The Senegalese tinge; Afrobeat meets rap; a visit to southern Africa; the glorious global sound of brass-rock circa 1972
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Friday from 5 to 7 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.
Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year
Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Shakin' The Tree | Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) | The Lion | Virgin | 1989 Wari Vo Dubwize | Mark Ernestus (Germany) vs. Ben Zabo (Mali) | Glitterbeat: Dubs & Versions I | Glitterbeat | 2014 Thiely | Etoile De Dakar (Senegal) | Golden Afrique, Volume 1 | Network | 1979 Africa Challenge | Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra (Mali) | Boulevard De L'Independance | World Circuit | 2006
How Real (Can A Real, Real Be) | Bantu feat Ayuba (Nigeria-Germany) | Fuji Satisfaction: Soundclash In Lagos | Piranha | 2005 Blind Mind | Alma Afrobeat Ensemble (Spain) | Life No Get Dublicate | Slow Walk Music | 2014
Shuffering & Shmiling | Dead Prez, Jorge Ben Jor, Talib Kweli, Bilal & Positive Force (USA-Brazil-Nigeria) | Red Hot + Riot | MCA | 2002
Rugare Rwamangwana | Oliver Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe) | Strange, Isn't It? | Tuku Music | 1988 Malume | Soul Brothers (South Africa) | Deliwe | Masterpiece | 1979 Jacaranda | The Movers (South Africa) | Jacaranda Phatha Phatha | City Special | 1975
Wenzani Umoya | The Big Four (South Africa) | Next Stop ⦠Soweto: Township Sounds From The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga | Strut | 197x Tulear | Jean Emilien (Madagascar) | Feedback Madagascar | ARC | 2014
Sabata | Los Belking's (Peru) | Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych From Peru's Radical Decade | Tiger's Milk | 1972 Tomahawk | The Budos Band (USA) | Burnt Offering | Daptone | 2014 Vehicle | Orquesta Cubana De Musica Moderna (Cuba) | Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats Of Revolutionary Cuba, Volume 2 | Waxing Deep | 1972 Aftershower Funk | Joe Bataan (USA) | Salsoul | Mericana | 1973 Ghetto Brothers Power | Ghetto Brothers (USA) | Power-Fuerza | Salsa International | 1971
Carolina | Seu Jorge (Brazil) | 25 Years Of Mr Bongo | Mr Bongo | 2001 Suingue Dominou | Marcio Local (Brazil) | Says "Don Day Don Dree Don Don" | Luaka Bop | 2009