The Globe and Mail Chris Johns Published April 16, 2021 Bookmark
I spent the morning travelling around the airwaves of East Africa. After a taste of high-energy Ugandan pop on RadioCity 97 FM, it was over to Mogadishu and the much more serious, newsy tones of Radio Shabelle. I don’t speak Somali but, for some reason, did make out the words “General Hospital” and “Anthony Fauci.” A second later, I’ve left Africa and am up in Bishkek jamming out to some gauzy Kyrgyz easy listening.
My globe-spanning journey was facilitated by the app Radio Garden. While the ability to freely travel in person might still feel like a long way off, websites such as Radio Garden are providing an ingenious way to hear the world.