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Monthly show from Kyoto, Japan’s original capital city, presented by Shuya Okino, music tastemaker and member of Kyoto Jazz Massive. In a one off broadcast from Hachi Record Store in Kyoto, our regular Kyoto host Shuya Okino is joined by fellow Tokyo Jazz Massive don Yoshihiro Okino and DoItJAZZ founder Masaki Tamura.

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Mari* looks to the day ahead with upcoming shows and tunes. And on every Friday, special shipping forecast will be brought to you by Rob-san AKA General Rubbish AKA Earl Zinger.

We celebrate jazz drummer Elvin Jones’ 92nd birthday with a selection of music in tribute, spanning his work with John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Allen Ginsberg, Andrew Hill and his own solo material.

Paul Bradshaw is founder of Straight No Chaser, with a record collection that matches the depth and variety of his iconic magazine. Paul is joined by digger, producer, artist and DJ Tony Higgins in the Worldwide FM studio.

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Monthly show from Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, founder of Classic Album Sundays and the David Mancuso-indebted Lucky Cloud Loft Party in London.

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Global Roots Radio, a weekly dose of experimental, underground music from across all corners of the globe; with independent music and culture at the core. For this week’s show, Thris is joined by Belgian house, techno and trance producer and DJ Locked Groove.

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Our Daily show, hosted by Papaoul (Gabriel Francis) on Mondays and Fridays and Erica McKoy on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In one hour, catch up with the latest sessions, music, news and guests in our flagship WW Daily show. Covering the Friday show for Papaoul is Laani, Marketing/PR & Producer at Brownswood Recordings. She is joined by talented singer/composer Sahra Gure , talking about the curation of the NUMBI Arts Festival closing party at Rich Mix on Friday 6th September. NUMBI is a non-profit organisation based in London that produces cross-art projects and works in partnership with artists, educators and peer organisations locally, nationally and internationally, celebrating the global and local voices that don’t have the materials or platform to express their voices.

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Tune in for a special show from the Liverpool-based music writer, record collector and DJ, Danny Fitzgerald. For the better part of the past 8 years he has been focusing his research on Trinidadian calypso music, its roots, and its wider influence in music from American jazz to West African highlife. The culmination of this has been two compilation albums produced for Soul Jazz Records: Calypso: Musical Poetry In The Caribbean 1955-69, which presented an overview Trinidadian calypso recorded at home and in Britain, plus related music from Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Panama; and Nigeria Freedom Sounds: Popular Music And The Birth Of Independent Nigeria 1960-63 which examined a cross-section of styles including calypso, highlife, mambo, juju, apala, and more. In both cases he provided access to rare recordings and wrote extensive liner notes. This episode is called “Calypso Beyond” and explores the outer influences of calypso around the Americas, The Caribbean, and West Africa.

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International Tribe is a weekly mix series hosted by Thris Tian. This week’s International Tribe mix comes from Bobby Analog. Bobby Analog is the Belfast based DJ & founder of house label Body Fusion. Over the last few year’s he has embarked on something of a creative re-direction; moving away from the disco and soul samples that have been enjoyed on previous Body Fusion records in favour of something deeper – influenced with the sound of mid 80’s NYC ballroom culture, subterranean house and ambient italo. With releases on his own label Body Fusion, as well as on Extended Play records, his legendary AVA boiler room highlighted his eclectic selections and he has continued to play across the globe. He steps up with a truly varied array of smooth and deep tunes for his International Tribe mix.  

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Our Daily show, hosted by Papaoul (Gabriel Francis) on Mondays and Fridays and Erica McKoy on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In one hour, catch up with the latest sessions, music, news and guests in our flagship WW Daily show. Tune in today as Mari* takes over the show from Erica. Alice Whittington from Soundway Records is joining ahead of their Soundway Day & Night Takeover at CRATE St James Walthamstow from 1PM-9PM.

