Rooted in ancient traditions, the music of Mali will transport you to a distant and unforgettable land.

Episode 23.05
Airdate: January 23-29, 2023

Featuring:
1. Moussa Diallo - Maninda (from the album “Chiwara/Mali” on Sundance Records/Putumayo)
2. Boubacar Traore - Kanou (from the album “Kongo Magni / Mali” on Marabi / Putumayo)
3. Ramatou Diakite - Gembi (from the album “Maba / Mali” on Second Moon Records / Putumayo)
4. Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate - Queen Bee (from the album “Kulanjan” on Hannibal)
5. Issa Bagayogo - Bana (from the album “Tassou Ma Kan: Electro Beat From Bamako / Mali” on Mali Music / Putumayo)
6. Bonnie Raitt & Habib Koite - Back Around (from the album “Silver Lining” on Capitol)
7. Damon Albarn & Afel Bocoum - Sunset Coming On (from the album “Mali Music” on EMI Music)
8. Amadou & Mariam with Manu Chao - Senegal Fast Food (from the album “Dimanche A Bamako” on All Other / Radio Bemba)
9. Salif Keita - Moussolou (from the album “Moffou” on Universal Records)
10. Oumou Sangare - Yala (from the album “Oumou.” on World Circuit)
11. Toure Kunda - Fala [African version] (from the album “Mali” on Putumayo)
12. Habib Koite - Saramaya (from the album “Foly! / Mali” on Contre Jour / Putumayo)

Destination Mali

Tune in to the PWMH this week as we revisit songs with World Music origins that became hits on the Top 40 and FM radio in the 60’s & 70’s. 

Airs from: April 8th to April 14th, 2024

Featuring:
1. Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (from the album "Best of World Music: African" on Putumayo)
2. Hugh Masekela - Grazin' In the Grass (from the album "Best of World Music: African" on Putumayo)
3. Santana - Oye Como Va (from the album "Abraxas" on Columbia)
4. Mongo Santamaria - Watermelon Man (from the album "Watermelon Man" on Milestone)
5. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Girl From Ipanema (from the album "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays" on Verve)
6. Kaoma - Lambada (from the album "World Beat" on Epic)
7. Sergio Mendes - Mais Que Nada (from the album "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66" on A&M)
8. Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa (from the album "Soul Makossa" on Atlantic)
9. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - A Taste of Honey (from the album "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" on A&M Records)
10. The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (from the album "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" on RCA Victor)
11. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (from the album "The Harder They Come" on TIME)
12. Ritchie Valens - La Bamba (from the album "The Very Best of Ritchie Valens" on Music Club)
13. Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo (from the album "Gipsy Kings" on Elektra/Nonesuch)
14. Harry Belafonte - The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) (from the album "Calypso" on RCA)
15. Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff (from the album "Timepieces: Best of Eric Clapton" on PolyGram)

World Music Oldies

Tune in this week to the Putumayo World Music hour as we are taken on a musical journey through the different regions of Africa, guided by a selection of relaxing and uplifting acoustic songs that will inspire and raise their spirits.

Airs from April 22nd to April 28th, 2024

Featuring:
1. Winyo - Odongo (from the album "African Café" on Putumayo)
2. Yoro Ndiaye - Namm naa leen (from the album "African Café" on Putumayo)
3. Eneida Marta - Mindjer (from the album "Acoustic Africa" on Putumayo)
4. Oliver Mtukudzi - Mukana (from the albums "African Café" & "World Café" on Putumayo)
5. Ray Lema with Ballou Canta, Fredy Massamba and Rodrigo Viana - Leila (from the album "African Café" on Putumayo)
6. Jaja Bashengezi - Ndule (from the album "African Café" on Putumayo)
7. Franco & Le TPOK Jazz - Likambo Ya Ngana (from the album "African Café" on Putumayo)
8. Takeifa - Teke Teke (from the albums "African Café," "African Playground" & "African Dreamland" on Putumayo)
9. Souad Massi - Raoui (from the album "Women of Africa" on Putumayo)
10. Rokia Traoré - Laidu (from the album "African Café" on Putumayo)
11. Diogal - Sore (from the album "Acoustic Africa" on Putumayo)
12. Kaissa - To Ndje (from the album "Women of Africa" on Putumayo)
13. Toto Bona Lokua - M’aa Kiana (from the albums "African Café" & "African Dreamland" on Putumayo)

African Cafe

Join us as we spend a languid hour in a Cuban Café and hear how the country's French, Spanish, Caribbean and African heritages have shaped its iconic musical styles.

