Musical prescriptions from Africa; the cumbia-reggae-salsa connection; Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethio-jazz; funk Caribbean style
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
King Ayisoba (Ghana) | Africa | This Is Kologo Power! | Sahelsounds / Makkum / Red Wig | 2008 Busi Mhlongo (South Africa) | Awukho Umuzi Ongena Kukhuluma Kwawo | Urbanzulu | Melt 2000 | 1998 Penny Penny (South Africa) | Siyayi Vuma | single | W Baloyi Music Production | 2016
Manu Chao (France-Spain) | La Primavera / Me Gustas Tu | Proxima Estacion Esperanza | Virgin France | 2001 Faraon Bantu Sound System (Colombia) feat Quantic (England UK) | Westbound Train | Profecias Del Emperador Bantu | Chusma | 2011 Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno (England UK-Jamaica-USA) feat Nidia Gongora (Colombia) | Chambacu | 1000 Watts | Tru Thoughts | 2016
Bio Ritmo (RVA USA) | Oriza (live at the Broadberry) | single | Peace & Rhythm | 2015 La Pesada (Colombia) | Cumbia Y Tambo (En La Lluvia) | Tomate Y Alandette | Zeida | 1978 Money Chicha (USA) | Cosa Verde | Echo En Mexico | Vampisoul | 2016
Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia) | Yekermo Sew | Ethiopiques 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974 | Buda Musique | 1969 Hailu Mergia & The Walias (Ethiopia) | Woghenei | Tche Belew | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 1977 Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia) | Netsanet | Ethiopiques 4: Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974 | Buda Musique | 1974
Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia) | Assosa Derache | Sketches Of Ethiopia | Jazz Village | 2013
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band (Germany) | Tender Trap | 55 | Big Crown | 2016 Black Truth Rhythm Band (Trinidad & Tobago) | Save D Musician | Ifetayo | Soundway | 1976 Duke (Trinidad & Tobago) | Freedom In Africa | Harps Of Gold | Share Sound Services | 1980 Beginning Of The End (Bahamas) | Funky Nassau | single | Alston | 1971
Frank Penn (Bahamas) | Gimme Some Skin | At Independence | Penn | 1973