The Global Underground Show

20/07/2025

Your good guide to cool global sounds . Each week The Global Underground Show , showcases the best new releases and throws in some classics.
On Deal Radio & HQ every Sunday at 5pm, and the Mixcloud
Track list
Tracy Chapman Online - Fastcar- USA
Cheb Khaled- Hey Ouedi- Algeria
Beverly Glenn Copeland-La vita- USA
Cerys Hafana -Tragwyddoldeb-Wales
Christine & thequeens-Saint Claude- France
Angham -Yaretek Fakemni- Egypt
ANÚNA -We we're the rocks - Ireland
Ben McElroy -A dream of deosil - UK
Cheb Mami- Au pays des mervielles- Algeria
Orchestral Qawwali - Dan mast qalander- UK India
De Frank Professionals-Afe ato yen bio - Ghana
Nadah el Shazly- Eid- Egypt
Tracy Chapman -Baby can I hold you - USA
Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto -USA

A global music show that each week features new releases and a few classics. Expect the freshest sounds, global beats, world music, not 'your old white gits strumming guitars' ....music! This week we have Cerys Hafana, Christine and the Queens, Abi Sampa, Tracy Chapman, Angham, Cheb Mami , Anuna and...

13/07/2025

This week's The Global Underground Show , has the wonderful funky manding sound of the legendary Guinean guitarist Ousmane Kouyate, as a reissue, dancehall sounds from Jamaica, and new release from Carwyn Ellis &...
Every week on Deal Radio & HQ at 5pm & the Mixcloud.
Tracklist
Ousmane Kouyate- Kefimba-Guinea ANALOG AFRICA
Issa Bagayago-Tchemi Tchemakan- Mali
Kabaka Pyramid - Jamaica- Jamaica Boomrush Promotions
Béla Fleck Antonio Sanchez Edmar Castaneda
-Whispers of resilience- USA ,Mexico Colombia Thirty Tigers
Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 . -ft Elan Rhys- Impossible- Wales/ Brazil
Jim Moray -Longing for Lucy-UK
Jim Moray-Sweet England- UK
Tiken Jah Fakoly -Alou Maye ft Taps- Ivory Coast
Brigitte Fontaine -Cet Enfant qué Je t'avaid,- France WEWANTSOUNDS
Ólafur Arnalds -Only the wind-iceland
Belated Fleck ,Antonio Sanchez,Edmar Castaneda-kaleidodcopes - USA Mexico.Colombia
Tiken Jah Fakoly Plus rien me m'to@nne- ivory coast.

Listen to The Global Underground show 267 broadcast 13 July 2025 by Roger Brockbank

06/07/2025

The Global Underground Show rounds up a few classic tunes into a mix this week which I'm sure you'll love. What's not to like with such good music ?
Every Sunday 5pm Deal Radio & HQ & mixcloud.com/TheGlobalUndergroundshow/
Tracklist
African Jazz Joseph Kabasele - independence cha cha- DRC
AfroCubism - ft Toumani Diabate Mali
Blake Shelton -Gods country - USA
Bab L'Bluz -lla mata- Morocco
Bombino - Ahoulaguine akaline- Niger
Abdelaziz El Moubaraky - Ahla Eyyoun- Sudan
A Bit Na Ta -Wali - Papua New Guinea
Afel Bocoum - Tinki Hiiri- Mali
Ablaye Cissoko Volker Goetze -Sira- Senegal /Germany
Anansy Cisse -Fati Ka- Mali
Applewood Road -Losing my religion -USA
Bill Callahan-Small plane - USA
Baaba Maal -Sy Sawanda -Senegal
Africando-Scandalo- USA / Senegal

Overcome with the temperature, I decided to put together a cool mix of sounds, no new releases this week, just some glorious retro classics from a few years ago

22/06/2025

The Global Underground Show explores sounds from two small islands that punch above their musical weight/ size, La Reunion & Puerto Rico . We also have a wonderful reissue from Fairuz, the voice of Lebanon & the middle east thanks to WEWANTSOUNDS
And we bookend the show with the lovely combination of Senegal & France with Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto
We also have music from Elana Sasson & Kaveh Sarvarian Lina & Jules Maxwell Schubert Music Europe Angie Lemon Aashi Prime Atlantic Curve UGURU
The show also has tracks from
Bad Bunny BOMBA ESTEREO Pachyman
Plus we have a few classics with the honey voice of north African star of rai -Khaled.

Every Sunday on Deal Radio & HQ at 5pm and the mixcloud.com/TheGlobalUndergroundshow/

The Global Underground show highlights music from La Reunion and Puerto Rico Two very creative islands of music that punch well above their very small island(s) status. Plus we have a re issue of Fairuz, the voice of Lebanon and the whole of the middle east, as well as Khaled the sound of Rai and it...

