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Today was stressy because the water board turned off our taps for six hours to change the street's lead pipes. For many people across the world, easy access to water is a luxury that we take for granted and I was humbled by our guest on this AWIL, when she spoke about her early years in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. A daily trek with pots & pans to collect water from the well was simply part of her routine, even post-apartheid, and, even in South Africa where enormous wealth has never been evenly distributed. Nevertheless, Noluyanda Mqulwana, ‘Nolly’ to friends, developed her passion for dance of all kinds, taking in local styles as well as the discipline of ballet. Her skills, talent, and determination soon propelled her across the globe, performing with dance companies from Switzerland to Singapore, and for the last three years she’s been touring with Winston Ruddle’s ‘Mother Africa’, his latest brainchild, descended from the Cirque Afrique project. Nolly plays many vital roles within the production, as dancer, singer, and choreographer. Mother Africa is part circus, part music-theatre, infused with glorious South African harmonies, a live band including kora, and a pan-African cast of acrobats, vocalists, and dancers, its theme centred around life-stories from Nolly’s hometown Khayelitsha. The water is back on! So catch the vibrant, visual, musical treat that is Mother Africa before March 12th at Holborn’s Peacock Theatre! Hear more on this A World in London by clicking here! https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/aw ... her-africa

ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota Suisei Japan
Tamikrest Wainan Adobat Mali
La Mambanegra El Sabor USA/Colombia
Nawal Narizambe Comoros Islands
Idan Raichel Ba’Yeshimon Israel
Baluji Shrivastav Nartaki India/UK
NAMLO Rodhi Ghar Nepal/UK
Phillipe Baden Powell Vamos Donatear Brazil
Amine & Hamza Spleen Tunisia
Amariszi Overture Holland
Justin Adams Desert Road – Dub Colossus mix UK
Mother Africa Khayalitsha South Africa
‘ ‘ Ashiko ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Bassekou ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Dandy ‘ ‘

AWIL Goin’ Global Gigs Guide: Now till March 11th Mother Africa @ Peacock Theatre, Mar 4 Da Lata @ Hideaway, Mar 5 Branco Stoysin @ The Study Society, Mar 8 Yaaba Funk @ Jazz Cafe, Mar 8 Monooka's Caravan @ Sands Studios, Mar 12 De Fuego @ Green Note, Mar 12 Kongo Dia Ntotila @ Hootenanny, Mar 12 Shirley Smart Trio @ Kings Place, Mar 13 Robert Fonseca @ Barbican, Mar 17 She’Koyokh @ Kings Place, Mar 23 Raka @ Magic Garden, Mar 24 Djanan Turan @ The Library, ...more at www.djritu.com
1/3/17 AWIL 213 #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playl ... 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 Kongo Dia Ntotila at Resonance! Next week International Women’s Day Band Leaders at Resonance and Rizwan Mauzzam Qawwal at SOAS Radio.
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Focus Africa Festival coming to London on June 2nd!!!! Support the crowd-funding campaign http://ow.ly/gEBs308zD2C Find out more here: #FocusAfricaFest17

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Trail-blazing International Women on this A World In London IWD special! Click: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... arch-2017/
We collected together some of the finest composer/musicians for this show, artists that have toured the globe, played the biggest stages, and created sparkling albums! They also just happen to be women. Jyotsna Srikanth, Sara McGuiness, and Kalia Lyraki also excel as innovators conjuring up new projects & festivals, and as educators inspiring the next generation of music-makers in Saharawi refugee camps to British/Greek/Cuban/Indian universities. Between them they have raised successful bands like Grupo Lokito, Kalia Lyraki Quartet, and Bangalore Dreams, led teams of merry men, and use their prowess and skills to navigate a way through an industry which is hardly female-friendly – see recent quotes from Madonna and Bjork! What does it take to be a musical Wonder-Woman? Listen here for unmissable insights and the brilliant music by Kalia, Sara, and Jyotsna!
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota Suisei Japan/UK
Kongo Dia Ntotila Seben Steps To Heaven UK/D.R.Congo
Mother Africa Melodi Ya Lia South Africa
Kalia Lyraki & Xaos All The Gods Together Crete/UK
Jyotsna Srikanth Thillana India/UK
Grupo Lokito Melody Cuba/Congo/UK
Jyotsna Srikanth Spring India/UK
Kalia Lyraki Pindos Full Moon Crete/UK
Grupo Lokito Guajira Cuba/Congo/UK

