa 

Alpha Blondy - Hey Jack 

Alsarah & The Nubatones - 3yan T3ban

Made Kuti - Free Your Mind 

Elena Baklava - Bajrak 

Glisz - Moud 

Yalla Miku - Asmazate 

Phenomenal Handclap Band - Worlds Away 

Justin Gray - The River's Edge CANCON

 

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World Beat Canada Radio August 30 2025

Pickin' and grinnin' as we present the Top 10 tracks from our monthly World Beat chart! Count them down with us and then find some headphones, or stick your ears between the speakers for an immersive example of Dolby Atmos 360 degree sound from Canadian Justin Gray, and we Come Back To Joy with ear candy on the way out from Sonova. Keeping time with the beat of the world!

 

The Cavemen - Dancing Shoes

Damba Kele - Siraba 

Eljuri - La Vida 

Balthvs - Flesh And Soul 

Baba Zula - Arsiz Saagan (Cheeky Magpie)

Arc De Soleil - Chimera 

Cheikh Ibra Fam - Sali 

Didje Doo - An Ka Belebele (feat. Abou Diarra fr. Mali) 

Ammar 808 - Ah Yallila (ft. Mariem Bettouhami) 

Witch - Kamusale 

Justin Gray - Pendulum  CANCON

Nusantara Beat - Djanger

Sonova - Come Back To Joy CANCON

 

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World Beat Canada Radio August 23 2025

Shima balances Japanese tradition and futurism in the tale of a magic mushroom and ... we're tripping through the next hour, with Karma from Eljuri, on the Road To Nowhere in a Talking Heads tribute, challenging the Arctic with Bicep and a ditty about Delilah by Making Movies (Aug.24 @ The Rickshaw). Get your global on!

 

Shima - Maitake

Eljuri - Karma  3:45 (Asi Es El Mundo)

Orbital Ensemble - Daydreams  CANCON

Xoco - Guerra  CANCON

Rumbo Tumba - De Pecho Al Fuego 

Ireke w/ Agnes Helene & Charly Sanga - Oh Ma Cherie

Roge - Road To Nowhere 

Afro Celt Sound System - Seed 

Afrotronix - Run Away Ta​  CANCON 

Bicep - Takkuuk 

Delphine - A Deh Pon Dem (Tribute to Rita Marley)

Making Movies - Delilah (ft. Ruben Blades) 

Vanco - Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi) 

Yin Yin - Takahashi Timing 

 

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World Beat Canada August 16 2025

What do Alan Lomax, Moby, Soweto Gospel Choir and Groove Terminator all have in common? You'll want to hear our first stirring spin! And, stick around for Jaffa Road's Wordless Melody (the Eccodek remix), another pre-release from Afro Celt's Ova, summer surf sounds from the Surfrajettes and Brasil's brassy Carnaval band Charanga parade Britney's Toxic. Keeping time with the beat of the world, it's World Beat Canada Radio!

 

Soweto Gospel Choir X Groove Terminator - Troubled
DJ Raff - Solsticio
Jaffa Road - Wordless Melody (Eccodek Remix) CANCON
Orquesta Akokan - Pan Con Tibiri
Melike Sahin - Ortak
Thiago Franca & A Espetacular Charanga Do Franca - Toxic
Maetar - In The Sun
Afro Celt Sound System - Magical Love)
Pilgrim Speakeasy - Plan D
The Zawose Queens - Maisha
The Surfrajettes - Easy As Pie CANCON
Chicha Libre - Caminitos De Mi Pueblo
Sim Nagai - Exotica Boogie

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World Beat Canada Radio August 9 2025

A celebration of culture, global or otherwise. This hour we tap into Coast Salish culture, queer culture, surf culture but mainly, diversity of culture. New spins for Peruvian DJ/producer Sofia Kourtesis, Arabic vibes from Joburg, South Africa, West Coast Latin psych, pioneering Afrobeat and Sergio Mendez in a melodic way. There's a spot in our world for you. Join the parade on World Beat Canada!

