Eastern European folk music, acoustic and electronic; son habanero, the Cuban root of today's salsa; cumbia from Mexico and Colombia (claro que si), Argentina and Germany (que?); a few of my favorite groovin' new releases
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Friday from 5 to 7 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 website, globalagogo.com.
Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year
Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1996 Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Mori Shej, Sabina | Balkanize! (RVA USA) | Balkan Eyes | self-released | 2010 Vale Da Lua | Kristi Stassinopoulou (Greece) | Taxidoscopio | Resistencia | 2006 Lepi Juro Kries Nalaze | Kries (Croatia) | Kocijani | Kopito | 2008 Szeretom E Tancba | Zurgo (Hungary) | I Sowed Perals | Etnofon | 2004 Hey, Gangway! | ErsatzMusika (Russia-Germany) | Voice Letter | Asphalt Tango | 2007
La Mulata Rumbera | Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro (Cuba) | Sin Rumba No Hay Son | World Village | 2010 Ay, Candela | Ibrahim Ferrer Y Los Bocucos (Cuba) | El Gran Tesoro De La Musica Cubana, Volumen IV | Egrem | 1970 Son Sabroson | Rey Roig Y Su Sensacion (Cuba-USA) | Son Cubano NYC: Cuban Roots New York Spices 72-82 | Honest Jon's | 1972
Juana Pena | Willie Colon (USA) | Cosa Nuestra | Fania | 1971 La Comay | King Bongo (Colombia) | Academia De Baile | Tropisounds | 2006
Cumbieton Rutero | Axel Krygier (Argentina) | Pesebre | Crammed Discs | 2010 Tu Fiesta Personal | Mo' Horizons (Germany) | Sunshine Today | Agogo | 2007 Cumbia En Do Menor | Lito Barrientos Y Su Orquesta (El Salvador-Colombia) | Colombia! The Golden Age Of Discos Fuentes | Soundway | 1960 El Pipiloco | Radio Cumbia (Colombia) | The Rough Guide To Colombian Street Party | World Music Network
Punta Banda | Bostich + Fussible (Mexico) | Bulevar 2000 | Nacional | 2010 Rueda De Fuego | Mingo Saldivar (USA) | 20 Super Hits | Hacienda | 1995 Los Lunaticos (El Manicomio Esta En Manos De Los Locos) | Los De Abajo (Mexico) | LDA V. The Lunatics | Real World | 2005
Reggae Makossa | Manu Dibango (Cameroon) | Choc 'N Soul | Fremeaux & Associes | 1978 Kings | The Apples (Israel) | Kings | Freestyle | 2010 Unbroken, Unshaven | The Budos Band (USA) | III | Daptone | 2010
Big Man | Antibalas (USA) | Who Is This America? | Ropeadope | 2004