The first edition of Sahel Sounds' Music From Saharan WhatsApp; some vintage early 80s Afro-pop; a visit to "the Soukous Republic of America" for guarapo from Colombia; a set of lovers rock for Dennis Brown's birthday; new Peruvian chicha via Belgium; and the superb new album by Antibalas
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
Etran De L'Air | Niger | Tarha Ebouse Dighe Mane | Music From Saharan WhatsApp 01 | Sahel Sounds | 2020 Tinariwen | Mali | Tenhert | Imidiwan : Companions | World Village | 2009 Mariem Hassan | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Addumua | El Aaiun Egdat | Nubenegra | 2012
Charles King | Colombia | Amanecer | Amanacer | El Pico Producciones | 2015 DJ Rata Piano | Colombia | El Besito En Ndombolo | El Rey De Los Guarapos Champetuos | Palenque | 2020 Messie Boogaloo | Colombia | El Vacile Del Hueso | Champeta Criolla Vol. 2: Visionary Black Music From Underground Colombiafrica | Palenque | 2001 Rafael Chavez | Colombia | Pirata | El Vacile Efectivo De La Champeta Criolla: A New African Music From Colombia | Palenque | 1998
June C. Lodge | England UK-Jamaica | Someone Loves You Honey | Someone Loves You Honey - single | Joe Gibbs Music | 1980 John Holt | Jamaica | Carpenter | If I Were A Carpenter | Live And Love | 1989 Dennis Brown | Jamaica | Money In My Pocket | Money In My Pocket - single | Lightning | 1978 Dallas | England UK-Jamaica | Love From A Distance | Love From A Distance - single | Rain Tree | 2020
Nikanor | Peru-Chile-Colombia-Belgium | Condor Blanco | Bajo El Sol | Rebel Up | 2020 Grupo Naranja | Peru | El Preso | El Estilo Elegante Del Poderoso | Poderoso | 1977 Los Wembler's De Iquitos | Peru | Un Silbido Amoroso | Fiebre En La Selva | Sono Radio | 1978 Sonido Gallo Negro | Mexico | Valicha | Sendero Mistico | Glitterbeat | 2014 Grupo Armonia De Pucallpa | Peru | Selva Ardiente | Selva Ardiente - single | Volcan | 198x
Antibalas | USA | MTTT Parts 1 & 2 | Fu Chronicles | Daptone | 2020 Fela And Afrika 70 | Nigeria | Sorrow Tears & Blood | Sorrow Tears & Blood | Knitting Factory | 1977