Belgian artist Stromae is not a well known commodity in the U-S but he’s huge everywhere else. But the son of a Rwadan father and Flemish mother certainly gained new fans stateside when he appeared at this year’s SXSW in Austin Texas.

He deftly mixes hip-hop , electronic dance music and Congolese rumba and he’s got his own line of clothng; quite the Rennasciance man.

This week on Radio M we play two cuts from Stromae, including his biggest hit. We’ve also got the sounds of three Yemeni sisters who take traditional music from that part of the world and give it a 21st century spin.

Plus Chicago veena player Sara Ranganathan, the latest from Dengue Fever and a killer West African version of a James Brown classic. Always expect the unexpected on Radio M.

Playlist

9PM

Stromae- Ave Cesaria- Racine Caree

Lisa Bassenge- Lass die Scheinenhunde Heulen- Wolke 8

Mestre Cupijo e seu Ritmo- Cade o Anel Siria

Dengue Fever- Tokay- Deepest Lake

A- WA - Ya Raitesh Al Warda- Habib Galbi

Francois & The Atlas Mountains- Le Verite- Piano Ombre

9:30 PM

Hailu Mergia- Tche Belew- Tche Belew

Googoosh- Digeh Geryeh Delo Va Nemi Koneh- Googoosh

Moreno Veloso- Num Galho de Acacias- Coisa Boa

Sara Ranganathan- Hexagon Heart- Refreshing Raga Blues

Voice of the Seven Woods- Fire in My Head- Voice of the Seven Woods

Doctor L- Riders in da Storm- We Got Lost

10 PM

Sekou Bambino- It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World- Sinikan

Stromae- Alors on Danse- Cheese

Afrosound- Banana de Queso- The Afrosounds of Colombia Vol.2

Nneka- Babylon- My Fairy Tales

Buffalo Springfield- Kahuna Sunset- Neil Young Archives Vol.1 63-72

Kaveri Special- Pikajuna- Kaveri Special

10:30PM

Rhyton- Pannychis- Kykeon

Cheick Tidiane Seck- M’Boudi- MandinGroove

Kishore Kumar & Chorus- Aaya Sanam Aaya Deewana Tera- Bombay Disco 2

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba- Waati- Ba Power