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

This week Starbuck filled in for the Disco Roto show.

Thanks for tuning in.

Here's the playlist: 57 Channels by Bruce Springsteen, Gangsta by TuneYards, Java by Augustus Pablo, Cuss Cuss by Lloyd Robinson, Que Sera Votre Vie by Kat Onoma, This Is Blues Hip Hop by Scarecrow, Et Si...? by Lady Laistee, Nicotine Love ft Ajeya by Tricky, Finally Moving by Pretty Lights, Give Me by The Child of Lov, Mexico by Mexico Institute of Sound, HotStylin' by Harvey K-Tel, Prime Minister by London Afrobeat Collective, Mr Follow Follow by Fela Kuti, Handsome Boy (E Wara) by The Rwenzori's, Gorel by Baaba Maal, Kala by Mbongwana Star, Big Chief by Professor Longhair, Mean Man by Betty Harris, Les Fleurs by Minnie Ripperton, Motorcycle 666 by Pop Levi, C by JK Soul, Pretty Good Love (Mr Large Boutrous rmx) by Big Maybelle, Bull Dog by The Shangri Las, I'm Shakin by Little Willie John, Goin' Down by Allen Tousaint, A Change by Aretha Franklin, Big Ten Inch Record by Bullmoose Jackson, Tell Me What's On Your Mind by Cyril Neville, Running out by Mable John, Don't Tell A Lie About Me by James Brown, Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky by Lee Dorsey, Sweet Potato Gravy by Maurice Simon and the Pie Man

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

Special guest Becky White joins Starbuck in the studio to play music from our favorite female artists

Music played:
Sheela-Na-Gig by PJ Harvey,
Feeling Good by Nina Simone,
Click Song (Qonggqothwane) by Miriam Makaba,
In These Shoes by Kirsty Maccoll,
Big Time Sensuality by Bjork,
Respect by Aretha Franklin,
Janis Joplin by Piece of My Heart,
Sodade by Cesaria Evoria,
Rokia Traore by Sabali,
Wayena by Oumou Sangara,
Malaika by Angelique Kidjo,
Gracious Mama Africa by Dezarie,
No Man's Woman by Sinead O'Connor,
Not A Pretty Girl by Ani Difranco,
The Biegeness by Kate Tempest,
To Zion by Lauryn Hill,
Creator by Santogold,
XXXO by M.I.A.,
Hurricane Drunk by Florence & The Machine,
Waiting for the Queen by Firekeeper,
Ruin by Cat Power,
Mississippi Rising by Mia Borders,
Time (The Revelator) by Gilian Welch,
Oblivion by Grimes,
Lasagna by The Knife,
Im Nin'alu by Ofra Haza,
Cannonball by The Breeders

This week's show features Romany and Romani-inspired music from across Europe.

Can Masdeu by Gadjo,
Hora Lautaresca by Mukka,
Kokore Zav Ande Kalyi Ratyi by Romanyi Rota,
Zsa Manca by !Deladap,
Diri, Diri by Romanyi Rota,
Gypsy (ft Eart Zinger) by Oi Va Voi,
Amari Szi, Amari (Amon remix) by Luminescent Orchestrii,
Ijo! by Gadjo,
I Like It by Baghdaddies vs Mandragora,
Madame Oscar by Mano Negra,
Mishto by Gogol Bordello,
Les Yeux Noirs by Caco Briaval,
Skip Lizard by Mukka,
Bear Mountain by Mukka,
Mahala by Oi Va Voi,
Rusty Nails by Kila,
Wicky Pocky by A Hawk and a Hacksaw,
Chapucero by Gadjo,
Sadagora Hot Dub (Shantel remix) by Amsterdam Klezmer Band,
La Revedere by [dunkelbunt] ft Amsterdam Klezmer Band,
Neacsu In Africa by ShrineSynchroSystem vs Taraf de Haidouk,
L'Orient Est Roots by Bigga Bush vs Kocani Orkestar,
Gypsy Part of Town by J.U.F.,
Festnozdepaname by Manau,
Wild River by Mukka,
You're So Yes by The Baghdaddies,
Zeillig's Plums by Gadjo

Celebrating Love! Inspired by the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage.

Music Played:
You've Got the Love by Florence & The Machine (XX Remix);
Waiting At The Gate by Love Grocer;
Love Revolutionary by Zion Train;
Lovers of Light by Afro Celt Sound System;
Gure Ametsa by Love Grocer;
You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) by Dawn Penn;
Tainted Love by Gloria Jones;
Crazy In Love by Emeli Sande;
Lovecats by The Cure;
Love Your Life by Ed Solo & Skool of Thought;
Criss n Shine by Dedy Dread & DJ Rebel;
Skinhead Moonstomp by Symarip;
Funky Kingston by Bootsy Collins & The Roots;
Tear the Place Down by Top Cats;
Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman;
Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles;
Nina Simone vs Groovefinder by Ain't Got No...;
Music Takes Me Up by Mr.Scruff & Alice Russell;
Skanky Panky by Kid Koala;
A Friend by Say yes Dog;
Kiss The Sky by Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra;
Seize the Day by Wax Tailor;
Clap Your Hands by Parov Stelar;
Lime Juice by Unkle Ho;
I Like It by Baghdaddies vs Mandragora;
AP Touro by Rebirth Brass Band;
Big Chief by Professor Longhair;
Master Blaster (Jammin) by Stevie Wonder;
Mean Man by Betty Harris;
Rio de hackney by The Correspondents

Celebrating the solstice, sunshine and all things summery. DJ Starbuck and DJ Freely at the wheels of steel.

