Born out of a desire to build bridges between musical scenes from both hemispheres, Groovalizacion Radio is a collective of DJs, journalists and cultural activists from all over the world whose podcasts highlight the latest trends in global grooves and push innovative border-crossing ‘World music 2.0’ at www.groovalizacion.org.
Podcasts involved in creating Groovalizacion’s mixes are Radio Mukambo, Bounty Radio, The Global Glitch, Tropical Beats, Movimientos and Global Riddims.
Radio Mukambo – Radio Mukambo is the place where you’ll find grooves from all around the world. Radio Mukambo immerses you in global grooves and the pulsation of our cities where sounds get mixed up to create world fusion without borders. Afrobeat, ethiogrooves, Brazil, reggae, Latin, global hip-hop…
Bounty Radio – Bounty Radio brings on a biweekly base the more exotic and danceable side of world music to his listeners. Every show blends both organic and electronic music of all regions, ages and genres in order to create a unique interpretation of the tropics.
The Global Glitch – Veteran of the London club scene, Madera Verde brings his unique take on global dance music for a musical meander across several continents and various assorted islands. Complete with the occasional off-piste foray into Balearic & Adriatic electronica,
Tropical Beats – Tropical Beats put down two hours of the finest Global Beats music for their monthly show. From the streets of Lagos and Sao Paolo to the beaches of Cabe Verde and Colombia. We bring the freshest sounds from today’s hottest global underground producers who mix up afrobeat, cumbia, samba, electronica and funk that gets to the heart of the dancefloor. All with the latest news from the World Music 2.0 scene and presented from Lisboa and London bringing sunshine for your ears.
Movimientos – Movimientos’ DJ Cal Jader brings you a regular selection the finest and freshest selection of Latin, Tropical and global underground music. Movimientos showcases an alternative view of Latin American music and culture and explores the depths of the London/UK Latin and global music scene.
Global Riddims – Global Riddims directs global grooves from African Beats to Latin tunes, from Balkan Clubs to the Brazilian favelas. Global Riddims releases a weekly 2-hour podcast. There is also a monthly podcast with the hottest albums of the moment.
View Groovalizacion Radio bio here Bounty Radio – Bass Without Frontiers “I grew up with the sounds of Jungle and Drum and Bass. I became interested in the origins of Ragga Jungle and dived deep into Reggae and Dub. From there my love for Caribbean music grew. Various genres of Afro-Diasporic…
Artists: Bounty Radio , Groovalizacion Radio
View Groovalizacion Radio bio here In his latest mix, Global Riddims brings you lots of afrobeat and Afro-Brazilian music, new and old generation, not forgetting about jazz & funk! Track list: Shaka – Podes Cher 00:00 Milton Nascimento – Louva a Deus (Black Classical Amazonia Edit) [On The Corner Records]…
Artists: Global Riddims , Groovalizacion Radio
View Groovalizacion Radio bio here Bounty Radio – The Glow The Glow is named after the spectacular neon glow of bioluminescent plankton who turn coastlines at night into an almost club-like space. With its tribal and organic ingredients fused with slow and sexy elements from hip-hop, tropical bass, zouk bass, nueva…
Artists: Bounty Radio , Groovalizacion Radio
Last year Groovalizacion Radio selected monthly the best albums for you. What better way to celebrate the new year than looking back at these fine albums from 2017? Out of our selections, we distilled a top 20 from the past year. The higher the album is ranked, the more it is supported by our…
Artists: Bargou 08 , Blay Ambolley , Dem Juju Poets , Doña Onete , Eddie Palmieri , Groovalizacion Radio , La Mambanegra , Lagartijeando , Magin Diaz , Msafiri Zawose , Nidia Gongora , Oghene Kologbo , Orchestra Baobab , Orchestre Mangelepa , Oumou Sangaré , Quantic , Rio Mira , Sibusile Xaba , Son Palenque , They Must Be Crazy , TootArd
Every month, Groovalizacion Radio selects the 10 best albums in the field of innovative, cutting-edge World Music 2.0 – One ‘special recommendation’ plus nine albums in no particular order. Discover this months’ selection in this handy mixtape. Find the full archives HERE GROOVALIZACION RADIO RECOMMENDS: Mista Savona – Havana Meets Kingston (Baco Records)…
Artists: Bosq , Buyepongo , Capoeira Soundsystem , Groovalizacion Radio , Jowee Omicil , Lindigo , Mista Savona , Renegades Of Jazz , Victor Rice
View Groovalizacion Radio bio here DJ Cal Jader (Movimientos) – Digital Folklore Excursion Cal Jader drops his second mixtape for Rhythm Passport following the lead from his first earlier this year and going deeper into the new electronic music from South America featuring music from some of the scenes most exciting producers….
