This week it's the third and final installment of Global A Go-Go's review of the best releases of 2012, and my last program of the year -- the Rev. Noah will be rocking you a week from today in this time slot.
The focus this time will be on individual songs -- my favorite singles of the year, plus top songs from recordings that didn't quite make my best-of lists. You'll also hear a few standout tracks from albums that otherwise had few redeeming features, because you never know where you're going to find that hidden gem.
December 19, 2012
December 17, 2012
Charts December 16, 2012
New & Recommended At WRIR
Best Of Buena Vista | (various artists) | ARC
Bomba Estereo | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
Cumbia Beat, Volume 2 | (various artists) | Vampisoul
Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | (various artists) | Analog Africa
Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 | (various artists) | Jazzman
Lijadu Sisters, The | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
Lopez, Martin Y Sus Estrellas | Cocinando | Masstropicas
Lopez, Roberto Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra | Azul | Curura Musique
Maia, Tim | World Psychedelic Classics 4 - Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
Rita | My Joys | NMC Music
Royal Band De Thies | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
Soko, Robert | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
Son De Barrio De Puerto Rico | Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao | self-released
Soothsayers | Human Nature | Red Earth
Souljazz Orchestra, The | Solidarity | Strut
Stern, Leni | Smoke, No Fire | self-released
December 13, 2012
Best Of Buena Vista
ARTIST: various artists
TITLE: Best Of Buena Vista
LABEL: ARC
Son cubano from Cuba’s easternmost region is one of the Western hemisphere’s most crucial and influential musical styles – much of what we describe today as “Latin music” is built on a foundation of son.
TITLE: Best Of Buena Vista
LABEL: ARC
Son cubano from Cuba’s easternmost region is one of the Western hemisphere’s most crucial and influential musical styles – much of what we describe today as “Latin music” is built on a foundation of son.
Program December 14, 2012: Top Ten Compilations of 2012
It's my second of three programs recapping the best releases of 2012 -- this time my favorite compilations, reissues and historic recordings that came to the marketplace in the last 12 months.
Click Read More to see my top ten plus ten more honorable mentions, and tune in to hear songs from the 1950s to the day before yesterday, from 17 different countries, this week on Global A Go-Go.
Click Read More to see my top ten plus ten more honorable mentions, and tune in to hear songs from the 1950s to the day before yesterday, from 17 different countries, this week on Global A Go-Go.
December 9, 2012
Charts December 9, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
2 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
3 DEBO BAND | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
4 EBO TAYLOR | Appia Kwa Bridge | Strut
5 BLACK BAZAR | Black Bazar | Lusafrica
6 CHICHA LIBRE | Canibalismo | Barbes
7 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | Analog Africa
8 LIJADU SISTERS | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
9 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
10 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
2 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
3 DEBO BAND | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
4 EBO TAYLOR | Appia Kwa Bridge | Strut
5 BLACK BAZAR | Black Bazar | Lusafrica
6 CHICHA LIBRE | Canibalismo | Barbes
7 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | Analog Africa
8 LIJADU SISTERS | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
9 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
10 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
December 5, 2012
Program December 7, 2012: Top Ten New Releases of 2012
It's time for me to reveal my top ten new releases of 2012 -- the Mayan edition, if you will. I'll play a track from each of them on this week's program, plus as many of the runners-up as time permits. Click Read More to see the winners.
December 2, 2012
Charts December 2, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | Analog Africa
2 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
3 SUPER HI-FI | Dub To The Bone | Electric Cowbell
4 LIJADU SISTERS | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
5 RITA | My Joys | NMC Music
6 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quito Lo Bailao | self-released
7 LENI STERN | Smoke, No Fire | self-released
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 | Jazzman
9 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
10 ROBERT SOKO | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 | Analog Africa
2 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
3 SUPER HI-FI | Dub To The Bone | Electric Cowbell
4 LIJADU SISTERS | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
5 RITA | My Joys | NMC Music
6 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quito Lo Bailao | self-released
7 LENI STERN | Smoke, No Fire | self-released
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 | Jazzman
9 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
10 ROBERT SOKO | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
November 29, 2012
Program November 30, 2012
I'm featuring two tracks from Analog Africa's brand-new Colombian compilation Diablos Del Ritmo (pictured above) -- it may very well be my favorite compilation of the year. I'll spin some old tropical recordings and some newer champeta to go along with the tasty Analog Africa selections. By the way, here's my review of it:
http://www.globalagogo.com/2012/11/diablos-del-ritmo-colombian-melting-pot.html
http://www.globalagogo.com/2012/11/diablos-del-ritmo-colombian-melting-pot.html
November 28, 2012
Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985
ARTIST: various artists
TITLE: Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985
LABEL: Analog Africa
Analog Africa’s Samy Ben Redjeb has been collecting historic Colombian recordings for six years now. This is his second Colombian release, and it’s a great addition to the growing catalog of reissues from that musically diverse and vibrant country.
