Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day and Mandela's 100th birthday with songs from around the world about him; Jennifer previews her soon-coming WRIR weekly program of all French language music
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
The African National Congress Choir | South Africa | Usi Letela Uxdlo | Amandla! A Revolution In Four-Part Harmony | ATO | 2003 Marianne Antonsen & Imilonji Ka Ntu Choir Society | Norway-South Africa | Nelson Mandela | Blomster I Soweto | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | 1995 Hugh Masakela | South Africa | Bring Him Back Home | Tomorrow | Warner Bros | 1987
Mzwakhe Mbuli | South Africa | Stalwarts | Resistance Is Defence | Earthworks | 1992
Johnny Clegg & Savuka | South Africa | Asimbonanga | Third World Child | EMI | 1987 Super Diamono De Dakar | Senegal | Soweto | People | Encore | 1987
Chicco | South Africa | We Miss You Manelow | single | RBM | 1987 The Special AKA | England UK | Nelson Mandela | In The Studio | 2Tone | 1984
Regg'lyss | France | Mets D'Huile | Vive Les Gestes | Virgin France | 1992 Tiken Jah Fakoly | Cote D'Ivoire | Plus Rien Ne M'Etonne | Coup De Gueule | Barclay | 2004 Magic System | Cote D'Ivoire | 1er Gaou | 1er Gaou | Next Music | 2000 Douk Saga | Cote D'Ivoire | Saga Cite | Heros National Bouche Bee | Obouo Productions | 2005
DJ Arafat | Cote D'Ivoire | Digbeu | Zouglou Compil, Vol. 5 | Jimmy's Production | 2014 Jessy Matador | R.D. Congo | Decale Gwada | Afrikan New Style | Wagram Music
Daddy Lumba & Borax | Ghana | Asee Ho | Daddy Lumba Essentials | 2002 Les Jumo Selesao | Cote D'Ivoire | Zoomer | single | Oyas | 2009 Dream Team | Cote D'Ivoire | Abidjan (Remix) | Zouglou Compil, Vol. 5 | Jimmy's Production | 2014 DJ Arafat | Cote D'Ivoire | Enfant Beni | single | Monstre Marin | 2017 Alpha Blondy feat Saian Supa Crew | Cote D'Ivoire | Wari | Merci | Shanachie | 2002
Kana | Ile Maurice | Plantation | Entre Freres ... | Booster | 2003