New music by The Sway Machinery that's influenced by Africa and the Jewish cantorial tradition; funky music from around the Spanish-speaking world (plus Brazil); fabulous female vocalists of West Africa; music from the early days of reggae and the glory days of rocksteady
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 blog, 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
Skin To Skin | The Sway Machinery (USA) | The House Of Friendly Ghosts, Volume 1 | JDub | 2011 Dancing With The Moon | Balkan Beat Box (USA-Israel) | Blue Eyed Black Boy | JDub | 2010 Komedija | Kal feat Rambo Amadeus (Serbia) | Kal | Asphalt Tango | 2006 Berlin-Barcelona | RotFront (Ukraine-Hungary-Germany) | Emigrantski Raggamuffin | Essay | 2009 The Land Of Champions | Magnifico (Slovenia) | Grande Finale | Turbolenza | 2008
Here Comes The Judge | Pete Rodriguez (USA) | Hot And Wild | Alegre 1968 Sera Mejor | Muchachito Bombo Infierno (Spain) | Vamos Que Nos Vamos | K Industria | 2005 Teresa | Los De Abajo (Mexico) | Actitud Calle | Ediciones Pentagrama | 2010 Yo Soy Salsamuffin | Sergent Garcia (France) | single | Cumbancha | 2011
Pa' Arriba | Descemer Bueno (Cuba) | Siete Rayo | Universal Latino | 2005 Como Mi Ritmo No Hay Dos | Los Rumbers (Spain) | Loteria Beats Mixtape | Nacional | 2007 The Guitar, The Drums, The DJ | Mysterious Traveller (Brazil) | Brazilart | Irma | 2000
Rockia | Bella Bellow (Togo) | Free Africa, Disc 1 | Le Son Du Maquis | 1969 Amio | Bebe Manga (Cameroon) | Golden Afrique, Volume 1 | Network | 1980
Deni Wana | Les Amazones De Guinee (Guinee Conakry) | Wamato | Sterns | 2008 Busybody | Tony Allen feat Kefee Obareki (Nigeria) | Secret Agent | Nonesuch | 2010 Cold Sweat | Angelique Kidjo (Benin) | Oyo | Razor & Tie | 2010
Tighten Up | The Untouchables (Jamaica) | Trojan 613 | 1968 Funky Chicken | Winston Groovey (Jamaica) | Jackpot 708 | 1970 Rod Of Correction | Clancy Eccles (Jamaica) | Clandisc 233 | 1971 My Sweet Lord | John Holt (Jamaica) | OK Fred | Melodisc | 1972 Baba Boom (Festival Song 1967) | The Jamaicans (Jamaica) | Treasure Isle 7012 | 1967 The Ugly One (aka Lee Van Cleef) | King Stitt (Jamaica) | Clandisc 206 | 1969
Melody Life | Marcia Griffiths (Jamaica) | Coxsone 7076 | 1968 Duppy Conqueror | Bob Marley & The Wailers (Jamaica) | Upsetter 348 | 1970