Episode 24.18
Airtime: April 29th- May 5th, 2024

Featuring:
1) Eliades Ochoa y el Cuarteto Patria - Al Vaivén de mi Carreta (from the albums "Cuidate Compay Gallo…" & "Cuba" on EGREM / Putumayo)
2) Ibrahim Ferrer – Compositor Confundido (from the albums "Cuba Collection" & "Cuba" on EGREM / Putumayo)
3) Rene Ferrer – Como a Cada Mañana (from the albums "Obatalá No Quiere Guerra" & "Café Cubano" on Tratore/Putumayo)
4) José Cónde y Ola Fresca with Zigaboo Modeliste – El Chacal (from the albums "(R)Evolucion" & "Café Cubano" on José Cónde / Pipiki Records / Putumayo)
5) Pedro Luis Ferrer feat. Lena Ferrer - Ay, Mi Vidita (from the albums "Rústico" & "Café Cubano" on Escondida / Putumayo)
6) El Curi – Siempre Acontece (from the album "El Caballero De La Habana" on SGAE / Nubenegra)
7) Ignacio “Mazacote” Carrillo – Lágrimas Negras (from the albums "De Profession … Sonero" & "Café Cubano" on Musical Productions / Putumayo)
8) Asere – Corazón (from the albums "Qudres Sol Qudres Luna" & "Café Cubano" on MTM Ltda. / Putumayo)
9) Los Guaracheros de Oriente – Patria Querida (from the album "Cuba" on Putumayo)
10) Las Ondas Marteles – Rima Caribeña (from the album "Homenaje a Miguel Angel Ruiz" on Discmedi)
11) Felix Baloy – Después de Esta Noche (from the albums "Baila Mi Son" & "Café Cubano" on Tumi / Putumayo)
12) La Orquesta Mágica de la Habana – Morenita (from the albums "La Orquesta Mágica de la Habana" & "Café Cubano" on Freibank Musikverlage / Orisha Records / Putumayo)
13) Kelvis Ochoa – Fue Una de Mambo (from the album "Café Cubano" on Putumayo)

Cafe Cubano

We’ll hear some of the legendary greats in Latin jazz, including Eddy Palmieri, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, and more.

Episode 24.19
Airtime: May 6th - May 12th, 2024

Featuring:
1. Poncho Sanchez - El Sabroson (from the albums "Cambios" & "Latin Jazz" on Concord Picante / Concord Jazz / Putumayo)
2. Machito with Cannonball Adderley & Joe Newman - Congo Mulence (from the albums "Kenya" & "Latin Jazz" on EMI / Putumayo)
3. Snooks Eaglin - Cubano Mambo (from the album "The Way It Is" on Money Pit Records)
4. Mongo Santamaria - Watermelon Man (from the album "Skin on Skin: The Mongo Santamaria Anthology (1985-1995)" on Rhino Records)
5. James & Tryo Andrews - St. James Infirmary (from the album "Traditional New Orleans Jazz (A List)" on Indepdendent"
6. Tito Puente - Cha Cha Cha (from the albums "Goza Mi Timbal" & "Latin Jazz" on Concord Picante / Concord Jazz / Putumayo)
7. Ray Barretto - Summertime (from the albums "Carnaval" & "Latin Jazz" on Fantasy Inc. / Putumayo)
8. Chico Alvarez - La Clave, Maraca y Guiro (from the albums "Chico Alvarez El Montunero" & "Latin Jazz" on Demo / Putumayo)
9. Tomas R. Einarsson - Rumdrum (from the albums "Havana" & "Latin Jazz" on STEF / Blánótt 002 / Putumayo)
10. Bobby Matos - Soy Lucimi (from the album "Acknowledgement" on Life Force Jazz Records)
11. The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project - Guajira Dubois (from the albums "Simpatico" & "Latin Jazz" on artistShare / Putumayo)
12. Chocolate - Trompeta en Montuno(from the albums "En Sexteto" & "Latin Jazz" on Caiman / Putumayo)
13. Hilton Ruiz - Steppin’ with T.P. (from the albums "Steppin' with T.P." & "Latin Jazz" on M27 Records / Putumayo)

Latin Jazz

Dance to soca from Trinidad, Compass from Haiti, and ska from Jamaica on The Caribbean episode of the PWMH hour! 