8/3/17 – AWIL at Res 117 Online: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... arch-2017/ Pics by Layla Gatens. Sketches by Alban Low. Production by Sofia Gaetani-Morris & Norman Druker. Also this week, Jaswinder Singh shares the latest news about Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali at SOAS Radio! Next week the Yamato Drummers from Japan @ SOAS Radio and Alba Cabral’s all-female percussion outfit Let Drum Beat @ Resonance.
#AWorldinLondon – IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR! Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance 104.4 www.resonancefm.com & 4pm SOAS Radio mixlr.com/soasradio

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Continuing the legacy of the late great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are his nephews that lead supergroup Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali. The ensemble are set to swoop across Europe this month taking in London’s Barbican on Monday March 27th. Jaswinder Singh from Asian Arts Agency dropped into this A World in London to tell us more about the tour and the history of the Sufi-infused genre which fascinates audiences from East to West! Also on this show, some sensational new global music by wonder-women of the world, for #IWD2107! Click here! https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/a- ... am-qawwali
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota Suisei Japan
Amine & Hamza Brahim’s Dream Tunisia
Amariszi Manzana Azul Holland
Philippe Baden Powell Chica Brazil
Kongo Dia Ntotila Oyanga DR Congo/UK
Mother Africa Magumede South Africa
Les Amazones d’Afrique Dombolo West Africa
Om Amarani Jiwantiye Soha Amitayus Buddha Mantra India
Koki Nakano Petite Piece Pour Un Inconnu Japan
Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Ay Sarwey Naz Neney Mun Pakistan
‘ ‘ Chishti Balam ‘ ‘
AWIL Goin’ Global Gigs Guide: Mar 14 – 24 Yamato Drummers @ Peacock Theatre, Mar 17 Tell Tale Tusk @ Jamboree, Mar 17 OMAR & Courtney Pine @ Barbican, Mar 17 She’Koyokh @ Kings Place, Mar 19 Rebetiko Carnival @ Forge, Mar 23 Raka @ Magic Garden, Mar 24 Djanan Turan’s Hura Nights @ The Library Club, Mar 24 Nilufer Yanya & Kaia @ SOAS Bar, Mar 25 KuchKuchBollywoodNights @ The Alice, Mar 27 Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali @ Barbican, Mar 29 Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas & Eduardo Martin @ St. Peter’s Church SW1 ...more at http://www.djritu.com
8/3/17 AWIL 214 #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playl ... in-london/
A World In London – in its ELEVENTH 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 Also, International music women – Sara McGuiness, Kalia Lyraki, and Jyotsna Srikanth at Resonance! This week Alba Cabral’s Let Drum Beat at Resonance and Japan’ s Yamato drummers at SOAS Radio. #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay #BeBoldForChange #Happy Nowruz!
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The sensational Yamato Drummers of Japan dropped into this A World in London! Formed by Masa Ogawa in 1993 this amazing company have clocked up over 3,500 performances in 53 countries! Masa speaks about the rigorous physical training required to create their high energy performances, and the importance of Taiko drums as ‘the voice of God’ & ‘the sound of Japan’. ‘Performing gives us life’, he says, which is surely a good thing, given their nightly shows Tues – Fri, plus matinees at the weekend! Catch the mighty Yamato Drummers on tour across the UK now, and at Holborn’s Peacock Theatre till March 25th! Click here to find out more: https://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/awil ... -of-japan/
Also on this AWIL fresh new global CDs from Cape Verde, Belgium’s Mandolin Man, and Cuba’s Vocal Sampling!
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota Suisei Japan
Les Amazones d’Afrique Mansa Soyari West Africa
Raga Garage + Jyotsna Srikanth Thillana India/UK
Grupo Lokito Melody DR Congo/Cuba/UK
Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Ay Sarwey Naz Neney Mun Pakistan
Yamato Drummers Ittetsu Japan
‘ ‘ Gokujyoh ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Rakuda ‘ ‘
Nhu De Ped Bia Nos Criola Cape Verde
Vocal Sampling El Lunes Que Viene Empiezo Cuba
Mandolinman Polka Charleston Nederokkerzeel Belgium
AWIL Goin’ Global Gigs Guide: Mar 14 – 24 Yamato Drummers @ Peacock Theatre, Mar 17 Tell Tale Tusk @ Jamboree, Mar 17 OMAR & Courtney Pine @ Barbican, Mar 17 She’Koyokh @ Kings Place, Mar 19 Rebetiko Carnival @ Forge, Mar 20 Let Drum Beat @ Sofar Sounds, Mar 23 Raka @ Magic Garden, Mar 24 Djanan Turan’s Hura Nights @ The Library Club, Mar 24 Nilufer Yanya & Kaia @ SOAS Bar, Mar 25 Farai & The Forest Dawn @ Rich Mix, Mar 25 KuchKuchBollywoodNights @ The Alice, Mar 27 Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali @ Barbican, Mar 29 Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas & Eduardo Martin @ St. Peter’s Church SW1 ...more at www.djritu.com
15/3/17 AWIL 215 #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playl ... in-london/
A World In London – in its ELEVENTH 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 Alba Cabral’s Let Drum Beat at Resonance. Next week OMAR at Resonance and infinite global music at SOAS Radio.
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Let Drum Beat on this A World In London! Click: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... arch-2017/
We extended International Women’s Day into a Week by filling the Resonance FM studio with inspirational women yet again! Tuca Milan, Bea Shantifa, Marta Riccardi, and Alba Cabral brought their fabulous, ferocious, feel-good vibes onto this AWIL in the form of LET DRUM BEAT! The band members have all just returned from restorative trips to their countries of origin - Brazil, Italy, and Benin - refreshed and infused with new musical vigour. Their connection to home abroad and home in London is processed magnificently through their compositions, encompassing Afro-Brazilian percussion and dynamic rhythms, counterpointed with soft vocal harmonies. Their songs are sung in Portuguese, as well as the ‘lost’ language Tupi-Guarani, reviving the culture of indigenous tribes almost wiped out by years of colonization in Brazil. Let Drum Beat’s arsenal of amazing instruments tantilises another voyage of discovery through the arched bow of berimbau, kalimba thumb-piano, and an array of beads & goats nails(!) sounding like water-drops. With their mastery, or miss-tery, of these instruments, unique global vision, and Amazonian energy, Let Drum Beat collect & connect the world’s continents in the most colourful kaleidoscope of music! See them at Sofar Sounds on March 20th & at The Southbank Centre on May 5th! LET the rhythm pulse through your body.Take a DRUM of your choice. Create the BEAT and play to the world.

ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Yamato Drummers Ittetsu Japan
Grupo Lokito Guajira Cuba/Congo/UK
Jyotsna Srikanth + Raga Garage Masala Chai India/UK
Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Chishti Balam Pakistan
Let Drum Beat Berim-Dub Brazil/Benin/Italy/Scotland
‘ ‘ Elegua-Bembe ‘ ‘
Tuca Milan + Let Drum Beat Itacarai ‘ ‘
15/3/17 – AWIL at Res 118 Online: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... arch-2017/ Sketches by Alban Low. Production & pics by Sofia Gaetani-Morris, Norman Druker. Words by Sophie Darling & Ritu. Also this week, the Yamato Drummers of Japan at SOAS Radio! Next week OMAR @ Resonance & fresh global CDs at SOAS.
#AWorldinLondon – IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR! Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance 104.4 www.resonancefm.com & 4pm SOAS Radio mixlr.com/soasradio

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The Sound of Afro Soul by Kihaya Blues on this A World In London! Click: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... arch-2017/
On the day we most needed some musical healing in London Town it arrived fortuitously in the form of Kyazi Lugangira, creator of Kihaya Blues Band. Kyazi sings of love and unity with global vision, through a rich, engaging voice powerful enough to soothe a thousand souls, and silence the constant scream of sirens we heard as the Emergency Services raced past our London Bridge studio to Westminster. Kyazi’s compositions emanate from his chosen instrument, guitar, which he only took up at the age of 27, leading him astray from a promising and lucrative career as a barrister. It’s career change that has been fully supported by his family in Tanzania upon realising the full extent of his talent and passion for music, his mother in fact, pointing out the potential of their melodic local language, Kihaya, as a perfect portal for his songs. March 22nd, 2017 will be remembered as the day when tragedy came back to our capital city and some people never returned home to their loved ones. At AWIL, we will also remember it as the day when Kyazi’s Afro SOUL fed ours. Take your hearts and minds to Rich Mix this Saturday, March 25th to see Kihaya Blues Band plus Zimbabwe’s Farai & The Forest Dawn.
Also on this AWIL, a brief rendezvous with the Southern Cone Quintet before their concerts at St. Ethelburga’s on Mar 25th and Omnibus Clapham March 26th.
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Yamato Drummers Ittetsu Japan
Let Drum Beat Tumaracatu Brazil/Benin/Italy/Scotland
Kyazi Lugangira Abantu Bange Tanzania/UK
‘ ‘ Basi Basi ‘ ‘
Southern Cone Quintet Adios Santiago Querido Argentina/Chile/Uruguay/UK
Kyazi Lugangira Oh Twale Tanzania/UK
22/3/17 – AWIL at Res 119 Online: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... arch-2017/ Sketches by Alban Low. Production & pics by Sofia Gaetani-Morris, Norman Druker. Words by Sophie Darling & Ritu. Also this week, global music at SOAS Radio! Next week Don Kipper @ Resonance & fresh global CDs at SOAS.
#AWorldinLondon – IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR! Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance 104.4 http://www.resonancefm.com & 4pm SOAS Radio mixlr.com/soasradio
#WestminsterAttack #WeStandTogether

