An interview with Olivier Conan, the mastermind behind Chicha Libre, talking about the most recent projects on his record label, Barbes; Sahara Desert blueswomen; groovy 70s African sounds
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
interview with Olivier Conan; tracks played during the interview: La Danza Del Petrolero | Los Wemblers De Iquitos (Peru) | The Roots Of Chicha 2 | Barbes | 197x Nena Linda | XIXA (USA) | Bloodline | Barbes | 2016 El Paso | Banda De Los Muertos (USA) | Banda De Los Muertos | Barbes | 2015 Abajo Del Bote | Chico Trujillo (Chile) | Reina De Todas Las Fiestas | Barbes | 2015
Sawani | Setona (Sudan) | Queen Of Henna | Blue Flame | 2001 Wadna | Shueta (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) | Mariem Hassan Con Leyoad | Nubenegra | 2002 Calles De Dajla | Aziza Brahim (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) | Abbar El Hamada | Glitterbeat | 2016
Taxi Driver | Mlimani Park Orchestra (Tanzania) | The Rough Guide To A World Of Psychedelia | World Music Network | 1981 Massani Cisse | Orchestre Laye Thiam (Senegal-RD Congo-Guinee Conakry-French Antilles) | Senegal 70: Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Material From The 70's | Analog Africa | 1972 Ya Mom Samaray | Guelewar (The Gambia) | Touki Ba Banjul: Acid Trip From Banjul To Dakar | Kindred Spirits | 1982
Son Male | Sangazuza (Sao Tome e Principe) | Quando Eu Pari | Arsom | 1983