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Springtime again鈥� with Zakia

Zakia celebrates the Spring Equinox with stories of stones, Sun Ra and blossom-filled sounds. Plus, we鈥檙e transported to the dreams of Japanese musician Yama Warashi.

DJ, broadcaster, writer and dreamer Zakia Sewell provides the soundtrack to your dreams - playing music to ease the mind, soothe the soul, and open portals to new dimensions鈥�

It鈥檚 Springtime again鈥� Zakia salutes the Spring equinox with stories of stones, Sun Ra and songs about sakura, aka cherry blossoms. There鈥檚 some classics from Mary Lou Williams, Bobbie Gentry and Odetta, and lots of brand new releases, including Florence Adooni, Nyron Higor, Maria Somerville and WOOM.

Plus, we hear from the Japanese visual artist and musician Yoshino Shigihara - whose musical alias is Yama Warashi, which means mountain spirit. She takes us to her dreams of stones, spirits and flying high above Bristol and shares the Midori Takada song that soundtracks them.

We want to hear your dreams! Send in tales of your sleepy adventures to dreamtime@bbc.co.uk.

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Music Played

  • Odetta

    Sakura

    • Odetta in Japan.
    • RCA Victor.

  • 笔丑颈鈥怭蝉辞苍颈肠蝉

    Prelude-Expansion

    • Expanding to One.
    • Gondwana Records.

  • Peter Walker

    Spring

    • Rainy Day Raga.
    • Vanguard.

  • Mary Lou Williams

    It's Always Spring

    • Mary Lou's Mass.
    • Mary Records.

  • Florence Adooni

    Fo Yelle

    • A.O.E.I.U. (An Ordinary Exercise In Unity).
    • Philophon Records.

  • Bobbie Gentry

    Seasons Come, Seasons Go

    • Touch 'Em with Love.
    • Capitol.

  • Everything Is Recorded

    The Meadows (feat. Roses Gabor, Rickey Washington & Kamasi Washington)

    • Temporary.
    • XL.

  • Yama Warashi

    Mukatsuhime

    • At My Mother鈥檚 Piano.
    • PRAH Recordings.

  • Teeth Agency

    Church of Light

    • Cherry Blossom Child.
    • Stones Throw.

  • Jediah Khivali & Girls

    Gevuse

    • Kenyan Songs and Strings.
    • SWP Records.

  • Nyron Higor

    Maravilhamento (feat. Nathalia Grilo)

    • Nyron Higor.
    • Far Out Recordings.

  • X-Cetra

    Fly Into Your Arms

    • Summer 2000 [Y2K 25th Anniversary Edition].
    • Numero Group.

  • Maria Somerville

    Projections

    • Luster.
    • 4AD.

  • Sam Prekop

    So Shy

    • Sam Prekop.
    • Thrill Jockey Records.

  • Stelvio Cipriani

    Mary's Theme

    • Femina ridens.
    • Four Flies Records.

  • Sun Ra

    Springtime Again

    • Sleeping Beauty (Expanded).

  • Miyagi Michio, Yoshida Kyoko, and Miyagi Kiyoko

    Sakura Variations Pt. 2 (Japan)

    • Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music.
    • Dust-to-Digital.

  • Midori Takada

    Mr Henri Rousseau's Dream

    • Through the Looking Glass.
    • RCA Red Seal.

  • WOOM

    Circe

  • Troth & Jon Collin

    Nocturnal House

    • Devotion Objects.
    • A Colourful Storm.

  • Alex Jasprizza

    Wetland

    • Waterways.

  • milesbluue

    Music for Underwater

    • Music for Underwater.

  • Sadie Powers

    Rabbit Hour

    • Souvenir.
    • Room40.

  • Space Blanket

    I Saw You In A Dream

    • Sonic Balms For Soothing Souls.
    • Byrd Out.

  • Liz Overs

    Fairy Charm

    • Nightjar.

  • Evolution Of Beauty

    Nature Purgatory Transcendence

    • Nature Purgatory Transcendence.
    • Evolution of Beauty.

  • Mother Gong

    The Three Tongues: The Frog

    • Fairy Tales.
    • Charly Records.

  • Arborra

    Sumerian Green

    • Mind Over Matter.
    • 7K!.

  • Fruit

    Spring

    • Fruit.
    • Athens of the North.

Broadcast

  • Last Sunday 22:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music