Darek Mazzone – KEXP’s longtime host of Wo’Pop, our Modern Global music show – takes us on a melodic journey from Cyprus to Lebanon to his homeland of Poland on today’s episode, concluding with a track that transcends all language for him.

And Music Director Chris Sanley shares a haunting, hypnotic, moody song from a Danish-Chilean composer, collaborating with a Copenhagen-based artist.

Songs featured:

SANAM - “Ya Nass”
Warsaw Village Band - “Kalinowy Mostek/Bridge of Wayfarer Tree”
Buzz' Ayaz - “Buzzi Ayazi”
John Coltrane - “Acknowledgment”
Molina - "Organs (feat. ML Buch)”

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones 2024" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Listen to Darek on Wo' Pop every other Tuesday from 7-10pm PT or on-demand anytime at KEXP.org or the KEXP App.

Hosted and produced by: Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili
Mixed by: Emily Fox
Mastered by: William Myers
Editorial director: Larry Mizell Jr.

Our theme music is “好吗 (Hao Ma)” by Chinese American Bear

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Darek Mazzone: SANAM, Warsaw Village Band, Buzz Ayaz