<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Radio is a Foreign Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mixtape series featuring cut-ups of international radio broadcasts (AM, FM & shortwave) & primary source vintage recordings, ethnographic film & tv.]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/secretstash</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:44:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE ART OF DYING: SOUNDS FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF SULAWESI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral, healing, and wedding sounds from Sulawesi; Toraja ritual music recorded by Dana Rappoport in the early 1990s; Kajang basing and Mongondow kulintang from Philip Yampolsky’s Smithsonian Folkways survey; Sa’dan Toraja gesok-gesok from Eric and Catherine Crystal’s 1973 Folkways LP; and a Duri flute duo recorded by Palmer Keen for Aural Archipelago in Enrekang. The through-line is music made at the edge of death and social healing. Rappoport’s tracks come from the CNRS–Musée de l’Homme...]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/the-art-of-dying-sounds-from-the-mountains-of-sulawesi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a98669ec44e302e15061dee</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_05dda5b7df1449a4bedda90db67ad1b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A NIGHT IN WINTI WAI: YOUNG MAROON DANCE BANDS, LIVE &#38; DIRECT IN THE SURINAMESE CAPITAL (PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - NOVEMBER 3-4, 1995)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 1990s were a turning point for music in Suriname. After a civil war that pitted Maroon insurgents from the interior against the national army, large numbers of young Okanisi, Saamaka, Aluku, and Pamaka people moved into Paramaribo looking for work and city life. Their ancestors had fled coastal plantations more than two centuries earlier and built independent societies in the rainforest. In the capital’s expanding neighborhoods they created a new youth music that mixed ancestral styles with ]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/a-night-in-winti-wai-young-maroon-dance-bands-live-direct-in-the-surinamese-capital-paramaribo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95aa4e606c430fb842a20e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_6282ca35ecab4c3d82e5cded9479e5c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CLASSIC DANGDUT &#38; ORKES MELAYU: TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIPELAGO, 1970S-1980S]]></title><description><![CDATA[Classic dangdut and Orkes Melayu, pulled from the deep end of the Indonesian cassette archive. ]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/classic-dangdut-orkes-melayu-treasures-from-the-archipelago-1970s-1980s</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8738f3def78e52436289c8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_76711b5a595e431fa8ba17c80c8b9a0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DISPATCHES FROM THE DREAMTIME: ETHNOGRAPHIC RECORDINGS ON VINYL]]></title><description><![CDATA[ethnographic LPs in the personal collection of Robert Millis (Climax Golden Twins)]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/dispatches-from-the-dreamtime-ethnographic-recordings-on-vinyl</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a87383b136a5075a744ec00</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_d3b3552229044dbeb92d3cf3ef42fa68~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROSWELL RUDD'S WORLD MUSIC CLASS • Bard College, 1973–74 • A Classroom Mixtape from the Alan Lomax Cantometrics Project ]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROSWELL RUDD'S WORLD MUSIC CLASS • Bard College, 1973–74 • A Classroom Mixtape from the Alan Lomax Cantometrics Project ]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/roswell-rudd-s-world-music-class-bard-college-1973-74-a-classroom-mixtape-from-the-alan-lomax-c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a87370429da61b144a9b506</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_eb554c6e28f44289bacaa10ae2ddfcb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAINY NIGHT MUSIC FROM TATARAN ISLAND: PALA'WAN BÄGIT RECORDINGS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drawn from the personal field recordings of French linguist and anthropologist Nicole Revel, whose decades of work helped document and preserve the oral traditions of the Pala'wan people, this transmission gathers intimate performances of bägit recorded on Tataran Island, Palawan around 1999. Bägit is an intimate musical tradition of the indigenous Pala'wan, performed on the two-stringed kudyapi and shaped by the natural world, with melodies that evoke birds, insects, flowing water, and other...]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/rainy-night-music-from-tataran-island-pala-wan-b%C3%A4git-recordings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a83609b742a464b134cad20</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_37d1d0161f3445aaa5d1d962f533d616~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD ON A STRING - VAIKOM VIJAYALAKSHMI &#38; THE GAYATHRI VEENA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mixtape featuring the one stringed instrument gayathri veena and a woman who takes it to unexpected melodic territory. ]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/world-on-a-string-vaikom-vijayalakshmi-the-gayathri-veena</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6597e010a4941c072911af</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:23:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_e4efa2b41ce24e12bc5b3773723f1157~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_941,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHBI AIRWAVES: CARIBBEAN ROOTS IN 1970S NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 1974]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHBI AIRWAVES: CARIBBEAN ROOTS IN 1970S NEW YORK: TWO RARE OFF-AIR RECORDINGS BY KENNETH BILBY, SEPTEMBER 1974