Artists: DJ Cal Jader , Groovalizacion Radio
We’re more than thrilled to host our Groovalizacion Radio friends and their monthly album mixes. “Every month, Groovalizacion Radio selects the 10 best albums in the field of innovative, cutting-edge World Music 2.0 – One ‘special recommendation’ plus nine albums in no particular order. Discover this months’ selection in this handy mixtape. Find the full…
Artists: Groovalizacion Radio
View Groovalizacion Radio bio here DJ MADERA VERDE hosts a weekly World 2.0 show on Mi Soul Radio (DAB across London, Manchester). He also hosts a monthly show on SOAS Radio, but can be found most nights serving food, drinks & tunes at South London cafe bar restaurant Louie Louie,…
Artists: Groovalizacion Radio , Madera Verde
View Groovalizacion Radio bio here Mukambo – Best of 2017 Mukambo mixtape for Rhythm Passport On this exclusive Groovalizacion Radio mixtape for Rhythm Passport, Mukambo brings the best global grooves the year has brought us so far. From afrobeat, ethiojazz and Latin vibes over Brazilian carimbó and Touareg beats to global hip-hop…
Artists: Groovalizacion Radio , Mukambo , Radio Mukambo
View Groovalizacion Radio bio here Tropical Beats Check out the summer slam mix from Tropical Beats with a selection of global beats tracks from their recent radio shows and DJ sets for the summer in Lisbon. Taking the global sounds of Afrobeat, MPB & Brazilian vibes as well as Latin…
Artists: Groovalizacion Radio , Tropical Beats
View Mundo FM Collective bio here Global Riddims In the nineties, London clubs like Dingwalls and Mambo Inn Club and magazines like Straight No Chaser carried the message of the new ‘jazz thang’ to the four corners of the Globe. They projected a modern, open, artistic vision where no musical categories…
Artists: Global Riddims , Groovalizacion Radio
View Mundo FM Collective bio here Nomadic Mood Mixtape – Bounty Radio “The electronica producer of the future is a nomad. He’ll create something true and unique from his own tradition and culture but will pick up inspiration from the most unlikely of cultures, ages and genres from across the globe….
Artists: Bounty Radio , Groovalizacion Radio
View Mundo FM Collective bio here DJ Cal Jader (Movimientos) “Here’s my take on the new folklore digital movement in Latin America. From the coast to the selva and the sierras with one foot firmly in the natural world and another in the electronic club scene it’s cumbia, bass, ambient and…
Artists: Cal Jader , Dj Cal Jader , Groovalizacion Radio
View Mundo FM Collective bio here Madera Verde ‘It’s another Saturday night in the Loft at Bedroom Bar for DJ Madera Verde. Gently tickling the debauched denizens of Shoreditch with World 2.0 tinged Disco & House, sneaking in some Soukous amongst well known bangers, its subversive dance floor crowd pleasing…
Artists: Dj Madera Verde , Groovalizacion Radio , Madera Verde
View Mundo FM Collective bio here Radio Mukambo The Brussels Electronic Marathon inspired Mukambo to make a mix in which he wanted to break the narrow-minded view of electronic music. Electro is much more than house or techno, as this small sample of the wide variety of electronic rhythms made…
Artists: Groovalizacion Radio , Mukambo , Mundo FM Collective , Radio Mukambo
