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

 

59:00

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 

 

59:55

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

59:33

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 

 

59:57

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

 

59:49

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 

 

59:31

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) 

 

59:59

We have a shiny new chart to share, so let's take it out for a spin. Join us for a ride on the global side with bangin' African tracks from The Cavemen, Femi Kuti, Cheikh Ibra Fam, Siraba, Ammar 808 and another debut from Witch! Plus, we sample some potent BC homegrown from Los Duendes and Russell Wallace. This week on World Beat Canada Radio!

 

The Cavemen - Dancing Shoes

Femi Kuti - Shotan 

Balthvs - Flesh And Soul 

Siraba - Kongo 

Tagua Tagua - Lado a Lado 

Furmiga Dub, Filosofino, Presto Do Coco - Mas Voci Nao Veio 

Cheikh Ibra Fam - Saii 

Didge Doo ft. Abou Diarra - An Ka Belebele

Ammar 808 - Ah Yallila (ft. Mariem Bettouhami) 

Witch - Tipondi Madzi 

Peyoti For President - Palestinian Children 

Ancient Future - Spirit Of Nirvana 

Los Duendes - Carnito  CANCON

Russell Wallace & Skukwa7 - Thunder Beings ​C​ANCON

 

59:57

Invigorating from the get go! We start the hour bathed in distortion from Zambia and Morocco. We tap into Retro Salish Futurisms by Russell Wallace & Snukwa7 (Shnook-wah = Friends). Mexican Institute Of Sound introduces his 4 favorite girls, Sonova introduces Frequent Flyer and Ancient Future blaze with Purple Haze. Elbows Up with World Beat Canada. 

 

Witch - Kamusale 

Bab L'Bluz - Mouja

Russell Wallace & Snukwa7 - Ulushen CANCON

Sojii - Izz Gon (Otilor)  CANCON

Fatbabs - End Of War feat. Jah Lil

Bixiga 70 - Mar Virado 

Ancient Future - Purple Haze

Siraba - Damba Kele 

Islandman - Godless Ceremony

Mexican Institute Of Sound - Katia, Tania Paulina y La Kim 

Vimma - Bensa 95

Eric Hilton - L'Ocean 

Glass Beams - Mahal 

Sonova - Feels So Right CANCON

 

59:30

Innovative tunes for interesting times! Following the African diaspora through Kokoroko's sweet side of Afrobeat, Afrotronix from the Eneedi Desert in Chad to Montreal, and Dakar's Cheikh Ibra Fam. Plus, Brazilian from Orbital Ensemble, Elena Baklava takes us to today's Turkmenistan and surfs up in Cordoba, Argentina with Los Freneticos. 

 

 

Didje Doo - Abusadora De Mi Amor 

Kokoroko - Sweetie 

Afrotronix - Oda Ye CANCON

Orbital Ensemble - Espelho Do Sol  CANCON

Peyoti For President - Freedom 

Soweto Gospel Choir X Groove Terminator - Ride Like The Wind 

Ballroom Quartet - There Mina 

MIDIval Pundits - Light 

Cheikh Ibra Fam - Sali 

Elena Baklava - Muradie 

Amalia Meets The Dimensions - In My Bed CANCON

Los Freneticos - Viaje a lo Inesperado 

Afterz/Haroldo Bontempo - Ate Que E Gosto De Voce

David Starfire - Tuvan Voyage 

 

59:59