(Cartoon by Andy Singer; see more of his work at http://www.andysinger.com)
America has always been a land of immigrants -- even the ancestors of the guys on the right probably came across the land bridge from Asia. And this country, which is celebrating its 235th birthday on Monday, continues to be enriched by the talents and efforts of people from around the world who take the enormous chance of starting new lives in a strange place, just as my grandfathers did nearly 100 years ago.
This week on Global A Go-Go, we'll celebrate the Fourth of July with music by immigrants. Each of the artists you'll hear on the program was born somewhere else and chose to live in the USA. The music of each of these folks makes our culture a little bit broader, a little bit richer, a little bit more American.
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Song | Artist (Country of Origin) | 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
Jose Perez Leon | Los Tigres Del Norte (Mexico) | Pacto De Sangre | Fonovisa | 2004
Primavera En La Selva | Chicha Libre (France) | Sonido Amazonico! | Barbes | 2008
Todos Vuelven | Ruben Blades Y Seis Del Solar (Panama) | Buscando America | Elektra/Asylum | 1984
Quimbara | Celia Cruz (Cuba) & Johnny Pacheco (Dominican Republic) | Celia & Johnny | Vaya | 1974
Hende Baba (Let's Go, Father) | Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited (Zimbabwe) | Rise Up | Real World | 2006
African Marketplace | Dollar Brand aka Abdullah Ibrahim (South Africa) | African Marketplace | Elektra | 1980
Ale Lave | Tabou Combo (Haiti) | Respect | Secret Stash | 1973
Prima Donna | Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (RD Congo) | Isabela | Mopiato | 2007
Gela | Abyssinia Infinite feat Gigi (Ethiopia) | Zion Roots | Network | 2003
Sunshine Of Your Love | Club d'Elf feat Hassan Hakmoun (Morocco) | Electric Moroccoland | Face Pelt | 2011
Dancing With The Moon | Balkan Beat Box (Israel) | Blue Eyed Black Boy | Nat Geo Music | 2010
Through The Roof 'N' Underground | Gogol Bordello (Ukraine-Russia-Israel) | Multi Kontra Culti Vs. Irony | Rubric | 2002
God Is Busy, May I Help You? | Kultur Shock (Bosnia-Bulgaria-Japan) | We Came To Take Your Jobs Away | Koolarrow | 2006
A Culture On The Brink Of Extinction | Moh Alileche (Algeria) | North Africa's Destiny? | Flag Of Freedom Productions | 2004
Ngol Jimol | Afrissippi (Senegal) | Fulani Journey | Electric Catfish | 2005
Wanto Doke | Cheick Hamala Diabate (Mali) | Ake Doni Doni | Grigri Discs | 2008
Di Bombs | Ikwunga (Nigeria) | Calabash: Afrobeat Poems, Volume 1 | Rebisi Hut | 2004
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