BBC Radio 6 Music - Dream Time, Bittersweet sounds for summer’s end… with Zakia
BBC Radio 6 Music - Dream Time, Bittersweet sounds for summer’s end… with Zakia
31/8/2025
Bittersweet sounds for summer’s end… with Zakia
Zakia plays dreamy selections for the last days of summer, from French-Tunisian disco to Catalan prog-rock. Plus Russian musician Kate NV shares some dreams and an important song.
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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…
This week Zakia leans into the bittersweet sounds as the summer slips away, with the usual dreamy adventure around the world in music. From her shelves, there’s dusty old favourites from Brazilian guitars, French-Tunisian disco and Catalan prog-rock, as well as from Lee Scratch Perry and Wayne Shorter. There’s also a big pile of new releases to share, including from keiyaA, cktrl, Makaya McCraven and Lau Ro.
Plus, we hear from the Russian singer and producer Kate NV, who shares some of her dreams alongside the track that made her fall back in love with music, chosen at random from her friend’s record shelves.
Music Played
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Luiz Bonfa & Norma Suely
A Voz do Violao
- A Voz do Violao.
- Odeon.
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Sofie Birch & Antonina
Suosan
- Hiraeth.
- Unsound.
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KeiyaA
Stupid Prizes
- Stupid Prizes.
- XL.
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SOYUZ
Krok
- KROK.
- Mr Bongo.
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Wayne Shorter
Oriental Folk Song
- Night Dreamer.
- Blue Note Records.
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Kate NV
Du Na (Live)
- Room for the Moon Live.
- RVNG Intl..
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Elaine Kibaro
L'Amour Pour Bouclier
- Secret.
- Emotional Rescue.
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Makaya McCraven
Choo Choo
- The People's Mixtape.
- International Anthem.
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Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters
Bird In Hand
- Return of the Super Ape.
- Lion of Judah.
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Allez Allez
African Queen
- African Queen.
- Scalp Records.
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Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek
Çiçek Açıyor (Instrumental)
- Yarın Yoksa (Instrumentals).
- Big Crown Records.
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Nobukazu Takemura
FallsLake
- 10th.
- Thrill Jockey Records.
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Andreas Vollenweider
Lion and Sheep
- Behind the Gardens – Behind the Wall – Under the Tree….
- Columbia.
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Hiroko Taniyama & AQ! Ishii
マギー (Maggie)
- 楠劇場 オリジナル・アルバム (Kusunoki Gekijou).
- Futureland.
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Lau Ro
Orvalho
- Sitting on the Moon.
- Mexican Summer.
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Iceberg
Riu d'Agost...
- Arc-En-Ciel.
- Bocaccio Records.
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Passepartout Duo
From Tbilisi
- Pieces from Places.
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TLF Trio
Desire
- Desire.
- 15 love.
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Dylan Henner
We Walked all the Way to the Lake and The Water Was So Still We Jumped in Naked
- Star Dream FM.
- Phantom Limb.
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Farao
Voice Continues (feat. Laraaji)
- Magical Thinking.
- Western Vinyl.
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Wonderful Aspiration of the Source
Cadence
- Cadence.
- Centripetal Force.
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anrimeal
3. Chapter I - Ana, silt
- Half Fool Half Empty.
- Lost Wisdom / demo records.
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Luke Schneider
For Dancing In Quiet Light
- For Dancing In Quiet Light.
- Leaving Records.
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Planetary Peace
Song Without Words
- Lost Coast: Some Visionary Music from California, 1980–1992.
- Goaty Tapes.