With over 7,100 official languages spoken around the globe, it’s no surprise that most of them remain unfamiliar to many. Especially in radio, overlooking linguistic diversity is a missed opportunity. Hosts Zsanett Waldau and Kaja Kitzmüller set out on a mission to explore contemporary music through as many languages as a two-hour broadcast can allow, while offering insights into the languages themselves and the artists who perform in them.

This Music Mix features 22 songs in 25 different languages and dialects.

Featured:

Sicilian/English: Amanda Pascali – Cu Ti Lu Dissi

Occitan: Alidé Sans – ARA MONTANHA

Basque: Negu Gorriak – Radio Rahim

Sámi: Ánnámáret – Vuosttas eallu

Welsh: Gwilym – Cwîn

Arabic: Carthago – Hanen

Amharic: Gigi – Gud Fella

Tuareg: Les filles de Illighdad – Achibaba 

Bambare: Oumou Sangaré – Mogoya

Tsonga/Swahili/English: Sho Madjozi – John Cena

Turkish: Lin Pesto – Bu Partide Yalnızsın

Kasakh: Ayau – kõzder

Farsi: Navid Arbabian –  Dastam Ra Begir

Sinhala/German: KVSAL – NAREMU

Kelabit: Sauljaljui, Alena Murang – Anun Bala

Ainu: Umeko Ando – Iyomante Upopo (Andi Otto Remix)

Māori: Marlon Williams – Aua Atu Rā

Quechua: Renate Flores feat. Los Mirlos – Akakaw

Wayuu: Alexander Klein – kataa ou outa (Vivir / Morir), Op. 33

Louisiana French (Cajun): Sweet Crude – Parelz-Nous à Boire

Garifuna: Andy Palacio, The Garifuna Collective – Weyu Lárigi Weyu

Choctaw: Samantha Crain – Red Sky, Blue Mountain