
The Cavemen's Return Journey
Kathryn Tickell curates a selection of new roots-based music from around the globe, and the Nigerian modern highlight duo, The Cavemen, take us on a return journey.
Kathryn Tickell curates a selection of new roots-based music from across the globe, and the Nigerian modern highlight duo, The Cavemen, takes us on a return journey. Brothers Kingsley and Benjamin James, who describe their music as revolutionary highlife, discuss the tracks that keep them going while they are on the road ahead of their PROMS debut on August 12th.
Elsewhere in the show, we have fresh releases, including Hawa Kasse Mady Diabaté singing with her late father, Kasse Mady Diabaté, affectionately known as the golden voice of Mali. Hawa is preserving and breathing fresh life into the jelimuso female griot tradition, her voice both versatile and deeply expressive. We also hear from the late husband-and-wife duo Amadou and Mariam, with a posthumous release that explores the intoxicating power of love. Rounding off the show with fresh music from Cerys Hafana, one of the most exciting voices in Welsh folk.
Produced by Fatuma Khaireh
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