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For those about to rock, we salute you! Global plugs in this hour with some new tropical rock from Toronto by Blumarelo, distortion meets ritualism in Senegal by Ndox Electrique, and The Lost  Fingers do a Django Reinhardt-inspired tribute to Rush. We look back at the singular voice of the late Sinead O'Connor and the sublime vocal artistry of Corsica's Giramondu. Plus new spins for C'mon Tigre, El Buho and Sinego, this week on World Beat Canada Radio!

If you enjoyed our Album/Single Cover Of The Week, stay tuned for the debut of the track. Plus, Acid Arab gets even phatter with the R3HAB remix of Habaytak. C'ammafunk from Salerno, Italy summon the Thunder, Eccodek gets the King Infinity remix for Second Bird Calling. Throw in some genuine sitar funk from Alpacas Collective and experimental gut-bucket blues from Korea's NuMori and you have a great global mix from World Beat Canada!

Globetrotting on a wave of new music. Lenhart Tapes debut a retooling of lost Serbian folk, then to Venezuela for new tropi-pop from Mito & Comade. On to France for a Bhangra Wedding with Ollie Goes To Bollywood, Ritmo Machine turn up and turn on the Psychedelic and Vancity's Los Duendes introduce their new album with an alien desert dweller named Elf-man! The best in and out of this world from World Beat Canada Radio!

Follow your ears to the outer limits of global expression! Ritualistic voices welded with alt rock discord by Ndox Electrique. Kiran Ahluwalia sets the scene for her progressive new Punjabi single Dil, Monophonics use bouzouki to reimagine California Dreamin' and we introduce emerging Canadian soul artist Doris Cellar. Some of the best beats come from Canada. Hear them now on World Beat Canada Radio.

An oddball collection of global grooves including debuts from London Afrobeat Collective, Mandela Mecha, tabla maestro Ritesh Das, musical alchemy from Eccodek with The Simplest Thing, Thievery Corp's Eric Hilton, Greco rock from Vancity's Yannis Fyssas, wonky Morricone inspiration from Collignon, classic Stax sounds from The Sextones and more Afrofunk from Bixiga 70!

Defending a woman's right to self-expression, a collective from around Africa and debut from Les Amazones d'Afrique. Also, a female duo in a complex relationship with Cuba, Okan present Okantomi. New west coast world beat from Khanvict X Raginder and Los Duendes' 1st single, Elf-Man. Plus, Swedish psych-rock and exotica for modern living care of Mr. Ho. It's a ride on the global side with World Beat Canada!

Scaring up plenty of debuts, many from Canadian world beaters! Ritesh Das, the driving force behind the Toronto Tabla Ensemble with his first solo project, Los Duendes approach the release of Me Recuerdas, Eccodek pulls the pin on Mistake Of The Ear and Toronto Capoiera Mestre and musician Xoco blends rock guitar and Brazilian pop on Constanca. It's a big world of music and some of the best comes from Canada!

New South American sounds abound this episode with debuts from Afro-Peruvians Novalima and a dancefloor bolero from Colombia's Sinego. DK Phone finds tragic inspiration in the former salve island of Goree in a mesmerizing slice of Afro-futurism from Senegal.  And, Psych breaks from Brother Lee look ahead to the Winter Sky. Give us a try, World Beat Canada Radio!

Nohe & Sus Santos - Come As You Are

Music: the universal salve for our stressed out world. This hour, Madrid's Demetrio forge an uneasy synergy between rock, speed metal and symphonic. NYP Records release the new comp Global Afrobeat Movement 4, Khiyo salutes Bangladesh from the London underground and Opium Moon offers a prayer for the women of Iran, Woman Life Freedom.

A sip of kava and we're off on an intoxicating trek around the planet with new spins from Maiiah & Angels Of Libra, Thievery Corp's Eric Hilton with chanteuse Natalia Claviar and another take on Eccodek's Second Bird Calling getting the remix treatment from King Infinity. Tripping on a global groove it's World Beat Canada Radio!