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Hear Don Kipper’s electrifying songs from the Balkans & beyond, played with raw passion and unbridled virtuosity, on THIS A World In London! Click: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... arch-2017/ North London’s undisputed champions of pan-European grooves returned to AWIL with renewed vigour and fresh repertoire all prepped for their forthcoming album! Each time Don Kipper are booked at AWIL there’s always plenty to discuss and never enough minutes. Between their fiery musicianship engulfing music from the Aegean to the Black Sea, topped with the immaculate and earthy vocals of Dunja Botic, it turns out that she’ll be running singing workshops from May 1st in London. Additionally you can see all the Kippers on stage at Stour Space in Hackney on April 28th. More info at www.donkipper.com
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Yamato Drummers Habataki Japan
Southern Cone Quintet Gracias Aia Vida Argentina/Chile/Uruguay/UK
Kihaya Blues Kuli Kuli Tanzania/UK
Don Kipper Aroma UK/Cyprus/Serbia
‘ ‘ Minorkizese ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Stamina ‘ ‘
29/3/17 – AWIL at Res 120 Online: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... arch-2017/ Production & pics by Sofia Gaetani-Morris, Norman Druker. Also this week, NO #BrexitDay global CDs at SOAS Radio! Next week RAKA @ Resonance & La Linea news from Como No’s Andy Wood at SOAS.
#AWorldinLondon – IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR! Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance 104.4 www.resonancefm.com & 4pm SOAS Radio mixlr.com/soasradio

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DJ Ritu & Norman Druker foil the Brexiteers with a global gathering of great music on this A World in London. Click here: https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/aw ... -brexitday
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Yamato Drummers Sen-Nari Japan
Elida Almeida Era Mintira Cape Verde
King Ayisoba Wekana Ghana
Emel Mathlouthi Layem Tunisia
Southern Cone Quintet La Cumparsita Argentina/Chile/Uruguay
Cabo Cuba Jazz Corason Africano Cuba
David Orlowsky Trio Vodka Afinata Germany
Joji Hirota Suisei Japan/UK
Vieux Farka Toure Bonheur Mali
Rafael Tirando Duro Dominican Republic/Canada
Avital Raz Male Order Bride Israel
AWIL Goin’ Global Gigs Guide: Apr 1 – 8th Joji Hirota in Tamburlaine @ Arcola Theatre, Apr 1 Baladi Blues Connects with Sonia Ochoa @ Cockpit Theatre, Apr 1 Baluji Shrivastav & Sanju Sahai @ Tara Arts, Apr 2 Rebet Asker @ Green Note, Apr 3 Alfredo Rodriguez Trio @ Kings Place, Apr 4 Sklamberg & The Shepherds @ Rich Mix, Apr 5 Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars @ 229, Apr 9 Together For Peru @ Ceviche ...more at www.djritu.com 29/3/17 AWIL 217 #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playl ... in-london/
A World In London – in its ELEVENTH 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 Next week La Linea news from Como No’s Andy Wood. This week Don Kipper at Resonance & next week RAKA. www.djritu.com https://www.facebook.com/DjRitu Twitter:@djritu1 @aworldinlondon

