Rani de Leon is a performing arts programmer, music curator and DJ. From the discerned dancefloor to the avid music listener, he is known for weaving international sounds and all expressions of soul in a seamless and sophisticated style. He is founder and curator of Soul in the Park, a 4-year residency which created a community around emerging live musicians and DJ’s from Los Angeles. He is also co-founder, curator and resident DJ of Radio Afrique, an event series which celebrates the richness of music and film from Africa and the diaspora.

TIZITA RADIO is sublime music inspired by the joy of remembering, and the feeling of longing for something that will never return.

Muluken Melesse – Tizita
Suite Al Cultro Solar – Xochiyaoyoloh
Masahide Sakuma – Lisa
Amordiscos – Tarki
Pinwheel – Ama Pur / Y Cel Nie (field recording: Yasuhiro Morinaga)
Jabir – Vuelo Pol Las Alturas De Xauen
Echo From the Mountain Province pt. 3 – Yasuhiro Mori
Javier Bergia – Adios Tren De Jaipur
Noco Music – Eclipse
Seu Jorge – Rebel Rebel
Thierry Durbet – satieric
Spike – Crazy Lazy
Gigi Masin – Fata Morgana
Claude Marbehant – Poids Plume
Hiroshi Yoshimura – Silence
James Asher – Oriental Workload
Jon Hassell – Dreaming
Leon Lowman – Morning Song
Toshifumi Hinata – Reflections
Mkwaju Ensemble – Hot Air
Julius Brockington – Forty Nine Reasons
Aleke Kanonu – Mothers Day
Harry Talin – You Do
Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou – Mother’s Love
Aaron Embry – Rite of Love and Death
Bob Marley – Selassie is the Chapel
Hailu Mergia – Yefikir Enguruguro