The Double Helix: late night science and grooves

Currently on the Helix we're doing a World Music Tour. I'm visiting the countries of the world alphabetically, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, sampling the music of each one as I go.

I'm always up for suggestions for future songs, or stories about your own musical experiences in any of the countries I've featured. Email me on helixradio[]gmail.com (insert @ sign).


Below you can find links to downloadable (free!) music and videos from some of the artists I've played on the show, and also some links to artists I didn't have time to include.


August 02

Afghanistan
Played: Farhad Darya - Afghanistan Salaam
Ensemble Kaboul
Mahwash

Albania
Played: Ardit Gjebera - Eja
Giovanni & Sebastian (fictional Alba)

Algeria
Played: Cheb Mami - Youm Wara Youm (no link)
Khaled

Andorra
Played: Marta Roure (Eurovision performance)

Angola
Many artists available for download inc. Euclides da Lomba (featured)

Anguilla
Played: Bankie Banx - Pesticide


August 09

Antarctica
Played: British Sea Power - Larsen B (no link)
Doug Quin (American Soundscape Recordist)
Icestock (McMurdo Base Festival Recording)
Peter Maxwell Davies 'Antarctic Symphony No 8'

Antigua & Barbuda
Burning Flames - Da Harder Deh Come (no link)

Argentina
Played: Mercedes Sosa - La Maza (no link)
Chango Spasiuk (Accordian Player)
Gotan Project (French/Argentine collaboration)
Bajofondo Tango Club

Armenia
Played: System of a Down - Arto (no link)
Armenian Navy Band

Aruba & Netherlands Antilles
Played: Sound & More - Locura (link coming)
Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival

Australia
Played: Wilcannia Mob - Down River (no link)

Austria
Played: Attwenger - Dog


August 16

Azerbaijan
Aziza Mustafah Zadeh - Official Site or other downloads
Excellent Azerbaijani Site with many songs
Misc Album Links with Samples
National Folk Ensemble

Bahamas
Joseph Spence
Junkanoo Songs
Baha Men

Bahrain
Al Ekhwa & others
Traditional Pearl Singing
DJ Outlaw

Bangladesh
Bangladesh Music site with many artists
Runa Laila
Sabina Yasmin
Warfaze
Zinga Goshty

Barbados
The Draytons Two

Belarus
Kriwi
Kult
Ulis

Belgium
Sarah Bettens
Jaques Brel (info only)
dEUS


August 30

Brazil
Bebel Gilberto
Cibelle
DJ Dolores
OS Tribalistas
Seu Jorge

Brunei
Brunei Misc Music Downloads

Bulgaria
Ivo Papasov
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares: samples & full downloads

Burkina Faso
Many artists
Adama Drame
Musique Negramers
Sokan

Burundi
Khadja Nin

Cambodia
City of Ghosts Soundtrack
Dengue Fever
Sinn Sisamouth

Cameroon
Coco Mbassi – BBC page or main site


September 27

Croatia
Tamara Obrovac Official Site
Josipa Lisac
Severina
Tamara Obravac (BBC World Music Awards)
The Bambi Molesters

Cuba
Cachaito Lopez
Omar Sosa: BBC 2006, BBC 2004 and official site
Yusa - BBC and other samples

Cyprus
hiphop.com.cy - many artists

Czech Republic
autopsia: site and other downloads
The Plastic People of the Universe

Denmark
Mew
The Raveonettes
Kashmir


Next show: we arrive at the letter G. Any suggestions for tracks, feedback on played tracks, or hints for links? Email them to helixradio[[at]]gmail.com. (Particularly, help requested for Djibouti - the only country without a proper song to represent it on the show so far.)


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