Musical Journeys
Rodrigo Hill from Brazil and Xavier Meade from Mexico host a Sunday night show that broadens musical horizons by playing African-derived rhythms from West Africa, Cuba, and Brazil, as well as music from Mexico, Latin America, and beyond. The show is a fusion of earlier Raglan Community Radio programs, including Xavier's original 'Viva la Musica' and 'Across 110th Street'. It airs Sundays from 6-7:30pm with a replay on Wednesdays.
Episodes
Abdullah Ibrahim Homage
Abdullah Ibrahim 1934-2026 Southafrican Jazz legend, pianist, flutist, composer. In this episode we play his music starting in 1960, next episode we will play his recordings from this millenium.
LATIN ROCK-JAZZ FUSION
Two classic albums "For Thse who Chant" by Chicano trumpet player, composer and band leader LUIS GASCA, followed bi "Caravanserai" de Carlos Santana, another masterpiece of latino jazz fusion. with small tibute to Abdhulla Ibrahim.
LILA DOWNS Hoy y Ayer
Cambias mi Muddo album and other selections from Xavier
Classis BLUES
Sonny Boy Williamson, J B Lenor, Little Walter, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, T Bone Walker, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Texas Playboys, Bessie Smith, Loui Amstrong, Midge Marsden, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Billie Holliday.
Musica Brasileira: jazz / funk / soul
Tim Maia, Amaro Freitas, Criolo and more !
RY COODER
A selection of Ry's projects from Show Time album to Chavez Ravine and colaborations with Ali Farka Toure, V M Bhatt, Manuel Galban, Buena Vista Social Club
FLAMENCO II
Paco Pena, Nino Ricardo, Paco de Lucia, Enrique Morente, Estrella Morente, Serrat > Maria Carrasco, Camaron de la Isla, Tomatito, Rosalia, Concha Buika, Vicente Amigo.
Movie Bangers! with special guest Dr Cherie Lacey
Collection of all time movie classics and hits that defined them, featuring Whitney Houston, Leonard Cohen, Public Enemy, Pixies, Iggy Pop and more!
Arabic Woman
GOOGOOSH - Iran, RIM BANNA - Palestine, YASMINE HAMDAN - Lebanon, NILGUL & NUKHET DURU - Turkiye, AROOJ AFTAB - Pakistan, NATACHA ATLAS - Belgium/Egypt, SOUAD MASSI - Algeria
WILLIE COLON 1950-2026 x
Fania Recordings from 1970-2024. Willie Colon Band leader, composer, trombone player, activist with the singers Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz and Ruben Blades.
Carnaval!
Music from Brasil, celebrating Carnaval - from old tunes and marchinhas to samba school hits, north to south of Brasil!
Chucho Valdes Cuban Piano
Latin Jazz, Chucho with Irakere, Paquito d'Rivera, Live at Village Vangard, Bebo y Chucho > juntos para siempre, Silvio Rodriguezn Pablo Milanes, Buika & others.
Jose ALfredo Jimenez
Quintessential Mexican music > Mariachi / Ranchero Country. Compositions by Jose Alfredo Jimenes (1926-1973) interpreted by: Pepe Aguilar, Lola Beltran, Jose Alfredo, Ana Gabriel, Trio Calaveras, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Celso Pina, Chavela Vargas, Alondra de la Parra con Natalia Lafurcade, Pedro Infante y el Recodo, Celia Cruz y Willie Colon, Andres Calamaro, Luis Miguel, Rocio Durcal, Vicente Fer
VENEZUELA
musica folklorica of Venezuela. >Jose Luis Rodriguez > Grupo Madera > Huracan de Fuego > Un Solo Pueblo > Aldemaro Romero > Nohemi Berlatti > Oscar D'Leon > Tocuyito Trio > Gary Weil and Big Band Simon Bolivar
Choros, chorinhos, samba e verao
Jorge ben, Leonardo Brasilino, Clara Nunes, Radames Gnatali, Jose Menezes and more!
Chile Contemporaneo
Musica Chilena of this century.Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna (Rey Loj 2016, El Secreto de los Arbustos 2025, Pascuala Canta a Violeta 2012). > Mon Laferte (vol 1 2014, Femme Fatale 2025). > Manuel Garcia w/ Mon Laferte 2020, (Panico 2025) w/ Silvio Rodriguez. >Macha y El Bloque Depresivo (en vivo desde CDMX 2024, > Chico Trujillo (Reina de Todas Las Fiestas 2015)
Jazz, classical piano and Ethio-Jazz (from Cds)
Arthur Blythe Trio, Monk, Ravel, Mulatu Astatqe and more!
