Sat 5 Oct - Kokle Music

 The kokle, Baltic psaltery, traditional instrument of Latvia. Songs, dances and contemporary uses of the instrument with electronica. Contributions from Xenia Twarz, Karlis Rudra Jirgens and the kokle education initiative, Kokļu Mežs contrasted with selected tracks from the seminal folk-rock album by Iļģi, 'Kaza Kapa Debesis' or 'the goat climbs to heaven'.

Sat 28 Sept - Ethiopian Musics and poetry from Lemn Sissay

Ethiopian music, ethio-jazz and poetry from Ethio-English poet Lemn Sissay.

Sat 21 Sept - Insect music and sounds

Insect music and related sounds. Tracks from crickets, dragonflies, bees and even worms courtesy of experimental Lancashire-based label Wormhole World.

https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-21-sept-2024-insect-music/

Sat 14 Sept - French female artists

Francophone and French female artists, in a journey triggered by a family visit to the city of Marseille. Tracks by artists both avant-garde and more mainstream including Emily Loizeau, Catherine Ribiero, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Birgitte Fontaine, Sandrine Kiberlain, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Laetitia Sadler, Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul and Jain. F

Sat 27 July - Goat Ledge -international playlist

Goat Ledge, the popular and experimental community cafe on the beach at St Leonards on Sea has a creative international playlist curated by Will, the guiding genius of the operation. Ahead of Haymanot Tesfa's visit to the area, Will visits the Montague Armstrong shop on King's Road to introduce ideas and his approach to listening that stimulate his musical choices. 

Sat 13 July - Zoe Portela in conversation on the BeeGees and their Manchester roots

Singer and performer and fellow Mancunian Zoe Portela discuss The BeeGees and their Stretford and Chorlton connections through their Australian formative years, back to London and then to America. Known for their falsetto and their tight knit family harmonies, Barry Gibb and his two younger twin brothers Maurice and Robin are often considered by the industry to be the most successful pop musical trio of all time. For more information see thenewsagents.blogspot.com

Sat 6 July - First Nations music from Canada

 First Nations music including tracks from Tanya Tagaq and Kelly Fraser. This show has been initially triggered by researching Grey Owl aka Archie Belaney who was an Anglo-Scot from Hastings who lived as a backwoods man in the Lake Témiscouata region, Quebec and Manitoba to be an important lecturer and communicator to people in the UK promoting conservation in the northern wilderness

https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-6-july-2024-first-nations-canadian-music/