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Basque accordions, Afrobeat honours

Lopa Kothari curates a selection of new roots based music from across the globe including fresh music from Basque accordionist extraordinaire Xabi Aburruzaga.

Lopa Kothari curates a selection of new roots based music from across the globe with fresh sounds from Basque accordionist extraordinaire Xabi Aburruzaga alongside Afrobeat-infused Algerian rhythms from Souad Massi; Afrotronix collaborates with Djely Tapa to blend Toubou and Manding rhythms; and Welsh harpist Catrin Finch writes a musical letter to her younger self. Plus: to mark The Grammys' posthumous honouring of Fela Kuti as one of its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award winners, Lopa digs out a favourite track from the Nigerian pioneer.

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59 minutes

Last on

Sat 31 Jan 202621:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Xabi Aburruzaga

    Trik is Easy

    • BASK.
    • DND.

  • The Weaving

    Dlúth & Inneach (Warp & Weft)

    • Dlúth & Inneach (Warp & Weft).

  • Carolina Chocolate Drops

    Avalon

    • Genuine Negro jig.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Catrin Finch

    13

    • Notes to Self.
    • Bendigedig.

  • Altın Gün

    Neresdin Sen

    • Garip.
    • Glitterbeat.

  • Souad Massi

    Samt/Silence

    • Zagate.
    • MDC.

  • Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba

    Train Song (Mbombela)

    • An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba.
    • RCA Victor.

  • Syran Mbenza & Samba Mapangala

    Niekese Maneno

    • Rumba Africa.
    • Hysa Productions.

  • AfrotroniX

    Untold Stories (feat. Djely Tapa)

    • KÖD.
    • Productions Sia Inc.

  • Samuele Strufaldi

    Gla

    • Musica Invisibile.

  • Fela Kuti

    He Miss Road

    • The Best of the Black President.
    • Knitting Factory Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 31 Jan 202621:30
    BBC Radio 3

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