Marwan Abado Oud Arabic
Marwan Abado Oud Player, singer, poet from Palestine Parents. born in Lebanon and resident of Austria. Music from the following albums: Rainspotting (2000), Marakeb (2002), Kabila (2005), Path of Loce (2016) and longa Viena (2024)
Tahiti!
Andy Tupaia, Vavitu, Gabilou, Les Barefoot boay, Eddie Lund and his Tahitians, Te Ava Piti, Vaiteani and more !
JAZZ VOCALS past&present
Billie Holiday, Norma Winstone, Nina Simone, Leyla McCalla, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Amstrong, Cecile McLorin Salvat
Venezuela & Colombia
Musica Llanera, Vallenato, Merengue, Bachata. With: Luis Alfonso Larrain y su Orquesta, Reyna Lucero, Adilia Castillo, Juan Vicente Torrealba, Alejandro Duran, Carlos Vives, Katie James, Shakira, Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40.
People's Music Mexico
Las Hermanas Garcia (Oaxaca), Rossy Garza, Claudia Sierra Y los Macorinos, Tlen Huicali y Lino Chavez, La Santa Cecilia, Dueto Las Rosas, Soledad Bravo (Venezuela), Zumbao (Colombia), Los Tigres del Norte, Cafe Tacvba, Armando Manzanero, Juan Gabriel, Muerdo y Lido Pimienta (Espana), Gillem Roma, Coro Arcadenchado, Rosenti, Susana Harp and others.
Musica Brasileira
A collection of Brazilian musicians, featuring Tom Jobim, Alceu Valenca, Dom Um Romao, Moacir Santos and more!
Mexican People's Choice Show
Xavier returns from Mexico with a selection of music compiled while traveling in a taxi or a bus or eating in a restaurant. Musicians include: José José, Juan Gabriel, Panteón Rococo, Rolandos Show, Lila Downs, Grupo Mijez, Ana Gabriel, Nicola Di Bari, Rocío Dúrcal, Leonardo Flavio, Eugenia León y La Sonora Santanera, La Santa Cecilia, Oscar Chávez, Alejandra Robles y María Inés Ochoa. Con agrade
Hermeto Pascoal - the sourcerer, the wizard the genious!
Hermeto Pascoal special
Regionalidades Do Brasil
Collection of Regional Rhythms from Brasil
Black women artists special
From the book: She Raised Her Voice - 50 Black women who sang their way into music history (Jordannah Elizabeth author) - Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Betty Carter, Aretha Franklin, and more!
Songs of Resistencia
Charlie Haden & Carla Bley, Leon Gieco & Lila Downs, Mark Ribot with Tom Waita, Steve Earley & Tiff Morritt. Evelyn Cornejo, Ruben Blades y seis del solar, Ry Cooder, Joan Baez, Soledad Bravo, Patricio Manns, Jose Merce, Manu Chao, Mamselle Ruiz, Marta Gomez, Kevin Johansen.
Ney Matogrosso Special
Ney Matogrosso Special - from Secos e Molhados to present works.
Iran/PersianMusic
Traditional Persian Music. Kaihan Kalhor, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Madjid Khaladj, Googoosh, Reza Dehghan, Ali Bahrami Fard, Toumani Diabate and others
Blue Note Selection II
Featuring: Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Lou Donaldson, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey and more !
ACROSS THE BORDER LINE Musical Journeys - 22-06-2025
DEL OTRO LADO.La Nueva Rebelion, Los Cadetes de Linares, Los Dinamicos del Norte, Ozomatli, Trini Lopez, Joan Baez, Ry Cooder, Flaco Jimenez, Los Super Seven, Ry Cooder and others. Mexican Music in the USA.
Musical Journeys - Ernest Ranglin Special
93 years old Jamaican guitar legend Ernest Raglan, from Ska days to Below the Bass Line...
Bandoneon&acordeonXMusical Journeys - 08-06-2025
Bandoneon and acordeon music. Astor Piazzolla, Al di Meola, Richard Galleano, Winton Marsalis quintet, Mattwhew Saglio, Marcel loeffler, Maestrinho & Mariana Aydar.
