Lost in Latin Music #02

Weird times call for weird sounds and that is exactly how Jean Trouillet kicks off his 377th Globalwize radio show for Weltbeat / Radio X, with a "Refrakto" performance by Danish sample champs Den Sorte Skole. But troubled times equally call for more reconciliatory pieces the likes of prolific Algerian artist Sidi Bemol, who combines Berber and Celtic styles with alternative productions. Moving on to the spring spirit of Mino Cinelu (France) & Nils Petter [...]

September 2020 is officially in the books and with that we take a moment to look back at the tracks that wowed us during the past months. Selecting from old and new, our latest Spotify playlist features a wide array of extraordinary sounds and talent from around the globe. That being said, this one was kind of challenging, especially when it came to bringing these 20 tracks into a coherent order, but we think this'll work. 

Our latest audio narrative comprises [...]

"Everything is getting from 'Bad to Worse'," sings Burning Spear and it may seem obvious why host Jean Trouillet picked this tune to kick off his 376th Globalwize radio show for Frankfurt's Radio X / Weltbeat. He himself attributes it to the people of Belarus and their ongoing fight for justice. Up next is Lebanese 'grand dame' Fairuz with her anthem to "Le Beirut", followed by a more upbeat contribution by Mashrou' Leila. A promising opening to another [...]

"Augustus Gloop, Augustus Gloop, the great big GREEDY nincompoop," sing the Oompa Loompas in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and we will leave it at that. It does however sum up how we felt, trying to find more and more extraordinary tracks to fill our Spotify playlist for the month of August. The search was unrelenting, but we feel confident about the picks we made.

Our "Greedy for August" selection kicks off  with Don [...]

Daddy Discipline's "Dread At The Controls" tribute show to the inimitable Mikey Dread caused quite a stir on our airwaves, when we uploaded it to our Mixcloud channel back in July. Now, he returns to Greedio with another "Riddim Culture" special from the Radio X archives, this time launching a full-out Jamaican revival, entitled "Forward Ever Backward Never". "Fying in the face of playlisted musical mediocrity, Daddy Discipline brings you the Jamaican revival [...]

For the latest two-hour episode of his long-standing and far-reaching deep listening experience, host Jean Trouillet invites listeners to dive into an ocean of global sounds. His Globalwize show #375 embarks on a soothing selection of contemporary electronic and neo-classical music, passing through new material by Malian artist Oumou Sangaré and a 2007-released Malian crossover project by Dee Dee Bridgewater, then lounging out to the Bahama Soul Club and [...]

Ever marvel at the diversity of what is broadly described as 'Latin music'? We happily welcome German music journalist DJ Hans to our Greedio Mixcloud channel with the very first episode of "Lost in Latin Music". The show ties into his "Latin Music News" column for the Latin-Mag webzine on Latin American music, through which Hans regularly shares his many musical findings from the Latin world with readers in Germany. Luckily for us, "Lost in Latin Music #1" [...]

Tracks upon tracks upon tracks...we have now officially entered the month of August and so it is yet again time for us to take a musical look back at July and pick our favourite tracks of the month for your listening pleasure. Our selection this time kicks off in South Africa with the haunting voice of Johannesburg-based artist Bongeziwe Mabandla, moving on to the 1972-released and recently reissued UK Latin jazz holy grail by percussionist Robin Jones, then on [...]

Here we go again, on another deep and eclectic listening journey through time and space, transcending borders and genres with your host, Jean Trouillet for Radio X / Weltbeat. Globalwize Radioshow episode #374 is now up exclusively on our Greedio Mixcloud channel, featuring a wide-ranging, two-hour selection of tunes from around the globe. Tune in and tune out to music by One World One Voice, Amparo Sanchez, Mano Negra, Ssewa Ssewa, Bongeziwe Mandabla, Bab [...]

A few weeks back, Frankfurt's very own Stefan Hantel – better known as Shantel – dropped his long-overdue musical tribute to the city of Istanbul, a city that welcomed him with open arms in the early 2000s and that he himself has embraced as a home away from home. It was there that Shantel crossed paths with local wedding and party band Cümbüş Cemaat. Celebrated on Istanbul's underground circuit and with some 500 songs to their repertoire, curiously [...]

As movement has become somewhat of a rare commodity these days, and though it may sound cliché, music is means for us to travel in a protected yet boundless environment. Allowing us to recalibrate our senses and shift our perception to spheres less traveled, Globalwize radio show host Jean Trouillet present episode number 373 of his far-reaching deep listening experience for Frankfurt's community Radio X. Inviting his listeners to join his intergalactic [...]

If you're a fan of the offbeat, you will no doubt be aware of the immeasurable impact one Mikey Dread had on Jamaican soundsystem culture, dub and roots reggae music. The late singer, studio engineer and broadcaster Michael Campbell, better known as Mikey Dread, was one of the genre's pioneering innovators and most influential performers who paved the way for reggae music in the late '70s with the island's first exclusively reggae radio show on JBC. 

"After [...]