The first of two Spring 2018 Fund Drive editions of Global A Go-Go: guest co-host Tim Harding and I discuss the life and play the music of Thomas Mapfumo on Zimbabwe's Independence Day, which is also the day Thomas returns to his native country for the first time in 14 years; mic manager is Bill Farrar
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
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited | Zimbabwe | Corruption | Corruption | Mango | 1989
Thomas Mapfumo & The Acid Band | Zimbabwe | Pamuromo Chete | single | Afro Soul | 1977 Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited | Zimbabwe | Nyoka Musando | Ndangariro | Earthworks | 1983
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited | Zimbabwe | Hwahwa | Live At El Rey | Anonymous | 1989
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited | Zimbabwe | Handimbotya | Rise Up | Real World | 2006
Oliver Mtukudzi | Zimbabwe | Ndima Ndapedza | Tuku Music | Putumayo | 1998 Four Brothers | Zimbabwe | Rudo Imoko | The Best Of The Four Brothers (Makorokoto) | Cooking Vinyl | 1988
Bhundu Boys | Zimbabwe | Wakasikirei Satani | The Shed Sessions | Sadza | 1984