Musical Journeys

Chico Buarque music and compositions w/ Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethania, Milton Nascimento and other Brazilian artists.

Harry Belafonte songs from the albums: Calypso, Belafonte sings of the Caribbean, Belafonte sings the blues, Midnight special (bob Dylan Harp), B & Makeba, B an evening with Nana Moskouri, Homeward boud, B by request, Paradise in Gazanculu/South Africa

Angola special: Bonga, Carloos Burity, Eddu Tussa, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Muthoni Drummer Queen

History of Hawaiian Songs, play list and research by Colin Cung; Whaingaroa resident and Hawaiian born. Mahana Sons & Friends, Raiatea Helm, Weldon Kehauoha, The Brothers Cazemiro, Sol K Bright's Hollywaiians, Ka Wela 'Ana, The Makaha Sons, Gabby Pahinui, IZ Israel Kamakaswiwo'ole.

Music of Javier Limón, Spanish and global producer, composer, guitarist, pianist and teacher. With Nella, Diogo Clemente, Paco de Lucía, Andrés Calamaro, Buika, Bebo Valdés, Mariza, La Shica, Yasmín Levy, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Magos Herrera, Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Vives, Jorge Drexler and many more.

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Bab L' Bluz, ADG7, Avantdale Bowling Club, Constantinople, Cimafunk, MEUTE and others

Wayne Shorter part 2, Devadip Carlos Santana, Linconl Centre Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, W S Quartet, Live at Detroit Jazz Festival.

Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Mayfield, Stanley Turrentine, Abert King, Bill Whiters and many others !

WAYNE SHORTER (1933-2023) part 1.- Art Blakey, Miles Davies, Bitches Brew, Weather Report, Milton Nascimento, Joni Mitchell.

Turkish music > Pihhani, Taksim Trio, Turkish Folk Music Ensemble, Fathi Erkoc, Kamil Erdem, Sezen Aksu, Ediz Hafizoglu, Anil Salliel

It's Carnaval time in Brasil and Rodrigo is here to celebrate the culture and musical rhythms of his homeland.

Songs and tunes inspired and about woman trough the genres. Perez Prado, Juan Luis Guerra, Carlos Puebla, Cesarea Evora, Bamboleo, Martirio, Mercedes Sosa & Leon Gieco, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Larry Coryell, Jaco Pastorius, Anouar Braheim, Eddie Gomez

Beaver Harris, Billy Harper, Grachan Moncur III and more!

Nueva Trova Cubana

Seun Kuti, Kemi Kuti, Fanga, New Afrobeat, and more!

Jorge Ben, Seun Kuti, Hamilton de Holanda, Christian Scott, Hailu Mergia and many more!

xavier best of 2022, Jonas Gwangwa, Mandisi Dyantys, South Africa Jazz, Manu Dibanjo, Cameroon, Kora Jazz Trio, Ablaye Cissoko, Volker Goetze, Colin Wallcott, Airelle Besson , Paris, Guillem Roma, Cataluna, Kevin Johansen, Natalia Lafurcade.

Goool...a selection of Brasil's finest music about Futebol: Jorge Ben Jor, Wilson Simonal, Chico Buarque, Trio Mocoto, Tim Maia and many others...goooool!!

xavier Chill Mix. Jazz and more Jazz

Celebrating the life of Erasmo Carlos on the the pio9neers of the Jovem Guarda movement in Brasil in the 60s.

TANGO NUEVO. Carlos di Sarli (The Tango Lesson), Astor Piazzolla, Octeto Buenos Aires, Octeto Plata, Sonico, Julieta Laso, Yasmin Levy, Cigala Tango, Orquesta Los Crayones.

Rodrigo, with special guest Larissa, have a selection of songs celebrating the life of Brasilian singer Gal Costa who passed away this month.

Guillem Roma & Silvia Perez Cruz with: Raul Fernandez Miro, Itaca & Roige

Mortal. Dia de los muertos. Songs dedicated to the departed. Mexico. Cody Geil, Amparo Ochoa, Trio Tariacuri, Linda Rostandt, Los Folkloristas, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Julieta Venegas, Jenni Rivera, Ramon Ayala, Los Apson, Astrid Hadad, Lila Downs, Caetano Veloso, Cafe Tacuba.

1970s Black Rio movement Rio de Janeiro Brasil featuring Tim Maia, Banda Black Rio, Gerson King Combo and many others...

