Chris Heim

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Monday June 16SPECIAL: Global Village remembers accordionist Regis Gizavo on his birthday today. One of Madagascar’s finest musicians, Gizavo first attracted international attention when he won the Radio France International Discovery Award. Moving to Paris in 1990, he began a series of remarkable collaborations with artists like the Corsican group I Muvrini, Cape Verde’s Cesaria Evora, Lura, and Mayra Andrade, South Africa’s Mahotella Queens, the Congolese Rumba supergroup Kekele, and more.

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Monday 6.16.25Night Train kicks off a week of BeatleJazz Mania in celebration of Paul McCartney’s birthday later in the week. We’ll hear lots of great jazz covers of Beatles tunes, this time including selections from June Featured Artist, Chick Corea, and also from pianist Lynne Arriale. Our Featured New Release of the Week is the Reunion set from the Beatlejazz trio.

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June 13/15Crossroads celebrates the centennial birthday of the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier this month, and along with his music this time, we have a queen of zydeco, Queen Ida, and a special in hour two featuring Clifton’s son, CJ Chenier.

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Monday June 9The Istanbul Oriental Ensemble, a group that explored the legacy of Turkish Roma music, takes center stage this time in the Global Village. Plus music from Frank London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars, Mediterranean band Molo Sayat, innovative Egyptian producer Baligh Hamdi, Ethio star Alemayehu Eshete, and more.

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Monday 6.9.25Night Train’s Featured New Release of the Week is Ben Sidran’s live set recorded in Paris – Are We There Yet? We’ve also got more from June Featured Artist Chick Corea with his Trilogy trio. And birthday celebrations today include one of the greats of the Great American Songbook - Cole Porter, guitarist Jocelyn Gould (from her new album), and pianist Kenny Barron (as a leader, guest and in concert in an hour two Savannah Music Festival special).