An hour of music from the small, densely populated, landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso, which celebrates its 64th Independence Day today; Latin soul and a new single from Austin's Superfónicos; birthday tributes to Cuban bandleader Pérez Prado and Yugoslavian mischief-maker Dr. Nele Karajlić
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Sunday from 1 to 3 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
Konde Mangue Et L'Orchestre Les 5 Consuls | Guinée Conakry-Burkina Faso | Woulouni | Woulouni / Pop Kondé - Single | Volta Discobel | 197x Sandwini Pierre Et L'Orchestre Super Volta De La Capitale | Burkina Faso | Yamb Ney Capitale | Yamb Ney Capitale / Mam Ti Fou - Single | Disques CVD | 1977 Amadou Balaké | Burkina Faso | Taximen | Taximen | Sacodis | 1978
Burkina Azza | Burkina Faso | Djanfa Magne | Wari Bô | Social Joy | 2021 Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Afro Mandingo | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies | 2022 Debademba | Burkina Faso-Mali-France | Agnakamina | Abdoulaye Traoré Et Mohamed Diaby | Chapa Blues | 2010
The Joe Cuba Sextet | USA | Do You Feel It? | Bustin' Out | Tico | 1972 Harlem River Drive | USA | Harlem River Drive (Theme) | Harlem River Drive | Roulette | 1971 Superfónicos | USA | Primera Luz | Primera Luz - Single | self-released | 2022 Matuto | USA-Brazil | Dream Of Life | Matuto | Ropeadope | 2009
Beny Moré Y Pérez Prado Y Su Orquestra | Cuba-México | Anabacoa | Anabacoa / Malagueña - Single | RCA Victor | 1952 Pérez Prado & His Orchestra | Cuba-México | Mambo No. 5 | Plays Mucho Mambo For Dancing | RCA Victor | 1950 Orquesta Akokán | Cuba-USA | Mambo Rapidito | Orquesta Akokan | Daptone | 2018 Orkesta Mendoza | USA-México | La Caminadora | La Caminadora | Glitterbeat | 2018 Cuarteto Los Zafiros | Cuba | La Caminadora | Los Zafiros | Areito | 1964 El Gran Fellové | Cuba | El Jamaiquino | El Gran Fellové | RCA Victor | 1957
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra | Ex-Yugoslavia | Devil In The Business Class | Unza Unza Time | Barclay | 2000 Dr. Nelle Karajlić, Vojislav Aralica & Dejan Sparavalo | Ex-Yugoslavia | Daddy, Don't Ever Die On A Friday | Original Soundtrack From The Film "Black Cat White Cat" | Barclay | 1998 RotFront | Germany-Ukraine-Hungary | Sovietoblaster | Emigrantski Raggamuffin | Essay | 2009 Dubioza Kolektiv | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free.mp3 (The Pirate Bay Song) | Happy Machine | Koolarrow | 2016