WINNER! November 2017 CBAA (Community Broadcasting Association Of Australia) Best New Program – Music.
World Music Safari – Sounds From Other Lands is an award winning two hour program every Sunday 11am-1pm hosted and curated by Dawn Delaney, playing eclectic music from the world’s melting pot of cultures, both old and new, from all corners of the globe.
You’ll hear everything from 1960s French pop, sounds from the African continent (all 54 countries), North, Central and South America, lots of Brazilian musical goodness, Caribbean cool, Middle Eastern beats, global folk, soul & RnB, First Nations music from all over, and soooo much more. Visit all 215 countries (give or take) from Afghanistan and Algeria to Zambia and Zimbabwe and all stops in between. Take a musical sojourn around the globe and still be home in time for lunch.
All my playlists and YouTube videos of featured artists can be found at:
The show’s theme song is by Japanese violinist and viola player, Chieko Kinbara, with vocals by Swedish singer Joslyn.
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14 Jun 2026 Show 485 Sunday 14 June 2026 Part 3 MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA Part 3 of a six part special highlighting music from multicultural Australia with artists from around the globe who call Australia home. You'll hear singers with Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Seychellese, Zimbabwean, Colombian, Chilean and Tibetan heritage. Also more great Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music as well.
7 Jun 2026 Show 484 Sunday 7 June 2026 PART 2 MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA Part 2 of a six part special highlighting music from multicultural Australia with artists from around the globe who call Australia home. You'll hear influences from India, Philippines, Thailand, Ghana, Malawi, Iran, Chile and Colombia. I'll also be including loads of great Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music
31 May 2026 Show 483 Sunday 31 May 2026 PART 1 MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA Part 1 of a six part special highlighting music from multicultural Australia with artists from around the globe who call Australia home. I'll also be including loads of great Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music. Some of the musicians featured come from refugee backgrounds who were displaced by war and conflict and others have emigrated to Australia while others were born in Australia. Many of these musicians are influenced by their heritage and includes artists from Ghana, DRC, Sri Lanka, Samoa, Indonesia, Brazil, Afghanistan and Ivory Coast and Burundi.
24 May 2026 Show 482 Sunday 24 May 2026 CHILL OUT PART 6 AMERICANA + TRIBUTE TO TOTO LA MOMPOSINA Americana is a genre that incorporates elements of various American roots music and vocal styles, including country, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B and blues. Towards the end of the show I have a tribute to the Colombian cultural ambassador, singer, dancer and one of the most celebrated musicians in Colombian history, Toto La Momposina, who passed away last week aged 85