TITLE: Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985
LABEL: Analog Africa
Analog Africa’s Samy Ben Redjeb has been collecting historic Colombian recordings for six years now. This is his second Colombian release, and it’s a great addition to the growing catalog of reissues from that musically diverse and vibrant country.
November 25, 2012
Charts November 25, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
2 RITA | My Joys | NMC Music
3 LIJADU SISTERS | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
4 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
5 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
6 MALHOMBRE | "Musique Rock"/"Fini" [Single] | Little Black Cloud
7 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao | self-released
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
9 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
10 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
1 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
2 RITA | My Joys | NMC Music
3 LIJADU SISTERS | Horizon Unlimited | Knitting Factory
4 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
5 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
6 MALHOMBRE | "Musique Rock"/"Fini" [Single] | Little Black Cloud
7 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao | self-released
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
9 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
10 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
November 21, 2012
The Lijadu Sisters | Horizon Unlimited
ARTIST: The Lijadu Sisters
TITLE: Horizon Unlimited
LABEL: Knitting Factory
Knitting Factory finishes up one of my favorite reissue projects of 2012 with the fourth and last of the records The Lijadu Sisters made for Nigeria’s Afrodisia Records between 1976 and 1979.
TITLE: Horizon Unlimited
LABEL: Knitting Factory
Knitting Factory finishes up one of my favorite reissue projects of 2012 with the fourth and last of the records The Lijadu Sisters made for Nigeria’s Afrodisia Records between 1976 and 1979.
Rita | My Joys
ARTIST: Rita
TITLE: My Joys
LABEL: NMC Music
In Israel, Rita Yahan-Farouz is like Madonna or Beyonce: an only-one-name-needed superstar singer with a dozen gold or platinum albums and some 40 hit singles.
TITLE: My Joys
LABEL: NMC Music
In Israel, Rita Yahan-Farouz is like Madonna or Beyonce: an only-one-name-needed superstar singer with a dozen gold or platinum albums and some 40 hit singles.
Program November 23, 2012
International pop superstars and Global A Go-Go are usually oil and water. But Israeli diva Rita (pictured above -- yes, she's so popular there she only needs to use one name) is the exception to that rule -- her new album of Persian material, sung in Farsi, is an unexpected tour-de-force. Now if she could only get Netanyahu and Ahmedinejad to sit down together and listen to it ....
November 18, 2012
Charts November 18, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
2 DIABEL CISSOKHO | Kanabory Siyama | World Village
3 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
4 MALHOMBRE | "Musique Rock" / "Fini" [Single] | Little Black Cloud
5 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bollywood Steel Guitar | Sublime Frequencies
6 EMMANUEL JAL | See Me Mama | Transcendental Music
7 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
8 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
9 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
10 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
2 DIABEL CISSOKHO | Kanabory Siyama | World Village
3 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
4 MALHOMBRE | "Musique Rock" / "Fini" [Single] | Little Black Cloud
5 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Bollywood Steel Guitar | Sublime Frequencies
6 EMMANUEL JAL | See Me Mama | Transcendental Music
7 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
8 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
9 BOMBA ESTEREO | Elegancia Tropical | Polen
10 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
November 15, 2012
Program November 16, 2012
Global A Go-Go's peripatetic correspondent Noah Scalin is recently back from a trip to France, where he picked up some music that they're listening to in Paris and we're more or less unaware of here in the USA.
That's a great excuse for Noah to crack the spines of his new purchases, and for both of us to add in some of our current and long-time French favorites. So tune in this week for a special all-French-music edition of Global A Go-Go.
That's a great excuse for Noah to crack the spines of his new purchases, and for both of us to add in some of our current and long-time French favorites. So tune in this week for a special all-French-music edition of Global A Go-Go.
