Album of the week: Doumajoulo from Jali Fily Cissokho available through Kaira Arts.

My choice of album of the week ties in with the strings and folk blues theme, that somehow permeates this weeks show - defying requests for more country music !! In the run up to the Musicport festival, it's our first broadcast featuring a festival artist. This week we have an interview with the globe trotting multi-talented Bob Brozman. Then throw in some new releases, old favourites, some gnawa music and a ClubGondwana track for another eclectic around the world music adventure...enjoy.

My album of the week had a personal significance as I first met Fily, two years ago, after his performance at the Wychwood festival where he was performing. Attracted by is voice, not dissimilar to that of Baaba Maal plus a grin as large as his generosity, we have since become good friends. Fily's name is preceeded with the title Jali, denoting his status as an heriditary griot ( praise singer and keeper of music).

Sometimes, the "world music" community can be very quick to embrace musicians from overseas but often those living amongst us, somehow get overlooked - at our loss! Hopefully this is about to change for Fily who has performed at a number of festivals in the UK including WOMAD and is about to feature in an fRoots article by Con Murphy. Enjoy the three cuts from his album, starting with my favourite Apollo and ending with Fily's favourite, Jandembaro, an up tempo number with a theme, you wouldn't necessarily associate with the kora and praise singing.

Bob Brozman just has to be seen live, to be believed. As he says he doesn't travel with any pedals, wires or tricks. What you see is what you hear. Best known for his passion with the National Resonator guitar ( the metal ones) you can give him any type of stringed instrument and he's transformed into a kid in a candy store. Musically brilliant and highly entertaining I caught up with him at Sheffield's Boardwalk and in today's broadcast I have edited up the interview and mixed it in with some of his music.

We had a plea for a bit more country and folk, so I hope I've satisfied your thirst this week and I'm looking forward to seeing the Groanbox Boys and their Freedom Boot when they pass by a nearby village to me.