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A few artists who are performing in Richmond this week; crate-digging (with a shovel) in Somalia; the sound of the gaita colombiana; from mbaqanga and maskandi to bubblegum, kwaito and hip hop in South Africa
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
Afro-Zen Allstars | RVA USA | Orisha | Greatest Hits | self-released | 2017 Hotel X | RVA USA | Dakar Son | X Years | Ladies' Choice | 2015
Cheick Hamala Diabate | Mali | Prudence | Prudence | Electric Cowbell | 2013
Dur-Dur Band | Somalia | Garsore Waa Ilaah | Volume 5 | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 1987 Sharero Band feat Faadumo Qaasim | Somalia | Qays Ilo Layla | Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa | Ostinato | 1977
Meklit | Ethiopia-USA | Supernova | When The Music Moves The People Move Too | Six Degrees | 2017 Debo Band | USA-Ethiopia | Not Just A Song | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance | 2012
Andrea Echeverri | Colombia | Hermana | Ruisenora | Nacional | 2013 Rodrigo Gallardo & Nicola Cruz | Chile-Ecuador-France | El Origen | El Origen | Wonderwheel | 2017 Sidestepper | Colombia-UK | Come See Us Play | Supernatural Love | Real World | 2016
Systema Solar | Colombia | Pa Sombrar | Rumbo A Tierra | Nacional | 2017 Bomba Estereo | Colombia | Soy Yo | Amanecer | Sony Music Latin | 2015
Kabasa | South Africa | Burning Splinters | Kabasa | Atlantic | 1980 Soul Brothers | South Africa | Akabongi | Isicelo | Priority | 1983 Umoji | South Africa | Money Money (Bananas) | 707 | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 1988 Shaluza Max | South Africa | Mangase | Impilo | Sheer Sound | 2003 Zuluboy aka Mxolisi feat Bhekumuzi Luthuli | South Africa | Amagwala | Inqolobane | Native Rhythms | 2008
Penny Penny | South Africa | Shaka Bundu | Shaka Bundu | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 1994