November 11, 2012
Charts November 11, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
2 ROBERT SOKO | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
3 SAMUEL YIRGA | Guzo | Real World
4 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quito Lo Bailao | self-released
5 LENI STERN | Smoke, No Fire | self-released
6 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm And Blues 1949-1960 | Jazzman
7 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
8 MARTIN LOPEZ Y SUS ESTRELLAS | Cocinando | Masstropicas
9 SOOTHSAYERS | Human Nature | Red Earth
10 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
1 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
2 ROBERT SOKO | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
3 SAMUEL YIRGA | Guzo | Real World
4 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quito Lo Bailao | self-released
5 LENI STERN | Smoke, No Fire | self-released
6 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm And Blues 1949-1960 | Jazzman
7 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
8 MARTIN LOPEZ Y SUS ESTRELLAS | Cocinando | Masstropicas
9 SOOTHSAYERS | Human Nature | Red Earth
10 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
November 9, 2012
Son De Barrio De Puerto Rico | Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao
ARTIST: Son De Barrio De Puerto Rico
TITLE: Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao
LABEL: self-released
I’m always on the lookout for bands that play salsa dura, the hard stuff, the way they played it in NYC (and San Juan, Cali, Caracas and plenty of other places) back in the 1970’s. Son De Barrio do it, they do it their own way, and they do it well.
TITLE: Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao
LABEL: self-released
I’m always on the lookout for bands that play salsa dura, the hard stuff, the way they played it in NYC (and San Juan, Cali, Caracas and plenty of other places) back in the 1970’s. Son De Barrio do it, they do it their own way, and they do it well.
Leni Stern | Smoke, No Fire
ARTIST: Leni Stern
TITLE: Smoke, No Fire
LABEL: self-released
Leni Stern is back with a dispatch from Mali’s front line. I reviewed Leni’s last record, Sabani, in February; by March she had returned to Bamako and was in the midst of these sessions when the military coup erupted.
TITLE: Smoke, No Fire
LABEL: self-released
Leni Stern is back with a dispatch from Mali’s front line. I reviewed Leni’s last record, Sabani, in February; by March she had returned to Bamako and was in the midst of these sessions when the military coup erupted.
November 8, 2012
Program November 9, 2012
You'll get to hear a different take on Balkan, Roma and Eastern European music this week. Vlad Cuiujuclu, a young man from Moldova who lives in the Richmond area (he's a student at King William High School) will spin a set of his favorites for you.
Zdob Si Zdub (pictured above) from Vlad's hometown of Chisinau (Moldova's capital) will be in the mix along with a bunch of bands you probably haven't heard before -- I know I hadn't. It's great stuff, and I'll follow Vlad's act with my own, very different choice of Balkan brass & beats.
Zdob Si Zdub (pictured above) from Vlad's hometown of Chisinau (Moldova's capital) will be in the mix along with a bunch of bands you probably haven't heard before -- I know I hadn't. It's great stuff, and I'll follow Vlad's act with my own, very different choice of Balkan brass & beats.
November 4, 2012
Charts November 4, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
2 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 | Jazzman
4 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
5 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
6 MARTIN LOPEZ Y SUS ESTRELLAS | Cocinando | Masstropicas
7 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
8 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
9 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao | self-released
10 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
1 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
2 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960 | Jazzman
4 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
5 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
6 MARTIN LOPEZ Y SUS ESTRELLAS | Cocinando | Masstropicas
7 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
8 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
9 SON DE BARRIO DE PUERTO RICO | Que Nadie Te Quite Lo Bailao | self-released
10 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
November 1, 2012
Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960
ARTIST: various artists
TITLE: Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960
LABEL: Jazzman
The world music boom that started in Europe and the USA in the 1980s really isn’t anything new; here’s a collection that reminds us a similar phenomenon happened after World War II.
TITLE: Jukebox Mambo: Rumba And Afro Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960
LABEL: Jazzman
The world music boom that started in Europe and the USA in the 1980s really isn’t anything new; here’s a collection that reminds us a similar phenomenon happened after World War II.
Program November 2, 2012
Something different this week on Global A Go-Go: the mambo kings of hep harmony. I'm talking about the intersection of two major 1950s musical trends, doo-wop and the craze for Latin rhythms like mambo and cha-cha-cha, from vocal groups like Cuba's Los Zafiros (pictured above) and the USA's The Sultans.
