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Highlife from Ghana and Nigeria; new Peruvian-style psychedelic cumbia by Money Chicha and Bareto; sounds of the steelpan; Latin soul straight outta the barrio
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.
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
E.T. Mensah & The Tempos (Ghana) | All For You | King Of Highlife Anthology | RetroAfric | 1953 The Ultimate Dr. Sir Warrior & The Oriental Brothers International (Nigeria) | Ilhe Chinyenre | Highlife Time, Volume 2 | Vampisoul | 1974 Fela Ransome-Kuti & His Koola Lobitos (Nigeria) | Onifere No. 2 | Highlife-Jazz And Afro-Soul (1963-69) | Knitting Factory | 1966 Bobby Benson & His Combo (Nigeria) | Taxi Driver | Marvellous Boy: Calypso From West Africa | Honest Jon's | 1951 Desmond Ababio, Lewis Wadawa & Black Beats Highlife Dance Band (Ghana) | Tsutsu Tsosemo | Ghana Electric Highlife: Sessions From The Bokoor Studio | Naxos | 198x
Money Chicha (USA) | Lamento En La Selva | Echo En Mexico | Vampisoul | 2016 Los Jharis De Nana (Peru) | Regresa | Los Creadores Del Sonido De La Carretera Central | Masstropicas | 198x Los Blacanguay (Peru) | La Palmadita | The Rough Guide To Peru Rare Groove | World Music Network | 1973
Bareto (Peru) | La Pantalla | Impredecible | World Village | 2016 Sonido Gallo Negro (Mexico) | Coup De Poudre | Sendero Mistico | Glitterbeat | 2014 Los Destellos (Peru) | Onsta La Yerbita | Constelacion | Secret Stash | 1971
Anthony Joseph (Trinidad & Tobago- England UK) | Caribbean Roots | Caribbean Roots | Heavenly Sweetness / Strut | 2016
Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers Steel Orchestra (Trinidad & Tobago) | 90% Of Me Is You | Heat | Calypan | 1975 Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band (Germany) | Look-A-Py-Py | single | Melting Pot | 2007 Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band (Germany) | Jungle Fever | 55 | Big Crown | 2016 20th Century Steel Band (Trinidad & Tobago) | Shaft | Warm Heart Cold Steel | Mr Bongo | 1975
Harlem River Drive (USA) | Harlem River Drive Theme | Harlem River Drive | Roulette | 1970 Rebel Tumbao (USA) | The Story | Rebel Tumbao | Sacred Rhythm | 2015 iLe (Puerto Rico USA) | Te Quiero Con Bugalu | iLevitable | Sony Music Latin | 2016 Joe Bataan (USA) | Chevere Que Chevere | Call My Name | Vampisoul | 2005
Professor Angel Dust & The pH Force feat Mucho Muchacho (Mexico-Canada-Spain) | Oye Como Va | Guapacheando | Virgin Spain | 2000