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Program Information
Global A Go-Go
Music from around the world in the universal language of groove
Music
 Bill Lupoletti  Contact Contributor
Dec. 19, 2018, 6:01 p.m.
Global A Go-Go's favorite recordings of 2018, part 1 of 3: top ten new releases, plus ten more honorable mentions
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Wednesday from 3 to 5 PM. Available as a webstream simulcast at wrir.org. Downloads for rebroadcast on other non-profit radio stations and as podcasts via the A-Infos Radio Project at radio4all.net. And more information about all of those options and more on my blog, globalagogo.com.
Top Ten New Releases Of 2018

1. Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band (Burkina Faso) | Sira Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies
2. Angelique Kidjo (Benin-France-USA) | Remain In Light | Kravenworks
3. Vaudou Game (Togo-France) | Otodi | Hot Casa
4. Orquesta Akokan (Cuba-USA) | Orquesta Akokan | Daptone
5. Guy One (Ghana-Germany) | #1 | Philophon
6. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria) | Black Times | Strut
7. Newpoli (Italy-Sweden-Finland-USA) | Mediterraneo | Beartones
8. Hailu Mergia (Ethiopia-DC USA-Australia-Germany) | Lala Belu | Awesome Tapes From Africa
9. Jupiter & Okwess (RD Congo) | Kin Sonic | Everloving
10. Imarhan (Algeria) | Temet | City Slang


Honorable Mention

Alba Griot Ensemble (Scotland UK-Mali-Belgium) | The Darkness Between The Leaves | Riverboat
Alpheus (England UK) | Light Of Day | Liquidator
Barro (Brazil) | Somos | self-released
Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba (Senegal-USA) | Routes | Twelve|Eight
Drunken Foreigner Band (USA) | White Guy Disease | Electric Cowbell
Roberto Lopez (Colombia-Canada) | Criollo Electrik | Stonetree
Spanglish Fly (USA) | Ay Que Boogaloo! | Chaco World
Superfonicos (USA) | Suelta | Discos Fonicos
Sidi Toure (Mali) | Toubalbero | Thrill Jockey
Yeni Nostalji (RVA USA) | Yeni Nostalji | Ropeadope


Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year

Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001

Jupiter & Okwess | RD Congo | Hello | Kin Sonic | Everloving | 2018
Imarhan | Algeria | Tamudre | Temet | City Slang | 2018

Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Siraba Kele | Sira Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies | 2018
Guy One | Ghana-Germany | Everything You Do, You Do For Yourself | #1 | Philophon | 2018

Superfonicos | USA | El Miedo | Suelta | Discos Fonicos | 2018
Vaudou Game | Togo-France | Tata Fatiguee | Otodi | Hot Casa | 2018

Angelique Kidjo | Benin-France-USA | Crosseyed And Painless | Remain In Light | Kravenworks | 2018
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 | Nigeria | Struggle Sounds | Black Times | Strut | 2018

Newpoli | Italy-Sweden-Finland-USA | Lagr'm' | Mediterraneo | Beartones | 2018
Alba Griot Ensemble | Scotland UK-Mali-Belgium | Long Way Home | The Darkness Between The Leaves | Riverboat | 2018
Yeni Nostalji | RVA USA | Bir Gol Olur | Yeni Nostalji | Ropeadope | 2018

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba | Senegal-USA | Badima | Routes | Twelve|Eight | 2018
Hailu Mergia | Ethiopia-DC USA-Australia-Germany | Anchihoye Lene | Lala Belu | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2018

Roberto Lopez | Canada-Colombia | Chambacu | Criollo Electrik | Stonetree | 2017
Orquesta Akokan | Cuba-USA | Otro Nivel | Orquesta Akokan | Daptone | 2018
Spanglish Fly | USA | La Clave 'E Mi Bugalu | Ay Que Boogaloo! | Chaco World | 2018

Drunken Foreigner Band | USA | Akha 1 | White Guy Disease | Electric Cowbell | 2018

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