October 28, 2012
Charts October 28, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
2 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
3 ROBERT SOKO | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
4 SOOTHSAYERS | Human Nature | Red Earth
5 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
6 DIABEL CISSOKHO | Kanabory Siyama | World Village
7 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
8 STAFF BENDA BILILI | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
9 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
10 ZANI DIABATE AND LES HERITIERS | Tientalaw | Sterns
1 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
2 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLOMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA | Azul | Curura Musique
3 ROBERT SOKO | BalkanBeats Soundlab | Piranha
4 SOOTHSAYERS | Human Nature | Red Earth
5 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
6 DIABEL CISSOKHO | Kanabory Siyama | World Village
7 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
8 STAFF BENDA BILILI | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
9 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
10 ZANI DIABATE AND LES HERITIERS | Tientalaw | Sterns
October 26, 2012
Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra | Azul
ARTIST: Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra
TITLE: Azul
LABEL: Curura Musique
Crate-diggers like Will (Quantic) Holland (The Original Sound Of Cumbia) have introduced today’s listeners to porro, the glorious Colombian big-band cumbia sound of the 1940s and beyond. Here’s a band that’s both inspired by that era and yet utterly contemporary.
TITLE: Azul
LABEL: Curura Musique
Crate-diggers like Will (Quantic) Holland (The Original Sound Of Cumbia) have introduced today’s listeners to porro, the glorious Colombian big-band cumbia sound of the 1940s and beyond. Here’s a band that’s both inspired by that era and yet utterly contemporary.
Robert Soko | BalkanBeats Soundlab
ARTIST: Robert Soko
TITLE: BalkanBeats Soundlab
LABEL: Piranha
Bosnian-born, Berlin-based Robert Soko is one of the lynchpins of the Balkan-beats movement, using gypsy and brass band music as the raw material for dance floor-oriented remixes.
TITLE: BalkanBeats Soundlab
LABEL: Piranha
Bosnian-born, Berlin-based Robert Soko is one of the lynchpins of the Balkan-beats movement, using gypsy and brass band music as the raw material for dance floor-oriented remixes.
October 25, 2012
Program October 26, 2012
Halloween is next week (don't forget WRIR's 5th annual Monster Mashquerade party at The Camel tonight) and Election Day is right behind that. How perfectly appropriate, therefore, that we Virginians are asked to vote once again either for or against a man who, like the proverbial zombie, has crawled out of the grave he dug for himself.
I'm talking of course about George "Macaca" Allen -- as long as he keeps running for the same Senate seat, I'll keep remixing his unforgettable words into the song "Macaco Mata El Toro" ("Monkey Kills The Bull"). It sounded great in '06 and I'll do it again this week on Global A Go-Go. Will it be back in 2018? That's for George to decide.
I'm talking of course about George "Macaca" Allen -- as long as he keeps running for the same Senate seat, I'll keep remixing his unforgettable words into the song "Macaco Mata El Toro" ("Monkey Kills The Bull"). It sounded great in '06 and I'll do it again this week on Global A Go-Go. Will it be back in 2018? That's for George to decide.
October 22, 2012
Charts October 21, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
2 CHICHA LIBRE | Canibalismo | Barbes
3 SOOTHSAYERS | Human Nature | Red Earth
4 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
5 MARTIN LOPEZ Y SUS ESTRELLAS | Cocinando | Masstropicas
6 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
7 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
8 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
9 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
10 ZANI DIABATE AND LES HERITIERS | Tientalaw | Sterns
1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds Of Peru 1966-83 | Vampisoul
2 CHICHA LIBRE | Canibalismo | Barbes
3 SOOTHSAYERS | Human Nature | Red Earth
4 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
5 MARTIN LOPEZ Y SUS ESTRELLAS | Cocinando | Masstropicas
6 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
7 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
8 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
9 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
10 ZANI DIABATE AND LES HERITIERS | Tientalaw | Sterns
October 18, 2012
Program October 19, 2012
I'm a big fan of Chicha Libre, the Brooklyn-based band that's turning folks all over the world on to the glories of Peruvian psychedelic cumbia. (Apparently The Simpsons creator Matt Groening is also a big fan -- see above.) Their album Canibalismo is one of my favorites releases of 2012.
Chicha Libre is playing on Friday night at Balliceaux and, schedule permitting, they'll stop by Global A Go-Go for some conversation and to spin a few discs for listeners. Both the on-air appearance and the gig should be a lot of fun -- I highly recommend both to you.
Chicha Libre is playing on Friday night at Balliceaux and, schedule permitting, they'll stop by Global A Go-Go for some conversation and to spin a few discs for listeners. Both the on-air appearance and the gig should be a lot of fun -- I highly recommend both to you.
