Program January 25, 2017

He's only been out of office for a few days, and I'm already nostalgic for the 44th President of the United States.  So I dusted off my favorite songs about Barack Obama from the 2008 campaigns, ones done by artists from around the country and the world.

These songs were the subject of the August 29, 2008 edition of Global A Go-Go, maybe the most popular program I've ever done (1,331 downloads here and counting).  I'll reprise a few of these songs on this week's program, and I'll keep it fresh with 2017 premieres from Girma Beyene (Ethiopia) & Akale Wube (France), Awa Poulo (Mali), Ani Cordero (Brooklyn) and Hard Proof (Austin).

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/90647
All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go


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

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

Tiken Jah Fakoly (Cote D'Ivoire) feat Max Romeo (Jamaica) | One Step Forward | Racines | Wrasse | 2015
Viajah Morgan (Jamaica) | Neutral Man | single | self-released | 2008
Linton Kwesi Johnson (England UK) | Making History | Making History | Island | 1983

Papa Michigan (Jamaica) | Barack Obama | single | Rashanco Music | 2008
Chaka Demus & Pliers (Jamaica) | Murder She Wrote | single | Taxi | 1992

Afro-Zen Allstars (RVA USA) | Netsanet | Greatest Hits | self-released | 2017
Girma Beyene (Ethiopia) & Akale Wube (France) | Ene Negn Bay Manesh | Ethiopiques 30: Mistakes On Purpose | Buda Musique | 2017

Awa Poulo feat Afel Bocoum (Mali) | Dimo Yaou Tata | Poulo Warali | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2017
Rokia Traore (Mali) | Beautiful Africa | Beautiful Africa | Nonesuch | 2013
Fojeba (Cameroon-Canada) | Fired Up! Ready To Go! | single | self-released | 2008

Ani Cordero (Puerto Rico USA) | Alma Vieja | Querido Mundo | self-released | 2017
Amparanoia (Spain) | You Know What I Mean | La Vida Te Da | Wrasse | 2005
Mariachi El Bronx (USA) | Revolution Girls | II | ATO | 2011
Amigos De Obama (USA) | Viva Obama Mariachi | single | Nueva Vista Media | 2008

Andres Landero (Colombia) | Cuando Lo Negro Sea Bello | Yo Amaneci | Vampisoul | 1979
Los Obamaleros (USA) | Cumbia De Obama | single | Art Hurts | 2008
Systema Solar (Colombia) | Pa Sembrar | Rumbo A Tierra | Nacional | 2017
Hip Hop Hoodios (USA) | Shalom Obama | Carne Masada | Jazzheads | 2008

Hard Proof (USA) | War Gin | Stinger | Modern Outsider | 2017
Cody ChesnuTT (USA) | Afrobama: The Unified Party Anthem | single | self-released | 2008

Scrunter (Trinidad & Tobago) | She Want Me To Sing In She Party | single | Hibiscus | 1987
Mighty Sparrow (Trinidad & Tobago) | Barack De Magnificent | Barack De Magnificent | BLS | 2008