Trinidad & Tobago's musical poetry called rapso; Latin soul with a rock 'n' roll beat; Omar Souleyman, the best thing to happen to electronic dance music since the drum machine; the Richmond group that's bringing together the sounds of Moroccan gnawa and jam bands; konpa from Haiti and beyond; Malian remixes
Produced live in the studios of 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
Brother Resistance | Trinidad & Tobago | Tonite Is De Night | Tonite Is De Night | Cree | 1987 Anthony Joseph | Trinidad & Tobago-England UK | Milligan (The Ocean) (feat Ella Andall) | People Of The Sun | Heavenly Sweetness | 2018
Julian Y Su Combo | Colombia | Ins-Rock | Noche De Fiesta | Vampisoul | 1975 Joe Cuba Sextet | USA | Bang! Bang! | Wanted Dead Or Alive | Tico | 1966 Spanglish Fly | USA | Chain Of Fools | Ay Que Boogaloo! | Chaco World | 2018 Monguito Santamaria | USA | Hey Sister | Hey Sister | Fania | 1969 Dave Cortez & The Moon People | USA | Happy Soul With A Hook | single | Speed | 1968
Zenobia | Israel | La Fou-Up | Zenobia | Crammed | 2019 Rizan Said | Syria-Sweden | When Vans Turn Into Clubs | King Of Keyboard | Annihaya | 2015 Omar Souleyman | Syria-Turkey | Shi Tridin | Shlon | Mad Decent | 2019
Jouwala Collective | RVA USA-Morocco | Lala Aicha | Bazaar | self-released | 2019 Club D'Elf | USA-Morocco | Sunshine Of Your Love | Electric Moroccoland | Face Pelt | 2011
The Bongo Hop | France-Colombia-Haiti-Cameroon | Grenn Pwonmennen | Satingarona Pt. 2 | Underdog | 2019 Tabou Combo | Haiti-USA | Ale Lave | Respect | Secret Stash | 1973
Luka Productions | Mali | Bbni | Falaw | Sahel Sounds | 2019 Oumou Sangare | Mali | Ya La | Mali Lolo! Stars Of Mali | Smithsonian Folkways | 2003 Los Chicharrons | Dominican Republic-USA-Denmark-Mali | Saramba's Song | Roots Of Life | Tummy Touch | 2010