October 11, 2012
Cumbia Beat, Volume 2
ARTIST: various artists
TITLE: Cumbia Beat, Volume 2
LABEL: Vampisoul
Spain’s Vampisoul Records is back with a second edition (of two discs, to boot) of Peruvian cumbia-psych chicha music from the 1970’s (with a handful of tracks from the late 60’s and two from the 80’s).
TITLE: Cumbia Beat, Volume 2
LABEL: Vampisoul
Spain’s Vampisoul Records is back with a second edition (of two discs, to boot) of Peruvian cumbia-psych chicha music from the 1970’s (with a handful of tracks from the late 60’s and two from the 80’s).
Martin Lopez Y Sus Estrellas | Cocinando
ARTIST: Martin Lopez Y Sus Estrellas
TITLE: Cocinando
LABEL: Masstropicas
Mighty-mite indie vinyl label Masstropicas has until now specialized in chicha, Peru’s unique brew of cumbia and psychedelia. With this release they’re expanding out into a wider variety of the superb tropical music produced in that country in the 1960’s and 70’s.
TITLE: Cocinando
LABEL: Masstropicas
Mighty-mite indie vinyl label Masstropicas has until now specialized in chicha, Peru’s unique brew of cumbia and psychedelia. With this release they’re expanding out into a wider variety of the superb tropical music produced in that country in the 1960’s and 70’s.
Soothsayers | Human Nature
ARTIST: Soothsayers
TITLE: Human Nature
LABEL: Red Earth
Here’s the full-length follow-up to Soothsayers’ We’re Not Leaving EP, which got my strong recommendation back in May 2012: http://www.globalagogo.com/2012/05/soothsayers-were-not-leaving.html.
TITLE: Human Nature
LABEL: Red Earth
Here’s the full-length follow-up to Soothsayers’ We’re Not Leaving EP, which got my strong recommendation back in May 2012: http://www.globalagogo.com/2012/05/soothsayers-were-not-leaving.html.
Program October 12, 2012
It's Richmond Folk Festival time once again (that's me and DJ Graybeard above, at the Festival a few years ago). And that means it's time for another edition of Global A Go-Go's guide to the folk festival.
This year, I'm focusing in on four artists: Moroccan gnawa master Hassan Hakmoun and his band; Forro Pe De Ferra All Stars, playing accordion-driven forro music from northeast Brazil; Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Pineiro, who pioneered the Cuban son habanero style 80 years ago; and Fred Wesley & The New JB's, led by a man who can say he was literally present at the birth of funk.
This year, I'm focusing in on four artists: Moroccan gnawa master Hassan Hakmoun and his band; Forro Pe De Ferra All Stars, playing accordion-driven forro music from northeast Brazil; Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Pineiro, who pioneered the Cuban son habanero style 80 years ago; and Fred Wesley & The New JB's, led by a man who can say he was literally present at the birth of funk.
October 7, 2012
Charts October 7, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
2 FIREWATER | International Orange! | Bloodshot
3 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
4 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
5 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
6 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
7 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
8 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
9 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Rough Guide To The Music Of Ethiopia | World Music Network
10 TERAKAFT | Kel Tamasheq | World Village
1 TIM MAIA | World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia | Luaka Bop
2 FIREWATER | International Orange! | Bloodshot
3 ROYAL BAND DE THIES | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
4 SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA | Solidarity | Strut
5 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
6 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
7 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
8 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
9 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Rough Guide To The Music Of Ethiopia | World Music Network
10 TERAKAFT | Kel Tamasheq | World Village
October 4, 2012
Program October 5, 2012
Tim Maia, Brazil's Cosmic Soul Brother #1, led a life that sounds like fiction. Among his most outrageous exploits: turning the executives at his record label on to LSD, and joining a cult that believed humans came to Earth on flying saucers.
Tim's fabulously soulful, psychedelic, oh-so-70s music is the subject of a new retrospective by Luaka Bop Records; you'll hear two tracks from it this week on Global A Go-Go.
Tim's fabulously soulful, psychedelic, oh-so-70s music is the subject of a new retrospective by Luaka Bop Records; you'll hear two tracks from it this week on Global A Go-Go.
October 3, 2012
Tim Maia | World Psychedelic Classics 4
ARTIST: Tim Maia
TITLE: World Psychedelic Classics 4 – Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul Of Tim Maia
LABEL: Luaka Bop
Here is Luaka Bop’s long-awaited compilation of the music of one of Brazil’s most remarkable stars.
