Speaking in Tongues is currently CJSW’s only generalist world music show.
For two hours every week Speaking in Tongues features the widest possible range of traditional and popular sounds from around the planet, from obscure reissues to the newest of new releases being highlighted on the global stage.
Playlist:
Ngozi Family - Ngozi is Back in Town
Killabeatmaker - Vive Con Locura
Traktorkestar - Alla Finestre
Dirtwire - Scorpio
Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad - The Midnight Stroll
Very Be Careful - El Desesperado
Bloodshot Bill - Monster Babe
Various, featuring Duke Ellington - Haunted Nights
Forbidden Dimension - Time of the Superdruids
The Cramps - Sunglasses After Dark
Polky - Kupala
Fugu Dugu - Mama Tried
Hermanos Gutierrez - Waway
Ghostkeeper - Mohkinstsis
Ska Sound System - Gypsy Cowboy
Momo Ryuk, Aissam Sihi, Ksser Essou - Maya
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Monster
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Halloween Theme
Miesha and The Spanks - Can I Scream
Saigon Soul Revival - Luy Tinh
Boma Bango - Tous les Samedis
Waahli - St-Mich
Poirier, featuring Pahua - Paleo
Jing Xia - Desire - Void
25 Oct 2026
Speaking in Tongues - Episode October 24, 2026
Playlist:
Othman Wahabi, Momo Ryuk, Ksser Assou - Soudani Manayou
Mariel Buckley - Vending Machines
Gorillaz, featuring Omar Souleyman, Yasiin Bey - Damascus
Ólöf Arnalds, featuring Skuli Sverisson, David Jonsson - Spira
Mavis Staples - Sad and Beautiful World
Mélisande - Kinshasa-Kebek
The Kasambwe Brothers - Ahedi (Head Teacher)
Cris Derksen - Aabaakwad
Khun Narin - Ai Num Chum Cho
Mandolin Sisters - Bhashmabhooshithanga
17 Oct 2026
Speaking in Tongues - Episode October 17, 2026
Playlist:
Samantha Savage Smith - Higher Than Above
Samantha Savage Smith - Good Vibes
Combo Chimbita, featuring Turbo Sonidero, Nick Hakim - Perdón Divino (Turbo Sonidero Remix)
Gisela Romero - Desde la Raiz
New Cool Collective, featuring Kymara - Your Path
Hermanos Gutierrez - Ciudad Inca
Reolo - Følgefeil
Waahli - Sispann
Karate Boogaloo - Hooks Lines and Sinker
Fugu Dugu - You Should Be Dancing
Ed Motta - Um Dia de Sol
Various Artists, featuring Jairus Sharif and Malcolm Mooney - Oh, And Poets Maybe
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Hinomaru Twins
Various, featuring Walid Itayim, Sami Shabshab - The City
Various, featuring Games - There is a Chance
Jason Wilson & Ashara - Hand in My Pocket
Miesha and The Spanks - Smiling
Wine Lips - Head on Backwards
Cam Penner - How Low Can You Go-Go
Mateo Kingman - La Visita
P'tit Belliveau - Si qu'le monde finira
Polky - Krakowiak
Various, featuring Cryptus Confession - Rhythmotion
Who has been a guest on Speaking in Tongues
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
Fadoul
Femi Kuti
Bombino
Meute
Amr Diab
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
251,228
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.0 / 5
2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
24
Social presence
0
YouTube
86
Engagement
77
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Guest appearances
Does not typically book guests
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