Program March 18, 2011

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou (pictured above) is possibly the oldest of the classic post-independence West African bands still in existence.  Formed in 1968, their 70's recordings are some of the most prized collectors items in African music; their catalog has been reissued by labels like Soundway, Analog Africa and Popular African Music.

Fans of these reissues assumed the band broke up a long time ago.  But they're still at it, with some younger members augmenting a few of the originals, and they made their first-ever European tour in 2009.  Their first new recording in over 20 years, Cotonou Club, will be released in the USA in April; you'll hear a track from it on this week's edition of Global A Go-Go.

I'll also debut Balkan-influenced recordings by Canadian banjo player Jayme Stone and American indie-rockers A Hawk And A Hacksaw, plus play recent releases by The Bad Shepherds, The Sway Machinery and Los Chicharrons.  And that still leaves plenty of time remaining for some classic 1970's tracks from all over Latin America.

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Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year

Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1996
Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001

England Half English meets John Barleycorn | Billy Bragg (UK) | The Imagined Village Special Limited Edition EP | Real World | 2007
Making Plans For Nigel | The Bad Shepherds (UK) | By Hook Or By Crook | Monsoon Music | 2010
Cum On Feel The Noize | The Imagined Village (UK) | Empire & Love | ECC | 2010
Tempted | Richard Thompson (UK) | 1000 Years Of Popular Music | Beeswing | 2003
God Save The Queen | The Bad Shepherds (UK) | Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera | Monsoon Music | 2009

Cul De Sac | Hotel X (RVA USA) | December 17, 2009 | unreleased | 2009
Youba | The Sway Machinery (USA) | The House Of Friendly Ghosts, Volume 1 | JDub | 2011

Lion Is Burning | Orchestre Poly-Rythmo (Benin) feat Franz Ferdinand (UK) | single | Strut | 2011
Shalaode | Wganda Kenya (Colombia) | El Vacile Efectivo De La Champeta Criolla: A New African Music From Colombia | Palenque | 1976

Adje, Jano | BALKANIZE! (RVA USA) | Balkan Eyes | self-released | 2010
Hej, Bystra Voda | Cechomor (Czech Republic) | Co Sa Stalo Nove | Sony BMG Czech | 2005
Son Kolhoznika | Iva Nova (Russia) | Chemodan | Geometriya | 2006

Krasavaska Ruchenitsa | Jayme Stone (Canada) | Room Of Wonders | self-released | 2011
Uskudar | A Hawk And A Hacksaw (USA) | Cervantine | L.M. Dupli-cation | 2011
Moldavian | Luminescent Orchestrii (USA) | Neptune's Daughter | Nine Mile | 2009

Plastico | Willie Colon (USA) & Ruben Blades (Panama) | Siembra | Fania | 1978
Sabroso Bacalao | Adolfo Echevarria (Colombia) | Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque | Strut | 1976
Bacalao Con Pan | Irakere (Cuba) | Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats Of Revolutionary Cuba | Waxing Deep | 1974
Ma Do Nar | Los Chicharrons (Dominican Republic-USA-Denmark) | Roots Of Life | Tummy Touch | 2010

Roforofo Fight | Havana Cultura feat Mayra Caridad Valdes (Cuba) | Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura: New Cuba Sound | Brownswood | 2009