URUGUAYxMusical Journeys - 25-05-2025
In Homage to Pepe Mujica > Jorge Drexler, Manuel Garcia, Maia Castro, Alfredo Zitarroza, Numa Moraes, Pepe Guerra, Apurate Catalina, Tabare Cardoso, Amdres Romero, Jorge Nasser, Florencia Nunez, Laura Canoura, Ana Prada, Mon Laferte, Natalia Lafourcade, Kevin Johansen.
Musical Journeys - Blue Note Selection I
Selection of Blue Note recordings featuring Grant Green, Lou Donaldson, Donald Byrd, Dr Lonnie Smith and more!
NuevaTrovaCubana11-05-2025
NUEVA TROVA CUBANA. Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales, Pablo Milanes, Silvio Rodriguez, Omara Portuondo, Haidee Milanes, Carlos Varela, Manuel galvan, Playing for Change.
ECM 2 xavierMusical Journeys - 27-04-2025
Jazz recordings from the ECM label with: Charles Lloyd, Trygve Seim, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Andy Shephard, Charlie Haden, Egberto Gismonti, Jan Garbarek, Dave Holland Quintet, Eberhard Weber, Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin, Paul Motian, Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, and others.
ECM label x Musical Journeys - 13-04-2025
ECM records. The legendary Editions of Contemporary Music, producing albums from Munich since 1969.election from the seventies and beyond, with: Bill Frisell band, CODONA > Collin Walkot, Don Cherry & Nana Vascocelos, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti. Charlie Haden, Andy Shephard, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Keith Jarret, Fathe Ali Khan and others.
Musical Journeys - "Dazed and Confused" Soundtrack
"Dazed and Confused" Soundtrack - ZZTop, Alice Cooper, War, Aerosmith, Deep Purple and more!
Musical Journeys -Soundtrack from Ainda Estou Aqui / I'm Still Here
Soundtrack from Ainda Estou Aqui / I'm Still Here - Tom Ze, Tim Maia, Gal Gosta, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and more !
LILA DOWNS x Musical Journeys
Lila Downs music from the albums: Desde Bellas Artes, Salon, lagrimas y deseo, Como te Voy a Olvidar -Los Angeles Azules, La Cantina, entre copa y copa, Border, La Linea, La Sandunga. with La Milagrosa, Natalia Jimenez, Paul Cohen, Mon Laferte, Diego el Cigala, Carla Morrison.
Musical Journeys - - Summer / Verao !
Vanessa da Mata, Seu Jorge, Caetano Veloso, Anitta, Ivete Sangalo, Tom ze, Fernanda Abreu and more music celebrating summer in Brasil and Aotearoa!
CompositorasLatinoamericanasXMusical Journeys - 16-02-2025
Compositoras: Chabuca Granda, Violeta Parra, Rosa Passos, Elizabeth Morris, Natalia Lafourcade, Hermanas Caronni, Lhasa de Sela. Interpreters: Tania Libertad, Margos Herrera y Edward Simon' Eva Ayllon, Dom La Nena & Rosemary Standley, Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna...
CHARLES LLOYD jazz Musical Journeys - 02-02-2025
The music of Charles Lloyd, (b. Memphis Tennessee 1938) recordings 2002 to 2024 from the albums Lift every voice, Passin' thru, Trios Chapel, The sky will still be there tomorrow, Trios Sacred Tread. With The Marvels, Lucinda Williams, Bill Frissel, Sakir Hussain, Reuben Rogers, Gerald Clayton, Julian Lange and others.
POP ITALIANO
Italian Pop Music from 1966 to 2024 with some of my favourites LUCIO DALLA, MINA & CLAUDIO BAGLIONI
Los Folkloristas.Musical Journeys - 05-01-2025
Journey through Latinamerica wit Los Folkloristas. Albums: Viaje por Latinoamerica 1989, Fiesta y Tradicion 2024, Mexico Horizonte Musical, 50 Anos 2016, San Patricio (Ry Cooder, Chieftans) Music from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Brasil, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico
Chris Thompson 1951 - 2024
Homage to Chris Thompson (1951-2024) Waikato troubadour and Raglan resident for decades. Chris Thompson album from 1973, Coffee Breack1993, Song for Laura 1995, Where Is My Wild Rose? 2013. Adios querido amigo.
