Some swinging samba-soul from Brazil; Turkish psych-folk; Afrobeat with a Jewish accent; Malawi's Madalitso Band: from busking in Lilongwe to traveling the globe; Cuban funk and salsa dura from around the world
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
Junip | Sweden | Oba, La Vem Ela | Brazilian Beats 7 | Mr Bongo | 2013 Jorge Ben | Brazil | Take It Easy, My Brother Charles | Jorge Ben | Philips | 1969 Mini Trio | Brazil | É O Que Ela Quer | Hare Krishna / É O Que Ela Quer - Single | Munster | 1970 Banda Veneno De Erlon Chaves | Brazil | Cosa Nostra | Banda Veneno De Erlon Chaves | Philips | 1971
Zion80 | USA | I Lift My Eyes (Esa Einai) | Warriors | Chant | 2017 The Sway Machinery | USA | Skin To Skin | The House Of Friendly Ghosts, Vol. 1 | JDub | 2011 The Apples | Israel | Ani, Ato veHoo (feat Shlomo Bar) | Kings | Freestyle | 2010
Madalitso Band | Malawi | Mwandikumbutsa | Musakayike | Bongo Joe | 2022 Madalitso Band | Malawi | Vina Vina Malawi | Wasalala | Bongo Joe | 2019 Madalitso Band | Malawi | Ndalakwanji | Ndalakwanji - Single | Bongo Joe | 2020 Madalitso Band | Malawi | Musakayike | Musakayike | Bongo Joe | 2022
Grupo Fantasma | USA | Realizando | El Existential | Nat Geo Music | 2010 El Combo Batanga | Spain-Cuba | Ají Gua Guao | Ají Gua Guao / El Barrio En La Mirada - Single | Lovemonk | 2022 Orquesta Riverside | Cuba | En Casa Del Trompo No Bailes | Orquesta Riverside | Areito | 1977 Grupo Irakere | Cuba | Bacalao Con Pan | Grupo Irakere | Areito | 1974
La Pambelé | Colombia | Traigo El Bongó | La Pambelé | Names You Can Trust | 2022 La Excelencia | USA | Dale Otra Oportunidad | Echos Del Barrio | Handle With Care | 2012 Tromboranga | Spain-Venezuela-Cuba-Colombia-Peru-England UK | La Mafia | Golpe Con Melodia | self-released | 2015