Continental Drift
Continental Drift
Garry Havrillay presents music of the world, with new and forthcoming releases: cross-cultural, traditional, jazz, neo-classical, ambient, acoustic, trance, electronic, folk and singer-songwriters — distinctive global music outside the mainstream.Social links:
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Continental Drift #760 - 26 April 2026 - Whales
A quirky program with whalesong, protest songs and stories about whales and hunting depicted in dance, song and poetry over many decades, with some very odd snippets from Robert Morley and Kamahl, and even a song about a whale drinking at a bar. In the second hour, some new and recent releases al…
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Continental Drift #759 - 19 April 2026 - Mostly new and recent releases
From Sydney 30 years of Mara! and the Martenitsa Choir, more tributes to dub/reggae greats, brash Colombian pop from France, Danish Anatolian psych pop plus klezmer and new sublime music from Gelareh Pour and Brian ODwyer as Zöj.
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Continental Drift #758 - 12 April 2026 - Artists-as-producer: Hector Zazou and Baiuca
A fairly laid-back program looking at some of the work of Hector Zazou and Baiuca from Spain. Also, Australian and Polish jazz, Kurdish music made in Germany, Greek music made in France, a French cellist in Spain, a quick stopover in Sweden, and then back to Australia.
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Continental Drift #757 - 5 April 2026 - Focus on the oud
The oud is a fretless instrument, but there is a fretted equivalent called a mandole. We'll hear both, with great virtuosos like Rabih Abou-Khalil, Abdel Gadir Salim, Marcel Khalife and Joseph Tawadros, and inspired composers like Anouar Brahem.
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