A roots reggae tribute to George Floyd; a song by Idir, who brought Algerian Kabyle music to the world; women of cumbia; Igbo Afrobeat from Nigeria; the first ever international release from Djibouti; and a Balkan beats dance party
Produced at Natural Log Studio. Broadcast on WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Monday 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
Gregory Isaacs | Jamaica | Babylon Too Tough | Babylon Too Tough - single | 17 North Parade | 1975 Peter Tosh | Jamaica | Downpressor Man | Equal Rights | Columbia | 1977 Willie Williams | Jamaica | Armagideon Time | Armagideon Time - single | Studio One | 1979 Queen Ifrica | Jamaica | I Can't Breathe | Climb | VP | 2017
Tamikrest | Mali-Algeria-France | Anha Achal Wad Namda | Tamotait | Glitterbeat | 2020 Idir | Algeria-France | A Tulawin (Une Algerienne Debout) (feat Manu Chao) | Identites | Saint George | 1999 Franck Biyong | Cameroon | Anywhere Trouble (club mix) | Trouble | Hot Casa | 2020
Kumbia Queers | Argentina-Mexico | Mis Botas | Kumbia Nena! | Horario Invertido | 2007 Nohe & Sus Santos | Honduras-Mexico-USA | Come As You Are | Tempestad | Avokado Artists | 2020 Lila Downs | Mexico-USA | Viene La Muerte Echando Rasero | Balas Y Chocolate | Sony Music Latin | 2015 Bomba Estereo | Colombia | Fuego | Blow Up | Nacional | 2009
Tabansi Studio Band | Nigeria | Kama Sofoa | Wakar Alhaizi Kano / Mus'en Sofoa | BBE | 2020
Ethio Stars feat Mulatu Astatke | Ethiopia | Yetentu Tez Alew | Addis 1988 | Piranha | 1992 Dur-Dur Band | Somalia | Shaleedayaa | Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu, Somalia 1972-1991 | Analog Africa | 1991 Groupe RTD | Djibouti | Halkaasad Dhigi Magtiisa | The Dancing Devils Of Djibouti | Ostinato | 2020 Sharhabil Ahmed | Sudan | Argos Farfish | The King Of Sudanese Jazz | Habibi Funk | 196x
RotFront | Germany-Ukraine-Hungary-Russia | Kontrabanda (feat RasKar) | 17 Deutsche Tanze | GMO | 2014 Magnifico | Slovenia | Zum Zum | Magnification | Piranha | 2010 Dzambo Agusevi Orchestra | North Macedonia | Brasses For The Masses | Brasses For The Masses | Asphalt Tango | 2020 Mahala Rai Banda vs Shantel | Romania-Germany | Mahalageasca (Bucovina dub) | Bucovina Club Vol. 2 | Essay | 2005 Geo Da Silva | Romania | I'll Do You Like A Truck (Balkanik remix) | I'll Do You Like A Truck (Balkanik remix) - single | YouTube | 2008 Boban & Marco Marcovic Orchestra | Serbia | Turbo Dizel | Gipsy Manifesto | Piranha | 2013