TalkingGigs

26/01/2026

PRESS PLAY TO LISTEN – Global Sounds with WorldCelt
Halò,fàilte a h-uile duine. Hello and welcome everyone to another Global Sounds with WorldCelt on Louder Than War Radio and this week a return to a selection of some new and not so new Global Sounds Featuring ; Wayku; Daniel Gaudi ; Pontún ; Kandiafa ; Psyché, Ziad Trabelsi ; Shiran&Bakal ; SAHAD ft. Pat Kallay ; The Selenites Band ; Issa Bagayogo ; Habib Koité, Aly Keita, Lamine Cissokho II, Mama Kone (Mandé Silva) ; Gangbe Brass Band.ft Angélique Kidjo ; Patrick Sebag Ft Berry Sakharof...and thanks for listening.

PRESS PLAY TO LISTEN – Global Sounds with WorldCelt Halò,fàilte a h-uile duine. Hello and welcome everyone to another Global Sounds with WorldCelt on Louder Than War Radio and this week a return to a selection of some new and not so new Global Sounds Featuring ; Wayku; Gaudi ; Pontún ; Kandiafa...

25/01/2026

Ooops ! forgot to post this last time.
Hello, Happy New Year and welcome everyone to another Global Sounds with WorldCelt on Louder Than War Radio and this week a selection of some Global Sounds that will be taking place during the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow between the 15th January and 1st February. celticconnections.com/whats-on/genres/world Featuring ; Mohamed Errebbaa and Tagna Groove ; Afel Bocoum ; Ayoub Sisters ; Brighde Chaimbeul & Shahzad Ismaily ; ÉTÉ ; Baiuca ; Sefo Kanuteh ; Daughters of Donbas ft Marichka ; Samson Sounds ; India Alba ; Seckou Keita & Homeland Band ; Anda Union ; Asim and Kasam Khan ; Rokia Kone Ft Jacknife Lee....and thanks for listening
https://www.mixcloud.com/louderthanwar/global-sounds-with-worldcelt-11jan26/

Hello, Happy New Year and welcome everyone to another Global Sounds with WorldCelt on Louder Than War Radio and this week a selection of some Global Sounds that will be taking place during the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow between the 15th January and 1st February. celticconnections.com/wha...

20/01/2026

What an amazing gig to end my tenure as host and curator of TalkingGigs. It was a pleasure and an honour to host Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate, two extraordinary artists whose skill, articulate conversation and musical virtuosity brought a resonant expressiveness to their performance at the Performance Venues Drama Studio on the 14th January. The first half was illuminating, with erudite conversation bringing out the artists background, cultural influences and also displayed the consummate mastery of their instruments. The all music second half displayed a collaboration whose synergy emphasised their skill at improvisation and the intuitive understanding of each others instruments. A breathtaking performance brought a standing ovation from the totally absorbed audience. To extend the cross cultural collaboration a little further I joined the duo with some Celtic percussion on my bodhran for two tunes - totally improvised with very positive results judging by the audiences' reaction. Another standing ovation followed their encore. What a great gig and a lovely way to end my association with TalkingGigs.
Earlier, at the end of the interval I broke the news of my departure and introduced my successors ; local Sheffield global folk band Mishra who decided they would love to take TalkingGigs forward as a collective. I am really pleased and very excited that Mishra are now involved, and I look forward to the new energy and gigs that they will bring to such a wonderful format founded in 2014 by Charles Ritchie.
Picture attached shows Charles , Ford Collier and Kate Griffin (Mishra) Myself, Nick Potter; Performance Venues music programmer and John Ball (Mishra).
My thanks to the audiences that have attended TalkingGigs over the years and all the money they raised for ASSIST Sheffield. Thanks to the Talking Gigs volunteers for their help and making my role a lot easier. Thanks to Charles for setting up TalkingGigs. Thanks to Nick Potter for a productive and friendly collaboration that enabled TalkingGigs to flourish and bring some outstanding acts to Sheffield. Thanks to ASSIST Sheffield for being present. Finally my thanks to Mishra for continuing the format.
Here's to a new a new start and more adventures in Edinburgh with my lovey friend, companion, wife and inspiration, Olivia Cox.
Photos; Col Perkins

06/01/2026

ONE WEEK TO GO - China meets Senegal. P**a meets Kora. Gao Hong plays alongside Kadialy Kouyate. A truly unique opportunity to witness this virtuoso performance of two masters of music. The equally unique format of TalkingGigs enables the audience to discover what inspires the musicians and the cultural foundations for their music.
Grab this one off chance to see Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate at the Drama Studio on 14th January. Doors 7pm. Tickets Performance Venues https://performancevenues.group.shef.ac.uk/.../gao-hong.../
See you there 😊

Experience the rare yet captivating combination of two of world music’s most mesmerising instruments: the Chinese p**a, and the West African kora. Infused within these stringed instruments are the histories and traditions of their respective cultures – shared by the artists through skilfully con...

