Program July 26, 2013

A week after recapping my favorite releases of 2013's first half, I'm back to get you caught up on some of the cool stuff I'm hearing already in the second half of the year.  The selection is anchored by a track from the outstanding new album Blackbird by Fat Freddy's Drop (pictured above) -- another killer disc by Wellington, New Zealand's kings of reggae, soul and improvisation.

This week's program also features new releases from Gogol Bordello, Jimmy Cliff, Alpha Blondy and Richmond's own Bio Ritmo, With plenty of vintage selections in the mix as usual, including one from the new Saoco! Vol. 2 collection of historic Puerto Rican salsa.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/70044
All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go

And if you want to see a really good video, here's a song from the new Fat Freddy's Drop album as enacted by marionettes:

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

Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001

*NEW* Durdevan, Durdevan | Esma Redzepova & Ansambl Teodosievski (Macedonia) | Stand Up, People: Gypsy Pop Songs From Tito's Yugoslavia 1964-1980 | Vlax | 1969
Tu, Me, Duj Djene | Esma Redzepova (Macedonia) | Gypsy Carpet | Network | 2007
*NEW* Umirem, Umirem | Saban Bajramovic & Ansambl (Serbia) | Stand Up, People: Gypsy Pop Songs From Tito's Yugoslavia 1964-1980 | Vlax | 1971
Pijanica | Saban Bajramovic (Serbia) | Pijanica i Ciganski Kralj | Nika/Rebeat | 1999
Asfalt Tango | Fanfare Ciocarlia (Romania) | Live | Asphalt Tango | 2009

*NEW* Saoco | Cortijo Y Su Combo con Ismael Rivera (Puerto Rico USA) | Saoco! Vol. 2: Bomba, Plena And The Roots Of Salsa In Puerto Rico 1955-1967 | Vampisoul | 1955
En Mi Corazon | Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra (Canada-Colombia) | Azul | Curura Musique | 2012
*NEW* Negra Santa | Chico Trujillo (Chile) | Gran Pecador | Barbes | 2013

Agusese Usted | Alegre All Stars (USA) | Perdido | Alegre | 1977
*NEW* Picaresca | Bio Ritmo (RVA USA) | single | Paris DJs | 2013

*NEW* It Is The Way You Name Your Ship | Gogol Bordello (USA) | Pura Vida Conspiracy | ATO | 2013
The Body Of An American | The Pogues (UK) | Poguetry In Motion | Stiff | 1986
If My Love Loves Me | June Tabor & Oysterband (UK) | Ragged Kingdom | Topic | 2011

Get Down Moses | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Streetcore | Hellcat | 2003
La Primavera / Me Gustas Tu | Manu Chao (France-Spain) | Proxima Estacion Esperanza | Virgin France | 2001

*NEW* Trapped | Jimmy Cliff (Jamaica) | The KCRW Session | Universal | 2013
Fisherman | The Congos (Jamaica) | Heart Of The Congos | Blood & Fire | 1977
*NEW* Blackbird | Fat Freddy's Drop (New Zealand) | Blackbird | The Drop | 2013

*NEW* J'ai Tue Le Commissaire | Alpha Blondy (Cote D'Ivoire) | Mystic Power | VP | 2013