Friday, 6 November 2026

Sat 7 Nov - Ziad Rahbani and Lebanese Jazz

Ziad Rahbani and Lebanese jazz in advance of the SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) Arabic music open mic on Wednesday 18 December. Tracks from the Sea-Ders, Fairouz, Rabih Abou-Khalil and the Brighton based band Minor Dents from their release 'Sitting with the Fish'. 

Friday, 30 October 2026

Sat 31 Oct - Re-releases of 2026

 Tracks from Grupo Um (Nineteen Seventy Seven, Far Out Recordings), Tilaye Gebre (Tilaye's Saxophone with the Dahlak Band), Ziad Rahbany (Ana Moush Kare, WeWantSounds), Damien Elisa (N'MOTS, Babani), Carolina Chocolate Drops(Genuine Negro Jig, Nonesuch), Eddie Palmieri (Vamonos pa'l mote, Craft Recordings), Tommy Potts and Hozan Yamamoto. 

Friday, 23 October 2026

Sat 24 Oct - International Tracks of 2026 - String Bands

 Tracks from international releases from 2026 including by Marisa Anderson, Daughters of Donbas, Neba Solo & Benego Diakité, Spell Songs, Charlie Parr, Aly Eissa, Magic Tuber Stringband and The Clover Valley Boys.

Friday, 16 October 2026

Sat 17 October - Rebajada Cumbia and Serbian Kolo fiddle

Rebajada cumbia with reworkings and originals of Lisandro Meza - inspired by the soundtrack for the film 'Ya No Estoy Aqui' - Serbian Romani fiddle, kolo tunes from Darko Piller, Vasic Zlatomir Boja and Aleksandar Šišić. 

Friday, 9 October 2026

Sat 10 Oct - Campfire songs inspired by sessions at Hastings and St Leonards venues

Campfire music in the British pub. Songs and choices inspired by music sessions in St Leonards and Hastings at the Prince Albert, the Albion, Pissarros and at the Montague Armstrong shop on Kings Road. A new song from folkish mult-iinstrumentalist Jack Hayter (Hefner / Spongefinger). 

Friday, 2 October 2026

Sat 3 October - Audio Highlights from XMTR Festival, St Leonards on Sea

XMTR.FM festival - audio highlights of Festival | Discover Creative Sound — Join Now — (( XMTR )), 25 - 27 September St Leonards-on-Sea curated by Lucia Scazzocchio. Emma-Kate Matthews, Haitian horns parade with Stuart Griffiths, the Warrior Square Rose Garden with Cath Colour Carver (Part Two) and Manhunt by Cristina Marras and Gianfranco Bitti. Plus preview tracks from DIVINE (Wormhole World).

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Sat 26 Sept - Daughters of Donbas, Songs of Stolen Children

Daniel Rosenberg in conversation - Daughters of Donbas 'Songs of Stolen Children'. The record was produced by Daniel Rosenberg and Marichka and recorded in Lviv and Canada. Marichka on vocals and piano. Children are in dancer and have been illegally taken away from their parents and their rights have been violated. These songs fight for those children through music and voice.