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My favorite reggae singles of early 2021; happy 76th birthday to Burning Spear; a tribute to toaster U-Roy; a cynical look at the former Yugoslavia on Bosnia & Herzegovina's Independence Day; Afropop from Mali and Senegal; a wonderful new Ghanaian highlife single from Florence Adooni
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
Khalia | Jamaica-England UK | Hallelujah | Hallelujah - Single | K-Licious Music | 2020
Khalia | Jamaica-England UK | Free | Free - Single | K-Licious Music | 2021
Tanya Stephens | Jamaica | Good Good | Good Good - Single | Tad's | 2021
Phonosonics | Canada | Rocksteady Heavyweights | Rocksteady Heavyweights - Single | self-released | 2020
Burning Spear | Jamaica | Joe Frazier | Joe Frazier - Single | Iron Side | 1972
Burning Spear | Jamaica | Black Disciples | Dry & Heavy | Mango | 1977
Burning Spear | Jamaica | Cry Blood Africa | Hail H.I.M. | EMI | 1980
Burning Spear | Jamaica | Slavery Days | Marcus Garvey | Island | 1975
Hugh Roy & John Holt with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics | Jamaica | Wear You To The Ball | Wear You To The Ball / The Ball - Single | Treasure Isle | 1970
Big Youth | Jamaica | The Killer | The Killer - Single | Puppy | 1972
Winston Williams | Jamaica | Sweet Like Candy | Sweet Like Candy - Single | Smash | 1970
Dennis Alcapone | Jamaica | Spanish Amigo | Spanish Amigo - Single | Inbidimts | 1970
King Stitt | Jamaica | Lee Van Cleef | Lee Van Cleef - Single | New Beat | 1969
Magnifico | Slovenia | The Land Of Champions | Grande Finale | Arih | 2007
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra | Ex-Yugoslavia | Devil In The Business Class | Unza Unza Time | Barclay | 2000
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra | Ex-Yugoslavia | Unza Unza Time | Unza Unza Time | Barclay | 2000
Dubioza Kolektiv | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Take My Job Away | #fakenews | Menart | 2020
Anansy Cisse | Mali | Mina | Anoura | Riverboat | 2021
Amadou & Mariam | Mali | Chantez Chantez | Tje Ni Mousso | Polydor | 1999
Ben Zabo | Mali | Wari Vo | Ben Zabo | Glitterbeat | 2012
Siselabonga | Switzerland-Senegal | Yow Me De | Warnama | self-released | 2020
Florence Adooni | Ghana | Mam Pe'ela Su'ure | Mam Pe'ela Su'ure / Naba Aferda - Single | Philophon | 2021
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas | Ghana | Kyen Kyen Bi Adi M'awu | Blue Album | Continental / Secret Stash | 1976
Pat Thomas & Ebo Taylor | Ghana | Ene Nyame Nam A, Mensuro | Sweeter Than Honey: Calypso "Mahuno" and High Lifes Celebration | Pan African | 1980