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La Linea, London’s Latin Music festival, Springs into action this month with an all-star line-up of international greats like Toto La Momposina and Estopa, across the capital between April 18th and 29th! Find out what’s in store with Andy Wood from Como No! on this A World In London! Click here: https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/awil-218-la-linea www.lalineafestival.com
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Yamato Drummers Sen-Nari Japan
Rafael Enamorarse En La Playa Dominican Republic/Canada
Vieux Farka Toure Mariam Mali
Don Kipper Gunesim UK/Serbia/Greece
Antonio Zambujo Injuriado Portugal
Orkesta Mendoza Caramelos USA/Mexico
Sanju Sahai Madhya Laya Teental UK/India
Joji Hirota Haru No Ibuki Japan/UK
She’Koyokh Forshpil UK
AWIL Goin’ Global Gigs Guide: Apr 1 – 8th Joji Hirota in Tamburlaine @ Arcola Theatre, Apr 8 Bucimis Trio & Angelina Kasabova @ The Crypt SE5, Apr 8 Attab Haddad @ Tileyard Studios, Apr 9 3argentinas @ Freud Museum, Apr 9 Together For Peru @ Ceviche, Apr 12 Sup Trio @ Kings Place, Apr 15 She’Koyokh @ Beans & Barley, Apr 19 Chico Chica @ The Pheasantry, Apr 21 Olcay Bayir & Djanan Turan @ Epic Dalston, Apr 22 NAMLO @ St Ethelburga’s Listen To the World, Apr 23 Amizade @ Pizza Express, Apr 28 Don Kipper @ Stour Space, Apr 28 Hura Nights @ the Library, Apr 29 Don Kipper Trio @ The Stable Whitechapel, Apr 29 Kuch Kuch Bollywood Nights @ The Alice Bar. APR 18 – 29 LA LINEA @ various ...more at www.djritu.com
5/4/17 AWIL 218 #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playl ... in-london/ RIP #DarcusHowe & #ParvBancil
A World In London – in its ELEVENTH 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 Raka at Resonance. Next week Chico Chica at SOAS and Afrikan Boy at Resonance. www.djritu.com https://www.facebook.com/DjRitu Twitter:@djritu1 @aworldinlondon

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London’s BEST new Balkans band, Raka, announced their arrival with a bang on THIS A World In London! Click: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... pril-2017/ Raka was assembled by Ben Pitt less than a year ago, inspired by fellow band member Josh Middleton, of Don Kipper fame. Josh’s skilful and melodic accordion repertoire launched Ben on a journey of musical discovery from Bulgaria to Bosnia, taking his viola for a soaking in gypsy classics by legends like Ivo Papasov and Esma Redzepova. Raka’s sterling line-up of London musos includes ubiquitous multi-linguistic Slovak vocalist Lori Secanska, Namlo’s Gizem Altinordu on darbuka. percussionist Tim Karp, Lucy Tasker on clarinet, Oysland’s John Macnaughton on sax, violinist Matt Holborn, and Chris Traps on tuba. Together they’re the most thrilling, foot-stomping collective to emerge from our capital and you can see Raka on May 5th at Jamboree!
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Yamato Drummers Sen-nari Japan
Don Kipper Di Goldene Khasene UK/Cyprus/Serbia
Raka Lenorije Chaje UK/Slovakia/Turkey
‘ ‘ Strechko Cocek ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Mori Shej Sabina ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Nazlan Todoro ‘ ‘
5/4/17 – AWIL at Res 121 Online: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... pril-2017/ Production & pics by Sofia Gaetani-Morris & Layla Gatens. Also this week, La Linea Latin Music Festival in the spotlight at SOAS Radio! Next week Afrikan Boy @ Resonance & Chico Chica at SOAS.
#AWorldinLondon – IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR! Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance 104.4 www.resonancefm.com & 4pm SOAS Radio mixlr.com/soasradio

