A jazzy first hour with South African marabi, Ghanaian and Nigerian highlife and spiritual jazz from all parts; happy 81st birthday to Mahmoud Ahmed, one of the last great singers of Ethiopia's Golden Age; Mali's Wassoulou sound; urban dance music based on French Caribbean zouk
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Sunday from 1 to 3 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
Abdullah Ibrahim | South Africa-USA-Panama | Water From An Ancient Well | Water From An Ancient Well | Yellowbird | 1986 The African Echoes | South Africa-USA | KwaBuluwayo | The Rough Guide To South African Jazz (Second Edition) | World Music Network | 197x
Etuk Ubong | Nigeria-England UK-Netherlands | Spiritual Change | Africa Today: Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disk Sessions | Night Dreamer | 2020 The Souljazz Orchestra | Canada | Celestial Blues | Inner Fire | Strut | 2014 Sons Of Kemet | England UK-Barbados | To Never Forget The Source | Black To The Future | Impulse | 2021
Jembaa Groove | Germany-Ghana-Benin-Israel-Portugal | Adesane | Susuma | Agogo | 2022 Chinonso Egwuatu & Divine Victory Band Of Africa | Nigeria | Omeogo | Njo Ka Akanu | Upright Music Production / Palenque | 2022
Mahmoud Ahmed with the Ibex Band | Ethiopia | Erè Mèla Mèla | Erè Mèla Mèla | Kaifa | 1975 Mahmoud Ahmed with the Ibex Band | Ethiopia | Mètché Nèw | Erè Mèla Mèla | Kaifa | 1975 Mahmoud Ahmed with the Ibex Band | Ethiopia | Bèlomi Bènna | Asheweyna / Bèlomi Bènna - Single | Kaifa | 1975 Mahmoud Ahmed | Ethiopia | Ashkaru | Tizita | AfroLife | 1996
Bamba Wassoulou Groove | Mali | Farima | Farima | Label Bleu | 2015 Le Super Djata Band Du Mali | Mali | Nama Djidja | En Super Forme Vol. 1 | Numero Group | 1982 Oumou Sangaré | Mali | Wassulu Don | Timbuktu | World Circuit | 2022
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