Rockin' cumbia from XIXA and La Banda Chuska; Bio Ritmo's brand new single as they prepare for their first visit to Colombia; Brazilian samba-funk by Laiz & the New Love Experience and Seu Jorge; beautiful late-career statements from Mali's Salif Keita and Kasse Mady Diabaté; acoustic guitar music from southern Africa, including Madalitso Band's new album; Trinidadian soca remixed by Luke Una
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
XIXA | USA | Arcoiris | XOLO | Jullian | 2025 Calexico | USA-Mexico | Constellation | El Mirador | Anti- | 2022 Chicha Libre | France-Venezuela-Mexico-USA | The Guns of Brixton | Cuatro Tigres EP | Barbès | 2013 La Banda Chuska | Peru-Argentina-USA | Ratas y Mapaches | Basic Bichos | self-released | 2025
Bio Ritmo | RVA USA | Largos Caminos | Largos Caminos - Single | Locutor | 2025 Fruko y Sus Tesos | Colombia | Tronco Seco | El Violento | Discos Fuentes | 1973 Mike Guagenti | USA | Ensaya Chamaco | Salsa con Charanga | Vampisoul | 2025-1978
Jorge Ben | Brazil | Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) | Africa Brasil | Philips | 1976 Laiz & the New Love Experience | Brazil-Germany | Se Segura | Se Segura - Single | Agogo | 2025 Banda União Black | Brazil | Everyone's A Winner | Banda União Black | Vampisoul | 2006 Seu Jorge | Brazil | Dia de Mudança | Baile à la Baiana | Cafuné / Black Service | 2025
Salif Keita | Mali | Laban | So Kono | Nø Førmat | 2025 Kasse Mady Diabaté | Mali | Ko Kuma Magni | Kirike | Six Degrees | 2015 Hawa & Kasse Mady Diabaté | Mali | Fognana Kouma | Toumaro | One World | 2025
Malawi Mouse Boys | Malawi | Ndinasangalala | He Is #1 | IRL | 2012 Chemutoi Ketienya and Kipsigis girls | Kenya | Chemirocha III | The Music of Africa Series No. 27 by Hugh Tracey: Musical Instruments 1. Strings | Gallo | 1964-1950 Josaya Hadebe | Zimbabwe | Gwabi Gwabi Intombi Yami | Bulawayo Blue Yodel: Omasiganda, Troubadours & High Lonesome Sounds Of Zimbabwe, Kenya & South Africa 1948-1959 | Olvido / Mississippi | 2019-195x Cowboy Superman & Beauty | South Africa | Kumnandi Kwazulu | Zulu Guitar Music: Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers 1950-1965 | Matsuli Music | 2025-1959 Madalitso Band | Malawi | Anafera Chiboda | Ma Gitala | Bongo Joe | 2025
Ella Andall | Trinidad & Tobago | My Spirit Is Music (Luke Una's Machine Soul Tops Off edit) | É Soul Edits EP | Mr Bongo | 2025 Scrunter | Trinidad & Tobago | She Want Me To Sing In She Party | Soca Baccanal | J.B.S. | 1986 Bunji Garlin | Trinidad & Tobago | Differentology | Differentology | VP | 2014