Description
Join Glyn Phillips for two hours of brand new and forthcoming releases from the world music scene - with a particular emphasis on new releases from Latin American, African and Jamaican artists. Hence the title "It's a Tropical Ting!".
Music from the likes of: Horace Andy, Fruko y sus Tesos, Cornel Campbell, La Mambanegra, Big Youth, DJ Tudo, Ken Boothe, Rio Mira, Kush McAnuff, Omar Sosa, Jah Ova Evil, Daymé Arocena, Janka Nabay, Las Cafeteras, Seckou Keita, Delphine, Combo Los Yogas... Whole heapa good tings a-gwarn, compay! Güepaa!! (as us tropicalistas say!)
But there's also world jazz from Tunisians Amine & Hamza, Islamic-influenced jazz from Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Canadian roots from Levi Cuss, harp-driven bolero from San Francisco's Amelia Romano, Irish Americana and blues from Rackhouse Pilfer, and Hungarian electro-swing from Marot Viki & Nova Kultur Zenekar... What's not to like?
Join Glyn live on brumradio.com every Monday (8pm-10pm) for WorldBeatUK!
