fRoots Radio

1. (Sig) Tiger Moth: Sloe Benga from the CD Mothballs plus (Weekend Beatnik)

2. Natacha Atlas: La Teetab Alayi from the CD Ana Hinta (World Village)

3. Yasmin Levy: Komo La Roza from the CD Mano Suave (World Village)

4. Rupa & The April Fishes: Poder from the CD Extraordinary Rendition (Cumbancha)

5. Gabi Lunca: Ma Gandesc, Neica, La Tine from the CD Sounds From A Bygone Age 5 (Asphalt Tango)

6. Yuki Kubo: Shin Shin Tankoubushi (Coalminer's Tale) from the CD Victrola Favourites (Dust To Digital)

7. Eliza Carthy: Rows Of Angels from the CD Dreams Of Breathing Underwater (Topic)

8. Spiers & Boden: Captain Ward from the CD Vagabond (Navigator)

A little sequence to accompany our feature on 1920s Greek singer Marika Papagika in our June 2008 issue.

9. Marika Papagika: Kinisa O Mauros from the CD The Greek Song In America 1918-1929 (Diphono/Hellenic)

10. Athena Andreadis: Smyrneiko Minore from the CD Athena (own release)

11. Eleni Tsaligopoulou: Manes From Smyrna from the CD Miso Fegari (Sony Greece)

12. Marika Papagika: Bournovalio from the CD Greek Popular & Rebetic Music (Alma Criolla)

and then . . .

13. Seckou Keita SKQ: Miniyamba from the CD The Silimbo Passage (World Artventures)

14. Bako Dagnon: Toubaka from the CD Titati (Syllart/ Discograph)

15. Balla Et Ses Balladins: Paulette from the CD The Syliphone Years (Stern's)

16. Dick Gaughan: What You Do With What You've Got from the CD Live! At The Trades Club (Greentrax)

17. Amparanoia: You Know What I Mean from the CD Seguiré Caminando (Via Lactea)

18. Stelios Petrakis: Orion Kai Pleisne from the CD Orion (Sistron)

fRoots Radio can also be heard streamed live monthly from Mondomix http://www.mondomix.com/en/radios.php where there is a programme archive going back to 2002.

You can find more details including past playlists and links to labels at http://www.frootsmag.com