A World In London 208 - Global music marches ahead! Fri, 2017-02-03 17:30

Global music marches ahead on A World In London! Fresh releases from Senegal, Spain, and Egypt previewed by DJ Ritu, Norman Druker, Sophie Darling, and Maisie Fitzmaurice. Plus, Oxford Maqam vocalist Yara Salahiddeen introduces the group’s much anticipated debut album – ‘Wax Cylinder Recordings’ – before their CD launch at Kings Place on Friday Feb 3^rd! Click here!:

ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY

Hossam Ramzy Sabla Tolo IV Egypt/UK

Baro Drom Orkestar Sirba Isvoara Italy

Sahar Mansourzadeh Avaz E Afshari Iran

Baluji Shrivastav Nartaki India/UK

Adesh Sundaresan Kambhoji Ragam UK/India

Nguyen Le + Ngo Hong Quang Five Senses Vietnam

Srdjan Beronja 7/8 Oud & Tarabuk Time Serbia

Orchestra Baobab Foulo Senegal

Susana Raya La Vida Contigo Spain

Juwon Ogungbe My Love UK/Nigeria

Joji Hirota Suisei Japan

Oxford Maqam Tahmeela In Saba UK/Egypt

Al Aqqad Takht Pesrev Morabba’ Bayyati

Oxford Maqam Hatgan Ya Ret Yakhwa (Live at the BBC 2015) UK/ Eqypt

AWIL Goin’ Global Gigs Guide: Feb 2 Kalia Lyraki @ SOAS Brunei Gallery, Feb 3 Oxford Maqam @ Kings Place, Feb 3 Ailm @ Most Art Centre, Feb 4 Club Kali @ Grand Union, Feb 8 Stefanos Tsourelis Trio @ Bulls Head Barnes, Feb 8 Raka @ Most Art Centre, Feb 12 Derek Gripper @ Rich Mix, Feb 14 Katrin Finch & Seckou Keita @ Cecil Sharp House, Feb 16 Namlo, iYatra Quartet, Ailm, Joji Hirota & The London Taiko Drummers @ Club Inegales for A World in London Resonance FM Fundraiser, Feb 23 Goran Bregovic @ Hammersmith Apollo, Feb 24 Ali Azimi @ Under The Bridge, Feb 25 Baluji Shrivastav @ Rich Mix, Feb 25 Kuch Kuch Bollywood Nights @ Alice Bar, Feb 26 Vocal-Global @ Vortex, Feb 26 + 27 Idan Raichel @ 229 Club, Mar 1 Althea SullyCole @ The Star By Hackney Downs, Mar 2 Namlo, Kadialy Kouyate @ Rich Mix, Mar 8 Yaaba Funk @ Jazz Cafe, Mar 13 Robert Fonseca @ Barbican, Mar 17 She’Koyokh @ Kings Place …more at www.djritu.com

1/2/17 AWIL 208 #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playlists/a-world-in-london/

A World In London – in its TENTH year! Live on Wednesdays, 4pm, from SOAS Radio: mixlr.com/soasradio and AWIL/CC at Resonance 104.4fm at 6.30pm, repeat Monday 8am, online, DAB & on Resonance Extra 5pm Wednesdays. Join us on Twitter @aworldinlondon This week Savita Sundaresan at Resonance! Next week Vocal-Global at Resonance and the Koral Society at SOAS Radio.

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