Music from North African hot spots; Ethiopian music performed very well by non-Ethiopians; Central African dance hits; funky, clubby West African sounds
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
Mabruk (Congratulations) | Ali Hassan Kuban (Egypt) | From Nubia To Cairo | Shanachie | 1991 Gua (Peace) | Emmanuel Jal (South Sudan aka Nile Republic) | Gua | Independent | 2004 Ala Il Hanash Madgouga (The Bedouin Tattoo) | Omar Souleyman (Syria) | Jazeera Nights | Sublime Frequencies | 2010 Zenga-Zenga (Hey Baby) (Noy Alooshie remix) | Muammar Qaddafi (Libya) | the Youtube | | 2011
Muzikawi Silt | Rattlemouth (RVA USA) | 5 | self-released | 2011 Sethed Seketlat | Getatchew Mekuria (Ethiopia) & The Ex (Netherlands) | Moa Anbessa | Terp | 2006
Lantchi Biye | Debo Band (USA) | Flamingoh (Pink Bird Dawn) | self-released | 2010 Budos Rising | The Budos Band (USA) | II | Daptone | 2007 Ya Selame Lalo | Badume's Band (France) | Addis Kan | Innacor | 2008
Maisha Ni Matamu (Life Is Sweet) | Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga (RD Congo-Kenya) | single | Virunga | 2011 Cooperation | Franco & Sam Mangwana With TPOK Jazz (RD Congo) | Cooperation | Edipop | 1982
Ancien Combattant | Zao (Congo Brazzaville) | Free Africa, Disc 3 | Le Son Du Maquis | 1982 Zanzi Collection | Les Tetes Brulees (Cameroon) | Hot Heads | Shanachie | 1990
Gawad Teriamou | The Sway Machinery (USA) | The House Of Friendly Ghosts, Vol. 1 | JDub | 2011 Saramba's Song | Los Chicharrons (Dominican Republic-USA-Denmark) | Roots Of Life | Tummy Touch | 2011 Ya La | Oumou Sangare (Mali) | Mali Lolo! Stars Of Mali | Smithsonian Folkways | 2003
Goree | Baaba Maal (Senegal) | Firin' In Fouta | Mango | 1994