Basque accordions, Afrobeat honours
Lopa Kothari curates a selection of new roots based music from across the globe including fresh music from Basque accordionist extraordinaire Xabi Aburruzaga.
Lopa Kothari curates a selection of new roots based music from across the globe with fresh sounds from Basque accordionist extraordinaire Xabi Aburruzaga alongside Afrobeat-infused Algerian rhythms from Souad Massi; Afrotronix collaborates with Djely Tapa to blend Toubou and Manding rhythms; and Welsh harpist Catrin Finch writes a musical letter to her younger self. Plus: to mark The Grammys' posthumous honouring of Fela Kuti as one of its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award winners, Lopa digs out a favourite track from the Nigerian pioneer.
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Xabi Aburruzaga
Trik is Easy
- BASK.
- DND.
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The Weaving
Dlúth & Inneach (Warp & Weft)
- Dlúth & Inneach (Warp & Weft).
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Carolina Chocolate Drops
Avalon
- Genuine Negro jig.
- Nonesuch.
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Catrin Finch
13
- Notes to Self.
- Bendigedig.
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Altın Gün
Neresdin Sen
- Garip.
- Glitterbeat.
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Souad Massi
Samt/Silence
- Zagate.
- MDC.
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Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba
Train Song (Mbombela)
- An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba.
- RCA Victor.
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Syran Mbenza & Samba Mapangala
Niekese Maneno
- Rumba Africa.
- Hysa Productions.
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AfrotroniX
Untold Stories (feat. Djely Tapa)
- °Ã–¶Ù.
- Productions Sia Inc.
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Samuele Strufaldi
Gla
- Musica Invisibile.
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Fela Kuti
He Miss Road
- The Best of the Black President.
- Knitting Factory Records.
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