Sunday 19th October 2025
Garry filling in this week. Like 4ZZZ, Turkish singer Sezen Aksu is celerating her 50th anniversary since her debt, and we are featuring her new album Paşa Gönül Şarkıları (Pasha Heart Songs). There is new music from three different Bosnian groups - Divanhana, Mostar Sevdeh Reunion and Dubioza Kolektiv. You'll be hearing a song from Amadou & Mariam's forthcoming album L'Amour a la Folie, along with Alaa Zoutien, a Moroccan oud player fusing flamenco and North African influences and Brazilian singer Nina Maia. Bea Asurmendi provides a rare glimpse into music from the Basque country, plus there are new singles from Vesna (Czechia), Beni Ninagawa (Japan) and Otyken (Siberia), along with more from recent releases Rick has been playing.
Garry filling in this week. Like 4ZZZ, Turkish singer Sezen Aksu is celerating her 50th anniversary since her debt, and we are featuring her new album Paşa Gönül Şarkıları (Pasha Heart Songs). There is new music from three different Bosnian groups - Divanhana, Mostar Sevdeh Reunion and Dubioza Kolektiv. You'll be hearing a song from Amadou & Mariam's forthcoming album L'Amour a la Folie, along with Alaa Zoutien, a Moroccan oud player fusing flamenco and North African influences and Brazilian singer Nina Maia. Bea Asurmendi provides a rare glimpse into music from the Basque country, plus there are new singles from Vesna (Czechia), Beni Ninagawa (Japan) and Otyken (Siberia), along with more from recent releases Rick has been playing.
New single
Recorded in 1981 in the U.S. but only release in Nigeria at the time, the album Got To Be Me has now been released worldwide through Bandcamp.
Ganavya Doraiswamy, California-based artist melds spiritual jazz and south Asian classical music with ambient textures
Farhan Khan, known professionally as Flash Sitar, is a Pakistani-born sitarist and producer whose music bridges South Asian classical traditions with electronic and global grooves.
Instrumental band from Indonesia consisting of Rayi, Wahyudi and Rori. Their sound weaves traditional Indonesian genres such as keroncong and dangdut with western and world music influences, such as middle-eastern-grooves and afro funk.
Young group from Finland
Dutch singer of Turkish-Kurdish descent
From the forthcoming album released 24 October, recorded before Amadou Bagayoko's death in April this year
Performing for BEMAC at the Queensland Multicultural Centre on Friday 24 October at 7.30pm
Brazilian singer
New single
New single for the shamisen player from Wagakki Band
Tian Qiyi are John and Charlie Wardle, the sons of Jah Wobble
Croatian DJ remixes the Bosnian sevdah group
New single