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Weekly show with Le Mellotron, a Parisian radio station located in a bar in the bohemian Republique district. For this week, Anders is joined by Mitmitta for a Sudanese vinyl-only mix. Mitmitta Mitmitta creates one-of-a-kind sets ranging from sophisticated jazz to thumping sounds of mystical and up-tempo music from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Tanzania & Somalia. Deeply hypnotized by East African sounds from vinyl and audiotapes, Vemund Brune Hareide —Mitmitta or ‘Kidus’ in Ethiopia— is originally from Norway but has been based in Ethiopia for the last 11 years. Fluent in the local Amharic language, Mitmitta has run a cassette shop in Addis Abeba, known as Mitmitta Muzika, while also creating hundreds of parties in the capital and around Europe and the USA. Mitmitta is well recognized as a resource and connoisseur of Ethiopian, Eritrean & Sudanese Jazz, Soul, Funk & Traditional music. He has re-issued music from the region under the label Mitmitta Muzika along with archiving his extensive cassette collection, soon to be launched as an Ethio-Eritrean audiotape discography webpage. He travels with a selection of records and tapes largely unknown to the world to accommodate various listening settings: otherworldly, hot basement, sunny terrace, festival stage or any dance floor.

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Grammy nominated musician Manu Delago presents his new album ‘Circadian’, talks about his collaborations with Björk, Anoushka Shankar and Ólafur Arnalds, and plays some of his favourite music of the 21st Century. Manu’s EU tour kicks off with his Circadian Ensemble in September including live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Thursday 3 October.

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WW Daily presenter, DJ and music journalist Papaoul (aka Gabriel Francis) is in the studio exploring some new sounds from and inspired by Latin America. Expect everything from downtempo folktronica to future baile. For this episode, Papaoul is joined by ElPeche, a São Paulo born, London raised artist whose influences range from the classics of Brazil’s Tropicalia movement such as Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, to the Northeastern Brazilian Alceu Valenca and the legendary Orquestra Afro Brasileira. A heavy mix of European Techno and rhythmic Brazilian beats make his sound absolutely and unarguably unique. He has been producing music for the past 4 years and has recently released a number of edits and originals both independently and through labels such as Shango Records, Cosmic Awakenings, Tropical Twista Records, Sonido Trópico, Generation Bass, In-Correcto, Pachamama and GATOPARDO, with over 38 released tracks. Former resident and member of groundbreakers Sonido Trópico since 2014, ElPeche is now starting in partnership with other former residents Salvador Araguaya, Meraki and Nirso their own new label ZARAGATA.

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Our Daily show, hosted by Papaoul (Gabriel Francis) on Mondays and Fridays and Erica McKoy on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In one hour, catch up with the latest sessions, music, news and guests in our flagship WW Daily show. Tune in today as Marina takes over WW Daily covering for Erica. She is joined by creative director Almass Badat in the Worldwide FM studio.

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Weekly show with Lefto, the Brussels based selector and Studio Brussels host. Tune in for brand new music on Brainfeeder from Salami Rose Jose Louis, also upcoming music on Eglo from K15, new Tawiah, Action Bronson, Four Tet and many more.

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Channel One is one of the most iconic dub crews in the world. They continue their monthly residency with two hours of dub and roots classics.

Show from Matthew Halsall, Manchester based composer, trumpeter and founder of Gondwana Records.

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Tune in to hear Kamaal Williams‘ performance recorded live at Theatre de la Mer, at Worldwide Festival 2019.

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Tune in as we broadcast the Fip Groove’s live set from Worldwide Festival 2019, recorded at Theatre de la Mer.

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Louie Vega presents his monthly Open Air Sessions show. Two hours of the best in Louie’s seemingly infinite collection of soul, jazz, funk, and of course, house.  

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Tune in as we release Rainer Trüby‘s incredible DJ set from Worldwide Festival Sète 2019, recorded at Theatre de la Mer.

