In the Mozambique Channel, the island of Mayotte (or Maore in the local Shimaore language) hosts a diverse local music scene that blends Arabic, French, and African influences into sounds both smooth and powerful…
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Blocktreat’s New Ventures
Great pal Brandon Hoffman, also one of the most creative musicians I know, is set to release his Exciting New Ventures in Fucking Up in a couple weeks..
If you didn’t catch it, here’s a recent episode featuring Blocktreat Hoffman himself – premiering new tracks, performing live on-air, and sampling his first grasshoppers. A juicy and crunchy ol’ time!
Mngwa goes to Mexico
A few months ago, I traveled to Mexico with my band Mngwa for our first international tour. After shows in Mexico City, Tepoztlan, and Oaxaca City, here is a document of that journey set to our new single, Que Mngwa Llegó:
Pioneering Women in Music
In all styles, in all places, there are strong women who craft songs just as well as the fellas. In celebration of International Women’s Day 2016, we present a playlist of great female composers and performers – from the big band era to the present – who breached the status quo to share their art, and in the process have divined a more equal world:
On the Edge of Earth’s Darkest Canyon
Deeper than the Himalayan Mountains are tall, the Mariana Trench is the most mysterious, wettest corner of our incredible planet. And the Northern Mariana Islanders call this place their backyard. If you ever get a chance, you gotta try the fish and chips..
Dragonfish smiling for camera
In a bizarre chain of historical events, this far-flung chain of islands has at various points been under Spanish, German, Japanese, and American control. And if you want United States citizenship, just go there to get born!
“House of Taga” on Tinian Island. What ancient wizards built this?
Despite a rapidly growing immigrant population (particularly Filipino), the music of the Mariana Islands remains deeply rooted in the native Chamorro language and culture. Easy-going vibes and beautiful melodies abound, in a tongue that seems to be a lovely hybrid of Micronesian and Spanish. Can you get any smoother?!
Tambien, the first hour’s Global Mix:
WANDERING RHYTHMS RADIO 