Air Dates:
June 10th-16th, 2024

Featuring:
1. Baron - Party Time (from the album "The Message" on JW Productions)
2. Raul Paz - Mua Mua Mua (from the album "Mulata" on Cuba Libre Music)
3. Ska Cubano - Chango (from the albums "Ska Cubano" & "The Caribbean" on Casino Sounds / Putumayo)
4. Mika - Bèl Fanm (from the albums "Mika" & "The Caribbean" on MYC Productions / Putumayo)
5. Jab Jab - Rev It Up (from the album "The Caribbean" on Putumayo)
6. Michel Blaise - Fem'm Sa (from the album "A L'aise Comme Blaise" on Antilles Mizik)
7. Coalishun - Thundah (from the albums "Kickin Up Dust" & "The Caribbean" on Coalishun Records / Putumayo)
8. Skatalites - Freedom Sounds (from the albums "From Paris With Love" &  "The Caribbean" on World Village Sounds / Putumayo)
9. Militant - Hot & Groovy (from the album "The Caribbean" on Putumayo)
10. Marcé & Toumpak - Bon Tche (from the albums "Pé épi kouté" & "The Caribbean" on Hibiscus Records / Putumayo)
11. Haiti Twoubadou - Medley Tradisyonel (from the album "Haiti Twoubadou vol. 3" on Come Il Faut)
12. Bélo - Lakou Trankil (from the album "Lakou Trankil" on Comme Il Faut) 
13. Waldo Mendoza - Pasa un Tiempo Viejo (from the albums "Bendito Tiempo" & "The Caribbean" on Egrem /Putumayo)
14. Kingston Ladies - Train Is Coming (from the album "Ladies' Turn" on Passage Productions)

The Caribbean

Join Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth in this week's episode of the Putumayo World Music hour as they explore funky global tunes. 

Airs from June 17th - June 23rd, 2024

Featuring:
1. Kiko Veneno - Lo Que Me Importa Eres Tu (featured on the album "Esta muy bien enso del carino" on RCA)
2. Madeka - Mokote (featured on the album "Miwa" on Passport Music)
3. Gal Costa - Habib (from the albums "Aquele Frevo Axe" & "New World Party" on Putumayo / BMG)
4. Bally Jagpal - Pheli War (from the album "Asian Playground" on Putumayo)
5. Dorothy Masuka - Mzilikazi (from the album "Mzilikazi" on Gallo Jazz)
6. Crown - Umqedile (from the album "Crown" on Gallo)
7. Paulinho Moska - Seja O Que Deus Quiser (from the albums "Contrasenso" & "Putumayo Presents: Festa Brasil" on EMI / Putumayo)
8. Chico Cesar - Papo Cabeca (from the album "Chico Cesar" on Putumayo)
9. Issa Bagayogo - Nogo (from the album "Timbuktu" on Six Degrees)
10. Nakodje - Kumpo Yente (from the album "Nakodje" on Iris Music)
11. Aby N’Dour - Xel (from the album "New World Party" on Putumayo)

Make It Funky

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper explore the rhythms that enslaved people brought from Africa to the new world. There, they combined with European and American influences to create styles like Jazz, the Blues, and even Rock and Roll. African rhythms continue to inspire new genres of music like Electronica and Hip Hop.

Episode 24.28
Airdates: July 8th - July 14th, 2024

Featuring:
1. Zap Mama - “Rafiki” (From the album “A Ma Zone” on Luaka Bop)
2. Issa Bagayogo - “Saye Mogo Bana” (From the albums “Timbuktu” on Six Degrees and “African Groove” on Putumayo)
3. Madeka - “Miwa” (From the album “African Groove” on Putumayo)
4. Dady Mimbo - “Bouba (Cool)” (From the album “African Groove” on Putumayo)
5. Julien Jacob - “Kalicom” (From the albums “Shanti” on WEA France and “African Groove” on Putumayo)
6. Badenya - Les Freres Coulibaly - “Boroto” (From the albums “Seniwe” on Trance and “African Groove” on Putumayo)
7. Oom - “Anoma” (From the album “New World Party” on Putumayo)
8. Wes - “Lem Lem” (From the album “Sinami, The Memory” on Sony Music France)
9. Bob Holroyd - “Rafiki” (From the album “Without Within” on Six Degrees)
10, Hardstone - “Uhiki” (From the albums “Nutin But De Stone” on Kelele Records and “African Groove” on Putumayo)
11. Gigi - “Kahn” (From the album “Gigi” on Palm Pictures)
12. Aboutou Roots - “Hip Hop Yousoumba” (From the album “Protégé Toi” on Mega Box Productions)
13. A Peace of Ebony - “Vadzimu” (From the album “African Groove” on Putumayo)

African Groove

Join Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper in this week's episode of Putumayo World Music Hour as they journey to New Orleans for a spicy stew of Mardi Gras Mambo. 

