Jonathan Overby, host of Higher Ground – world music with Africans roots and more, has collected many recordings from travels around the globe. This weekend, you can hear Jonathan share music popular in some regions, and yet unfamiliar in others. Tune-in for a night of styles captured through the universal language of music, Saturday evening at seven right here on Wisconsin Public Radio.
This edition features music by Deolinda, War, Los Van Van, Fela’s Egypt 80 & Seun Kuti, Baaba Maal, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Franco & O.K. Jazz, Zomba Prison Project, Sergio Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Buena Vista Social Club, Karen Matheson, Gaelic Storm, She’koyokh Klezmer Ensemble. Sohini Alam, Tango Orkesteri Unto, Chinbat Baasankhuu, Sakîna, Hinda Zahra, Billie Holiday, Oumou Sangare, Socks In The Frying Pan, Sambasunda, Rodrigo y Gabriela and much more.
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