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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December 22, 2012

8:07 PM

On Grafton Street

Artist : Frances Black

Album : Talk To Me

Purchase:

Label : Dara Records

8:12 PM

Medley

Artist : The Chieftains

Album : The Bells Of Dublin

Purchase:

Label : RCA Victor

8:21 PM

Here We Come A Wassailing

Artist : Kate Rusby

Album : A Family Christmas

Purchase:

Label : Putumayo

8:25 PM

Noite Para Festejar

Artist : Ivan Linns

Album : Around The World: Christmas

Purchase:

Label : National Geopgraphic

8:28 PM

Jardin d’Hiver

Artist : Keren Ann

Album : Paris

Purchase:

Label : Putumayo

8:28 PM

Jardin d’Hiver

Artist : Keren Ann

Album : Paris

Purchase:

Label : Putumayo

8:31 PM

Famille

Artist : Lokua Kanza

Album : Nkolo

Purchase:

Label : World Village

8:35 PM

Nieu Bethesda

Artist : Nibs Van der Spuy

Album : A House Across The River

Purchase:

Label : SheerGroup

8:38 PM

Praying

Artist : Beijing Angelic Choir

Album : Praying

Purchase:

Label : Wind Records

8:42 PM

Ukhismuz E-Africa

Artist : Brian Rodford

Album : African Christmas

Purchase:

Label : JPMC Records

8:46 PM

Duerme Negrito

Artist : Unknown

Album : Christmas From Around The World

Purchase:

Label : Mistletoe Music

8:49 PM

Salmou Ku Pekele

Artist : Boy Dap

Album : ABC Island Primer

Purchase:

Label : Network

9:07 PM

Knalle Juls Vals

Artist : Triakel

Album : Wintersongs

Purchase:

Label : Northside

9:10 PM

Walking In The Air

Artist : Phil Coulter

Album : Phil Coulter Christmas

Purchase:

Label : Shanachie

9:13 PM

O Cometido

Artist : Chouteira

Album : A Putumayo World Christmas

Purchase:

Label : Putumayo

9:17 PM

The Sun Shines Down (On A Christmas Day)

Artist : Niel Solomon/Ian Rathbone

Album : African Christmas

Purchase:

Label : EMI

9:21 PM

Los Peces

Artist : Lhasa

Album : La Llorona

Purchase:

Label : Atlantic

9:24 PM

Ave Maria

Artist : Soweto Gospel Choir

Album : Grace

Purchase:

Label : Shanachie

9:29 PM

El Burrito De Belen

Artist : Grupo Folklorico Navideno

Album : Around The World: Christmas

Purchase:

Label : National Geographic

9:33 PM

Misa Oaxaquena

Artist : Lila Downs

Album : Pecados Y Milagros

Purchase:

Label : Sony

9:36 PM

Venid Fieles Todos

Artist : Liuba Maria Hevia

Album : Christmas Around The World

Purchase:

Label : Putumayo

9:39 PM

Mele Kalikimaka

Artist : Debbie Davis & Matt Perrine

Album : A Family Christmas

Purchase:

Label : Putumayo

9:42 PM

Christmas In New Orleans

Artist : James Andrews

Album : New Orleans Christmas

Purchase:

Label : Putumayo

9:46 PM

The Christmas Blues

Artist : Topsy Chapman

Album : A Jazz and Blues Christmas

Purchase:

Label : Putumayo

9:51 PM

My My Time Flies

Artist : Enya

Album : And Winter Came

Purchase:

Label : Reprise Records

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World Music

9:06 pm

Fri March 8, 2013

World Music Celebrations: Honoring A Saint, Banishing Spirits

Credit Chosovi / Wikimedia Commons

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

Credit Flickr User: rickpawl

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

Credit Wikimedia Commons

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

Credit Flickr User: amanda-esque / Flickr

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

Credit World Village Records

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

Credit MOs810 / Wikimedia Commons

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

World Music

4:35 pm

Fri January 25, 2013

World Music Celebrations: Camel Fest!

Credit Mike Pennington / Wikimedia Commons

Two members of the Jarl's squad, dressed as Vikings, are silhouetted in front of the burning galley at Up Helly Aa.

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, there'll be a beauty pageant for camels in India, and Scots transform into Vikings at the Lerwick Up Helly Aa. Read more about these unique festivals below, and see video of past celebrations!

BIKANER CAMEL FESTIVAL

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