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Afrikan Boy is set to drop the Mother of all Albums this summer! Hear excellent extracts from ‘Life in The West’ exclusively on THIS A World In London! Click: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... pril-2017/ Afrikan Boy released his debut ‘ABCD’ IN 2014, so there’s three whole years of life, love, and lyrical inspiration poured into his new album, taking him beyond his origins as a key figure in London’s vibrant Grime scene and reaching back into his African roots. Life In the West also features Senegalese kora maestro Diabel Cissokho, and sonic sculptor Afrikan Eskimo who’s a perfect match for AB’s profound lyrical sculptures. Robbie on electric guitar adds an unconventional bite to their sound, but then AB is anything but conventional, forging his own unique and dynamic path through rap & riddim. Afrikan Boy speaks up for urban South London, refugee communities, and global issues, eloquently and charismatically voicing it all with sheer brilliance!. See Afrikan Boy at the Southbank Centre on June 10th in MIA’s Meltdown Festival 2017!
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota & London Taiko Drummers Chikyu Japan
Raka Lenorije Chaje UK/Slovakia/Turkey
Chico Chica Falling Falling UK
Afrikan Boy God Iz A Nigerian UK/Nigeria
‘ ‘ Life In the West ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ One Day I Went To Lidl ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Mr Kunta Kinte ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Spell It With a ‘K’ ‘ ‘
12/4/17 – AWIL at Res 122 Online: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... pril-2017/ Production & pics by Sofia Gaetani-Morris & Layla Gatens. Also this week, Chico Chica at SOAS Radio! Next week Oysland @ Resonance & global music at SOAS.
#AWorldinLondon – IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR! Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance 104.4 www.resonancefm.com & 4pm SOAS Radio mixlr.com/soasradio

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This Bank Holiday treat your ears to a multiplex of songs & spoken word wrapped around Salsa, Samba, Tango and Rai by London 5-piece Chico Chica! This witty, worldy wordy collective dazzled us on A World in London with their bumper-packed treasure chest of new goodies from their forthcoming album ‘Birds’! See Chico Chica in action on April 19th at The Pheasantry, Kings Road, Chelsea! Click here: https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/aw ... hico-chica
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota Haru No Ibuki Japan/UK
She’Koyokh Kceri Moja UK
Raka Lenorije Chaje UK/Slovakia/Turkey
Carmen Souza + Theo Pascal Creology Portugal/Cape Verde
Battle of Santiago Aguanileo Cuba/Canada
Niyaz Beni Beni Iran/USA
Joji Hirota & London Taiko Drummers Chikyu Japan/UK
Chico Chica Ever Since I Met You UK
‘ ‘ Literally ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ The Happy Pain of Love ‘ ‘

AWIL Goin’ Global Gigs Guide: Apr 15 She’Koyokh @ Beans & Barley, Apr 19 Chico Chica @ The Pheasantry, Apr 21 Olcay Bayir & Djanan Turan @ Epic Dalston, Apr 21+22 Bubble Schmeisis @ Battersea Arts, Apr 22 NAMLO @ St Ethelburga’s Listen To the World, Apr 23 Amizade @ Pizza Express, Apr 28 Don Kipper @ Stour Space, Apr 28 Hura Nights @ the Library, Apr 29 Don Kipper Trio @ The Stable Whitechapel, Apr 29 Oysland @ Jamboree, Apr 29 Kuch Kuch Bollywood Nights @ The Alice Bar. APR 18 – 29 LA LINEA @ various ...more at www.djritu.com
12/4/17 AWIL 219 #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playl ... in-london/ #Easter #Passover #BankHoliday greetings from AWIL!
A World In London – in its ELEVENTH 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 Afrikan Boy at Resonance. Next week global music at SOAS and Oysland at Resonance. www.djritu.com https://www.facebook.com/DjRitu Twitter:@djritu1 @aworldinlondon

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New-generation guardians of eastern Europe’s Klezmer soul – Oysland - return to A World In London! Click: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... pril-2017/
When Oysland debuted on AWIL last October we knew great expectations about their second album were justified! That album - Vundervelt – is now ready for launch at Jamboree on April 29th and Oysland gave us an exclusive preview of it on this show! Vundervelt was swiftly recorded over an intense weekend in a Walthamstow ‘shed’, under the watchful & precise ears of London Klezmer Quartet’s Rupert Gillett. One of the best producers in our midst, Rupert recorded the entire 7-piece group playing together without separate takes or overdubs. Hence, Oysland’s skillful delivery of Yiddish folk & wedding dance has been retained along with the vibrant ‘live feel’ of their concerts. On a London scene brimming with superlative klezmatic bands, Vundervelt brightly reflects Oysland’s passion & perfection raising the bar to a new level of excellence! Buy here https://oysland.bandcamp.com/
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota & London Taiko Drummers Chikyu Japan
Afrikan Boy Life In the West UK/Nigeria
Chico Chica Falling Falling UK
Oysland Makedonsko Devojce UK/Slovakia/Germany/Greece
‘ ‘ S'iz Nito Keyn Nekhtn ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Bulgars ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Ederlezi Avela ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Honga/Behusher Khosid/Khosidls ‘ ‘
19/4/17 – AWIL at Res 123 Online: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... pril-2017/ Production & pics by Sofia Gaetani-Morris. Also this week, new global albums at SOAS Radio! Next week Eliane Correa @ Resonance before her La Linea fest concert & non-stop music at SOAS.
#AWorldinLondon – IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR! Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance 104.4 www.resonancefm.com & 4pm SOAS Radio mixlr.com/soasradio

