A reissued masterpiece of South African jazz by Abdullah Ibrahim; Gonora Sounds and Zimbabwe's sungura guitar music; Small Island Big Song, who will be performing at the University of Richmond in March; high energy Russian folk-rock; 21st century takes on Mexican tradition
Produced at Natural Log Studio. Broadcast on 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
Abdullah Ibrahim | South Africa | Manenberg Revisited | Water From An Ancient Well | Yellowbird | 1986 Pat Matshikiza & Kippie Moketsi | South Africa | Umgababa | Tshona! | We Are Busy Bodies | 1975
Oliver Mtukudzi | Zimbabwe | Rugare Rwamangwana | Strange Isn't It | RTP | 1988 Gonora Sounds | Zimbabwe | Wapinda Mazviri | Hard Times Never Kill | The Vital Record / Dust-to-Digital | 2022 The Bhundu Boys | Zimbabwe | Hupenyu Hwangu | The Bhundu Boys | Rugare | 1983
Gonora Sounds | Zimbabwe | Ndasuruvara Senjiva | Hard Times Never Kill | The Vital Record / Dust-to-Digital | 2022 Robson Banda & The New Black Eagles | Zimbabwe | Rambai Makashinga | Soweto | Nyati Nyati | 1986 Hallelujah Chicken Run Band | Zimbabwe | Mwana Wamai Dada Naye | Take One | Alula | 1974
Small Island Big Song | Taiwan-Mauritius-Tahiti (French Polynesia)-Madagascar-Papua New Guinea-Rapa Nui (Chile)-Marshall Islands-New Zealand-Borneo (Malaysia-Indonesia-Brunei)-Hawaii (USA) | Aoka (feat Sammy) | Our Island | self-released | 2022 Oki | Japan | Iuta Upopo (feat Umeko Ando) | Tonkori In The Moonlight (1996-2006) | Mais Um | 2003 Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha | Tuva Republic Russia | In A Gadda Da Vida | Re-Covers | World Village | 2006
Lucidvox | Russia | Swarm | Burn The Grief / Swarm - Single | Glitterbeat | 2022 Otava Yo | Russia | Guelder Rose Berries | Do You Love | ARC | 2019 Zdob Si Zdub | Moldova | Trece Vremea Omului | Basta Mafia! | Asphalt Tango | 2011 Khoomei Beat | Tuva Republic Russia | Kochegar | Changys Baglaash | ARC | 2021
Renee Goust | Mexico-USA | La Muchacha Alegre (feat Nancy Sanchez) | La Muchacha Alegre - Single | self-released | 2021 Mariachi El Bronx | USA | 48 Roses | II | ATO | 2011 Marco Flores Y La Jerez | Mexico | Ahora Es Cuando (feat Grupo Legitimo) | Ahora Es Cuando - Single | Nacional | 2022 Son Rompe Pera | Mexico | Proteus | Bootleg Cumbia Vol. 1: The Live On KEXP Session | self-released | 2021 Son Rompe Pera | Mexico | Los Chucos Suaves (feat Macha) | Batuco | AYA | 2020