LABEL: Luaka Bop
Here is Luaka Bop’s long-awaited compilation of the music of one of Brazil’s most remarkable stars.
September 30, 2012
Charts September 30, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 Royal Band De Thies | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
2 Sofrito: International Soundclash | (various artists) | Strut
3 Staff Benda Bilili | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
4 Antibalas | Antibalas | Daptone
5 Richmanian Ramblers, The | World, Sister World | self-released
6 Souljazz Orchestra, The | Solidarity | Strut
7 Cissokho, Diabel | Kanabory Siyama | World Village
8 Ondatropica | Ondatropica | Soundway
9 Bio Ritmo | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
10 Terakaft | Kel Tamasheq | World Village
1 Royal Band De Thies | Kadior Demb | Teranga Beat
2 Sofrito: International Soundclash | (various artists) | Strut
3 Staff Benda Bilili | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
4 Antibalas | Antibalas | Daptone
5 Richmanian Ramblers, The | World, Sister World | self-released
6 Souljazz Orchestra, The | Solidarity | Strut
7 Cissokho, Diabel | Kanabory Siyama | World Village
8 Ondatropica | Ondatropica | Soundway
9 Bio Ritmo | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
10 Terakaft | Kel Tamasheq | World Village
September 28, 2012
Royal Band De Thies | Kadior Demb
ARTIST: Royal Band De Thies
TITLE: Kadior Demb
LABEL: Teranga Beat
Here’s a great never-before-released 1979 Senegalese session. Royal Band was led by singers Mapathe (James) Gadiaga (who would go on to found Super Cayor, and was also a member of Star Band, Xalam and Super Diamono) and Adama (Secka) Seck (who still leads Royal Band to this day).
TITLE: Kadior Demb
LABEL: Teranga Beat
Here’s a great never-before-released 1979 Senegalese session. Royal Band was led by singers Mapathe (James) Gadiaga (who would go on to found Super Cayor, and was also a member of Star Band, Xalam and Super Diamono) and Adama (Secka) Seck (who still leads Royal Band to this day).
September 27, 2012
Program September 28, 2012
First of all, here's a big Global A Go-Go thank you to the 531 folks who have donated over $39,000 so far in WRIR's Fall 2012 Fund Drive. The number of donors is a new record, and the dollar total is among our top three of all time, so it has been an extremely successful drive. And it's not over yet -- we still have premiums to share with you if you donate soon via our secure on-line server:
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September 23, 2012
Charts September 23, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 Antibalas | Antibalas | Daptone
2 Souljazz Orchestra, The | Solidarity | Strut
3 Staff Benda Bilili | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
4 Super Borgou De Parakou, Le | The Bariba Sound | Analog Africa
5 Black Bazar | Black Bazar | Lusafrica
6 Jharis De Nana, Los | Los Creadores Del Sonido De La Carretera Central | Masstropicas
7 Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts
8 Funkees, The | Dancing Time: The Best Of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77 | Soundway
9 Grupo 2000 | El Destape | Masstropicas
10 For Whom The Cowbell Tolls | (various artists) | Electric Cowbell
1 Antibalas | Antibalas | Daptone
2 Souljazz Orchestra, The | Solidarity | Strut
3 Staff Benda Bilili | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
4 Super Borgou De Parakou, Le | The Bariba Sound | Analog Africa
5 Black Bazar | Black Bazar | Lusafrica
6 Jharis De Nana, Los | Los Creadores Del Sonido De La Carretera Central | Masstropicas
7 Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts
8 Funkees, The | Dancing Time: The Best Of Eastern Nigeria's Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77 | Soundway
9 Grupo 2000 | El Destape | Masstropicas
10 For Whom The Cowbell Tolls | (various artists) | Electric Cowbell
September 21, 2012
Program September 21, 2012
WRIR's 16th fund drive is getting close to its end; we're scheduled to wrap it up on Sunday September 23. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far -- your contributions will keep us on the air for another six months, and they'll help us build the capabilities we'll need so we can thrive long into the future.
September 19, 2012
The Souljazz Orchestra | Solidarity
ARTIST: The Souljazz Orchestra
TITLE: Solidarity
LABEL: Strut
Now in their tenth year together, Ottawa's Souljazz Orchestra's fifth full-length cements them as one of the finest Afro-Latin-Caribbean ensembles anywhere in the world.
