"La guitare" from the Saraha; soulful Ethio-jazz; Senegal does Egyptian, plus East African retro pop; kicking off Mardi Gras weekend
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
The Mehboula Date Tree | Moudou Ould Mattalla (Mauritania) | Mauritanie: Guitare Des Sables | Buda Musique | 2003 Tarha Tazar | Imarhan Timbuktu (Mali) | Akal Warled | Clermont Music | 2014 Chaghaybou | Tinariwen (Mali) | Emmaar | Anti- | 2014 Imanin Bas Zihoun | Tamikrest (Mali) | Chatma | Glitterbeat | 2013
Araya's Mood | Feedel Band (Ethiopia-USA) | Ethiopian Ocean | self-released | 2014 Kingdom Come | The Souljazz Orchestra (Canada) | Inner Fire | Strut | 2014
And Lay | Debo Band (USA-Ethiopia) | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance | 2012 Aykedashem Lebe | Tlahoun Gessesse (Ethiopia) | Ethiopiques 17 | Buda Musique | 1974
Sawani | Setona (Sudan) | Queen Of Henna | Blue Flame | 2001 Soukura | Alsarah & The Nubatones (Sudan-Yemen-Armenia-France-Togo-USA) | Silt | Wonderwheel | 2014 Mabruk | Ali Hassan Kuban (Sudan) | From Nubia To Cairo | Shanachie | 1991
They All Ask'd For You | The Meters (NOLA USA) | Fire On The Bayou | Reprise | 1975 Hey Pocky A-Way | The Wild Tchoupitoulas (NOLA USA) | The Wild Tchoupitoulas | Mango | 1976 Carnival Time | Galactic feat Al "Carnival Time" Johnson (NOLA USA) | Carnivale Electricos | Anti- | 2012 Go To The Mardi Gras | Professor Longhair (NOLA USA) | single | Ron | 1959 Big Chief Phonic | Gypsyphonic Disko (NOLA USA) | Mardi Gras Mixtape | self-released | 2013
Street Parade | Extra Golden (Kenya-USA) | Hera Ma Nono | Thrill Jockey | 2007