Balkan folktronica; soulful sounds from Brazil; some unlikely Latin American covers; thumb piano music from Zimbabwe; mbaqanga and soul jive; a band of seven young Beninoise women rockin' a vintage West African sound
Produced at Natural Log Studio. Broadcast on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Monday 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.
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
Balkan Taksim | Romania | Anadolka | Anadolka / Zalina - Single | Buda Musique | 2020 Mojmir Novakovic i Kries | Croatia | Obli[n]o Blago | Ivo I Mara | Kopito | 2004 Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs | Bulgaria | Aman Aman | Demoni | Asphalt Tango | 2012 Shantel | Germany-Greece | Eastwest - Dysi Ki Anatoli (feat Areti Ketime) | Viva Diaspora | Essay | 2015
Abilio Manoel | Portugal-Brazil | Luiza Manequim | Entre Nos | Odeon | 1972 Flavia Coelho | Brazil-France | Na Favela | Sonho Real | World Village | 2017 The Fontanas | England UK-Brazil | Capoeira Mata Um (feat Aleh Ferreira) | Capoeira Mata Um - Single | Movimientos | 2020 Emilio Santiago | Brazil | Bananeira | Emilio Santiago | CID | 1975 Odair Cabeca De Poeta E Grupo Capote | Brazil | Isso E Bonito | A Forronatica E O Forramba | RGE | 1976
La Cumbia Moderna De Soledad | Colombia | Crees Que Soy Sexy? | Crees Que Soy Sexy? / Stayin' Alive - Single | Vampisoul | 1979 Chico Trujillo | Chile | Alturas (feat Banda Wiracocha) | Reina De Todas Las Fiestas | Barbes | 2015 Systema Solar Y Puerto Candelaria | Colombia | Mi Kolombia | Mi Kolombia - Single | OneRPM | 2020 Bang Data | USA | Caballo Viejo | Loco | Futuro Sonico | 2018
Stella Chiweshe | Zimbabwe-Germany | Chachimurenga | Ambuya! | Piranha | 1987 Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited | Zimbabwe | Nyama Yekugocha | Chamunorwa | Mango | 1991 The Zonke Family | Zimbabwe | Sadza Nemusoro Wembeva | At The Studio | Localophone | 2020
Mahlathini Nezintombi Zomgqashiyo & Makgona Tshole Band | South Africa | Emthonjeni Womculo | Amaqhawe Omgqashiyo | Gumba Gumba | 1983 Soul Brothers | South Africa | Akabongi | Isicelo | Priority | 1983 Walter & The Beggars | South Africa | Disco Jive | Everybody Say Yeh | Disco Soul | 1978 The Big Four | South Africa | Wenzani Umoya | Next Stop ⦠Soweto: Township Sounds From The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga | Strut | 1975 Lucas Nwananga & His Band | South Africa | Godimo Ga Thaba | Back To Soweto | Umsakazo | 2020 Madalitso Band | Malawi | Ndalakwanji | Ndalakwanji - Single | Bongo Joe | 2020
Star Feminine Band | Benin | La Musique | Star Feminine Band | Born Bad | 2020 Les Amazones De Guinee | Guinee Conakry | Wamato | Wamato | Sterns | 2008 Adja Soumano | Mali | Dja-Dja | Kokabere | Bolibana | 2004 Sena Dagadu | Ghana-Hungary | Accra City People | Lots Of Trees | Irie Maffia | 2013