Music played:
Summertime by Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince;
I Feel Love by Donna Summer;
Summer of love by B-52s;
Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare from Stanley Holloway;
Solstice by Bjork (Current Value Remix);
Be My Druidess by Type O Negative;
Sunlight by tUnE-YarDs;
Love In Outer Space by Sun Ra;
Sun Spots by Julian Cope;
The Hijab by Shooglenifty;
Litha by Jean Pierre Decerf;
Stonehenge by Spinal Tap;
Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare;
Here Comes The Sun by James Last;
Summertime by Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix;
Summertime Rolls by Jane's Addiction;
Summer Samba by Fatboy Slim;
Siwa by Samite Mulondo;
This Evening Light by Blue Sky Boys;
Fog Again by Radiohead;
Cold Summer by CJ Hilton;
Cold Blows The Wind by The Saltine Ramblers;
Le Maitre de Maison by Solstice;
Mi Kolombia by Systema Solar;
Summertime Clothes by Animal Collective;
Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare;
Worship the Sun by The Allah Lahs;
Strange Solar System by Apples In Stereo;
Blister In The Sun by Violent Femmes;
(Reverse) The Rotation of the Sun by Modern Machines;
Folongelaten by Alfta Dragspelsklubb;
Summer Days (feat Bajka) by Radio Citizen;
Sunshine of Your Love by Eric Clapton;
Sunshine of Your Love by Modeski Scofield Martin & Wood;
Sunshine of Your Love by Bobby McFerin;
Sunshine of Your Love by Ella Fitzgerald

This week's theme was Riot Grrrls and Riot Boys. Music Played:

Bondage - X-Ray Spex,
Punk Is Dead - Crass,
New Radio - Bikini Kill,
England's Dreaming - Cornershop,
Supermodel-Superficial - Voodoo Queens,
Let Him Dance - The 5.6.7.8's,
Deceptacon - Le Tigre,
Standing In The Way Of Control - The Gossip,
Unicorn Song - Veronica Lipgloss & The Evil Eye,
Chop Suey - Ramones,
Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Slits,
Let's Get F*cked Up - The Cramps,
London Calling - The Clash,
Debaser - The Pixies,
Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys,
Let's Lynch the Landlord - L7,
Time For Livin' - Beastie Boys,
Great 15 Years Song - TsuShiMaMiRe,
Bella Ciao - Chumbawumba,
What Do I Get - Buzzcocks,
Aina Mun Pitaa - Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat,
Surplus People - RDF,
Guns of Brixton - The Clash,
Jupiter Re-Entry - Huggy Bear,
Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth,
Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols,
Out of Time - Mano Negra,
Immigraniada - Gogol Bordello,
Matador - Los Fabulosas Cadillacs,
Battle of the Beanfield - The Levellers,
Jah Warriors - Congo Natty,
Criss N Shine - Deddy Dread & DJ Rebel,
Feel Good Inc - Cooking On 3 Burners,
Honey White - Morphine,
43rd Place Shoot Out - Jason Webley & Reverend Peyton

In honor of an amazing weekend: Ireland voted to legalize samesex marriage, Barcelona and Madrid electing radical mayors and Sweden won the Eurovision song contest. This week's edition of Music Without Borders honors my home-continent: Europe.

Music Played:
Eurovision - Laibach (Slovenia),
Que Sera - Wax Tailor (France),
Preserve - The Apples (Israel),
Must Hunt - Metsatoll (Estonia),
Bad Place for a Good Time - Kate Tempest (UK),
19 - Hay Tgheq (Armenia),
It's My Way ft Markas Palubenka - Freaks on Floor (Lithuania),
Boban I Marko Markovich - Go Marko Go (Serbia),
Bendik Og Arolilja - Gate (Norway),
Hold On We're Going Home - Lykke Li (Sweden),
Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue (Australia),
Rhythym Inside - Loic Nottet (Belgium),
Egal - [dunkelbunt] and Alix (Austria),
Aina Mun Pitaa - Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat (Finland),
The Robots - Kraftwerk (Germany)

DJ Baagi (Rhythms of Solidarity) stands in this week. Music played:

