Cafe International
Join host Dan Rosenberg on a radio series featuring interviews with musicians from around the world, from Fatoumata Diawara to Goran Bregovic where we learn about folk music and its history.
Episodes
A special live session with Jason Wilson and Ashara, recorded in Toronto at Jesse's Jazz Cafe in Downsview. Jason talks about the history of Reggae music in Canada, his collaborations with UB40, Alanis Morissette, Aswad, Fairport Convention and more - and they perform a magnificent live session.
With host Dan Rosenberg
This week's edition of Cafe International features an interview and live session with Keïla, where we learn about Maloya - a traditional form of music from Reunion Island.
With host Dan Rosenberg
Special thanks to our engineer Neel Modi
This week's edition of Cafe International features a live session with the Georgian-Canadian group Ori Shalva, where we learn about the history of polyphonic singing in Georgia.
With host Dan Rosenberg
Special thanks to our engineer Neel Modi
This week on Cafe International - the duo, Almir and Daniel stop by for a live session. Almir Meskovic (accordion) grew up in Bosnia, and Daniel Lazar (violin) grew up in Serbia. They met while studying in Norway - where they formed this spectacular duo.
With host Dan Rosenberg
Special thanks to engineer Neel Modi
Guitarist Boubé and his ensemble joins us for a live session where we learn about Desert Blues music from Niger
With host Dan Rosenberg
A live session with the all women's group, Suraras Do Tapajos, where we learn about their work to preserve Indigenous music and culture in Brazil.
Suraras do Tapajós is the first carimbó group composed of Indigenous women, formed with the goal to give voice to the culture of the people of the Lower Tapajós region of Pará. It grew from a collective providing training for Indigenous women to hold leadership positions and address the v...
This week on Cafe International, santur virtuoso Amir Amiri joins us for a live session where we learn about this history of this ancient Persian instrument.
Born in Tehran, Iran, Amiri is a master of the santur, a 72-string instrument dating from approximately 500 BCE.
Since arriving in Canada in 1996, Amiri has created numerous groundbreaking ensembles including the Amir Amiri Ensemble, inspired by the fluidity of musical infl...
This week on Cafe International, the world premiere of the collaboration between Angolan singer Vivalda NDula and the Helsinki Cotonou Ensemble from their 2026 Canadian Tour - recorded live at Met Radio in Toronto.
With Host Dan Rosenberg
Special thanks to engineer Sean Warkentine
A live session with JUNO winning musician, Wesli, where we learn about the history of Haitian music and his collaboration in West Africa with Mory Kante.
On this week's edition of Cafe International, we feature a live session with Di Zhang performing on the yanqin. We also speak with Amirali Alibhai is the Head of Performing Arts at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
This week on Cafe International, a live session with legendary Ethio Jazz saxophonist Girma Woldemichael.
One of Ethiopia's most esteemed saxophonists, and a mainstay of the golden age of Ethio-Jazz, Girma Woldemichael's life story is one of musical triumph over adversity. Born in Ethiopia into circumstances of extreme poverty, with his parents unable to afford to raise him, he was handed over to an orphanage/school in Addis Ababa. ...
A special live session with The Garifuna Collective recorded at Met Radio in Toronto. The Garifuna Collective has performed in over 30 countries in 5 continents and have been part of the most celebrated Garifuna albums of all time, including the critically acclaimed Wátina, recipient of the Womex and BBC World Music Award and voted by Amazon as the Number One World Music Album of All Time.
The group has maintained its str...
This week on Cafe International, we take a visit to Rome, Italy to speak with Stefano Saletti about his album, Mediterranima - a musical journey across the shores of the Mediterranean to recount the region's common soul, influences and cultural connections. With instruments such as the bouzouki, oud, saz and beating guitar, Stefano Saletti brings to life original pieces inspired by myths, ballads and popular melodies, sung in Sabir...
A special live session with members of the Grammy-award winning group, The Klezmatics, as they stopped by Met Radio's studio in Toronto for a performance and interview during their 40th anniversary tour.
Featuring Frank London, Lisa Gutkin and Lorin Sklamberg
With host Dan Rosenberg
A special live session with the Baltic Sisters, a quartet of vocalists from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, featuring:
Recorded in Tampere, Finland as part of the EBU Sessions at WOMEX.
With host Daniel Rosenberg
A live session with the Taiwanese group, 3 People Music, recorded live at WOMEX (The World Music Expo) in Tampere, Finland, as part of the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) sessions.
3 People Music is a creative trio of three traditional Chinese instrument musicians – guzheng artist Kuo Jing-mu, zhongruan player Pan I-tung, and dizi/xiao performer Jen Chung, is a unique chamber music ensemble that combines expertise in classic...
On this episode of Cafe International, we look at the role music played in Estonia's quest for independence from the Soviet Union, and its famous "Singing Revolution".
We'll speak with Piret Norhanny of Estonian Music Week in Toronto, Ingrid Kohtla Head of PR & Communications and programme curator at Tallinn Music Week in Estonia and singer/composer Kadri Voorand from the award winning group, Estonian Voices.
With host Dan ...
A Visit to the Hillside Festival, in Guelph, Ontario
We'll speak with the festival's artistic director, Samir Baijal as well as Ecuadoran-American singer Eljuri, hear music from many of the artists performing there including Femi Kuti, Vieux Farka Toure and Maryna Krut
With host Dan Rosenberg
Kobo Town joins us live in studio for a performance and interview about the history of calypso music.
Founded and fronted by émigré Trinidadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town is named after the historic neighborhood in Port-of-Spain where calypso was born amid the boastful, humorous and militant chants of roaming stick-fighters. Situated near the fishermen's wharf, the area was a site of constant defiance and conflict, a place...
On this week's episode of Cafe International: A samba workshop and interview with Grammy nominated guitarist Alfredo Del Penho - recorded live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
With host Dan Rosenberg
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