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WEST AFRICAN RADIO

WEST AFRICAN RADIO

WEST AFRICAN RADIO

This mix features samples from Buddhist prayer machines and Hindu mantra boxes, including the FM3 Buddha Machine, as well as a number of artists who manipulate them to create new sonic textures.

This mix features samples from Buddhist prayer machines and Hindu mantra boxes, including the FM3 Buddha Machine, as well as a number of artists who manipulate them to create new sonic textures.

BUDDHA MACHINE RADIO

A selection of Vietnamese & Cambodian shellac, curated by Sam Touch/Khmer Records Archives.

A selection of Vietnamese & Cambodian shellac, curated by Sam Touch/Khmer Records Archives.

SOUTHEAST ASIA @ 78RPM: A SELECTION OF VIETNAMESE & CAMBODIAN SHELLAC

A head spinning selection of trance, pop, and electronic music from the Indonesian archipelago, including an excerpt from a wild Jathilan horse dance cassette; late 1990s-early 2000s campursari dance music from the Pusaka label; calung (bamboo tube xylophone) from the legendary Darso; dangdut and tarling pop jams; Javanese radio & street sounds; and Karo electronic music from northern Sumatra

A head spinning selection of trance, pop, and electronic music from the Indonesian archipelago, including an excerpt from a wild Jathilan horse dance cassette; late 1990s-early 2000s campursari dance music from the Pusaka label; calung (bamboo tube xylophone) from the legendary Darso; dangdut and tarling pop jams; Javanese radio & street sounds; and Karo electronic music from northern Sumatra

TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE INDONESIAN ARCHIPELAGO

This mixtape features field recordings of rara music (mostly) from the Haitian countryside made by my dear friend Elizabeth McAlister, unless otherwise noted.

This mixtape features field recordings of rara music (mostly) from the Haitian countryside made by my dear friend Elizabeth McAlister, unless otherwise noted.

RARA! SOUNDS FROM THE HAITIAN COUNTRYSIDE

A captivating selection of Greek and Turkish tsiftetéli—or çiftetelli—songs and instrumentals spanning the worlds of Greek Rebetiko and Laïkó alongside the oriental folk traditions of Greece and Asia Minor, many performed by Roma musicians.

A captivating selection of Greek and Turkish tsiftetéli—or çiftetelli—songs and instrumentals spanning the worlds of Greek Rebetiko and Laïkó alongside the oriental folk traditions of Greece and Asia Minor, many performed by Roma musicians.

HYPNOTIC TSIFTETÉLI: GREECE & ASIA MINOR (1933–1969)

Inspired by Bronislaw Malinowski’s (1935) Coral Gardens and their Magic, this mixtape features lush forest soundscapes and music from Papua New Guinea

Inspired by Bronislaw Malinowski’s (1935) Coral Gardens and their Magic, this mixtape features lush forest soundscapes and music from Papua New Guinea

AURAL GARDENS AND THEIR MAGIC (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)

Indonesian gambus and qasidah records selected by Madrotter.

Indonesian gambus and qasidah records selected by Madrotter.

INDONESIAN GAMBUS AND QASIDAH RECORDS

KOMPA GUITAR GEMS, 1969-2014 (HAITI)

KOMPA GUITAR GEMS, 1969-2014 (HAITI)

KOMPA GUITAR GEMS, 1969-2014

Malagasy dance music

Malagasy dance music

TSAPIKY MIXTAPE

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