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Sweet, soothing selections... with Zakia

Zakia provides the soundtrack for your dreams, with lots of sweet, soothing and playful selections. Plus, we travel down the Portal with Danish sound artist Sofie Birch.

DJ, broadcaster, writer and dreamer Zakia Sewell provides the soundtrack to your dreams - playing music to ease the mind, soothe the soul, and open portals to new dimensions.

This week Zakia leans into sweet, soothing and playful selections, sharing some of the new releases she’s been enjoying this summer. There’s new music from ddwy, Blind Yeo, Jeremiah Chiu and Saul Williams, as well as some older favourites from Broadcast, Antena, Barefoot Jerry and of course Dolly Parton.

Plus, we travel down the Portal with Danish composer, synthesist, sound artist and tarot enthusiast Sofie Birch. We take a trip to the small island where Sofie lives to hear about her new album Bivabippabualukka, her dreams of boats and waves, and why she sometimes feels like a medieval prince.

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Music Played

  • Charlie Forrest

    Bigger Than Me

    • Early Demos.
    • Lewis Recordings.

  • The Sweet Enoughs

    Kenny's Beach

    • Wondercore Island / Main Arm Records.

  • Blind Yeo

    The Hour Glass of the Eye

    • The Lemoine Point.
    • Les Disques Bongo Joe.

  • Antena

    Achilles

    • Camino Del Sol.
    • Numero Group.

  • Barefoot Jerry

    Friends

    • Barefoot Jerry.
    • Warner Bros Records.

  • William Orbit

    Dia del Muerto

    • Strange Cargo 2.
    • I.R.S..

  • The Bajas

    Watch Your Step

    • Isle Peaks.
    • Drag City.

  • Broadcast

    Corporeal

    • Tender Buttons.
    • The Noise Made by People.

  • Skinshape

    The Blade of a Knife

    • Chapman's Pool.
    • Lewis Recordings.

  • አለማየሁ እሸቴ

    Alteleyeshegnem (2026 Remaster)

    • Alteleyeshegnem (2026 Remaster).
    • Philophon.

  • Jeremiah Chiu

    Plastic Mind/Elastic Machines

    • Edge Conditions.
    • International Anthem.

  • Yasuko Agawa

    L.A. Night (Ambient Mix)

    • Skyrager presents Coconut Dreams Volume One.
    • Mr Bongo.

  • Sofie Birch

    Azurit

    • Bivabippabualukka.
    • STROOM.

  • Sofie Birch

    Fluorit

    • Bivabippabualukka.
    • STROOM.

  • Sofie Birch

    Spirit Cartography

    • Bivabippabualukka.
    • STROOM.

  • Go Kurosawa

    Sada No Umi

    • soft shakes.
    • Guruguru Brain.

  • CJ's Mirra Maze & Duval Timothy

    Red Violet Light

    • Red Violet Light.
    • Colour8 Records.

  • Eola

    B and O Blues

    • B and O Blues.
    • Leaving Records.

  • ddwy

    Lipstick on my MG614

    • Chill Pill Volume VIII.
    • Public Possession.

  • Dave Bixby

    Secret Forest

    • Ode To Quetzalcoatl.
    • Guerssen.

  • Saul Williams

    Baobab Constellation

    • Leap Life.
    • Big Dada.

  • Sulah Jordan

    Jasmine

    • Lady Bug.

  • Merope

    Ganiau

    • Naktės.
    • granvat.

  • Under Byen

    Plantage

    • Det er mig der holder træerne sammen.
    • SPV Recordings.

  • Hana Stretton

    The Thrill of Loneliness

    • The Thrill of Loneliness.

  • Paul Horn

    Voyager 1

    • Sketches: A Collection.
    • Lost Lake Arts.

  • Space Afrika

    From the Heart of Knowing

    • Quiet Storm.
    • Dais Records.

  • Lumina

    Communion

  • Dolly Parton

    Here I Am

    • Coat of Many Colors.
    • RCA Victor.

Broadcast

  • Sunday22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music