30/12/2025

TWO HOUR NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Halò agus fàilte air a h-uile duine. Hello and welcome everyone to another Global Sounds with WorldCelt on Louder Than War Radio with this week a limited selection of some of my favourite tunes from 2025 . Featuring ; Tian Qiyi ft. Jah Wobble ; Gyedu Blay Ambolley and Sekondi Band ; Okna Tsahan Zam ; Julie Fowlis Ft. Bain & Jerry Douglas, Danny Thompson ; & Afla ; Hanggai ; Abou Diarra; Karl Seglem ; Dub Soundsystem Ft Tom Spirals ; Luc Mishalle, Marockin’ Brass ; Renaud Garcia-Fons ; Hedningarna MC ; Baba Ganesh ; Treverket ; CGS Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino; Seydou Diabate and Kanzanoe Orkestra ; Harry Górski-Brown ; Marmota ; Arouna & Biko ; Taff Rapids ; Flygmaskin, Ft Aurélie Charneaux ;The Bongo Hop ft.Kephny Eliacin ; Aïta Mon Amour ; Ben Dadoo ,White Feet Ft.Vieux Farke Touré ; Yasmine Hamdan ; Kawa ; Sarah Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico ; DJ Click ft. Rona Hartner ; Kefaya & Elaha Soroor....and thanks for listening
https://www.mixcloud.com/louderthanwar/global-sounds-with-worldcelt-28dec25/
BACK ON AIR- 11TH JANUARY

Halò agus fàilte air a h-uile duine. Hello and welcome everyone to another Global Sounds with WorldCelt on Louder Than War Radio and this week with a limited selection of some of my favourite tunes from 2025 . Featuring ; Tian Qiyi ft. Jah Wobble ; Gyedu-Blay Ambolley and Sekondi Band ; Okna Tsaha...

23/12/2025

GAO HONG & KADIALY KOUYATE
We are really thrilled to present a rare opportunity to see and hear two musical masters perform in Sheffield when Chinese p**a meets Senegalese kora. With the TalkingGigs unique format we Discover more about the music, culture and background of vitruosi
Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate
at Performance Venues Drama Studio 14th January '26 Doors 7pm.
https://performancevenues.group.shef.ac.uk/.../gao-hong.../

Gao Hong (Chinese p**a master) discovers friendship, creativity and the joy of spontaneity with Kadialy Kouyate and his captivating Senegalese kora playing. With a skilful balance of composition and improvisation, the two instruments and musicians converse through the expression of their strings; exchanging cultural stories, traditions and musical styles.
“Our music will not be just Chinese or Senegalese, it will be a new form of world music that melds styles and sensibilities from two continents”
I look forward to welcoming you to the Drama Studio but be aware the capacity will not contain the number that will want to come to this unique event so book early to avoid missing this one.😊

Experience the rare yet captivating combination of two of world music’s most mesmerising instruments: the Chinese p**a, and the West African kora. Infused within these stringed instruments are the histories and traditions of their respective cultures – shared by the artists through skilfully con...

21/12/2025

No Global Sounds with WorldCelt this week. Back next week on Louder Than War Radio with a 2 hour special 7-9pm, with some favourite tracks from 2025. Thanks for listening

15/12/2025

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Halò agus fàilte air a h-uile duine. Hello and welcome everyone to another Global Sounds Session with Worldcelt GlobalSounds on Louder Than War Radio coming to you down the digital pathways from Edinburgh with my first show back in the home country giving you a taste of some music from around the world. This week, and as luck would have it, quite a number of female artists on this week’s show covering genres and styles in a truly international playlist; Featuring ; Luigi Cinque ; Afel Bocoum ; Oumou Sangare ; Threw the Room ; Otyken ; Meklit ; Mehrnam Rastegari ; Nour Mint Seymali ; Meral Polat ; Livia Mattos, Varijashree Venugopal ; Nusantara Beat ; Antibalas ; Anton de Bruin, Ft. MAIN

Halò agus fàilte air a h-uile duine. Hello and welcome everyone to another Global Sounds with WorldCelt on Louder Than War Radio coming to you down the digital pathways giving you a taste of some music from around the world. This week, and as luck would have it, quite a number of female artists on...

11/12/2025

Worldcelt GlobalSounds Name Change from WorldCelt Sheffield.
Hello everyone who follows me, and TalkingGigs, on my musical encounters. As you may be aware I have moved to Edinburgh and will be parting ways with TalkingGigs after the Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate at Performance Venues Drama Studio on 14th January ; https://performancevenues.group.shef.ac.uk/event/gao-hong-kadialy-kouyate-in-association-with-talking-gigs/
I'll be continuing with my 7-8pm Sunday radio programme Global Sounds with WorldCelt on Louder Than War Radio https://louderthanwar.com/louder-than-war-radio/global-sounds-with-worldcelt/
To reflect the more radio based content, and musical interests, my FB 'name' will be WorldCelt GlobalSounds.
Thanks for listening

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