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New global CDs on this A World in London with Sophie Darling & DJ Ritu! Click here: https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/aw ... new-global
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota Haru No Ibuki Japan/UK
Battle of Santiago El Viajes del Bata Cuba/Canada
Afrikan Boy One Day I went to Lidl UK/Nigeria
Raka Lenorije Chaje UK/Slovakia/Turkey
Chico Chica Flauta Charona UK
Carmen Souza + Theo Pascal Ligria Portugal/Cape Verde
Niyaz Saba Ba Naz Iran/USA
Divanhana Otkako Je Banje.. Bosnia
Hartyga Aazaashkyn Tuva
Haji Mike & Kingdom Signal Big Time Babylon Cyprus/Corsica
Yuly Tovar Se Acaba El Amor Mexico
AWIL Goin’ Global Gigs Guide: Apr 22 NAMLO @ St Ethelburga’s Listen To the World, Apr 23 Amizade @ Pizza Express, Apr 28 Don Kipper @ Stour Space, Apr 28 Hura Nights @ the Library, Apr 29 Don Kipper Trio @ The Stable Whitechapel, Apr 29 Oysland @ Jamboree, Apr 29 Kuch Kuch Bollywood Nights @ The Alice Bar. APR 18 – 29 LA LINEA @ various ...more at www.djritu.com
19/4/17 AWIL 220 #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playl ... in-london/ A World In London – in its ELEVENTH 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 Oysland at Resonance. www.djritu.com https://www.facebook.com/DjRitu Twitter:@djritu1 @aworldinlondon

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Eliane Correa and Manuela Panizzo on this A World In London! Click: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... pril-2017/
A tornado of energy, passion, and infinite talent breezed into AWIL this week in the form of Eliane Correa! Pianist, composer, and musical director of numerous outstanding projects, Eliane has an enquiring and restless mind that challenges the status quo and seeks out the truth. She champions the unrepresented and digs out the undiscovered, surging the treasure found deep within Afro-Cuban roots and rhythms through her compositions. Piano may be her primary instrument given that she was drawn to it as a toddler, but equally remarkable is her sultry voice with raw gypsy power. For this session at AWIL, we had two Latin hearts in vocal harmony – Italian & Spanish – beating as one, as Manuela Panizzo joined Eliane in the studio. Their voices will pair again this Saturday at Rich Mix for La Linea Festival 2017, adding to a perfect line up that includes The London Lucumi Choir. Together they’ll also premiere a new single – ‘Love In the Ashes’ – raising much needed funds for domestic violence charities. Although she thrives in every setting, choirs make sense as Eliane naturally gravitates towards big collaborations, matching the enormity of her own talent and vision; thirty-one musicians from Havana feature on her album, ‘Rumba Con Flores’. When asked ‘’where is home?’’, Eliane replies ‘’neither London nor Havana’’ because she is a citizen of the world. For an artist of world-class calibre and infinite capability like Eliane, perhaps even the world is not enough! See her on April 29th at Rich Mix London! #EnElAire #Wara www.elianecorrea.com
ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY
Joji Hirota & London Taiko Drummers Hiten Ryu II Japan
Oysland Nifty’s Freylekh UK/Slovakia/Germany/Greece
Eliane Correa Rumba Con Flores Cuba/UK
Eliane Correa & Manuela Panizzo Cáscaras Cuba/Italy/UK
‘ ‘ Wemilere ‘ ‘
Eliane Correa + Osain del Monte Wemilere ‘ ‘
26/4/17 – AWIL at Res 124 Online: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-wo ... pril-2017/ Production & pics by Sofia Gaetani-Morris & Norman Druker. Sketches by Alban Low. Also this week, new global albums at SOAS Radio! Next week Dashni Morad @ Resonance & non-stop music at SOAS. HAPPY FIFTEENTH BIRTHDAY RESONANCE FM!!!!!!!
#AWorldinLondon – IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR! Live on Wednesdays 6.30pm Resonance 104.4 www.resonancefm.com & 4pm SOAS Radio mixlr.com/soasradio