Brazilian roots music; everybody's talking about Russia so let's hear from the FSU (former Soviet Union); two tracks from my favorite reggae album of 2017 so far; West Africa goes electronica
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.
Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Forro In The Dark | USA-Brazil | Marlboro Man | Sandcastle | Nacional | 2017 Jackson Do Pandeiro | Brazil | Capoeira Mata Um | O Cabra Da Peste | Continental | 1966 Luis Gonzaga | Brazil | A Feira De Caruaru | Brazil Classics 3: Forro Etc, Music Of The Brazilian Northeast | Luaka Bop | 1966 Dona Onete | Brazil | Na Linha Do Arco-Iris | Banzeiro | Mais Um Discos | 2017
Tim Maia | Brazil | A Festa Do Santo Reis | Tim Maia | Continental | 1971 Juca Chaves | Brazil | Take Me Back To Piaui | single | RGE | 1970 Jorge Ben | Brazil | Ponta Da Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) | Africa Brasil | Philips | 1976
Ya Tosiba | Azerbaijan-Finland | Keci (The Goat) | Love Party | Asphalt Tango | 2017 Omar Souleyman | Syria | Ya Bnayya | single | Mad Decent | 2017
Meta & The Cornerstones | Senegal-Israel-Algeria-Japan-Cote D'Ivoire-Jamaica-USA | Hira | Hira | Metarize | 2017 The Congos | Jamaica | Children Crying | Heart Of The Congos | Blood & Fire | 1977
Tiken Jah Fakoly | Cote D'Ivoire | Plus Rien Ne M'Etonne | Coup De Gueule | Barclay | 2004 Meta & The Cornerstones | Senegal-Israel-Algeria-Japan-Cote D'Ivoire-Jamaica-USA | The Fig & The Olive Tree | Hira | Metarize | 2017 Burning Spear | Jamaica | Marcus Garvey | Marcus Garvey | Island | 1975
Oumou Sangare | Mali | Mogoya | Mogoya | No Format | 2017 Baba Konate | Mali | Dakan | Gao Rap: Hip Hop From Northern Mali | Sahelsounds | 2017 Mamani Keita | Mali-France | Sinikan | Gagner L'Argent Francais | No Format | 2011
Oumou Sangare | Mali | Ya La | Laban | unknown | 2001 Dry Yai feat Pupa Bajah & The Baw-Waw Society | Sierra Leone | Ease Di Tension | single | Modiba Productions | 2007