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"No passport, no visa" is the cry from Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, bewailing the sorry lot of many desperate African emigrants. Mariam Doumbia is in fine voice on "Mouna" from the back-catalogue she shares with her husband. Sister Fa is originally from Senegal and is a strong proponent of women's rights, as is the Malian tour-de-force that is Oumou Sangare; she headlines the Dun Laoghaire Festival at the end of the month. Afel Bocoum, also from Mali and a protégé of the late Ali Farka Toure, has a great new album of acoustic guitar music.
Dub Colossus will be the other outdoor headliners at Dun Laoghaire with their powerful combination of heavyweight rhythm, jazzy flourishes and evocative Ethiopian voices.
 
Bossacucanova are stalwarts of Brazilian bossa beats; Lura is Cape Verdean chanteuse; and Chicha Libre aim to recreate the sound of '60s Peruvian chicha.
 
Shantel is a DJ and prankster of gypsy pop. [dunkelbunt] is Vienna-based German DJ let loose in the Piranha vaults. Valravn are Danish / Faroese contemporary musicians with Nordic roots.
 
The Culture Musical Club are the swaying essence of Zanzibari tradition. Mara Aranda is from Spain and sings a blend of Spanish roots, Sephardic and early musics.
 
Keletigui et ses Tambourinis are one of the classic Guinean bands from the late '60s and early '70s. The Sterns label has documented this rich era of Guinean music in loving detail.
 
Mamer plays pastoral modern meditative musings from the Chinese grasslands. Buddy and Julie Miller are greats from the Americana scene.
 
 Arkul, the Laya Project, and Roy Nathanson all make some great music, but at present I know nothing about any of them. The music speaks for itself!

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 Here is the playlist for "Ear to the globe", broadcast on Monday August 10th.
The programme goes out every Monday from 10pm to midnight on 103.2 FM and live at www.dublincityfm.com
1. Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara: "Kele Kele (No Passport No Visa)". From "Tell No Lies" (Real World 2009).
2. Sister Fa: "Selebou Yoon". From "Sarabah: Tales from the Flipside of Paradise" (Piranha 2009).
3. Amadou & Mariam: "Mouna". From "Amadou & Mariam - The Magic Couple" (Wrasse 2009).
4. Oumou Sangare: "SounSoumba". From "Seya" (World Circuit 2009).
***Oumou Sangare plays at the Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures on Sunday 30th August***
5. Afel Bocoum & Alkibar: "Diadie". From "Tabital Pulaaku" (Contre-Jour / Harmonia Mundi 2009).
6. Dub Colossus: "Yeka Sub City Rockers".
7. Dub Colossus: "Shem City Steppers".   Both from "Dub Colossus in A Town Called Addis" (Real World 2008).
***Dub Colossus play at the Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures on Saturday 29th August***
8. Bossacucanova: "Essa Moca Ta Diferente". From "Bossacucanova Ao Vivo: Celebrating 50 Years of Bossa Nova" (Crammed Discs 2009).
9. Lura: "Tabanka". From "Eclipse" (Lusafrica / Harmonia Mundi 2009).
10. Chicha Libre: "Tres Pasajeros". From "Sonido Amazonico!" (Barbes / Crammed 2009).
11. Shantel: "Wandering Stars". From "Planet Paprika" (Essay / Crammed 2009).
12. [dunkelbunt] feat. Jimi D & Simentera: "After the Rain". From "Raindrops and Elephants: Piranha re-interpretations" (Piranha 2009).
13. Valravn: "Seersken". From "Koder Pa Snor" (Westpark Music 2009).
14. Culture Musical Club: "Ni Yeye (It's Him)". From "Shime!" (World Village / Harmonia Mundi 2008).
15. Mara Aranda & Solatge: "Bolero de Guadassuar + Canco dels Innocents". From "Deria" (Galileo / Discovery 2009).
16. Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis: "Kadia blues". From "Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis: The Syliphone Years" (Sterns 2009).
17. Arkul: "Il Bastidor". From "Il Bastidor" (Snail Records 2008).
18. Orquestra Arab De Barcelona: "Sufi, I Parte". From "Maktub" (World Village / Harmonia Mundi 2008).
19. Mamer: "Mountain Wind". From "Eagle" (Real World 2009).
20. Laya Project: "Glorious Sun". From Songlines "Top of the World" CD 59 (free with Songlines April/May 2009 issue).
21. Buddy & Julie Miller: "Long Time". From "Written In Chalk" (New West Records 2009).
22. Roy Nathanson: "Love Train". From "Subway Moon" (Yellowbird Records / Harmonia Mundi 2009).
 
Thanks for listening.
 

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