Hello I hope all is well in your world

Today's programme picks up where we finished last week with some cumbia. This time a sneak preview of the forthcoming release from Will Quantic Holland. He's been busy putting a 7 peice band together from vallenato and cumbia musicians living in his new home town of Cali in Colombia. If you are in London on 20th April you can catch his DJ set along with something special from Batida. We play a track from the album released today. Read more »

Hello I hope all is well in your world.

Hope you can join me for today's broadcast when our album of the week comes from Chadian Singer, Mounira Mitchala. Winner of the Prix Decouvertes from a jury chaired by Salif Keita in 2007, Chili Houritki is her second album and marks her international career. Her voice is rich and rhythmic, she sings in Chadian Arabic and our son was bouncing up and down on the sofa throughout the album - a good sign ! Read more »

Wherever you are I hope all is well in your world. Its been a while since my last newsletter, I shall try but I can't promise to be a little more regular.
News is coming in at the rate of knots and the pages of the website refreshing quickly, I thought I should perhaps spread the news before it gets buried.. Read more »

Yaayyyyy after a six month break GondwanaSound is back with cod ethno muso ramblings, mispronunciations, politics but above all news and reviews of some of the best music on the planet.

The first broadcast is Monday January 9th at 14:00 live from the studios of Sheffield Live! 93.2FM we're excited and nervous and hope that broadcasting is rather like riding a bicycle, once the skill is learnt its never forgotten. That said we'll probably have a wobbly take off, scrape our knees and I'm dreading pressing the wrong button or leaving the mic fader open before the hour is out. Read more »

Hello I hope all is well in your world and that you have had a good week.

We've been spending time at GondwanaTowers thinking about redecorating and what colours to paint the walls. I quite fancy a light heather/lilac colour but have been cautioned with the words "you dare and I'll kick you out" - a tad harsh I think for such a light joyful colour that I'm quite tempted. At least we have walls to paint, I'm really shocked by the images coming in from Texas and tornado alley. Our thoughts are with people who have lost everything including their homes. Read more »