This past week’s episode highlighted some of our favourite sounds in 2011.  Because of the radio format, we focus on songs rather than the albums that they are drawn from.  This space will be used to share some of those albums.. soon.

Thanks to all our listeners and guests for a lovely 2011 on Wandering Rhythms.  There is much to build on.  May the new year bring more sonically spectacular surprises.  It’s an amazing time to be alive.

Christmas music.. can’t really escape it no matter how you feel about Jesus, so might as well embrace the wackier side of it.  Here’s a couple new tunes from the UK that are guaranteed to get inside yer egg noggin and plague you for days.

This Gruff Rhys song is destined to become a classic (apocalypse or not).  Lost somewhere between irony and complete sincerity.

Wiley wants you to get along with your family.  And eat them.

… or at least eat with them.

Days are getting longer here in the upper hemisphere.  Re-joice!

A big crunky mix of Pinoy music on this week’s program.  The Phillipines are a maze of sonic stylings!  Here’s a taste:

That’s right, music from Morocco on this week’s episode.  It’s beautifully challenging stuff for us Western ears, but here’s an easy primer.