Lebanon & Palestine
Wadih El Safi (King of Lebanon 2010), Sabah Fakhri + Simon Shaheen (two tenors 2000), Simon Shaheen & B M Bhaat (Saltanah 1997), Simon Shaheen & Qantara (Blue Flame 2001), Nancy Ajram (Nancy 20014), Mohamad Iskandar (Al Dabake 2005), Yousra
Airelle Besson - Trumpter Composer Arranger
Prelude (2014)w/ Nelson Veras. Radio One (2016) w/ Benjamin Moussay & Fabrice Moreau. Autour de Chet (2016). Aires 2017 w/ Stephane Kerecky & Edouard Ferlet. Cuarteto Gaedel (2018) w/ Lionel Suerez, Vicente Sagal. Try! w/Airelle's Quartet Voice Isabel Sorling
Boleroglam - Musical Journeys
DANIEL, me estas matando (Como Arruinarte la vida 2023, Grandes exitos Boleroglam 2021), Silvana Estrada (Primeras canciones 2018, Marchita 2021), Mon Laferte (Autopoietica 2023)
Musical Journeys -Herbie Hancock Part III (1979-1985 works)
Live in Tokyo, CoreaxHancock, Directstep, Feets don't fail me now, The Piano, Mr. Hands,Herbie Hancock Trio, Future Shock, Village Life and more!
Raglan Country & Blues Fest / 30 year Gig Musical Journeys - 13-10-2024
Musicians to perform at Raglan Country & Blues Festival. 26-28 Oct and at 30 Anniversary RCR Gig 8 Nov 2024
Fred'Mo & Shayn 'Hurriacane' Willis, Penni Feather, Mojo Masters (Peter Skandera & Dave Maybee, Midge Marsden Band, Heavy Lounge Suite, Corner Stone Roots
Musical Journeys - Herbie Hancock Part II (1965-1973 works)
Herbie Hancock special - Maiden Voyage, Blow-up, Speak like a child, Fat Albert Rotunda and Head Hunters
ADIOS MACHOS Musical Journeys - 29-09-2024
Mexican Folk > Mariachi & Rancheras. Celebration the first woman President in Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. We say adios to the macho songs from the last century. Great music and some lyrics that reflect the Mexican macho from cantinas (bars) to feminicide. > Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Cuco Sanchez, Pedro Infante, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Trio Tariacuri, Trio Calaveras, Vicente Fernandez & others.
Musical Journeys - Mudic from Rio Grande Do Sul
Music from Rio Grande do Sulo, Brasil, in comeration of the 20th of September - featuring Yamandu costa, Renato Borghetti, Teixerinha, Neto Fagundes, Os Araganos and more!
LOS lOBOS & LOS SUPER SEVEN
XAVIER . Another Band from East LA. How thw Wolf Survive?, Gates of Gold, Kiko and the Lavender Moon, By the Light of the Moon, All Night Running, CANTO Los Super Seven, Freddie fender, Flaco Jimenez, Caetano Veloso
Musical Journeys - Sergio Mendes Special
Celebrating the life and music of Sergio Mendes
GARCIA FONS double bass
Renaud Garcia Fons > Beyond the double Bass 2013, Paseo a dos 2016 w/ Dorantes piano > Le Soufle des cordes 2021 > Entremundo 2004 > Silk Moon 2014 w/ Derya Turkan > Farangi w/ Claire Antonini
Musical Journeys - Herbie Hancock (1960-1964 works)
Herbie Hancock 1960-1964 albums: Takin' Off, My Point of View, Inventions and Dimensions, Empyrean Isles.
Palestine 2
Join Xavier on as he takes you on a musical journey through Palestine. Explore the sounds of Le Trio Joubran, Kamilya Jubran, Reem Kelani, Rim Bana, Haya Zaatri, and many more.
Musical Journeys - French Music / Music from France Voila Parte II
Part two of French music special featuring Edith Piaf, Sidney Bechet, Brigitte Bardot, Yann Tiersen, Rene Aubry, Laurent Dury and more!
Musical Journeys - French Music / Music from France Voila!
Tryo, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean-Michel Jarre, Michel Sardou, Charles Aznavour and more!
Musical Journey to Mali West Africa
We dedicate the programme to Toumani Diabate (1975- 19 July 2024) with Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Toure, Boubacar Traore, Rokia Traore, Salif Keita.
Musical Journeys - Blues, Rock and R n B
Featuring Grace Bowers (!), Christone Kingfish Ingram, Albert King, Michael Kiwanuka, Hollies Smith and more!
