The music of Jorge Ben Jor, who's performing in DC this weekend; Afrobeat groove; the sounds of rumba Congolaise; Global A Go-Go's deep house world dance party
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Friday from 5 to 7 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.
Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year
Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Mas, Que Nada! | Jorge Ben Jor (Brazil) | Samba Esquema Novo | Philips | 1963 Take It Easy My Brother Charles | Jorge Ben Jor (Brazil) | Jorge Ben | Philips | 1969 Ponta Da Lanca Africano | Jorge Ben Jor (Brazil) | Africa Brasil | Philips | 1976 Taj Mahal / Filho Maravilha / Pais Tropical | Monobloco (Brazil) | Live (Som Livre) | self-released | 2006
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am | My Morning Jacket with Merrill Garbus + Brittany Howard (USA) | Red Hot + Fela | Knitting Factory | 2013
For Them Eye | Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria) | From Africa With Fury: Rise | Knitting Factory | 2011 Red Green Live Die | The Liberators (Australia) | Power Struggle | Record Kicks | 2013
Cherie Bondowe | Manuel D'Oliveira (RD Congo) | Bankolo Miziki Anthologie Volume 2 | Ngoyarto | 195x Table Ronde | African Jazz (RD Congo) | Le Grand Kalle: His Life, His Music | Sterns | 1960 Bazonzele Mama Ana | Franco & Le TPOK Jazz (RD Congo) | Francophonic Volume 1 | Sterns | 1964
El Congo | Rumbanella Band (RD Congo) | El Congo Brazza Kin | Marabi | 2003 Tonkara | Staff Benda Bilili (RD Congo) | Tres Tres Fort | Crammed | 2009 Un Peu De Toi | Black Bazar (RD Congo) | Round 2 | Lusafrica | 2013
50/50 | Mandoza & M'du (South Africa) | Godoba | CCP | 2001 Give The Drummer Some | Nickodemus feat Real Live Show & Nappy G (USA) | Endangered Species | ESL Music | 2006 On My Way | Lack Of Afro (UK) feat Herbal T (USA) | One Way: Remixes & Rarities | Freestyle | 2012 Yo Voy Ganao | Systema Solar (Colombia) | La Revancha Del Burro | Sambumbia | 2013
Goree | Baaba Maal (Senegal) | Firin' In Fouta | Mango | 1994