September 17, 2012
Charts September 16, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 Bio Ritmo | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
2 L'Afrique Enchantee: C'est Moi Le Chef! | (various artists) | Sony France
3 Firewater | International Orange! | Bloodshot
4 For Whom The Cowbell Tolls | (various artists) | Electric Cowbell
5 BALKANIZE! | … For You Are Made Of Stars | self-released
6 Happy Lucky Combo | Lucky Buddha | self-released
7 Staff Benda Bilili | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
8 Nabay, Janka & The Bubu Gang | En Yay Sah | Luaka Bop
9 Cissoko, Ba | Nimissa | Cristal
10 Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs | Demoni | Asphalt Tango
1 Bio Ritmo | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
2 L'Afrique Enchantee: C'est Moi Le Chef! | (various artists) | Sony France
3 Firewater | International Orange! | Bloodshot
4 For Whom The Cowbell Tolls | (various artists) | Electric Cowbell
5 BALKANIZE! | … For You Are Made Of Stars | self-released
6 Happy Lucky Combo | Lucky Buddha | self-released
7 Staff Benda Bilili | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
8 Nabay, Janka & The Bubu Gang | En Yay Sah | Luaka Bop
9 Cissoko, Ba | Nimissa | Cristal
10 Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs | Demoni | Asphalt Tango
September 13, 2012
Program September 14, 2012
As everyone who lives in Virginia is painfully aware, there's an election coming up soon. Coincidentally, it's also public and community radio fund drive season -- WRIR's drive starts on Friday September 14 at 5:00 PM. Why do I mention these two not-necessarily-eagerly-anticipated events in one breath? Click "Read More" to find out.
September 9, 2012
Charts September 9, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 ZANI DIABATE AND LES HERITIERS | Tientalaw | Sterns Africa
2 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
3 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
4 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
5 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
6 TERAKAFT | Kel Tamasheq | World Village
7 ALHOUSSEINI ANIVOLLA | Anewal/The Walking Man | Riverboat
8 DEBO BAND | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
9 KRAR COLLECTIVE | Ethiopia Super Krar | World Music Network
10 BOBAN I MARKO MARKOVIC ORKESTAR | Golden Horns | Piranha
1 ZANI DIABATE AND LES HERITIERS | Tientalaw | Sterns Africa
2 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
3 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
4 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
5 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
6 TERAKAFT | Kel Tamasheq | World Village
7 ALHOUSSEINI ANIVOLLA | Anewal/The Walking Man | Riverboat
8 DEBO BAND | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
9 KRAR COLLECTIVE | Ethiopia Super Krar | World Music Network
10 BOBAN I MARKO MARKOVIC ORKESTAR | Golden Horns | Piranha
September 4, 2012
Zani Diabate & Les Heritiers | Tientalaw
ARTIST: Zani Diabate & Les Heritiers
TITLE: Tientalaw
LABEL: Sterns
TITLE: Tientalaw
LABEL: Sterns
These are the last recordings by composer and guitarist Zani Diabate (pronounced Jah-bah-tay’). Zani Diabate, with his Super Djata Band, made his debut in the West in the early 1980s with an outstanding album reissued on the Mango label.
September 2, 2012
Charts September 2, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 DIABEL CISSOKHO | Kanabory Siyama | World Village
2 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | L'Afrique Enchantee: C'est Moi Le Chef | Sony France
4 JANKA NABAY AND THE BUBU GANG | En Yay Sah | Luaka Bop
5 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
6 STAFF BENDA BILILI | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
7 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Rough Guide To The Music Of Ethiopia | World Music Network
9 DEBO BAND | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
10 BOBAN I MARKO MARKOVIC ORKESTAR | Golden Horns | Piranha
1 DIABEL CISSOKHO | Kanabory Siyama | World Village
2 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | L'Afrique Enchantee: C'est Moi Le Chef | Sony France
4 JANKA NABAY AND THE BUBU GANG | En Yay Sah | Luaka Bop
5 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
6 STAFF BENDA BILILI | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
7 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Rough Guide To The Music Of Ethiopia | World Music Network
9 DEBO BAND | Debo Band | Sub Pop / Next Ambiance
10 BOBAN I MARKO MARKOVIC ORKESTAR | Golden Horns | Piranha
August 30, 2012
Program August 31, 2012
The year is 1986. After an international campaign on his behalf by Amnesty International, Fela Kuti is released from a Nigerian prison where he had been held for almost two years on fabricated currency-smuggling charges. He embarks on a worldwide tour, including a long-planned visit to the USA with his Egypt 80 band.