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We recorded in-depth conversations with some of the biggest guests at We Out Here in front of a live festival audience. Today we broadcast an hour of discussion between legendary saxophonist and headliner Gary Bartz and Worldwide FM presenter Haseeb Iqbal. Together, they explore the stories behind his extraordinary career, the roots of his creativity and musical philosophy, and his experiences working with some of the most iconic musicians of all time.

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Our Daily show, hosted by Papaoul (Gabriel Francis) on Mondays and Fridays and Erica McKoy on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In one hour, catch up with the latest sessions, music, news and guests in our flagship WW Daily show. Ceylan is taking over WW Daily for the day.

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Fortnightly show from Berlin, exploring the city’s vibrant music scene and nightlife, featuring exiled and original Berliners bringing live mixes and interviews. Get Together is a brand new label / collective from Berlin made up by an international array of artists in the field of music, art, performance, photography and film. The collective debuted with a various artist vinyl series this summer; exploring a wide spectrum of styles in House together with some experimental Hip Hop beats. The GTVA series includes emerging artists such as Cody Currie, Felipe Gordon, Scissorwork, Ferdinand Domes and Shy Time aswell as some undiscovered talent. The well received release is tailored for DJ’s – providing them club tracks, for warm ups, peak times and after hours.  For their debut appearance on Worldwide FM they will bring along the crew for a taste of their various artist release and a peak into future releases. Live appearances from producer / rapper Imaginary Friend and Jazz singer Riah Knight and DJ sets from Cody Currie, Ferdinand Domes and Jasper Sala.   

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Mari* looks to the day ahead with upcoming shows and tunes. And on every Friday, special shipping forecast will be brought to you by Rob-san AKA General Rubbish AKA Earl Zinger.

Worldwide FM Label Fair is a mix / mixtape series to introduce passionate record labels, who champion new releases and re-issues. For this episode, we have a mix from KOMOS Records. KOMOS is a brand new Parisian jazz label promoting emerging and established musicians through recording sessions in the historic Studio Pigalle in the heart of the city. Staying true to an open-minded jazz philosophy, there are no stylistic boundaries for music produced by KOMOS. This all-vinyl mix was put together by label A&R Antoine Rajon and showcases the upcoming ‘THE MUSIC OF’ series with a choice of tracks produced in France, from the 70s up to the present day.

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Our Daily show, hosted by Papaoul (Gabriel Francis) on Mondays and Fridays and Erica McKoy on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In one hour, catch up with the latest sessions, music, news and guests in our flagship WW Daily show.  

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We dig through the archives with Gilles Peterson, who jumps in the mix to celebrate the life of Horace Silver for his 91st birthday. A deeply influential pianist, founding member of The Jazz Messengers, and a key architect of the Hard  Bop movement, Gilles explores Silver’s extensive and distinguished back catalogue on the intrepid Blue Note imprint.     PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO LICENSING RESTRICTIONS, THIS SHOW IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO OUR MIXCLOUD SELECT FOLLOWERS: mixcloud.com/worldwidefm/gilles-peterson-celebrates-horace-silver-02-09-19/ SUBSCRIBE TO MIXCLOUD SELECT FOR EXCLUSIVE SHOWS AND OFFLINE LISTENING: https://www.mixcloud.com/worldwidefm/select/

Toshio Matsuura presents his fortnightly two hour music program, WW Tokyo. One of the founding members of the U.F.O. (United Futures Organisation), Toshio has remained a leader in the Tokyo nightlife scene for years. WW Tokyo is live from WIRED HOTEL ASAKUSA. Toshio is joined by Kei Kobayashi at Wired Hotel Asakusa.

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Mari* is Worldwide FM’s Senior Producer and Gilles Peterson’s longtime radio collaborator, and every month presents a two hour show called ‘Oto Nova Japan’ introducing a new wave of artists and music coming out of Japan. On this edition, Mari* is thrilled to invite Japanese psychedelic rock band Kikagaku Moyo to the show! Go Kurosawa (drums/vocals) and Tomo Katsurada (guitar/vocals) , the founding members of the band, to share some of their inspiration and chat about their musical journey.

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