New LatinAmerican tendencies, playlist by Arturo Meade with music from Mexico, Colombia, Chlie, Argentina, Catalonia. Leon Chavez Texeira, La La, Pacuala Ilabaca y Fauna, Muerdo, Riosenti, Guillem Roma, Coro Acardenchado, Alejandro Preisser, Carin Leon, Ruzzi y Ximena Sarinana, Diuna del Mar, Renee Goust y la Bruja de Texcoco, Fernando Milagros, Silvana Estrada, Natalia Doco, Adrian Qhesada, Las Anez, Masilva, Planta & Canta & Los Cafres.

Music from Mali, West Africa - Afel Bocoum, Diabate, Idrissa Soumaoro...

Rubén González, Chucho Valdés, Buika, Pablo Milanés, Bebo y Chucho Valdés, Bebo y Cigala, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ron Cárter & Jack DeJohnette.

Collection of Afrobeat sounds, featuring Ebo Taylor, Orlando Julius, Mulatu Astatke and others

Indo-Jazz. Alice Coltrane, Pharoa Sanders, Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain, Chris Porter, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Andy Sheppard, Shakti, Charles Lloyd, Eric Harland, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Arun Ghosh. ECM

Latin Jazz. Arturo O'Farrill, Chucho Valdes, Marialy Pacheco, Omar Sosa. Cuba. Chano Domingues, Spain, Rubem Dantes & Hamilton de Holanda, Brasil. Cal Tjader USA, Eddie Palmieri, Puerto Rico, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra.

Caetano Veloso Special 80th anniversary

Homage to the late John Grenell with guest presenter Dave Maybee, guitarist and producer of some of John’s live tours and recent recordings.

4 Guitar Artists: John McLaughlin, Bill Frisell, Stanley Jordan and Ernest Ranglin

Xavier brings you 5 decades of Ry Cooder's music "more or less" in Chronological order

xavier presenting a 5 decades Journey of the music of Ry Cooder. Flaco Jimenez, Rolling Stones, Manuel Galban, Buena Vista, Wim Wenders, Chieftans, Taj Mahal

Rodrigo brings you Calle 13, Racionais Mc's and more Latin American hip hop and rap,

Xavier Meade and Rodrigo Hill are in studio to talk about World Music, their Musical Journeys show on Raglan Community Radio and what inspires them.

xavier plays Tropical Music, to dance with. Ignacio Pineiro, Ozomatli, Juan Luis Guerra, Mike Laura, Sierra Maestra, Sonora Santanera, Sonora Matancera, Los Angeles Azules, Cuba LA and a few more. Cuba, Mexico, Dominicana, Colombia.

Some of the finest from Brasil, Airto Moreira, Hermeto Pascoal, Dom Um Romao, and more!

Matariki Special with Xavier.Cosmic and native music from the American Continent. From The Patagonia to Cherokee territory via the Amazon, Maya and precolombian Mexico.

Folkloric Mexican guitar. New album of Los Macorinos 'Nosotros' Juan Carlos Allende & Miguel Pena. Featuring Natalia Lafourcade, Omara Portuondo, Claudia Sierra, Eugenia Leon, Raquel Sofia y Geo Meneses

Rodrigo back in the studio with his dad paying some all time favorites from Chico Buarque to Tito Fernandez and more !

From Brazil; Toquinho & Yamandu Costa. Santana & Yo-yo Ma. Sweden; Ulf Walkenius and Gustav Lundgren. Wes Montgomery. Italy; Pasquale Grasso. US; Bill Frisell & Pat Matheny.

xavier plays Folk STRINGS from Mexico. Michoacan, Tierra Caliente; Jarochos de Veracruz y Sones. Juan Reynodso, La Negra Graciana, Lino Chavez, Arcadio Hidalgo y Mono Blanco, Celso Duarte. Kronos Quartet.

Xavier plays Strings from the world. Palestine, USA, Jordan, Jaipur, Menuhi & Shankar, Grappelli, Le Trio Joubran, Shakti, Alice Coltrane, Arpa Paraguaya.

Xavier brings us a journey through string instruments starting with the Oud, one of the oldest.

1960s Brasilian music special, Elis Regina, Dom Um Romao, Dom Salvador, Milton Banana, Zimbo Trio, Alaide Costa...

xavier crossing musical journeys >Jazz / Flamenco. Anushks Shankar, Jazzpana, Chick Corea, Michel Camino y Tomatito...

John Coltrane, Hermeto Pascoal, Art Blakey, Robertinho Silva, Chico Hamilton, Bela Fleck. Artists that expanded core musical rhythms into variations and experimentation, particularly jazz, modal jazz, afro-jazz, Brazilian and others.