18/06/2025

Another look back at some global sounds from The Global Underground show 's vaults
(from Oct 23) Some global beats/ world music. Back next week for my usual round up of the latest releases from across the planet x
Tracklist
Asmaa Hamzaoui -Bnat Timbucktou - Foulani -Morocco
Catrin Finch & Aoife Ni Bhriain - Whisper - # Wales Ireland
Fat Freddy's Drop - Blackbird - NZ
Izumi Mimi Kobayashi Lazy live -Japan
Julian Bel-bachir -Babdoukkala - Australia
Nitin Sawhney - Darling ft Guy Harvey -uk
Ryuichi Sakamonto River flows in you - Japan
Tian Qiyi ft Jah Wobble - Abyss - UK China
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby meets Rocker uptown - Jamaica
T**i Bacorta - Ndima Kaka- DRC Congo
Sha Sha Trying - Zimbabwe

Join the Global Underground show while it turns up a show from the vaults from Oct 23, this show includes music from Asmaa Hamzaoui, Julian Belbachir/Fat Freddys drop/Nitin Sawhney & Tian Qiyi ft Jah Wobble https://www.mixcloud.com/TheGlobalUndergroundshow/ https://www.instagram.com/theglobalundergr...

08/06/2025

The usual round up of some of the best Global beats from everywhere in the world. Oh, and a few classics too.
Tracklist
47SOUL السبعة و أربعين -Intro to shamstep -Jordan/ Palestine/UK
Trendafika-Zvezda Vechemista -USA
Snarky Puppy -What about me-usa
Gonnnas Pedro&his Dadjes Band- Feso Jaiye- Benin ANALOG AFRICA
Los Kjarkas - Chila Jatun -Llorando- Bolivia
Pedro Kouyate officiel -Hiver ft Oxmo Puccino -Mali
Moonchild Sanelly -Do my dance - South Africa Transgressive Records
Orchestra Qawwali Abi Sampa -Man kunto Maula- UK
Freh Kodja- Habitek - Algeria WEWANTSOUNDS
Najib Soudani- Mogador 3 - Morocco
Gonnnas Pedro & his Dadjes Band- Mo Nabadun - Benin

The usual round up of some of the best new releases globally and a few classics thrown in. we have the gorgeous voice of Gonnas Pedro of Africando fame and one of the great voices of Benin music from the 70's, , 47Soul out of Jordan Palestine and the UK, Moonchild Sanelly from South Africa and many....

25/05/2025

Sounds from the Maghreb, Finland, Madagascar, Japan and Venezuela on The Global Underground Show .The usual round up of some of the best new releases from around the world,in one hour. Every week on Deal Radio & HQ Sunday at 5pm,and Mixcloud at 6pm.
Tracklist
Amina Alaoui - Flor de nieve -Morocco ECM Records
Asmaa Hamzaoui -Bala Yourki- Morocco
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate -56-Mali World Circuit Records
Fania All stars -Allegria-usa Fania Records
Loko Gasy- Mama Farany -Madagascar
Lina & Jules Maxwell Arden sem set ver- Portugal Ireland Atlantic Curve Schubert Music Europe Aashi Prime Two Birds In A Tree Publicity Angie Lemon UGURU
Shy FX - soon come -uk
Yoshiko Sai -Fuyu no chikado -Japan
Charles Kynard-Smiling faces sometimes USA WEWANTSOUNDS.
F***g -Game of frigg-Finland Bafe's Factory
Esbe UK -Echo canyon, sweet child of mine,only you-UK. New Cat music
Avi Buffalo- Jessica -USA
Amina Alaoui - Oh Andaluces - Morocco
Raul Monsalve y Los Forajidos- Machete have piquito - Venezuela France

The Global Underground show rounds up the best new releases from everywhere in the world and puts them together for an hour of global beats /world music/global sounds https://www.mixcloud.com/TheGlobalUndergroundshow/ https://www.instagram.com/theglobalunderground/ https://www.facebook.com/theglobal...

19/05/2025

This week we venture for a brief look at some contemporary African sounds. This week,as is usual on alternate weeks I play an archived show from The Global Underground Show vaults. And every other week we round up the best and latest new releases of world beats/ global sounds/ world music ....call it what you want,but it's good music,from all over the place!
Track list
Tiken Jah Fakoly - African a Paris./
Abdullah Oumbadougou - Iwouksane/ Asake- Lonely at the top/ Dele Sosimi &The Estuary 21-Ride out the storm ft Horace Andy & Chico César / Richard Bona trio- Calm down Rema/. Libianca -Ive been drinking more alcohol for the past five days/ Tesfa Maryam Kidane-Heywete/ Tyla - Water/ Nywaka son systeme -Zango Mbongo/ Limoblaze - Jireh ( my provider) ft Lecrae & / Tiken Jah Fakoly-Ouvrez Les frontieres ft M/ Pamela Badjogo -Toto/ Toumani Diabate & Ballake Sissoko - Bi Lamban.
On Deal Radio & HQ every Sunday and Mixcloud www.mixcloud/The GlobalUndergroundshow.

