Bill Lupoletti was for so many things for so many people at WRIR. He was a kind, generous, font of music wisdom who tirelessly made sure that we decolonized our ears and kept this station running. We owe him an immeasurable debt of gratitude and he will be missed profoundly.
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.
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador of 1st & 1st | Passin’ Thru | 1996 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Give ’Em the Boot III | Hellcat | 2001
Fanfare Ciocarlia | Romania | 007 (James Bond Theme) | Gili Garabdi | Asphalt Tango Records | 2005 Amadou & Mariam | Mali | Sénégal Fast Food | Dimanche à Bamako | Because Music | 2004 Manu Chao | France-Spain | Me Gustas Tú | Próxima Estación: Esperanza | Radio Bemba | 2001
The Ukrainians | England-Ukraine | Batyar (Bigmouth Strikes Again) | Kultura | Zirka Records | 1996
Señor Coconut | Chile-Germany | The Robots | El Baile Alemán | NN | 2000
Balkan Beat Box | Israel-USA | Bulgarian Chicks (feat. Vlada Tomova & Kristin Espeland) | Balkan Beat Box | Digital Monkey | 2005
Taraf de Haïdouks | Romania | Spune, Spune, Moș Bătrîn | Honourable Brigands, Magic Horses & Evil Eye | Crammed Discs | 1994
Jorge Ben Jor | Brazil | Ponta de Lança Africano | África Brasil | Universal Music Ltda. | 1976
Rachid Taha | Algeria-France | Rock el Casbah | Arabian 2000 & 1 Nights, Vol. 2 | Take 5 Music | 2007