Monday, July 5 It’s an Independence Days Special this time in the Global Village as we mark July 5 holidays celebrated in three countries – Cape Verde, Venezuela, and Algeria. We’ll hear music from all three nations – rising stars of Cape Verde, traditional and guitar music of Venezuela, and the modern rai and nuba nova of Algeria. Artists featured include Elida Almeida, Cesária Évora, John Williams, Un Solo Pueblo, Maurice el Medioni, and new releases from Democratoz, and Benani, Haddab & Speed Caravan. Tuesday, July 6 Global Village heads to Cape Verde for music from legendary singer Ces ..read more

Takana Zion – Human Supremacy (South Beats Music) Teaspoon & the Waves – Teaspoon & the Waves (Mr. Bongo Ojoyo – Plays Safrojazz (Sunnyside) Dobet Gnahore – Couleur (Cumbancha) Big Chief Monk Boudreaux – Bloodstains and Teardrops (Whiskey Bayou) Emedin Rivera – Tropical Turbulence (Turbulence) Joao Selva – Navegar (Underdog) L’Alba – A’Principiu (Buda Musique) Christine Salem – Mersi (Blue Fanal) Caamani & Ameixeiras – Aire! (Microscopi ..read more

Monday, July 28 The final Monday of every month, it’s Global Village at the Savannah Music Festival, a monthly concert series showcasing top world music artists and groups who have appeared at the prestigious annual event that takes place each spring in Savannah, Georgia. This time, in conjunction with the June Caribbean Heritage Month Feature, it’s Canadian-Cuban singer, composer, and percussionist Adonis Puentes & the Voice of Cuba Orchestra. Born and raised in Cuba where he began playing at the age of six and soaking up the rich traditional forms of Cuban music, Puentes has matured into ..read more

Monday, June 21 In conjunction with the June Caribbean Heritage Month feature, Global Village marks the birthday of Jamaican producer, dub pioneer and melodica and keyboard player Augustus Pablo. We’ll also hear the latest from Corsica’s L’Alba, the South Pasifika Sound Project, Guinean reggae artist Takana Zion, the Swedish-Senegalese Wau Wau Collectif, and reggae-based Italian producer Lee Fry Music. Tuesday, June 22 Global Village marks birthdays of Brazilian musician and producer Deodato, Cuban guitarist Eliades Ochoa, and Latin percussionist Ray Mantilla, and also continues the June Carib ..read more

Monday, June 14 Global Village remembers one of the great voices of African music, Papa Wemba, on his birthday. The show features music from Zaiko Langa Langa, a popular group he cofounded and where he first rose to stardom; his acclaimed Viva La Musica lineup; in appearances as a special guest with Manu Dibango and with the Big Blue Ball project from RealWorld; and in covers of his songs from Africando and Juan Luis Guerra. Tuesday, June 15 Global Village celebrates Caribbean American Heritage Month and popular pianist Erroll Garner’s centennial birthday with selections from the Latin side of ..read more

Monday, June 7 It’s Union Dissolution Day in Norway, the date when the country ended a nearly century-long political union with Sweden. Global Village marks the occasion with a program devoted to music from Norway (though a number of bands include musicians and influences from Sweden, as cultural connections remain strong between the two countries). The show features new music from the early music group Trio Mediaeval with Arve Henriksen, the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, Griselda Sanderson (on Norwegian Hardanger fiddle) with Ricardo de Noronha, and the folk group Sver. Other Norwegian artists featur ..read more

Balaphonics – Spicy Boom Boom (Vlad) Antonis Antoniou – Kkismettin (Ajabu!) Raul Gutierrez & His Cuban Big Band – Prado…Vive! (Cugate) South Pasifika Sound Project – Across the Pacific (Heaven) L’Alba – A’Principiu (Buda Musique) Christine Salem – Mersi (Blue Fanal) Stefano Saletti & Banda Ikona – Mediterraneo Ostinato (Finis Terre) Kady Diarra – Burkina Hakili (Adami) David Walters – Nocturne (Heavenly Sweetness) Radio Tutti & Barilla Sisters – Xogo (Adami ..read more

Monday May 31 The final Monday of every month, we present Global Village at the Savannah Music Festival, a monthly concert series showcasing top world music artists and groups who have appeared at the prestigious annual festival that takes place each spring in Savannah, Georgia. This time, in conjunction with the May Asian Heritage Month feature, we present Anda Union. Formed in 2003 in the capital of Inner Mongolia, the nine-member ensemble represents a number of Mongolian ethnic groups, performs on wide range of traditional Mongolian instruments, and draws on the deep, rich, and varied wealt ..read more

Monday, May 24 Global Village celebrates the birthday of Bob Dylan in a show devoted to world music artists doing Dylan songs and world music-influenced versions of his work. Among the artists featured are Cuba’s Vocal Sampling, the art-folk Quercus trio (June Tabor, Huw Warren & Iain Bellamy), the all-star Hudson group of Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski and John Scofield, South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Robert Plant, Toots Hibbert, and more. Tuesday, May 25 On this date in 1963, the independent nations of Africa formed the Organization of African Unity. This event h ..read more

Monday, May 17 Global Village celebrates the birthday of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Taj Mahal. Though best known for his classic blues and roots music, Taj has long been a pioneer in exploring the connections between blues and Caribbean, African, and Hawaiian music, and has also worked with a number of world artists including kora player Toumani Diabate, Malian guitar great Ali Farka Toure, and on the Red Hot + Riot tribute to Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. Tuesday, May 18 Global Village marks the Haitian Flag and Universities Day holiday with music from a variety of Haitian artists and gro ..read more