Make Me An Island

Make Me An Island

By Donal DineenSociety & CulturePlaces & Travel
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Make Me An Island episodes

  • The Unbreakable Faith of Hailu Mergia

    Along with a blast of new and homegrown talents, episode five charts the extraordinary musical journey of Ethiopian keyboard player Hailu Mergia, from the golden age of Ethio jazz in Addis Ababa to several fallow years driving a cab in Washington and onto his rediscovery and glorious return in 2013...

    1 hr 3 min
  • Desert Flowers from Mammane Sani

    From his isolation pod in Mountjoy Square West in Dublin, Dónal Dineen presents an illustrated guide to the musical universe.

    Episode four examines the legacy of electronic music pioneer Mammane Sani, and unearths a modern classic from the All-City Records vaults, in the shape of Bitflower BB...

    1 hr
  • The Remarkable Story of Abner Jay

    From his isolation pod in Mountjoy Square West in Dublin, Dónal Dineen presents an illustrated guide to the musical universe.

    Episode three showcases the new folk sound of Ireland and pays tribute to the singular genius of Abner Jay...

    1 hr 5 min
  • The Indestructible Beat of Soweto

    From his isolation pod in Mountjoy Square West in Dublin, Dónal Dineen presents an illustrated guide to the musical universe.

    This second episode stays in South Africa, from the indestructible beat of Soweto to the sound of the resistance...

    1 hr 1 min
  • From Township Jazz to Accordion Jive

    From his home in Mountjoy Square West in Dublin, Dónal Dineen presents an illustrated guide to the musical universe.

    This first episode takes us to South Africa, from Township Jazz to Accordion Jive...

    1 hr 5 min

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Country by country, from one energy explosion to the next, Dónal Dineen presents an illustrated guide to the musical universe. No stone unturned. All the colours, every mood.