Program February 14, 2014

Tinariwen (pictured above) are the undisputed heavyweight champions of what the Tamasheq people simply call "la guitare"; we usually call it "desert blues."  Due to the recent unpleasantness in Mali, their new album Emmaar (roughly "the heat on the breeze") was recorded in Joshua Tree, California where the climate is to their liking.  The album is quite wonderful and you'll hear a song from it on this week's program, part of a full set of desert blues from across Northwest Africa.

Also this week: a Caribbean-African connection, French and Spanish folk-rock; the sounds of Casamance; and a track by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, who'll be performing in Richmond on Saturday.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/74436
All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go


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

Vocales De Amor | Joan Soriano (Dominican Republic) | El Duque De La Bachata | iASO | 1998
Gudemei | The Garifuna Collective (Belize-Honduras-Guatemala) | Ayo | Cumbancha | 2013
Fatimita | Urbano De Castro & Os Kiezos (Angola) | Angola Soundtrack 2: Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Inventions 1969-1978 | Analog Africa | 197x
No Beer In Heaven | Atongo Zimba (Ghana) | Savannah Breeze | Hippo | 2005

Lo Dintre | Moussu T E Lei Jovents (France) | Putan De Cancon | Le Chant Du Monde | 2010
L'Homme Des Marais | Les Negresses Vertes (France) | Mlah | Sire | 1988
Sur Un Volcan | La Maison Tellier (France) | single | At(h)ome | 2014

La Rambla | Quimi Portet (Spain) | Hoquei Sobre Pedres | EMI Spain | 1997
Les Bobos | Renaud (France) | single | Virgin France | 2006
Il Faut Manger / Helno Est Mort | Manu Chao (France-Spain) | Siberie M'Etait Conteee | Because Music | 2004

Aline Sitoe Diatta | Sousou & Maher Cissoko (Senegal-Sweden) | Africa Moo Baalu | ARC | 2014
Nenam | Ousmane Toure (Senegal) | Nenam | Origines SA | 2002

Demissenou | Mamani Keita (Mali-France) | Kanou | World Village | 2014
Jama Ko | Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) | Jama Ko | Out|Here | 2013
Warteef Jigeen | Guelewar (Gambia) | Touki Ba Banjul: Acid Trip From Banjul To Dakar | Kindred Spirits | 1979

Yarab | Malouma (Mauritania) | Nour | Marabi | 2007
Arhegh Danagh | Tinariwen (Mali) | Emmaar | Anti- | 2014
Gdeim Izik | Aziza Brahim (Sahwari Arab Democratic Republic) | Soutak | Glitterbeat | 2014

Ewellan | Koudede (Niger) | Guitars From Agadez Vol. 7 | Sublime Frequencies | 2014
Mali Ba | Lobi Traore (Mali) | Bwati Kono (In The Club) | Kanaga System Krush | 2011