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Frigg in session with Kathryn Tickell

Kathryn Tickell presents a session with the Finnish fiddle band Frigg, DJ Nickodemus shares his mixtape and there's a Road Trip to Russia.

Kathryn Tickell presents a session with Finnish fiddlers Frigg, Nickodemus shares his Mixtape and there's a Road Trip to Russia.

Over the past 15 years, Frigg have been thrilling audiences with their own brand of folk music- a fusion of Nordic folk and American bluegrass which they now call Nordgrass. Expect high-octane Finnish reels and jigs with a twist. As excitement mounts for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, for this week's Road Trip Nataliya Myazina explores the rich culture of Russian folk and roots music. And we've a Mixtape from DJ and producer Nickodemus, with music from Mali, Niger and Nigeria.

Listen to the world - Music Planet, Radio 3's new world music show presented by Lopa Kothari and Kathryn Tickell, brings us the best roots-based music from across the globe - with live sessions from the biggest international names and the freshest emerging talent; classic tracks and new releases; and every week a bespoke Road Trip from a different corner of the globe, taking us to the heart of its music and culture. Plus special guest Mixtapes and gems from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archives. Whether it's traditional Indian ragas, Malian funk, UK folk or Cuban jazz, you'll hear it on Music Planet.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Ammar 808

    Boganga & Sandia

    • Maghreb United.
    • Glitterbeat.
  • Frigg

    Friggin' Polska (Studio Session)

  • LOXANDRA ENSEMBLE

    Ti Se Mellei Esenane

    • In Transition.
    • Dalit-Music.
  • Orquesta Akokán

    Un Tabaco para Elegua

    • Orquesta Akokán.
    • Daptone.
  • Yonatan Gat

    Cue the Machines

    • Universalists.
    • Joyful Noise Recordings.
  • Samba Touré

    Yerfara

    • Wande (The Beloved).
    • Glitterbeat.
  • Frigg

    False Legényes (Studio Session)

  • Frigg

    Kenkkuni & Pikkuni (Studio Session)

  • Merema

    Vai Tyadyanyai (Road Trip)

  • Karelia

    Hot Sun (Road Trip)

    • The Best of Russian World Music 2017.
  • Alash

    Achai (Father) (Road Trip)

    • Achai (Father).
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
  • The Living Earth & Tatyana Kalmykova

    Willow (Road Trip)

  • SEVEN EIGHT BAND

    Gipsy Liquor (Road Trip)

  • Oligarkh

    Alliluya (Road Trip)

    • Anatoly.
    • Self-released.
  • Les Amazones d’Afrique

    Dombolo

    • Replublique Amazones.
    • Real World Records.
    • 1.
  • Nickodemus

    Livin' Your Dream (feat. Jahdan Blakkamoore)

    • A Long Engagement.
    • Wonderwheel Recordings.
  • Järvelän Pelimannit

    Johanneksen Polkka

    • Pelimannitanssit.
    • RCA.
    • 24.
  • Frigg

    Yojuoksuvalssi (Studio Session)

  • Amália Rodrigues

    Ojos Verdes (Classic Artist)

    • Primeros Exitos (1942-1955) Vol.2.
    • Abran Paso, Señores.
  • Amália Rodrigues

    Fado das Tamanquinhas (Classic Artist)

    • Fados 67.
    • Columbia.
  • Salif Keita

    Madan (Mixtape)

    • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Awards For World Music CD1.
    • Manteca.
  • Peter King

    African Dialects (Mixtape)

    • African Dialects.
    • Mr Bongo.
  • Bombino

    Tar Hani (My Love) (Mixtape)

    • Agadez.
    • Cumbancha.
    • 2.
  • Wu Man

    Hanleylun

    • Borderlands: Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route.
    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
  • Sona Jobarteh

    Gainaako

    • Fasiya.
    • West African Guild Records.
  • Hawk and a Hacksaw

    Bury me in the clothes I was married in

    • You Have Already Gone to the Other World.
    • Lm Dupli-Cation.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Jun 2018 23:00

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