]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/whbi-airwaves-caribbean-roots-in-1970s-new-york-two-rare-off-air-recordings-by-kenneth-bilby-sept</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5bab1c5e7d848635e1e98b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:38:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_f0c20ed2bcaa439cb313675cfe948bb8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_992,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE SEA IS NEVER FAR AWAY: SOUNDS FROM THE SULU ARCHIPELAGO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traditional music of the Tausug people of the southern Philippines, drawn from Thomas M. Kiefer's field recordings (1966–1968), originally issued on the short-lived Ethnosound label in 1970. 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The tension between dark and haunting psychedelic notes and endearing girl pop vibes create an unusual, intense and suspenseful atmosphere. Deeply beautiful and unforgettable music made during a state of emergency. Music by Usma Bersaudara. Emilia Contessa, Yanti Bersaudara, One Dee Group, Orkes Melayu Tawangalun, Harry Roesli, Lies Embarsari Bersama...]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/music-of-the-psychedelic-military-state-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ae1fcde8fe82c6eba49a64</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_ebcfae987c1043db8a250df3359fe6bc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RADIO NOUAKCHOTT: OFF-AIR RADIO RECORDINGS FROM MAURITANIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music recorded off the radio in Mauritania, 2003]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/radio-nouakchott-riafc169</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698b4550c54aab42f41ee186</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_c8f37ff434f64301851b07f7fd46a3de~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FOLK MAGIC RADIO]]></title><description><![CDATA[A brilliant cover of "Not Great Men" (Gang of Four) by a Javanese gong ensemble, haunting folk gong magic from the mountains of Vietnam, hypnotic village party gong orchestra recorded by Kink Gong, a vintage gong record from Borneo, obscure international surf, dreamy vintage radio pop from SE Asia. 1. ID/Bumper: Excerpts from A Day in the Sun is Like a Radio to Me [John Thayer/Power Moves Library, 2017] &#38; Asian Radio Environments [Jesse Paul Miller 2014].2. Not Great Men, Sekar-Melati [Java,...]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/folk-magic-radio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6782ee62d4ab7994252e7117</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_e631fbdfad514359ad3727bb3a68a344~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIGHT MUSIC OF THE AMAZONIAN LOWLANDS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catfish trumpets, chainsaws, bullroarers, haunting flute ensembles and voice distorters from the Río Negro, Orinoco, and Upper Xingu; Yanomami shamans snorting hallucinogenic snuff, shrieking and growling, sneezing and spitting, hocking up phlegm (lots of phlegm), and mumbling secret spirit languages into the night; a lush 1980s Italian experimental collage of Amazonian field recordings &#38; electronic sounds, and more. Kulirrina Trumpets, Wakuenai. Recorded by Jonathan Hill at Gavilán, Río...]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/night-music-of-the-amazonian-lowlands</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6782ecf64c96f1379dfcbb26</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:16:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_4ec34086627e4517ad1f8c419c853656~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RETRO GLOBAL SURF]]></title><description><![CDATA[This inspired collection of retro surf, psych and garage obscurities (from Mexico to Japan) is everything you need to recharge your juices a]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/retro-global-surf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6612c9358448f5792f837c88</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:29:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_9d46751805494fd7bbb7c18b0e573efd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECHOES FROM A TURKISH DISCO BENDER]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killer Turkish psych, funk and disco. ]]></description><link>https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/echoes-from-a-turkish-disco-bender</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cf02999ada70fa657977b7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:21:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fba30c_4ce9d7a8237d447aa775936ceabf01c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>RIAFC</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>