Listen to The Global Underground show 260 broadcast 18 May 2025 (repeat from April 2024) by Roger Brockbank

04/05/2025

The Global Underground Show the weekly catch up of all the best new releases and a few classics... Globally. This is a repeat show.
Every Sunday on deal radio 5pm ,and straight after on the Mixcloud.
Track list
Mdou Moctar -Oh France -Niger Matador Records
Equal Spirits-Back again -UK/ South Africa Ubuntu Music & ECN music
Jembaa Groove-Ewiase -Germany Agogo Records
Tasha Smith Godinez -Passion Flower -USA Ennanga records Angie Lemon
Rail band -Sounjata - Mali -Mississippi record's
Tidiane Thiam -Yangue - Senegal Sahel Sounds Sahel Sounds
Wyndham Baird -Me by the moon-USA- Jalopy records
Cateran- LYTH -Scotland
Carlos Lembe -Gozalo mulata- Honest Jon's Records
Ballake Sissoko & Derek Gripper - Ninkoy -Mali/ South Africa Matsuli Music Limited
Asmae Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou-Lalla Rkia- Morocco
Mdou Moctar -Funeral for a friend -Niger
La Colombia de fuego - Cumbria - Colombia

Listen to The Global Underground show 258 broadcast 4 May 2025 (repeat show) by Roger Brockbank

27/04/2025

Join me on The Global Underground Show as I showcase global women artists,with some iconic, and some new and exciting voices from across multiple continents.
Ganavya -Forgive me- USA
Souad Massi - Denya Wezman - Algeria France
Duo Ruut -Noore Kuu Tervitamine-Estonia
Everything But The Girl -The only living boy in NY -uk
Elana Sasson & Matthieu Saglio [oficial] -Akh Leil- Iran UK PKmusic
Joni Mitchell -For free - USA
Kandia Kouyaté -Woulale- Mali
Mari Kalkun -Elukoor- Estonia
Natalie Lafourcade- Soledad y el-Mexico
Holly Holden -& Greg Sanders- Te vi volar- UK
Oumou Sangare - Kanou -Mali World Circuit Records
Latif Mangheskhar-Dholna- India
Hilda- Muittut-Finland
OUM -Targalte- Morocco
Angie Lemon Aashi Prime Two Birds In A Tree Publicity ...

Listen to The Global Underground show (Global Women) 257 broadcast 27 April 2025 by Roger Brockbank

26/04/2025

Join me on The Global Underground Show as I showcase global women artists,with some iconic, and some new and exciting voices from across multiple continents.
The devastatingly haunting contralto voice of Kandia Kouyaté , Indian legend of Bollywood 'playback', singer Latif Mangeskhar, Oumou Sangare the songbird of Wassoulou, Ganavya / Elana Sasson / Holly Holden/ Hilda Lansman/ Souad Massi / Duo Ruut and Mari Kalkun from Estonia
Sunday 5pm www.dealradio.co.uk and www.mixcloud.com/TheGlobalUndergroundshow/

20/04/2025

Join me on The Global Underground Show ,as it broadcasts again,after it's winter/ spring hibernation. As usual we round up some of the best new releases from around the world,and a few classics too.
Click on the link below for the Mixcloud show,or catch it every Sunday on www.dealradio.co.uk
Track list
Sona Jobarteh - Reflections - Gambia
Ry Cooder - Los Chucos Suaves -USA
iyatraQuartet -Orkney Hymn-UK
Lafayette afro rock band -Ozan Koukle- USA France
Manu Dibango - Officiel Waka- Cameroon
Youssou Ndour -Ahmadou Bamba-Senegal
Susanna Alexandra Suze - Armastut Vaid-Estonia
Nina Simone- My Father - USA
Lina & Jules Maxwell -Nao Deixei de See Quem Sou- Portugal/ Ireland
Les Abranis- Id Ed Was- Algeria
Trio Da Kali -Wara-Mali
Souad Massi -Lamen- Algeria/ France
Sona Jobarteh- Kemet - Gambia
Angie Lemon Two Birds In A Tree Publicity Aashi Prime WEWANTSOUNDS

The Global Underground is BACK! After a two month break, here we are again, showcasing the best global beats, latest releases and a few classics. Featuring new sounds from Youssou N'dour , Trio Da Kali, Iyatra Quartet Suze and more.. https://www.mixcloud.com/TheGlobalUndergroundshow/ https://www.ins...