Some melancholy Balkan music; salsa classics; cumbia meets old school rap; more desert blues; the new album from Wassoulou songbird Nahawa Doumbia; rock 'n' roll gnawa style
Produced at Natural Log Studio. Broadcast on 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
Boris Kovac & LaDaABa Orchest | Serbia | Begin-ing | The Last Balkan Tango: An Apocalypic Dance Party | Piranha | 2001 Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar | Croatia-France | Makedo | Ruke | Menart | 2002 Jaakko Laitinen & Vaara Raha | Finland | Lahdon Kyyneleet | Borek | Playground Music Finland | 2020
Charlie Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto | USA | Cuchillo Para La Pina Cubana | Charlie Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto Canta Ray Reyes | Guajiro | 1980 Juan Pina Con La Revelacion | Colombia | Chana | Juan Pina Con La Revelacion | Vampisoul | 1975 Pete Rodriguez | USA | Pete's Madness | I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) | Fania-Craft-Concord | 1967
Frente Cumbiero | Colombia- Guyana-England UK | Ariwacumbe | Meets Mad Professor | Vampisoul | 2011 Ana Tijoux | Chile-France-Puerto Rico USA | Pa Que (feat PJ Sin Suela) | Pa Que - single | Victoria Producciones | 2020 DJ Guztabo | Argentina-Mexico-USA | Kumbia Queers vs. Beastie Boys (mash-up) | Kumbia Queers vs. Beastie Boys (mash-up) - single | DJ Guztabo's Myspace page, baby! | 2007 Systema Solar | Colombia | Yo Voy Ganao | La Revancha Del Burro | Sambumbia | 2013
Alhousseini Anivolla & Girum Mezmur | Niger-Ethiopia | Toumast Enkere | Afropentatonism | Piranha | 2020 Terakaft | Mali | Talikoba | Aratan N Azawad | World Village | 2011 Tinariwen | Mali | Oualahila Ar Tesninam | Amassakoul | Independent | 2003 Tamikrest | Mali-Algeria-France | Imanin Bas Zihoun | Chatma | Glitterbeat | 2013
Nahawa Doumbia | Mali | Blonda Yirini | Kanawa | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2020 Coumba Sidibe | Mali | Kouloun Yelima Djohba | Gnogonte | Syllart | 1989 Oumou Sangare | Mali | Wele Wele Wintou | Seya | Nonesuch | 2009
Bab L'Bluz | Morocco-France | Waydelel | Nayda! | Real World | 2020 Club D'Elf | USA | Sunshine Of Your Love | Electric Moroccoland | Face Pelt | 2011 Hassan Hakmoun | Morocco-USA | Balili | Unity | Healing | 2014