mondo pop 37
It’s a EUROPOP special!
Classic 80s synthpop from Germany, Spain and Austria, contemporary pop genius from France, Croatia and Ukraine…and my fave three Europop disco bangers OF ALL TIME.
mondo pop 36
Cover stars: French-Colombian leftfield pop genius Eda Diaz
A delve into Krautrock, and a smattering of tracks from French-Colombian Eda Diaz’s fantastic debut album.
mondo pop 35
Cover stars: Spanish indiepop queens Melenas.
A bumper crop of new releases to kick off 2024 in global pop style!
mondo pop 34
Cover stars: Afrobeat sensations ONIPA
A best of 2023 special, rounding all my favourite Mondo Pop tunes of the year!
mondo pop 33
Cover stars: Spanish 60s beat rockers Los Bravos
A Spanish 60s beat rock special, with a host of vinyl goodies I picked up from a recent trip to Alicante!
mondo pop 32
Cover stars: French 70s poet performer Yves Simon
Afro-jazz from Guadeloupe, Peruvian soft rock, a French pop cover of a Radiohead classic and the first ever Finnish song I’ve ever played.
mondo pop 31
Cover stars: Up and coming French R&B artist aupinard
A sultry summer slow burn featuring Ghanian afrobeat, Catalan indie, a bit of wonky Colombian salsa & an Italian Bill Withers cover.
mondo pop 30
Cover star: Brazilian bossa nova queen Astrud Gilberto
A HOT HOT HOT Summer Global Pop Special, featuring lots of Brazilian joy, plenty of Afrobeat and a tribute to Astrid Gilberto.
mondo pop 29
Cover stars: Ghanaian gospel king Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy
A Sunny Bank Holiday sizzler featuring Libyan reggae, French-Canadian house and Ghanaian Afrobeat!
mondo pop 28
Cover stars: Brilliant contemporary Brazilian quartet Bala Desejo
A Springtime blast of global pop joys, including new releases from South Africa, France, Japan & Zambia
mondo pop 27
Cover stars: Contemporary Turkish psych rockers Altin Gun
A TURKEY SPECIAL showing off the best Anatolian sounds, old & new.
mondo pop 26
Cover stars: Ghanaian musical melting pot Nyamekye Junction
A bumper show of brand new global goodies
mondo pop 25
Cover stars: Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Yukihiro Takahashi
A winter warmer full of cozy global pop delights
mondo pop 24
Cover stars: Belgian electro wonders Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
A monster BEST OF 2022 show live from the studio
mondo pop 23
Cover star: Japanese leftfield pop legend Akiko Yano
Live from the studio, and including an exploration of the 1982 album made by Akiko Yano with the UK art rockers Japan.
mondo pop 22
Cover star: Disco glam Colombian brothers Elkin & Nelson
Beats meets a kid’s choir from Senegal, pop funk from Yemen/Israel, and a celebration of Italian rock king Lucio Battisti.
mondo pop 21
Cover star: Persian Israeli singer and actress, Liraz Charhi
A truckload of new tunes from around the globe including Colombian salsa, French indie & dubby trip-hop from Ghana.
mondo pop 20
Cover star: Mithun Chakraborty, star of Bollywood classic “Disco Dancer”
A DISCO SPECIAL inc. classic 80s Italo-house, 70s Arabic disco and a monster session of stone cold EURO DISCO classics.
mondo pop 19
Cover star: French No-Wave cult band Marie Et Les Garçons
Features a set of new Portuguese pop, and vintage tunes including Yugoslavia rock, Egyptian disco and Congolese jazz.
mondo pop 18
Cover star: Malian musical royalty, Oumou Sangaré
A show packed with new tunes from Algeria to Puerto Rico to Italy