Myroslaw Bytz – Round the Whirled 002

The second edition of Round the Whirled takes it down a notch, letting global villagers do all the talking. Highlights include Taraf de Haïdouks’ wild Roma fiddling, Aster Aweke’s haunting Ethio-jazz from her early years with Sunshine Band, and a contemporary underground Iraqi rapper.

Image: Serpentpower Reminds Lotusheart by Brooklyn-based nomad artist Lichiban.

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Tracklist:

1. Orchestre G.O. Malebo – Foreman Ali Welcomes to Kinshasa (Congo)
2. Taraf de Haïdouks – Tot Taraful (Romania)
3. Unknown Rapper – Unknown Track (Iraq)
4. Lidija Bajuk – Protuletje (Croatia)
5. Compay Segundo – Desdichado (Cuba)
6. Ruminahui – Chuclla (Perú)
7. Aster Aweke with Sunshine Band – Antiye (Ethiopia)
8. Unknown – Fisherman’s Chant at Dusk (China)
9. Golden Gate Quartet – Old Time Religion (USA)
10. Anna & Amalia Hatzidakis – Mes Tou Aigaiou Ta Nezia (Greece)
11. Kohachiro Miyata – Sanya (Japan)
12. Hussein el Masry – Allah, Alik, Allah! (Egypt)
13. Roy Dobson – Jah Children Rising (Jamaica)
14. Veena Sahasrabuddhe – Siddh Bhajo Omkar Avadho (India)

Round the Whirled is a bi-weekly feature on WNSR from Myroslaw Bytz, highlighting the soul music of the planet, in all its permutations.

Myroslaw Bytz – Round the Whirled 002