Welcome to March and another 20-track selection of our favourite musical discoveries from around the world and the past month.
Our "Greedio X February '22" selection opens with a beautiful reissue on Strut Records, "bringing together the timeless ghazals and poetry of Afghan singer Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Fitrat, aka Nashenas", put together by Chris Menist and the late Mads Nimann Jensen (RIP). We then travel half way around the globe to Melbourne, where Australian [...]
We've said it before and we'll gladly say it again: You can always count on Weltbeat selector and host Jean Trouillet's selections to widen your musical horizon and point you to an artist or a group that you had no clue was out there. Ever since 1987, Jean has been airing his far-reaching and eclectic Globalwize format on Frankfurt's community Radio X and for over two decades has made it a habit to revisit his favourite, most significant releases of the year in [...]
Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovers around the world! The sun is out in Berlin today and spirits are high as we share a brand-new instalment of Weltbeat host and selector Jean Trouillet's far-reaching Globalwize format. Originally aired on Frankfurt's community Radio X, the full show is now available exclusively in our Greedio Mixcloud channel.
"Globalwize #401" brings us a fresh selection of tunes from the global circuit and kicks off with Jean Rondeau, [...]
One month into 2022 and it could be worse. Okay, the weather in Berlin is dreary as is wearing a mask to do anything beyond the threshold of your own humble abode, but hey, there's always the world wide web and the abundance of musical retreats to fill the vacuum. That being said, here comes our latest Greedio selection of 20 extraordinary releases and discoveries from around the globe and the past month.
Our "Greedio X January '22" selection features the lead [...]
Originally aired on Frankfurt community Radio X in the late 90s - early 00s, Daddy Discipline's "Riddim Culture" show enjoys a cult status among those in the know. Back in 2020, when we launched our #Greedio audio component, we returned to the vaults to retrieve some of these shows and, having received Daddy Discipline's blessing, decided to upload selected episodes to our Mixcloud channel, a sonic archive of sorts, for the elders to revisit and the youth to [...]
Weltbeat's Jean Trouillet has been airing his far-reaching regular Globalwize format on Frankfurt community radio X since 1987 and most recently hosted his 400th show! In December of each year, he takes a look back at the most significant and favourite releases in his book and has begun compiling best-of Spotify playlists to archive these annual selections via Greedio. Today, we travel back in time to see what was hot back in 2001.
Please join us in congratulating Weltbeat host and selector Jean Trouillet on his 400th Globalwize show! That is an absolutely amazing feat and we look forward to many more far-reaching listening journeys in the years to come. Before we get ahead of ourselves, however, let's take a closer look at what episode number 400 has in store for us, shall we?
To start the show we hear five tracks from German multi-instrumentalist Christoph "Stofferl" Well's star-studded [...]
Hello world! We awake from our self-induced slumber to take one last look back at the year past or rather the month past and give you more listening inspiration. As usual, it's that time of the month where we share our favourite musical discoveries of the previous month with you. We've readied another 20-track Spotify playlist for you in our Greedio channel, as we revisit our top picks of December '21.
Our "Greedio X December '21" playlist starts off on an [...]
The countdown to 2022 is definitely underway and the spirits at Greedy headquarters are running high. As we ready ourselves for a smooth transition into 2022, we make time for another tradition, being Weltbeat host and selector Jean Trouillet's annual selection of his favourite albums of the past year, as previously aired in his far-reaching monthly Globalwize format on Frankfurt's Radio X and now streaming in our Greedio Mixcloud channel. Roughly two weeks [...]
As the year draws to a close, we take a moment to reflect on the past months and, in this case, revel in the abundance of extraordinary music released. As for Weltbeat selector and host Jean Trouillet, he returned to the studio to record a new episode of his far-reaching Globalwize format, originally aired on Frankfurt's Radio X and now available exclusively in our Greedio Mixcloud channel. For show #398, Trouillet takes a look back at his personal favourite [...]
Welcome to December! And with that we look back once more, as we bring you our latest selection of extraordinary tracks from the past month. Our brand new "Greedio X November '21" Spotify playlist spans the globe and presents 20 musical discoveries, both old and new, made in the past weeks with the hope of entertaining, inspiring or simply introducing our listeners to what we consider 'best music'.
Our current selection is inspired by the increasing global [...]
Oh boy, oh boy, have we been busy! With Germany currently nearing another lockdown situation, we were lucky enough to stage and witness three wonderful live shows by the Jewish Monkeys here earlier this month and are grateful that everything went smoothly. So now it is back to providing you with new music via our digital Greedio outlet and who better to do this than our very own Weltbeat selector and host, Jean Trouillet, who just uploaded the latest two-hour [...]