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Connecting to a recent Spoiler Alert Radio with Film Composer, Omar Fadel, we both start with showcasing his work and find #GlobalScoreConnections with new sounds that DJ Madame B thinks would work well in a global cinematic backdrop.

Based in Helsinki, Joonas Widenius is part of a generation of Nordic musicians busy creating the soundtrack of today's Europe. Joonas Widenius Trio's new album New Nordik Sagas is a trip through a new Scandinavian musical landscape, drawing inspiration from the spirits of nature, folk tales and mythology, blending past and present, north and south.

She is based in Turkey, presenting contemporary Kurdish Folk Music.

Frank Yamma is a traditional Pitjantjatjara man from Australia's central desert. An extraordinary songwriter and an exceptional guitarist, Frank also has an incredible voice, rich, deep and resonant. Regarded by many as one of Australia’s most important Indigenous songwriters, his ability to cross cultural and musical boundaries constantly sets new standards through his music.

The distinctively psychedelic element of Thracian music was enhanced with the introduction of the CRB Elettronica- Diamond 800 organ and the Moog, giving the whole project a hybrid sound with a unique identity

NIEMI is a mystical combination of lullabies, ambient music, strong imagery and the healing power of nature with Finnish lullaby tradition is hypnotically entwined with elements of electronic music starting a magical journey beyond the reach of space and time.

They are from Finland, featuring Marjo Smolander kantele and vocals and Pauliina Kauppila percussions and vocals.

Singing here exclusively in Creole, thunderous and rebellious vocals reverberate throughout with her take on Haitian music.

Susanne Lundeng is one of the most celebrated folk musicians from Northern Norway, with sounds from solistic traditional fiddle to projects of classical, jazz and world music elements.

She is a Finnish folk music professional who works currently as a folk singer, kantele player, composer and researcher.

KyoShinDo brings a truly unique approach to the Japanese drumming tradition. Not only experts in taiko drumming, but also in karate, which they incorporate into this already spectacular performance art, based in Italy, and produced by Taiko legend Joji Hirota.

Black String, based on Korean traditional music and improvisational music kind of jazz, attempts to create a unique language through Asian intuition and musical idiom. On this track, they are re-interpreting, Exit Music (For a Film), from Radiohead's OK Computer.