Intertribal no. 1 — A Tribe Called Red,
Dub Del Pacifico — Flowering Inferno,
Sweet — Kakatsitsi Drummers,
Belebo — Jose Marquez remix kakatsitsi drummers,
Who Runs This Place — Asian Dub Foundation,
Maestros — Buyepongo (Jose Marquex Remix),
Homenaje a Justino — Uproot Andy,
That Song People Keep Asking about and That Joy used in his RA Mix — Four Tet,
Neo Kumbia Verde Mix — Leo Rodroguez,
Go Hard — Q-tip,
1977 — Ana Tijoux,
Toura Toura — Cheb i Sabbah,
Marhgan (I will not Go) — Sadat & Alaa Fifty Cent,
0 to 100 Drake Dhol Mix — DJ Hans,
Dhol Rinse — Asian Dub Foundation,
Pull up to Mi Bumper — Konshens & J Capri,
Welcome to Jamaica (Feat Piracy) — Str@wberry,
Days in the East — Drake (Sango Remix),
Bata Ketu (Iroko) — Jose Marquez,
Afro Ijexa — Batukem Tukada,
Negro De Luz — Ilê Aiyê,
Dhol Dark & Handsome — The Dhol Foundation,
Ritmo De Batuplena, Anibal De Garcia, Batukealo,
Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu — K Frimpong and His Cubanos Fiestas,
BB Don't Cry — Sango Remix

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

Hope on the Cosmic Wagontrain! This week's show is a tribute to the B-52s, the finest band to come out of Athens, Georgia.

Rock Lobster,
Planet Clare,
Dance This Mess Around,
52 Girls,
Dirty Back Road,
Private Idaho,
Quiche Lorraine,
53 Miles West of Venus,
Give Me Back My Man,
Mesopotamia,
Song for a Future Generation,
Summer of Love,
Wig,
Detour Thru Your Mind,
Dry County,
Roam,
Channel Z,
Is That You Mo-Dean?,
Breezin',
Keep This Party Going,
Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.,
Chop Suey by Ramones,
Candy by Iggy Pop,
Take My Time by Junior Senior,
The Whole Man by David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
Monster by Fred Schneider,
The Power Of Pussy by Bongwater,
Hey You! by Ursula 1000
Konnichiwa by The Superions

This week DJ Freely joined me in the studio for a 2-hour psychedelia special.
Music played:
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane,
People Are Strange - The Doors,
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles,
Aries, Fire Fighter - The Zodiac, Cosmic Sounds,
Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd,
A Minha Menina - Os Mutantes,
Venus - Ros Sereysothea, Sin Sisamouth & Friends,
Passara - Jaime Alem,
Kick Muck - Ozric tentacles,
Udu Wudu - Magma,
Quiche Lorraine - B-52s,
A Day in the Life - Flaming Lips ft Miley Cyrus,
Debussey Arabesque No.1 - Tomita,
Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb,
Kinky Afro - The Happy Mondays,
Season of the Witch - Julie Driscoll,
Kyrie Eleison - Electric prunes,
Light Flight - Pentangle,
Saggitarius, the Dare Devil - The Zodiac, Cosmic Sounds,
Breathe Your Breath - Perhaps Contraption,
Giggy Smile - Faust,
Stone Folk - The Advancement,
Maypole - Paul Giovanni,
The Hedgehog Song - The Incredible String Band,
Carnivals & Cotton Candy - The Amen,
The Water Song - The Incrdible String Band,
Space is the Place - Sun Ra,
Journey in Satchidananda - Alice Coltrane,
A Rainbow in Curved Air - Terry Riley,
Ay Ya Zamon - Omar Khurshid

DJ Baagi and DJ Bisou from Rhythyms of Solidarity stand in this week

Ska-time!

Music Played:

One Step Beyond by Prince Buster,
Dirty Reggae by The Aggrolites,
Israelites by Desmond Dekker,
Train To Skaville by The Ethiopians,
Liquidator by Harry J Allstars,
Dance Crasher by Alton Ellis,
Take 5 by Skatalites,
Pressure drop by Toots and the Maytals,
Return of Django by The Upsetters,
Skinhead Moonstomp by Symarip,
Bucky Skank by Upsetters,
This Is Ska by Bad Manners,
Gangsters by Special AKA,
On My Radio by Selector,
Mirror in the Bathroom by The English Beat,
Break Down The Door by Special AKA,
Ghost Town by Specials,
One Step Beyond by Madness,
Tear the Place Down by Top Cats,
Who said that ska is dead? by No Sports,
Ska Robot Army by Aquabats,
Time Bomb by Rancid,
And De Girl by Smoke Like A Fish,
Oligarquia by Skalariak,
Istanbul by Ska Cubano,
Oye Company Juan by Beny Billy/Natty bo/Ska Cubano,
Pepe by Ska Cubano,
007 theme tune,
Intifada by Ska-P,
Explosive by The Planet Smashers,
Get ready by Maroon Town,
City Riot by Maroon Town,
People Acklike They Don't Know by Sonic Boom Six,
Like A Lion by Suicide Bid,
Skull Colloector,
Hit the Road Jack by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra