Guest co-host Geoff Bennett Speer of the bands The Eastern Question and BALKANIZE! selects and discusses recordings from Turkey, Greece, the Balkans and Eastern Europe
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 | 1997 Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Djelem, Djelem | Esma Redzepova (Macedonia) | Gypsy Caravan: Music In & Inspired By the Film | World Village | 2007 Tvojte Oci Leno | Baklava (Macedonia) | Kalemar | SJF | 2008 Dilmano, Dilbero | Philip Koutev National Folk Ensemble (Bulgaria) | Bulgarian Polyphony, Vol. 1 | Allegro | 1990 Dve Devojki | DD Synthesis (Macedonia) | DD Synthesis | SJF | 1996
Kara Cali | Burhan Ãçal & The Trakya All Stars (Turkey) | Trakya Dance Party | Doublemoon | 2006 Smrt Popa Mila Jovovica | Rambo Amadeus (Serbia) | PsiholoÅ¡ko propagandni komplet M-91 | PGP-RTB | 1991 Vasalache | Dj ClicK & Rona Hartner (Romania) | Gypsy Garden 2 | Lolaâs World | 2007
Sand | Paradox Trio (USA) | Flying at a Slant | Knitting Factory | 1997 Yanka Karakachanka | Theodosii Spassov (Bulgaria) | Titla | Gega New | 2004
Hora Ca La Ursari | Ursari Of Clejani (Romania) | Unblocked - Music of Eastern Europe | Ellipsis Arts | 1997 Ali Pasa | Selim Sesler (Turkey) | The Road to Kesan: Turkish Rom & Regional Music of Thrace | Traditional Crossroads | 2000 Mangelma Stoposto | Kocani Orkestar (Macedonia) | The Ravished Bride | Crammed Discs | 2008 Ne Siam Kurve Tuke Sijam Prostitutke | Goran Bregovic (Serbia) | Karmen: With a Happy End | Universal IS | 2008