World Music with Deirdre Saravia

Saturdays from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on KSTX 89.1 FM

Deirdre Saravia

World Music with Deirdre Saravia takes you on a musical journey to some of the world’s most fascinating places. From China to Brazil and the Balkans to Indonesia, World Music will introduce you to sounds from a world far from your own. A world traveler herself, the Belfast, Northern Ireland native introduces each piece with details about the music, the musicians and the culture that produced them.

Saravia credits the work of performers like Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon for bringing world music to the attention of American audiences, but she has also seen a change in attitude in America towards foreigners.

Today foreigners feel more comfortable in celebrating their uniqueness, and as a result, there is a burgeoning interest in world music. "Not understanding the language is no longer a problem," says Saravia. "People enjoy the music for the beat, the instrumentation."

Though each World Music show is built around a central theme, it will rarely center on one type of music. Saravia strives for variety, though there will always be a connection between the songs she plays; music from as many as 15 countries can be represented in the same show.

"You come to learn that people are basically the same throughout the world," she says. "They sing about the same things."

Scroll to the bottom of this page to see Deirdre's World Music Picks, a closer look at some of the most notable world musicians.

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May 18, 2013

8:07 PM

Bright Blue Rose

Artist : Mary Black

Album : Mary Black The Collection

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Label : Telstar

8:11 PM

Red Is The Rose

Artist : The High Kings

Album : Memory Lane

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Label : EMI

8:14 PM

Flower Power

Artist : Nathalie Cardone

Album : Nathalie Cardone

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Label : Columbia

8:17 PM

Flowers and Drums

Artist : Orquesta de La Luz

Album : Salsa around The World

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Label : Putumayo

8:22 PM

Weeds

Artist : Rupa and The April Fishes

Album : Build

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Label : Electro Gumbo Radio Music

8:25 PM

Parfum Des Iles

Artist : Kali

Album : French Caribbean

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Label : Putumayo

8:29 PM

Streets Bloom

Artist : Ceu

Album : Caravana Sereia Bloom

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Label : Six Degrees

8:34 PM

Flora

Artist : Gilberto Gil

Album : Aquele Abraco

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Label : Iris Music

8:40 PM

Blumen Im Glas

Artist : 17 Hippies

Album : Phantom Songs

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Label : Hpster Records

8:44 PM

Boi De Haxixe

Artist : Miriam Maria

Album : Women Of Brazil

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Label : Putumayo

8:47 PM

A Proper Sort Of Gardener

Artist : June Tabor

Album : Aleyn

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Label : Green Linnet

8:52 PM

Diosmos Ke Kanela

Artist : Lizeta Kalimera

Album : Mondo Greece

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Label : Mondo Melodia

9:07 PM

To Live Or To Die

Artist : Haris Alexiou

Album : Di Efchon (With Blessings)

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Label : Mondo Melodia

9:11 PM

Tatvla

Artist : Plagal & Vosporus

Album : Greek Cafe

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Label : RGNET

9:18 PM

Madame Boucxereaux

Artist : Kal

Album : Radio Romanista

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Label : Asphalt Tango

9:21 PM

Les Yeux Noirs

Artist : Coco Briaval

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Label : Putumayo

9:24 PM

Romano Hora

Artist : Esma Redzepova

Album : Gypsy Caravan

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Label : World Village

9:27 PM

Hot Air Balloon

Artist : Samuli Edelman & Laura Narhi

Album : Kuutamolla

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Label : BMG

9:31 PM

Two Sisters

Artist : Sorten Muld

Album : Scandinavia

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Label : RGNET

9:35 PM

Chicken Teeth

Artist : Matuto

Album : The Devil and The Diamond

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Label : Hearth Music

9:38 PM

Little Birdie

Artist : The Coon Creek Girls

Album : Flowers In The Wildwood

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Label : Trikont

9:41 PM

Om

Artist : Les Miles

Album : Om Medwyn Goodall & Terry Oldfield & Friends

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Label : Gemini Sun Records

9:47 PM

Hari Om

Artist : Choir of Ravi Shankar

Album : Chants Of India

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Label : Angel

9:50 PM

Legend

Artist : Karl Madison

Album : Tibetan Groove

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Label : Gemini Sun

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World Music

1:47 pm

Fri March 15, 2013

World Music Celebrations: St. Patrick's Day

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By Deirdre Saravia

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This weekend, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated not just in Ireland, but now around the world.

World Music

9:06 pm

Fri March 8, 2013

World Music Celebrations: Honoring A Saint, Banishing Spirits

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Falla del Pilar, 2007

By Deirdre Saravia

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at festivals happening around the world along with the music of the cultures they represent. This week, we’re ridding the land of evil spirits in Japan, and celebrating St. Joseph in Spain.

LAS FALLAS

World Music Pick

8:41 am

Tue March 5, 2013

The Thunderous Sounds of "Mythology"

By Deirdre Saravia

World Music

4:32 pm

Fri March 1, 2013

World Music Celebrations: Frozen Dead Guy Days

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Tuff Shed with the Dead Guy

By Deirdre Saravia

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at festivals happening around the world along with the music of the cultures they represent. This week, we’ll catch the Big Fish in Nigeria, and look stateside for a festival that has kept one man on ice for over 20 years.

FROZEN DEAD GUY DAYS

World Music

5:28 pm

Fri February 22, 2013

World Music Celebrations: Los Brujos en Mexico

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By Deirdre Saravia

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at festivals happening around the world along with the music of the cultures. This week, supernatural celebrations abound in Mexico.

CONGRESO DE BRUJOS

Catemaco, Mexico lies on the Gulf of Mexico in Veracruz. Normally a sedate, drowsy little town, it becomes the center of witchcraft next weekend. The National Congress of Witches will be underway.

World Music Pick

9:23 pm

Mon February 18, 2013

"In Focus" With Shugo Tokumaru

By Deirdre Saravia

Toyko, Japan's Shugo Tokumaru is a rapidly rising star in his own country, and with his anticipated showcase at South By Southwest (SXSW) next month, perhaps worldwide. Tokumaru started playing the piano at age five, and has been immersed in the music world since then. His ardent fans await his releases with unbridled enthusiasm.

World Music

9:28 am

Fri February 15, 2013

World Music Celebrations: Ireland's 'Lovely' Ted Fest

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Screen shot from the wacky homepage of Ted Fest 7: www.tedfest.org

By Deirdre Saravia

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, a 'lovely' contest off the coast of Ireland.

TED FEST

World Music

5:00 pm

Fri February 8, 2013

World Music Celebrations: Japan's Nude Festival

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Hadaka Matsuri Festival, 2006

By Deirdre Saravia

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, chasing the "naked man" in Japan!

KONOMIYA HADAKA MATSURI FESTIVAL

World Music Pick

4:54 pm

Tue February 5, 2013

The Cinematic Sounds Of Lo'Jo

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By Deirdre Saravia

Celebrating thirty years of performing, Lo'Jo, the French group from Angers, have released their thirteenth album. The title of the album says it all 'Cinema El Mundo', and the music unfolds as in a film.

It starts out with the aptly named "At The Beginning" and brings us along on a journey which incorporates music from North Africa. Vocals from the iconic English singer Robert Wyatt are added, and no Lo'Jo album would be complete without the El Mourid sisters.

World Music

5:26 pm

Fri February 1, 2013

World Music Celebrations: Greasy Thursday

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Pączki domowe.

By Deirdre Saravia

Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, Poland celebrates "Greasy Thursday," and there's a Devil's Carnival in Bolivia. Read more about these unique festivals below, and see video of the celebrations!

TŁUSTY CZWARTEK

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