I was fortunate enough to see Fela and Egypt 80 perform on this tour, on November 13 in Chicago. And now there's a legal, licensed recording from the tour, made a week earlier at Detroit's Fox Theatre. This week on Global A Go-Go, you and I get to relive a little bit of that experience.
I was fortunate enough to see Fela and Egypt 80 perform on this tour, on November 13 in Chicago. And now there's a legal, licensed recording from the tour, made a week earlier at Detroit's Fox Theatre. This week on Global A Go-Go, you and I get to relive a little bit of that experience.
Diabel Cissokho | Kanabory Siyama
ARTIST: Diabel Cissokho
TITLE: Kanabory Siyama
LABEL: World Village
Senegalese kora player Diabel Cissokho, now based in London, has worked as a sideman for important West African artists such as Baaba Maal and Kandia Kouyate; here he steps forward on his debut album as a bandleader.
TITLE: Kanabory Siyama
LABEL: World Village
Senegalese kora player Diabel Cissokho, now based in London, has worked as a sideman for important West African artists such as Baaba Maal and Kandia Kouyate; here he steps forward on his debut album as a bandleader.
August 26, 2012
Charts August 26, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
2 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
3 BIO RITMO | Introducing | Introducing
4 JANKA NABAY AND THE BUBU GANG | En Yay Sah | Luaka Bop
5 BALKANIZE! | ... For You Are Made Of Stars | self-released
6 KOTTARASHKY AND THE RAIN DOGS | Demoni | Asphalt Tango
7 ZANI DIABATE AND LES HERITIERS | Tientalaw | Sterns Africa
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Sensacional Soul, Vol. 3 | Vampisoul
9 STAFF BENDA BILILI | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
10 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
1 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
2 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
3 BIO RITMO | Introducing | Introducing
4 JANKA NABAY AND THE BUBU GANG | En Yay Sah | Luaka Bop
5 BALKANIZE! | ... For You Are Made Of Stars | self-released
6 KOTTARASHKY AND THE RAIN DOGS | Demoni | Asphalt Tango
7 ZANI DIABATE AND LES HERITIERS | Tientalaw | Sterns Africa
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Sensacional Soul, Vol. 3 | Vampisoul
9 STAFF BENDA BILILI | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
10 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
August 23, 2012
Program August 24, 2012
Staff Benda Bilili have come a long way -- from homeless in the Kinshasa zoo to Rotary Club spokesmen. (Yes, this is the first ever reference to the Rotary Club on Global A Go-Go, and quite possibly the last.)
This amazing Congolese band releases their second album in September and makes their first tour of the USA in October, including a performance at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC. You'll hear a song from their new album Bouger Le Monde! this week on Global A Go-Go.
This amazing Congolese band releases their second album in September and makes their first tour of the USA in October, including a performance at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC. You'll hear a song from their new album Bouger Le Monde! this week on Global A Go-Go.
August 19, 2012
Charts August 19, 2012
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten
1 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
2 STAFF BENDA BILILI | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
3 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
4 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
5 TUNE-YARDS, ANGELIQUE KIDJO, AHMIR ?UESTLOVE THOMPSON, AKUA NARU | "Lady" [Single] | Knitting Factory
6 ELIKEH | Between 2 Worlds | Azalea City
7 TEX SOUL AND THE BAYONETS | "Uto Nwa" B/w "Osi Na Ngada" | Academy
8 MANUEL GALBAN | Blue Cha Cha | Concord Picante
9 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
10 VARIOUS ARTISTS | L'Afrique Enchantee: C'est Moi Le Chef | Sony France
1 SOFRITO | International Soundclash | Strut
2 STAFF BENDA BILILI | Bouger Le Monde! | Crammed
3 ANTIBALAS | Antibalas | Daptone
4 BIO RITMO | Introducing Bio Ritmo | Introducing
5 TUNE-YARDS, ANGELIQUE KIDJO, AHMIR ?UESTLOVE THOMPSON, AKUA NARU | "Lady" [Single] | Knitting Factory
6 ELIKEH | Between 2 Worlds | Azalea City
7 TEX SOUL AND THE BAYONETS | "Uto Nwa" B/w "Osi Na Ngada" | Academy
8 MANUEL GALBAN | Blue Cha Cha | Concord Picante
9 ONDATROPICA | Ondatropica | Soundway
10 VARIOUS ARTISTS | L'Afrique Enchantee: C'est Moi Le Chef | Sony France
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