A poignant show this week. Paying tribute to some fallen musical heroes and playing tunes for this dark political era

Music Played:
Everybody Knows – Leonard Cohen, 100 Days and 100 Nights – Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings,This Land is Your Land – Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Fighting For? – Roots Manuva, Working Class Hero – John Lennon, Testimony – This Machine Kills, Border Pleasures – Nortec Collective, Culture of Fear – Thievery Corporation, Guerilla Tactics – Mandeep Sethi, Get Up – Young Fathers, Streets So Warm – Toddla T, Don’t Follow Babylon – Vibronics, Stand Up – Hindi Zahra, Cale Bari – Ojos de Brujo, Rainin In Paradize – Many Chao,  Rat in Mi Kitchen – UB40, Monkey See Monkey Do – Sonic Boom Six, Going Through Hell – The Streets, Pretty L’il Foot – Rising Appalachia, Blank Generation – Richard Hell, Johnny Borrell Afterlife – Future of the Left, Lost Innocent World – Gogol Bordello, Devils Look Like Angels – The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Nothing to Lose – Ghetto Plotz, Mi Kolombia – Systema Solar, That Battle is Over – Jenny Hval, Perfect Coffee – Kate Tempest, Nothing’s Changed – Tricky

Music Played:

Nice Up – DJ Shep, Rock Steady – Dub Pistols, Criss n Shine – Dedy Dread and DJ Rebel, Skanky Panky – Kid Koala, Jimmy James – Beastie Boys, Butterflies – Anchorsong, Ridin’ Round Sky High – Fatima, Kemikem – Meklit, Enamorada – Pedrina y Rio, Sugar Water – Prince Fatty and Mungo’s Hi Fi, Ohio – Justice, Shake and Tremble – Django Django, Slow Man – Sage Francis, Bucky Skank – Upsetters, Cool Clear Water – Love Grocer, Pepe – Ska Cubano, Fou de Toi – Manu Chao, La Derniere Sortie – Jabul Gorba, Black Eyed Sea – dunkelbunt, The Balled of Harry Chamberlin and the Surreptitious Window Cleaner – I Monster, Revolution – Dr John, (I’ll Never Be) Satisfied – Alabama 3, Gut Feeling – Devo, Imanin Bas Zihoun – Tamikrest, Dub Be Good to Me – Beats International, Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above – CSS, Keep this Party Going – The B-52’s, There’s No other Way – Blur, 7 Nation Army – Hayseed Dixie

DJ Derek is this episode’s special guest on the Music Without Borders show. We played you a selection of our favourite non-US hiphop.

Starbuck’s picks:  UK Jamaican – Tricky, Say Yes – Wax Tailor, The Nosebleed Section – Hilltop Hoods, Dear Science – Seth Sentry, Europe Is Lost – Kate Tempest, Banana Skank – Roots Manuva, Grind – George the Poet, Et Si…? – Lady Laistee, Clic Clic – MC Solaar, This Is Blues HipHop – Scarecrow, Esto Es – La Nueva Alianza and Alika, Fatty Boom Boom – Die Antwoord, Waiting Is A Drug – K’Naan, Insects – Midfielding General, No Way – Young Fathers, Thou Shalt Always Kill – Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip.

Derek’s picks: As You Want – Aristophanes, Jazz hop – Gas-Lab and Traum Diggs, Papaotai – Stromae, Skeng – The Bug ft Kila P and Flowdan, Frontier Psychiatrist – The Avalanches, El Castigo De Los Debiles, Sharp Darts – The Streets, Cheap Talk – RIP SLYME, Survive It – Ghostpoet, Le Silence Est Mort – Freeman Feat Philieas Flow, Cachimbo Da Paz – Gabriel O Pensador, Liebs Oder Lass Es – Genetikk feat Sido, Dopamine – Bliss N Eso feat Thief, Bango Rap – Nicky Lars feat Gombo Zulu.

