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London
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Diving into the back catalogues of one of the greatest of all French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs. Emerging in the late 1950s under the vision of Henri Debs, Disques Debs became a cornerstone of Guadeloupe’s music scene, shaping the island’s sound for decades. The label’s vast catalogue spanned genres from biguine and bolero to cadence-lypso, zouk, and reggae, releasing an impressive array of over 300 7" singles and 200 LP albums during it's time. Henri Debs ensured his studio remained at the cutting edge of sound production. Regular trips to New York and Paris allowed him to source the latest recording equipment and master new techniques, keeping his facility ahead of the curve. By the ’70s and ’80s, it had become one of the most sophisticated studios in the Caribbean, drawing artists from across the region - including Martinique, Dominica, Antigua, St Lucia, and Haiti - who sought its superior sound quality. Debs also documented this progression through extensive photography, charting the studio’s transformation from modest four-track machines to a top-tier SSL mixing desk. Curated by Hugo Mendez

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Los Angeles
02:00 - 03:00

Adam Cooper aka Foreigner heads the Foreign Hour show - a monthly offering of contemporary music from dembow to hip-hop shining light on the diaspora.

Fieldwork Archive w/ Derek Piotr - Eastern Bloc Special
Fieldwork Archive w/ Derek Piotr - Eastern Bloc Special
19.03.25

Fieldwork Archive w/ Derek Piotr - Eastern Bloc Special

Derek Piotr, the mind behind Field Work Archive, returns to NTS, playing an hour of folk music and field recordings from the former Eastern Bloc.

tracklist ⚝ = recording available on fieldwork-archive.com

Tracklist

  • Silvia Timiş, Grigore Gherman, Georgiana Marina
    Hai Catrina Si-Mi Arata (Romania) ⚝
  • Carmen Antal Cujba
    Frunza Verde De Mohor (Romania)
  • Viorica Flintasu & Maria Sidea
    Da Doamne La Lume Bine (Romania)
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  • Mihai Petreus
    Da Doamne La Lume Bine (Romania)
  • Vanja Ilijev
    Ранила Милка славуја (Serbia) ⚝
  • Tamara Matei
    Galbenă Gutuie (Moldova) ⚝
  • Pece Atanasovski 
    Crnogorka
  • Дмитра Гинцара
    Заповіді Божі (Ukraine)
  • Iwan Strutynski
    У Одарочки на подвір'їчку (Ukraine) ⚝
  • Iuliana Roata
    A Venit Primavara (Romania) ⚝
  • Folkways/Wakuénai (Curripaco)/Mariana Hurjui-Său/Piotr Kurek
    Bocet Place Miorița Montufar (Romania)
  • Folkways (Music Of Yugoslavia)
    Serbia Love Song (Serbia)
  • Ernȯ, Ferencz, And Lajos Lukȧcs
    Feloláhos Song (Hungary)
  • Petra V.
    Kis Kece Lányom (Hungary) ⚝
  • Ксенія Йосипівна Волосянко (Бойко)
    Ой, в виннім, в виннім, в виннім городі, гей, дай Боже! (Ukraine)
  • Victoria Alexandrova
    Колыбельная Баю-баюшки-баю (Russia) ⚝
  • Róbert Mandel 
    Ukrán Koldusének = Ukrainian Beggars' Song
  • Kili Dano
    Llazore (Albania)
  • Holy Brancoveanu Martyrs Parish Members
    Colivă Blessing Ceremony (Romania) ⚝
  • Adrianna Gołębiewska
    Serce W Plecaku (Poland) ⚝
  • Unidentified Group
    Cija Je Devojka (Montenegro)
  • Cindy Varlamos Ziemnicki, Eva Ziemnicki & Maria Giannoustos
    Άγιος Βασίλης έρχεται (Κάλαντα Πρωτοχρονιάς) (Greece) ⚝
  • Rodovika Gullan, Anastasia Gullan
    La Oglindă (Romania) ⚝

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