Another reissue from K. Frimpong's back catalog; Cuban big bands; noting the Fania Forever event at the Crown Room this week; also noting Yeni Nostalji's return this week; some irreverent songs for the first night of Hanukkah; that's life (adounia in Tamasheq)
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.
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
K. Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiesta | Ghana | Nye Mea | Me Da A Onnda | Hot Casa | 1980
Orquesta Akokan | Cuba-USA | 16 Rayos | 16 Rayos | Daptone | 2021 Juan Formell Y Los Van Van | Cuba | Que Sorpresa! | Lo Ultimo En Vivo | El Inspector De La Salsa | 1994 Cesar Pedroso Y Los Que Son Son | Cuba | Disco Azucar | Pupy El Buenagente | Pimienta | 2005
Yeni Nostalji | RVA USA | Ãyle SarhoÅ Olsam Ki | 2016 EP Demo (Final Mix) | unreleased | 2016 Umut Adan | Turkey | GüneÅ | Bahar | Riverboat | 2019 BarıŠManço | Turkey | Ä°Åte Hendek '74 | Kervan - Taksim | Turkofon | 1974 Deli Teli | France-Greece | Chily Chily | Tsifteteli Club | Rebel Up / Catapulte | 2021
Geoff Berner | Canada | When Chanukah Comes To Town | We Are Going To Bremen To Be Musicians | Oriente | 2015 Smooth-E aka Eric Schwartz | USA | Hanukkah Hey Ya! | Kosher Kuts | self-released | 2004 Sarah Aroeste | USA | Hanuka | Hanuka! | self-released | 2021 Erran Baron Cohen | England UK | Dreidel | Songs In The Key Of Hanukkah | New Line | 2008 Gypsyphonic Disko | USA | Dreidel Song (feat Katey Red) | Dreidel Song - Single | self-released | 2012