Music Played: Rong Radio – Benjamin Zephaniah,

Amidinine – Bombino,

Soubour – Songhoy Blues,

Take Back the Power – Asian Dub Foundation,

The Proclamation – The Underachievers,

Skanky Panky – Kid Koala,

Singing of the Bowsaws – Future of the Left,

Raise a Little Hell – The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band,

Television – Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy,

Your Revolution – Sarah Jones,

Black Steel  -Tricky,

Nothing Matters (ft Nneka) – Tricky,

Emel (ft Emel) – Tricky,

Hit ‘Em Up Style – Carolina Choclate Drops & Luminescent Orchestrii,

Cumbion Mountain (Cico Sonido & Toy Selectah) – Up, Bustle & Out,

Ce n’est pas bon – Amadou & Mariam,

Mehndi – Fanfara Tirana & Transglobal Underground,

Black Eyed Sea (ft Amsterdam Klezmer Band) – [dunkelbunt],

Take It to the Street – Rebirth Brass Band,

El Alma y el Cuerpo – Bomba Estereo,

El Jefe – Mexican institute of Sound,

No Man’s Land – Balkan Beatbox,

Gangsters – The Special A.K.A.,

Liquidator – Harry J Allstars,

Billy Jean – Shinehead,

Thought to the Meaning (ft Denis Jones) – Mr.Scruff,

Golden Clouds – The Orb,

Tomorrow Never Knows – The Beatles

Music played:

Soul Hit Man by See-I (Fort Knox Five),
Cirque Insomnia by Sheelanagig,
La Derniere Sortie by Jabul Gorba,
Supercali by Kumpania Algazarra,
Free by Dubioza Kolektiv,
Soubour by Songhouy Blues,
That Battle is Over by Jenny Hval,
Ridin’ Round (Sky High) by Fatima,
Homenaje a Justino by Grupo Socavon,
Shangrila (feat. Moonchild) by Fantasma,
Shame by Young Fathers,
Kala by Mbongwana Star,
Shake & Tremble by Django Django,
Raise a Little Hell by The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band,
AP Touro by Rebirth Brass Band,
La Cumbia Perdida by Doctor Stereo,
Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango,
Supremo by Ben Tactic,
Amidinine by Bombino,
Swords by M.I.A.,
El Jefe by Mexican Institute of Sound,
Phemy by Miguel Baptista Benedict,
Una Verdad Incomoda by Ojos de Brujo,
Never Again by Oojami,
Stand Up by Hindi Zahra,
Java by Augustus Pablo,
KG’s Half Way Tree by Augustus Pablo & The Simplicity Clothing,
Land of the Blind (feat. Jazzmin Tutum) by Zion Train,
Gerekli Seyler (Dub) by Baba Zulu & Mad Professor,
Spare Parts by Peggy Sue & The Pictures,
Strangers by Portishead,
Brand New You’re Retro by Tricky

This week’s theme: the natural world

Big River by Johnny Cash,
East of the River Nile by Augustus Pablo,
Take Me to the River by Talking Heads,
We Are Floating by Archie Bronson Outfit,
Deep River by Aston “Family Man” Barrett,
Salt Creek by Pronghorn,
Green River Blues by The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band,
Paradise by John Prine,
American Interior by Gruff Rhys,
Desert Song by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros,
Desert Delight by Max Pashm,
A Forest by The Cure,
Jungle by Lee “Scratch” Perry,
Cumbion Mountain (Cico Sonido and Toy Selecta) by Up Bustle and Out,
Mountain Jumper by [dunkelbunt],
Cumberland Gap by Rising Appalachia,
Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush,
Twyford Down by Galliano,
The Eiggy Sea by Cate Le Bon,
Wade Into the Water by Alabama 3,
Plastic Beach by Gorillaz,
Skylarking by Horace Andy,
Blackbird Singing by The Paragons,
Golden Clouds by The Orb and Lee “Scratch” Perry,
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp by Led Zeppelin,
Take Me Home, Country Roads by Toots and the Maytals,
Trans Island Express by Peatbog Faeries,
This land is Your Land by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Rebel Music featuring guest DJ Baagi

Music Played:

Rong Radio by Benjamin Zephaniah,
List of Demands (Reparations) by Saul Williams,
5 million ways to kill a CEO by The Coup,
Burn Your Village to the Ground by A Tribe Called Red,
Fight The Power by Public Enemy,
Black Steel by Tricky,
Soldier by Erykah Badu,
Latinoamerica by Calle 13,
Na oil by Fela’s Egypt 80 & Sean Kuti,
Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Road Block) by Bob Marley,
Gangsta Warrior by Mass Bass,
New Slaves by Kanye West,
Roots by Show of Hands,
Sell Out by The Levellers,
Revolution for Sale by P.A.I.N.,
Politik Kills by Manu Chao,
Mahrgan (I Will Not Go) by Sadat and Alaa Fifty Cent,
Ja Sha Taan by Fun-Da-Mental,
Monkey See, Monkey Do by Sonic Boom Six,
Punk Police by Mac Dre,
Bruca Manigua by Ibrahim Ferrer,
Police Officer by Smiley Culture,
Your Revolution by Sarah Jones,
Freedom by Arrested Development,
My Favorite Mutiny by The Coup,
Dem Can’t Stop Us From Talk by Anthony B + Subatomic Sound System

Music Played:

Rong Radio by Benjamin Zephaniah,
Una Verdad Incomoda by Ojos de Brujo,
Viva Nigeria by Fela Kuti,
Unfilmed Fantasia by Mandeep Sethi,
Cylchdro Amser by Gruff Rhys,
Allweddellau Allweddol by Gruff Rhys,
Alan Mige Yadesh Nist by Kiosk,
Amidinine by Bombino,
Imanin Bas Zihoun by Tamikrest,
Banani by Lobi Traore & Bassekou Kouyate,
This Land Is Your Land by Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings,
World Don’t shine by Southern,
Hit ‘Em Up Style by Carolina Chocolate Drops & Luminescent Orchestrii,
Cumbacutiri by Family Atlantica,
Emel (featuring Emel) by Tricky,
Merua by Umalali,
Fou de Toi by Manu Chao,
The Pot Head Pixies by Gong,
We Are the Playthings of the Rich and Famous by Dub Colossus,
Mehndi by Fanfara Tirana & Transglobal Underground,
Kofto Zeibekiko by Monsieur Doumani,
Enkalador (ft Sheik Taha) by Los Desterrados,
Clandestino by Adriana Calcanhoto,
Your Revolution by Sarah Jones,
The Slave Master’s Whip by Outspoken & The Essence,
Dirty Reggae by The Aggrolites,
Oye Company Juan by Benny Billy/Natty Bo/Ska Cubano,
Hermetico by Balkan Beat Box,
The Eiggy Sea by Cate Le Bon,
Dirty Old Town by The Pogues

Music Played:

Man of Constant Sorrow Skeewif remix,
Pretty Good Love by Big Maybelle (Mr Large Boutros edit)
Music Takes Me Up by Mr Scruff,
Prinsencolinensinainciusol by Maurizio Rinaldi,
Nigerian Thang by Afrodisiac Sound System,
Fear and Delight by The Correspondents,
Sisters by Cate Le Bon,
Dear Science by Seth Sentry,
Revolution (UK) by Dean Atta,
Yo Enterre Mis Muertos En Tierra (Chile) by Camilla Moreno,
The Slave Masters Whip (Zimbabwe) by Outspoken and the Essence,
Yes! by Citizen Kay,
We Rise Again by Gogol Bordello,
Goin’ Down South by R.L.Burnside,
Slumville Sunrise by Jake Bugg,
Toumast Tincha by TInariwen,
Black President by Sila and the Afrofunk Experience,
Mirror in the Bathroom by The Beat,
Ackee 123 by The Beat,
Burkina Faso by Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad,
I Hate Myself (howla Remix) by Slamboree,
AAA (Triple A) by Dimie Cat,
Whiskey Too Far by The Great Malarkey,
Positively Inclined by Wax Tailor,
Express Yourself by Byron Lee,
Love Your Life by Ed Solo and Skool of Thought,
The Princess by Parov Stelar,
Reach Out by Alabama 3,
Want It Back by Amanda Palmer,
Gothier Mascot by The Congo Allstars & Koko Kanyinda