The Day of the Dead in Three Tracks with Coco Maria

Kathryn Tickell shares the best in new roots music from around the world, including cumbia-infused Anatolian psychedelic folk from Umut Adan & Zebânis; traditional dance rhythms with one foot on the club dancefloor from Guinea-born, Margate-based multi-instrumentalist Falle Nioke; and new sounds from Cochemea, who draws on his Yaqui/Yoeme indigenous heritage to explore ancestral memories. Plus a trio of tunes that encapsulate the annual Día de los Muertos festivities selected by Mexico-born DJ and compiler Coco Maria.

Produced by Fatuma Khaireh
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3

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