Kayhan Kalhor Musical Journeys - 07-07-2024
Kayhan Kalhor from Iran with Ali Bahrami Fard, Madjid Khaladj, Toumany Diabate & Yo yo Ma Silk Road Ensamble.
Albums: I will not stand alone 2012, Voices of the shades 2011, The Sky is the same colour everywhere 2023, SIng Me Home 2016.
Rodger Fox Memorial Show
Homage to Jazz composer, arranger, band leader and teacher Rodger Fox 1953-2024
Live at Montreux, Rodger Fox Plays NZ and Midge Marsden and R F are back in town.
New Zealand / Aotearoa Big Band Jazz
Musical Journeys - Acustico e extraordinarios
Acoustic guitarists, maestros and virtuosos from Brasil, Yamandu Costa, Maria Haro, Carlos Chaves, Camargo Guarnieri / Yo-Yo Ma, Hamilton de Holanda and more!
Musical Journeys - Zakir Hussain
Tabla player extraordinaire Zakir Hussain has been playing since the seventies with people like John McLaughlin, the group Shakty, many jazz musicians and traditional Indian musicians. Zakir will be playing in Auckland on 29 June with Kala Ramnath and Jayanthi Kumaresh.
Musical Journeys - Music from Porto Alegre - Brasil
Rock from Porto Alegre, Brasi - - in support of floods in southern Brasil. , Wander Wildner, TNT, Bide ou Blade, Ultram,en, engenheiros do Hawaii, Nei Van Soria and more
Kip Hanrahan - Musical Journeys
Playlist by Rafael Becerra. Kip Hanrahan's albums: «Coup de Tête» (1981), «Desire Develops an Edge» (1984), «Vertical's Currency» (1984), «Days and Nights of Blue Luck Inverted» (1988), and others. Musicians: Jack Bruce, Don Pullen, Steve Swallow, Orlando 'Puntilla' Arias, Ignacio Berroa, and many more.
OAXACA Musical Journeys - 28-04-2024
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS FROM OAXACA, MEXICO. Zapotecos de Juchitan, Lila Downs, Suusana Harp, Mixes del rio Pchini, La Marimba del estado de Oaxca, Geo Meneses, Alejandra Robles, Huaves de San Mateo del Mar
Musical Journeys - Afro Jazz
Afro Jazz from East and West Africa, featuring Sean Kuti, Made Kuti, Fela Kuti, Newen Afrobeat, Janalle Monaem and more...
Art Ensemble of Chicago
50 years of Art Ensemble of Chicago music. Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors, Don Moye, Fontella Bass. Play list by Rafael Becerra
Musical Journeys - JAZZ !
Amaro Freitas, Chick Correa, Jogo Duro, Speranza Spalding, Michel Camilo and more!
Musical Journeys - 31-03-2024
social content music. Goran Brgovic, Leon Gieco, Carlos Varela, Gaby Moreno, Van Dyke Parks, Guillermo Velazquez y los leones de la sierra de Xichu, Archie Shepp, Ruben Blade, Ry Cooder, Joan Baez
Latin American Wahine
Latioamericanas. #Gaby Moreno (Guatemala- L. A.), #Mon Laferte (Chile-Mexico), #Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna (Chile), #Maria Cristina Plata (Colombia), #Ximena Sarinana y #Sonora Santanera (Mexico), #Astrid Hadad (Mexico), #Leiden (Cuba-Mexico), #Mamselle Ruiz (Mexico-Canada), #Bia (Brasil-Canada)
International Wahine Singers
Celebrating International Woman's Dat (8March) with: Lady Blackbird (USA/England), Fatuomata Diawara (Mali), Leyla McCalla & Cecile McLorin Salvat (USA/Haiti), Yasmine Hamdam (Lebanon), Christine Salem (Reunion Island)
Musical Journeys - 18-02-2024
Omar Sosa (pianist, Cuba) & Yilian Canizarews (violin and voice, Cuba); Omar & Marialy Pacheco (Piano, Cuba) Live;
Omar & Paolo Fresu (Trumpet, Italy); Omar & Seckou Keita (Kora, Drums, Voice, Senegal
South African Jazz -Xavier-Musical Journeys - 04-02-2024
Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), Nduduzo Makhathini, Mandisi Dyantyis, Hugh Masakela
