South African a cappella; three songs from my favorite album of 2024 so far, Hiddo Dhawr by Sahra Halgan; Gabonese singing in praise of maximum leader Omar Bongo; the twangy soul-cumbia of LA LOM; Oluko Imo's Trini Afrobeat; new dancehall South Sudanese style from Dynamq
Note: The recording of this show had a tech glitch so I've reconstructed the failed section, with the exception of a mic break between Mau Gatiyo and Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers, which apparently is gone for good
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
Miriam Makeba | South Africa | Nongqongqo (To Those We Love) | An Evening With Belafonte / Makeba | RCA Victor | 1965 Ladysmith Black Mambazo | South Africa | Halo My Baby | Ezinkulu | Ezom Dabu | 1979 The Joy | South Africa | You Complete Me | You Complete Me - Single | Transgressive | 2024 Diepkloof United Voice | South Africa | My Brother | Hamonizing Soweto: Golden City Gospel & Kasi Soul From The New South Africa | Ostinato | 2023
Groupe D'Animation Kakoula Djele De Bongoville | Gabon | Yaya Omar Bongo | Merci Yaya Bongo: Les Groupes D'Animation Féminins Du Gabon, 1982-1989 | Secousse | 2024-1986 Maître Gazonga, L'International Challal | Chad-Cote D'Ivoire | Les Jaloux Saboteurs | L'International Challal D'Hamed Gazonga | Tangent | 1983
LA LOM | USA | Llorar | Llorar - Single | self-released | 2024 Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban | USA-Cuba | Drume Negrita | Mambo Sinuendo | Nonesuch | 2002 Grupo Kual? | México | Kumbia En La Soledad (feat Aurelio Pedraza Y Su Acordeón Sabanero) | Konexiones | Discos Rolas | 2022 Mau Gatiyo Y Los Años Maravillosos | Colombia | Poder Militar | 420, Reloj / Poder Militar - Single | Names You Can Trust | 2024
Amral's Trinidad Cavaliers Steel Orchestra | Trinidad & Tobago | 90% Of Me Is You | Heat | Calypan | 1975 Oluko Imo | Trinidad & Tobago-Nigeria-USA | One Afrika | Glory Of Om | Soundway | 2024-1995 Newen Afrobeat | Chile-Nigeria | Mare Mare (feat. Dele Sosimi) | Grietas EP | Lichens Family | 2024
Dynamq | South Sudan-USA | Khamsa Degiga | Khamsa Degiga - Single | River Nile Entertainment | 2024 Emmanuel Jal | South Sudan-Canada | Rakaboom | Shangah | Gatwitch | 2022 Comrade Fatso & Chabvondoka | Zimbabwe | Korokoza (feat. Outspoken & Lassana Diabaté) | Korokoza - Single | Nomadic Wax | 2011 K'naan | Somalia-Canada-USA | ABCs (feat. Chubb Rock) | Troubadour | A&M Octone | 2009