Episode 24.29
Airdates: July 15th - July 21st, 2024

Featuring:
1. Poncho Sanchez - “Goin’ Back to New Orleans”  (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
2. Kreyol - “Preservation Hall Jazz Band” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
3. Carol Fran & Clarence Hollimon - “Every Day is Not the Same” (From the album “New Orleans Party” on Putumayo)
4. Los Po-Boys-Citos - “Jive Samba” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
5. Trombone Shorty - “St James Infirmary Blues” (From the album “Two Trumpets Two Eras” on Wise and Barking)
6. Bo Dollis & Wild Magnolias - “Coconut Milk” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
7. Neville Brothers - “Yellow Moon” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
8. The Iguanas - “Panama Tones/Nuevo Boogaloo” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
9. Otra - “Nature Boy” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
10. Dr. John - “Mos’ Scocious” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
11. Zazou City - “Mañanita” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
12. Luther Kent & the Dukes of Dixieland - “Mardi Gras Mambo / Iko Iko” (From the album “New Orleans Mardi Gras” on Leisure Jazz)
13. New Orleans Heartbreakers with Big Al Carlson - “Jambalaya” (From the album “New Orleans Mambo” on Putumayo)
14. Cubanismo - “Mardi Gras Mambo” (From the album “Latin Playground” on Putumayo)

New Orleans Mambo

In this week’s Putumayo World Music Hour, Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper go back to their roots to explore what truly defines the “Calypso” style. 

Episode 24.30
Airdates: July 22nd - July 28th, 2024

Featuring:
1. King Sparrow - “No More Rocking and Rolling” (From the albums “King Sparrow’s Calypso Carnival” on Smithsonian Folkways and “Calypso” on Putumayo)
2. The Percentie Brothers - “Goombay Drum” (From the album “Calypso” on Putumayo)
3. The Jolly Boys - “Take Me Back to Jamaica” (From the albums “Sunshine ‘n’ Water” on Rykodisc and “Calypso” on Putumayo)
4. Bob Marley - “Sun is Shining” (From the album “Kaya” on Tuff Gong)
5. Toots and the Maytals - “Reggae Got Soul” (From the albums “Time Tough” on Island and “Jamaica” on Putumayo)
6. George Symonette - “Don’t Touch Me Tomato” (From the albums “Bahamania Troubadour” on ART Records and “Calypso” on Putumayo)
7. Calypso Mama - “Yes Yes Yes” (From the albums “Calypso Mama” on ART Records and “Calypso” on Putumayo)
8. Lord Kitchener - “Steel Band Music” (From the album “Klassic Kitchener Volume One” on Ice)
9. Small Island Pride - “Taxi Driver” (From the album “Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection” on Smithsonian Folkways)
10. Delbon Johnson - “It's Always Springtime in Nassau” (From the album “Calypso” on Putumayo)
11. Leslie Scott & Irene Williams - “Crazy Like Mad” (From the albums “Come to the Caribbean” on ART Records and “Calypso” on Putumayo)
12. Frankie Anderson - “The Limbo Song” (From the albums “Calypso Party” on ART Records and “Calypso” on Putumayo)
13. The Percentie Brothers - “J.P. Morgan” (From the album “Calypso” on Putumayo)
14. Mighty Panther - “Barbados Carnival” (From the album “Calypso” on Putumayo)

Calypso

Join Rosalie Howarth and Dan Storper in this week's episode of Putumayo World Music Hour to hear artists from around the world cover a variety of well known songs. Some are faithful to the original recording, and some are completely turned upside down. 

Episode 24.31
Airdates: July 29th - August 5th, 2024

Featuring:
1. Luka Bloom - “Natural Mystic” (From the album “Amsterdam” on Big Sky Records)
2. Geoffrey Oryema - “Listening Wind” (From the album “Spirit” on Sony France)
3. Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers - “Knockin' on Heaven's Door” (From the album “Gonna Take You Downtown” on Rounder)
4. Duo Ouro Negro - “Agora Vou Ser Feliz” (From the album “Kurikutela! 40 Anos, 40 Exitos” on EMI)
5. Basilis Kazoullis - “O Pugmachos (Boxer)” (From the album “I Lyra Sas Parousiazei” on Lyra)
6. Gratien Midonet - “Ne Me Quitte Pas” (From the album “Potlach” on Pastel Prod)
7. Jarabe de Palo - “Chica de Ipanema” (From the album “Samba Pa' Ti” on Warner)
8. Jehro - “Master Blaster” (From the album “Shantytown Carnival” on Superfruit)
9. Seu Jorge - “Changes” (From the album “The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions” on Hollywood Records)
10. The Reggae Rockers (featuring Bradley Brown) - “Don't Think Twice” (From the album “Blowin' in the Wind (A Reggae Tribute To Bob Dylan)” on Madacy Entertainment Group)
11. Kaya - “Stir It Up” (From the album “Chante Marley” on Dodo Sound)
12. Mo' Horizons - “Hit The Road Jack” (From the album “Remember Tomorrow” on Stereo Deluxe and “Cover the World” on Putumayo)
13. Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' - “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher (Higher and Higher)” (From the album “Turn the Page” on Rounder and “Cover the World” on Putumayo)

World Covers

Hosted by former KFOG personality Rosalie Howarth and Putumayo founder Dan Storper, the Putumayo World Music Hour (PWMH) is an internationally syndicated radio show that takes listeners on a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures.

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