Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Ghana, the first sub-Saharan African colony to achieve sovereignty, with 2 hours of highlife, palm-wine, Afro-funk and kologo music
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
Lord Kitchener & His Calypso All-Stars | Trinidad & Tobago | Birth Of Ghana | Birth Of Ghana - Single | Melodisc | 1957 Lord Ganda & Rupert Nurse's Calypso Band | Sierra Leone-Trinidad & Tobago | Ghana, Forward Forever | Ghana, Forward Forever - Single | Melodisc | 1957 E.T. Mensah & His Tempos Band | Ghana | Ghana Freedom | Ghana Freedom - Single | Decca | 1957 E.T. Mensah & His Tempos Band | Ghana | Ghana, Guinea, Mali | Tempos Melodies | Decca | 1961
Koo Nimo | Ghana | Yaa Amponsah | Vintage Palmwine | Otrabanda | 2003 Santrofi | Ghana | Cocoase | Alewa | Out Here | 2020 Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu | Ghana | Love & Death | Conflict Nkru! | Essiebons | 1980
Pat Thomas | Ghana | Mewo Akoma | In Action - Asante Kotoko | Kapa | 1982
C.K. Mann Big Band | Ghana | Fa Wa'koma Ma Me | Essiebons Special 1973-1984: Ghana Music Power House | Analog Africa | 1976 K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas | Ghana | Kyenkyen Bi Adi M'awu | K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Blue Album) | Ofo Bros | 1976 Jembaa Groove | Germany-Ghana-Benin-Israel-Portugal | Mokole | Susuma | Agogo | 2022
Honny & Bees Band | Ghana | Psychedelic Woman | Psychedelic Woman - Single | Essiebons | 1973 Gyedu-Blay Ambolley | Ghana | This Hustling World | Simigwa | Essiebons | 1975 K.O.G. (Kweku Of Ghana) | Ghana-England UK | No Way (feat Gyedu-Blay Ambolley) | Zone 6, Agege | Pura Vida Sounds / Heavenly Sweetness | 2022 Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band | Ghana | Bukom Mashie | Ghana Soundz: Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion In 70s Ghana | Soundway | 1973
Alostmen | Ghana | Teach Me | Kologo | Strut | 2021 Guy One | Ghana-Germany | Everything You Do, You Do For Yourself | #1 | Philophon | 2018 King Ayisoba | Ghana | Champion No Easy (feat Batman) | Modern Ghanaians | Pidgen Music | 2006 Atongo Zimba | Ghana | No Beer In Heaven | Savannah Breeze | Hippo | 2005