Some breezy Afropop; a grittier set of Afro-funk; soul reggae, dancehall, and African reggae; cumbia remixes
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Wednesday from 3 to 5 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
Beaux Dimanches | Amadou & Mariam (Mali) | Dimanche A Bamako | Because | 2004 Amonafi | Daby Toure (Mauritania-France) | Amonafi | Cumbancha | 2015 Maria Di Lida | Lura (Portugal-Cabo Verde) | Heranca | Lusafrica | 2015 Dibayagui | Bil Aka Kora (Burkina Faso) | Dibayagui | Djongo Diffusion | 2004 Umani | M'Toro Chamou (Ile De Mayotte-La Reunion) | single | Le Cri De L'Ocean Indien | 2015
The Conversation | Elikeh (Togo-DC USA) | Kondona | Ropeadope | 2015 Ecoutes Ma Melodie | Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou (Benin) | Volume 3: The Skeletal Essences Of Afro Funk 1969-1980 | Analog Africa | 1980
Africa | Orchestre G.M.I. (Senegal) | Senegal 70: Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings From The 70's | Analog Africa | 1976 Ware Wa | Souljazz Orchestra (Canada) | Resistance | Strut | 2015
First Cut Is The Deepest | Norma Fraser (Jamaica) | single | Coxsone | 1967 All I Know | Soul Sugar (France) feat Courtney John (Jamaica) | single | Gee Recordings | 2015 Criminal | Protoje (Jamaica) | Ancient Future | Mr Bongo | 2015