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Message Machine: 20260123 (Audio)

Jan 23, 2026

Alison and John Moses can't come to the phone right now, but their message machine is full of music recommendations by a diverse cast of callers from around the world.

The theme of this month's episode is "Music in a Non-English Language" - originally published for KCRW in 2020. Guests selections from: 

Angie QQ: "少年吔,安啦 ! (Cool It, Kid!)" by 吳俊霖 (Wu Bai) 

Will Quiney: "Soto" by Aurlus Mabele

Jeremy Sole: "Under the Sound of Rain" by Sinn Sisamouth

Harmless: "El Baile y El Salón" by Café Tacvuba

Eothen Alapatt: "Dar Enteha" by Karoush Yaghmaei

Ian Hultquist: "Life on Mars?" by Seu Jorge

Rachel Jacobsen:  "Je Disparais Dans Tes Bras" by Christine and the Queens

Ben Block: "Voy a Herder la Cabeza Por Tu Amor" by José Luis Rodríguez

Sama'an Ashrawi: "Tareeq" by Al-Bara'em

Martine Carlson: "Mashena" by The Scorpios

Sinkane: "Eu Vou Torcer" by Jorge Ben

Edie Adams: "Amor en el Cine" by Santiago Motorizado