From Pakistani Qawwali music to the Persian flamenco artist Farnaz Ohadi to the Afro-Caribbean Garifuna people and the Mexican folk and Afro-Indigenous music of Jarana Beat, hear voices from half of the globe. Listen to new music by Canadian-Iranian singer (now based in Spain) Farnaz Ohadi, whose love and study of both Persian classical singing and that of flamenco come together on her new album, Breath. On it, she has taken the time to figure out how to merge the rhythms of flamenco with the cadences of Persian poetry in such a way that flamenco fans would recognize the songs and rhythms and Iranians would be able to understand the poetry of Rumi, Hafez, and Khayam (Songlines.) Hear “Bi Gharar” from the 2025 record. Then there’s also recent record from Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, a Pakistani Qawwali group led by Rizwan and Muazzam, the nephews of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and the contemporary torchbearers of the Sufi devotional music. Also, hear the latest by Paris-based Lebanese singer Yasmin Hamdan in work that blends near eastern classical vocals with contemporary electronic sound. Then listen to music from Watina by the late Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective, which strives to keep the Garifuna culture alive. Also, hear the cross-cultural celebratory sounds of the New York-based world music group Jarana Beat, who draw on Mexican folk and Afro-Indigenous music. Plus, hear recently-released music from singer Toto la Momposina, who is a fourth generation musician from an Afro-Colombian Indigenous family. And more. - Caryn Havlik Program#4986, Voices From Half the Globe (First aired 3/12/2025) ARTIST: Toto la MomposinaWORK: Acompañala [1:00]RECORDING: Iluminan Mi SenderoSOURCE: Real World RecordsINFO: realworldrecords.com ARTIST: Rizwan-Muazzam QawwaliWORK: Saqi Ik Jaam [13:00]RECORDING: At the Feet of the BelovedSOURCE: Real World RecordsINFO: https://store.realworld.co.uk/products/at-the-feet-of-the-beloved ARTIST: Farnaz OhadiWORK: Bi Gharar [3:59]RECORDING: BreathSOURCE: Mashregh Music Productions / AirMusic SpainINFO: https://orcd.co/breathfarnazohadi ARTIST: Yasmin HamdanWORK: Hon [4:36]RECORDING: Hon هونSOURCE: Crammed DiscsINFO: https://ffm.to/yh_hon ARTIST: Songhoy BluesWORK: Norou [4:50]RECORDING: HéritageSOURCE: Transgressive RecordsINFO: https://songhoyblues.bandcamp.com/album/h-ritage-2 ARTIST: Andy Palacio & The Garifuna CollectiveWORK: Watina [4:42]RECORDING: WatinaSOURCE: Stonetree RecordsINFO: https://garifunacollective.bandcamp.com/album/w-tina-andy-palacio ARTIST: Jarana BeatWORK: Palomita Mensajera [5:23]RECORDING: Movimiento IISOURCE: Jarana RecordsINFO: https://jaranabeat.bandcamp.com/album/vibraci-n-por-simpat-a-movimientos-i-ii-iii-digital-book ARTIST: Toto la MomposinaWORK: Acompañala [4:23]RECORDING: Iluminan Mi SenderoSOURCE: Real World RecordsINFO: realworldrecords.com ARTIST: Eishan EnsembleWORK: Aflak [2:52]RECORDING: Project MasnaviSOURCE: Earshift MusicINFO: https://eishanensemble.bandcamp.com/album/project-masnavi
From Pakistani Qawwali music to the Persian flamenco artist Farnaz Ohadi to the Afro-Caribbean Garifuna people and the Mexican folk and Afro-Indigenous music of Jarana Beat, hear voices from half of the globe.
Listen to new music by Canadian-Iranian singer (now based in Spain) Farnaz Ohadi, whose love and study of both Persian classical singing and that of flamenco come together on her new album, Breath. On it, she has taken the time to figure out how to merge the rhythms of flamenco with the cadences of Persian poetry in such a way that flamenco fans would recognize the songs and rhythms and Iranians would be able to understand the poetry of Rumi, Hafez, and Khayam (Songlines.) Hear “Bi Gharar” from the 2025 record. Then there’s also recent record from Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, a Pakistani Qawwali group led by Rizwan and Muazzam, the nephews of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and the contemporary torchbearers of the Sufi devotional music.
Also, hear the latest by Paris-based Lebanese singer Yasmin Hamdan in work that blends near eastern classical vocals with contemporary electronic sound. Then listen to music from Watina by the late Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective, which strives to keep the Garifuna culture alive. Also, hear the cross-cultural celebratory sounds of the New York-based world music group Jarana Beat, who draw on Mexican folk and Afro-Indigenous music. Plus, hear recently-released music from singer Toto la Momposina, who is a fourth generation musician from an Afro-Colombian Indigenous family. And more.
- Caryn Havlik
Program#4986, Voices From Half the Globe (First aired 3/12/2025)
ARTIST: Toto la MomposinaWORK: Acompañala [1:00]RECORDING: Iluminan Mi SenderoSOURCE: Real World RecordsINFO: realworldrecords.com
ARTIST: Rizwan-Muazzam QawwaliWORK: Saqi Ik Jaam [13:00]RECORDING: At the Feet of the BelovedSOURCE: Real World RecordsINFO: https://store.realworld.co.uk/products/at-the-feet-of-the-beloved
ARTIST: Farnaz OhadiWORK: Bi Gharar [3:59]RECORDING: BreathSOURCE: Mashregh Music Productions / AirMusic SpainINFO: https://orcd.co/breathfarnazohadi
ARTIST: Yasmin HamdanWORK: Hon [4:36]RECORDING: Hon هونSOURCE: Crammed DiscsINFO: https://ffm.to/yh_hon
ARTIST: Songhoy BluesWORK: Norou [4:50]RECORDING: HéritageSOURCE: Transgressive RecordsINFO: https://songhoyblues.bandcamp.com/album/h-ritage-2
ARTIST: Andy Palacio & The Garifuna CollectiveWORK: Watina [4:42]RECORDING: WatinaSOURCE: Stonetree RecordsINFO: https://garifunacollective.bandcamp.com/album/w-tina-andy-palacio
ARTIST: Jarana BeatWORK: Palomita Mensajera [5:23]RECORDING: Movimiento IISOURCE: Jarana RecordsINFO: https://jaranabeat.bandcamp.com/album/vibraci-n-por-simpat-a-movimientos-i-ii-iii-digital-book
ARTIST: Toto la MomposinaWORK: Acompañala [4:23]RECORDING: Iluminan Mi SenderoSOURCE: Real World RecordsINFO: realworldrecords.com
ARTIST: Eishan EnsembleWORK: Aflak [2:52]RECORDING: Project MasnaviSOURCE: Earshift MusicINFO: https://eishanensemble.bandcamp.com/album/project-masnavi