 
                
                        Music from the mists of time… with Zakia
Zakia pulls out medieval-inspired selections and renaissance bangers, with reflections on music and the Middle Ages from modern-day bard Muco.
DJ, broadcaster, writer and dreamer Zakia Sewell provides the soundtrack to your dreams - playing music to ease the mind, soothe the soul, and open portals to new dimensions…
Dive deep into the mists of time with Zakia and a big stack of medieval sounds, renaissance selections and plenty of choral music. There’ll be chants from monks in Senegal, a jazzy take on Greensleeves, and a bit of everyone’s favourite 12th-century mystic Hildegard von Bingen. There’s also plenty of medieval-inspired folk and prog rock from the 60s and 70s, including King Crimson, John Renbourn, Donovan and The Yardbirds, as well as a load of new releases with an ancient twist, from the likes of Tarta Relena, Maurice Louca, Laura Cannell and Susannah Stark.
Plus, we hear from the British-Burundian modern-day bard Muco, whose latest release reimagines Middle English folk songs accompanied by the Inanga, a zither from Burundi. Muco reflects on his dreams, his medieval inspirations, and introduces a song inspired by a 7th-century poem that supposedly came to its author in a dream…
We want to hear your dreams! Send in tales of your sleepy adventures to dreamtime@bbc.co.uk or text us on 03700 100 600
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    ![]()  King CrimsonMoonchild - In the Court of the Crimson King.
- Island/Atlantic.
 
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    ![]()  Laura CannellA Piece of Ravaged Gold - THE VISIBLE LIGHT OF OTHER WORLDS.
- Brawl Records.
 
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    ![]()  ΨααντώνηςSose me giatre mou - Σώσε με γιατρέ μου from Σαϊτέματα / Saïtemata.
- EMI.
 
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    ![]()  Tarta RelenaMano Decima - És pregunta.
- Latency.
 
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    ![]()  DonovanPeregrine - The Hurdy Gurdy Man.
- Epic.
 
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    ![]()  Maurice LoucaLawendi - Barĩy (Fera) برٌِي,.
- Simsara Records.
 
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    ![]()  John ColtraneGreensleeves (Take 4) - Ballads (2002 Deluxe Edition).
- Impulse!.
 
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    ![]()  ForestGraveyard - Full Circle.
- Harvest.
 
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    ![]()  MucoMirie It Is - Summer Crossing.
 
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    ![]()  Fatima Al QadiriZandaq - Medieval Femme.
- Hyperdub.
 
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    ![]()  Choeur des Moines de l'abbaye de Keur Moussa au SénégalPsaume 91 - Chant d'action de grâce - Quand Renaît Le Matin.
 
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    ![]()  The YardbirdsStill I'm Sad - Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds.
- Epic.
 
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    ![]()  Jerry & The CatalinasThe Arabian Knight - Technicolor Paradise - Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights].
- Numero Group.
 
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    ![]()  John RenbournSarabande - The Lady and the Unicorn.
- Transatlantic Records.
 
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    ![]()  Jean‐Luc PontyRenaissance - Aurora.
- Atlantic.
 
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    ![]()  MucoCaedmon's Hymn - Book of Voices.
 
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    ![]()  Mermaid ChunkyMedieval - slif slaf slof.
- DFA Records.
 
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    ![]()  Meredith MonkMieke's Melody no.5 - Impermanence.
- ECM.
 
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    ![]()  Alfred Deller & Deller ConsortAh, Robin - Tavern Songs (Catches, Glees And Other Diverse Entertainments Of Merrie England).
- The Bach Guild.
 
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    ![]()  Jeremy Summerly & Oxford CamerataO ignis spiritus - Hildegard Von Bingen: Heavenly Revelations.
- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Susannah Stark & BandCaochan - Minor Gestures.
- STROOM.
 
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    ![]()  Cemetery KnightEchoes - The Portal.
 
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    ![]()  Wojciech RusinOrigins of Pleasure - Syphon.
- AD 93.
 
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    ![]()  BiophonyWaldhorn Choir - IMAGINARY LANDSCAPES.
- 99CHANTS.
 
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    ![]()  Arianne ChurchmanFloral Horse Pyramid Visioning - Floral Horse Pyramid Visioning (Dream Horse Cult Recordings Vol.1).
- Thanet Tape Centre.
 
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    ![]()  Daisy PressFrondens Virga - You Are The Flower Music From Hildegard Von Bingen Vol. 1.
- Daisy Press.
 
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    ![]()  Park JihaFirst Buds - All Living Things.
- Glitterbeat Records.
 
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    ![]()  Orbury CommonGolden Time - Sylvan Chute.
- PRAH Recordings.
 
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    ![]()  Annelies MonseréDark Ages (Organ) - I sigh, I resign.
 
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    ![]()  Dean BluntFlaxen - The Redeemer.
- Hippos in Tanks/World Music].
 
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- Sun 7 Sep 2025 22:00ѿý Radio 6 Music