 

Sofia Kourtesis w/ Daphni - Unidos 

Vanco - Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi) 

Empanadas Illegales - Matador​ CANCON

Russell Wallace & Snukwa7(Shnook-wah) - Cedar Hat CANCON

Baaba Maal - Yermayo Celebration 

Bab & Rolando 808 - Mas Que Nada 

CeU - Raiou 

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Stand Well Well 

Fatbabs - Confiance et Toi feat. Claye 

Cat Empire - Bird In Paradise 

Gitkin - The One 

Witch - Kamusale 

The Scimitars - Port Saiedi 

 

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World Beat Canada Radio August 2 2025

Groovy global gives summer vibes this hour: reflections on modern life from Brazil w/ Pedro Bienemann and Curumin, Columbia's Balthvs remixed, to your health from Saha Gnawa, nordictronics from Sorten Muld, tribal rhythms from Papua, New Guinea and a heavy tribute to Ozzy from Brownout. Catch the next wave with World Beat Canada!

 

Pedro Bienemann (ft. Curumin) - Um Sinal 

Balthvs - Mood Swing ​(​Sinego Remix)

Kobo Town - Karachi Burning  CANCON

Sonova - Come Back To Joy  CANCON

Grecia Alban - Virgen Y Volcan

Brownout - Iron Man 

Sorten Muld - Volven 

Ben Hokalitz & Koyawa - Alie Sike 

Teke::Teke - Garakuta  CANCON

Witch - Queenless King 

Didje Doo - Hotel Mosquito 

Saha Gnawa - Baba Mimoun 

Crystal Fighters - Manifest 

Empanadas Ilegales - Trifulca ​C​ANCON

 

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World Beat Canada Radio July 26 2025

This year's hottest trend in global is Anatolian Psych. BaBa Zula have been doing it for 30 years. New music from them this hour + new Canadians Ahmed Moneka and Afrotronix emigrate w/ cool sounds in tow. Making Movies  take The Rickshaw stage in August 24th. We have the title of their latest rock en espanol! Like SPF for your sensitive ears, World Beat Canada Radio!

 

BaBa Zula - Arsiz Saksagan (Cheeky Magpie) 

Alambic - Vacances Gashees 

Ahmed Moneka - Funky Iman CANCON

Afrotronix - Oda Ye  CANCON

Making Movies - XOPA 

Manika Kaur - Siddhartha 

Al-Qasar - Kisisel isa (Personal Jesus)

Angelique Kidjo (ft. Bue Lab Beats & Ghetto Boy) - Fired Up 

Hakuna Patata - Cheza Cheza 

Pachyman - Calor Ahora 

Kuunatic - Yellow Serpent

The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?

Cochemea - Ancestro Futuros 

 

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World Beat Canada Radio July 19 2025

This week we're all over the Vancouver Folk Music Festival at World Beat Canada Radio! Spotlighting main stage performers Zawose Queens, Haram and Bab l'Bluz with a touch of the familiar from Elisapie. And, we introduce future-forward South Asian vibes from Anvaya, Tian Qiyi, and new singles from Eljuri and Manu Chao! Enjoy the best, beachside.

 

Anvaya - Laal Chunariya 

Eljuri - Karma 

Sonova - Hooray, I'm Free  CANCON

Gordon Grdina's Haram - En Shakawt Al Hawa  CANCON

The Zawose Queens - Maisha 

Bab L'Bluz - Gnawa Beat 

Elisapie - Taimangalimaaq  CANCON

Arc de Soleil - Lumin Rain 

Tian Qiyi - Songs For Workers 

Monica Avila - Obatala E Rei 

Cymande -Sweeden 

Sai Galaxy - All Day Cool (ft. Oby Onyioha)

Manu Chao - Solamente (ft. Santa Fe Khan) 

Altin Gun - Hey Nari 

Adrian Quesada - Primos (ft. Hermanos Gutierrez) 

 

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