Resuming the tribute I started three weeks ago to Chris "Mu" Faiumu of the pioneering New Zealand band Fat Freddy's Drop, with selections from their four most recent albums; new Ethio-jazz by Mulatu Astatke and the Sorcerers; an hour of the music of Eddie Palmieri, by any reasonable reckoning one of the most important musicians of the 20th century in any genre, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88
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
Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Avengers | Lock-In | The Drop | 2020 Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Slo Mo | Slo Mo | The Drop | 2024
Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Special Edition | Special Edition Part 1 | The Drop | 2019 Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Shady | Wairunga | The Drop | 2021
Mulatu Astatke | Ethiopia-England UK | Nètsanèt | Mulatu Plays Mulatu | Strut | 2025 The Sorcerers | England UK | Echoes of Earth | Other Worlds and Habitats | ATA | 2025
Harlem River Drive | USA | Harlem River Drive Theme | Harlem River Drive | Roulette | 1971 Eddie Palmieri and his Orchestra | USA | Ay Qué Rico | Champagne | Tico | 1968 Eddie Palmieri | USA | Vámonos Pa'l Monte | Vámonos Pa'l Monte | Tico | 1971
Eddie Palmieri | USA | Justicia | Solito | Musica Latina International | 1985 Eddie Palmieri | USA | Azucar | Azucar Pa' Ti (Sugar For You) | Tico | 1965 Eddie Palmieri / Cal Tjader | USA | Bamboléate | Bamboléate | Tico | 1967
Eddie Palmieri | USA | Un Día Bonito | The Sun of Latin Music | Coco | 1974