Groovasmique – The Rebirth Manifesto

Groovasmique began as a celebration of rhythm across continents—African rhythms, Reggae basslines, Ska, Blues, and Global Grooves. It was a musical road trip through decades of sound. The next week will see a slow transition as many songs get archived and I start adding a greater variety from my musical experience to share. Live studio will be offline til I have added more. A bit like Egusi soup or Gumbo, it will be a work in progress and part of my daily meditation. I am healing fast and finding a brand new jest for life. I have so much I want to share. I will continue the streaming via Zenofm and of course have an even more diverse and eclectic selection.

Now the journey deepens.

After surviving cancer now 5 years and a recent heart awakening (Blocakage and Stent proceedure), the path has become clearer. The new Groovasmique moves closer to the roots of the earth—toward folk traditions, spiritual music, and the ancestral rhythms that have carried humanity for thousands of years.

This next chapter focuses on Global Folk with a cosmic twist: desert blues, Celtic soul, indigenous voices, sacred chants, mountain songs, and modern artists blending ancient traditions with contemporary spirit.

These are not just songs.
They are stories, prayers, fireside gatherings, drum circles, migrations, and ceremonies.

Groovasmique now moves like the wind across continents—
from Saharan guitars to Nordic chants,
from Andean flutes to Appalachian strings,
from Balkan brass to mystical Sufi devotion.

Selector Groovashi continues the role of musical traveler and guide—digging through archives, discovering new artists, and weaving together sounds that uplift the heart, awaken the spirit, and remind us that we are all part of the same global tribe.

This is Groovasmique.

Earth Roots.
Cosmic Spirit.
One Planet. One Rhythm.

Who to expect in the next refresh of the Groovasmique playlist

African & Desert Folk

1 Habib Koité
2 Baaba Maal
3 Bonga
4 Sona Jobarteh
5 Cheikh Lô
6 Abdallah Oumbadougou
7 Tartit
8 Terakaft
9 Etran Finatawa
10 Afel Bocoum
11 Samba Touré
12 Djelimady Tounkara
13 Oumar Konaté
14 Bassekou Kouyaté
15 Rokia Koné
16 Salif Keita
17 Oum
18 Noura Mint Seymali
19 Tamikrest
20 Mdou Moctar

Celtic / Northern Folk

21 Julie Fowlis
22 Karine Polwart
23 Cara Dillon
24 Capercaillie
25 Altan
26 The Gloaming
27 Dervish
28 Kíla
29 Afro Celt Sound System
30 Flook
31 Runrig
32 Värttinä
33 Gjallarhorn
34 Hedningarna
35 Mari Boine
36 Eivør
37 Myrkur
38 SKÁLD
39 Heilung
40 Danheim

Middle Eastern / Persian / Turkish

41 Mercan Dede
42 Omar Faruk Tekbilek
43 Niyaz
44 Azam Ali
45 Dhafer Youssef
46 Kayhan Kalhor
47 Hossein Alizadeh
48 Le Trio Joubran
49 Titi Robin
50 Abeer Nehme
51 Aynur Doğan
52 Burhan Öçal
53 Huun-Huur-Tu
54 Yat-Kha
55 Kardeş Türküler
56 Sevara Nazarkhan
57 Omar Bashir
58 Ibrahim Maalouf
59 Souad Massi
60 A-WA

Latin / Andean / Indigenous

61 Mercedes Sosa
62 Lila Downs
63 Susana Baca
64 Inti-Illimani
65 Los Kjarkas
66 Illapu
67 Nicola Cruz
68 Chancha Via Circuito
69 Rodrigo y Gabriela
70 Totó La Momposina
71 Marta Gómez
72 Carlos Vives
73 Bomba Estéreo
74 El Búho
75 Dengue Dengue Dengue
76 Alex Cuba
77 Lhasa de Sela
78 Natalia Lafourcade
79 Manu Chao
80 Amparo Sánchez

Balkan / Eastern European

81 Goran Bregović
82 Fanfare Ciocărlia
83 Taraf de Haïdouks
84 DakhaBrakha
85 Warsaw Village Band
86 Kroke
87 Boban Marković Orchestra
88 Besh o droM
89 Balkan Beat Box
90 Shantel
91 Kal
92 Söndörgő
93 Mitsoura
94 Baba Zula
95 Dubioza Kolektiv
96 La Cherga
97 Gogol Bordello
98 Emir Kusturica & No Smoking Orchestra
99 Mahala Rai Banda
100 Fanfara Tirana

Global Spiritual / Medicine Music

101 Ayla Schafer
102 Estas Tonne
103 Poranguí
104 Mose
105 Curawaka
106 Peia
107 Danit
108 Shimshai
109 Tina Malia
110 Ajeet
111 Jai Uttal
112 Deva Premal
113 Snatam Kaur
114 Mirabai Ceiba
115 Krishna Das
116 Rising Appalachia
117 Nahko
118 Trevor Hall
119 Satsang
120 Nessi Gomes

Folktronica / Tribal Fusion

121 Nicola Cruz
122 Kaya Project
123 Desert Dwellers
124 Kalya Scintilla
125 Dirtwire
126 Random Rab
127 Govinda
128 Liquid Bloom
129 Bluetech
130 Shpongle
131 Gaudi
132 Banco de Gaia
133 Kaya Project
134 Beats Antique
135 Thievery Corporation
136 Emancipator
137 CloZee
138 Kaya Project
139 Symbolico
140 Temple Step Project

Additional Global Folk Explorers

141 Geoffrey Oryema
142 Ladysmith Black Mambazo
143 Angelique Ionatos
144 Kiran Ahluwalia
145 Afrocubism
146 Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba
147 Tamikrest
148 Afel Bocoum
149 Mokoomba
150 Blick Bassy
151 Dobet Gnahoré
152 Rokia Koné
153 Sona Jobarteh
154 Vieux Farka Touré
155 Boubacar Traoré
156 Tony Allen
157 Manu Dibango
158 Hugh Masekela
159 Miriam Makeba
160 Lokua Kanza

Asia / Himalayan / Far East

161 Kitaro
162 Ravi Shankar
163 Anoushka Shankar
164 Ali Akbar Khan
165 Zakir Hussain
166 Susheela Raman
167 Karsh Kale
168 Midival Punditz
169 Asian Dub Foundation
170 Dengue Fever

Modern Global Folk

171 Fleet Foxes
172 Bon Iver
173 The Lumineers
174 The Tallest Man on Earth
175 First Aid Kit
176 Sufjan Stevens
177 José González
178 Rodrigo Amarante
179 Iron & Wine
180 Devendra Banhart

Final Explorers

181 Huun-Huur-Tu
182 Yat-Kha
183 The HU
184 Altai Kai
185 Batzorig Vaanchig
186 Anda Union
187 Khusugtun
188 Saulius Petreikis
189 Otyken
190 DakhaBrakha
191 Skáld
192 Danheim
193 Wardruna
194 Heilung
195 Myrkur
196 Eivør
197 Mari Boine
198 Gjallarhorn
199 Hedningarna
200 Värttinä