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Travelling Tunes

Ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke leads us around the world on a new musical exploration each week. Thanks to drakestreetstudios.com.

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Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 10, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 10, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: July 10, 2020, 28.41 MB
Fri 10 Jul 2020

This week features a genre with some debate around it. Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us Weeb music, featuring Susumu Hirasawa's The Girl In Byakkoya, Tōru “TK” Kitajima TK's unravel [from Tokyo Ghoul], and Shokotan & Dempagumi's Punch Line! Theme Song.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 3, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 3, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: July 3, 2020, 34.2 MB
Fri 3 Jul 2020

We're going to the US today for Minneapolis Sound, paying homage to Prince and featuring Sheila E.'s A Love Bizarre, Klymaxx's Meeting In The Ladies Room and Janet Jackson's Control.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: June 26, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: June 26, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: June 26, 2020, 27.75 MB
Fri 26 Jun 2020

This week we're talking sixties American folk, and to be honest, it's hard not to love this genre. Featuring Joan Baez's Where Have All the Flowers Gone, The Seekers' The Carnival Is Over, and Phil Ochs' Talking Vietnam Blues.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: June 19, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: June 19, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: June 19, 2020, 24.73 MB
Fri 19 Jun 2020

Nu-metal, polarising genre. Dr. Kirsten Zemke talks through it's roots and how it's perceived publicly. Featuring Linkin Park's In The End In The End, Korn's Freak On a Leash and Powerman 5000's When Worlds Collide.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: June 12, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: June 12, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: June 12, 2020, 27.57 MB
Fri 12 Jun 2020

Nothing like Funk to really get you in the weekend mood, Dr. Kirsten Zemke talks us through the history and features some absolute bangers. Including The Isley Brothers' It's Your Thing, Curtis Mayfield's Superfly, and Chaka Khan and Rufus' Tell Me Something Good.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: June 5, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: June 5, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: June 5, 2020, 20.42 MB
Fri 5 Jun 2020

This week we're diving into a genre we're a little less familiar with, as Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us Narco Coridos. Featuring Los Tigres Del Norte's Jefe De Jefes, El Chapo:'s Otra Fuga Más, and Region Del Bravo's El Polvo y la Marihuana.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 29, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 29, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: May 29, 2020, 31.73 MB
Fri 29 May 2020

Shoegaze, a genre the bFM listeners are veeeeery familiar with. Dr. Kirsten Zemke gives us the low down of how this special music came to be. Featuring My Bloody Valentine's Sometimes, Slowdive's When the Sun Hits and Cocteau Twins' Cherry-Coloured Funk.  

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 22, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 22, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: May 22, 2020, 23.19 MB
Fri 22 May 2020

Dr. Kirsten Zemke helps understand how Zolo came to be, a genre that has caused many debates. Featruring Godley & Creme' Sandwiches Of You, The Residents' Constantinople and XTC's Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!).

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 15, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 15, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: May 15, 2020, 21.68 MB
Fri 15 May 2020

A genre that's sure to get you bopping along, Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us Zydeco. Featuring Buckwheat Zydeco's Ya Ya, Beau Jocque's Give Him Cornbread, and Keith Frank's They Stole My Chicken.

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 8, 2020

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: May 8, 2020 Kirsten Zemke: May 8, 2020, 25.31 MB
Fri 8 May 2020

If you thought last week was a trip, this weeks genre is really going to get you. Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us Acid House. Featuring Lil Louis' French Kiss, Phuture's Acid Trax and Laurent X's Machines.