Program March 22, 2017

As you probably know, we loving having musicians play live at WRIR.  Not every radio station, and certainly not every low-power FM station, has the facilities and expertise to do this -- we make a point of having both.

Some of the bands who play here come from around the corner; others take a longer trip.  The band playing live on Global A Go-Go this week is in the latter category.  The Nile Project (pictured above), a band Afropop Worldwide has called "nothing short of revolutionary,"  brings together artists from Africa's eleven Nile countries to compose new songs that combine the rich diversity of one of the oldest places on Earth.

They'll be performing at the University of Richmond's Camp Concert Hall on Friday night.  And they've played a few live-radio sets before: the BBC, KEXP.  On Wednesday at 3 PM, they'll add WRIR to that list.

Join us for a rare opportunity to hear musicians from Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan (yes, singer Asia Midany got into the USA before the attempted seven-country travel ban) and Uganda perform live on your own community radio station.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/91542
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

Meklit | Ethiopia-USA | Kemekem (I Like Your Afro) | We Are Alive | Six Degrees | 2004
Tilahun Gessesse | Ethiopia | Kulun Mankwalesh | Ethiopiques 17 | Buda Musique | 1970
Afro-Zen All Stars | RVA USA | Cha Cha | Greatest Hits | self-released | 2017

The Nile Project, live in WRIR's Studio C:
Ma Badour
Fulani
Mabein Gabalein
Sigalagala
Dingy Dingy

Sia Tolno | Sierra Leone-Guinee Conakry | Waka Waka Woman | African Woman | Lusafrica | 2014
tUnE-yArDs + Angelique Kidjo + Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson + Akua Naru | USA-Benin | Lady | Red Hot + Fela | Knitting Factory | 2012
Ibibio Sound Machine | England UK-Nigeria | Power Of 3 | Uyai | Merge | 2017
Los Chicharrons | Dominican Republic-USA-Denmark | Saramba's Song | Roots Of Life | Tummy Touch | 2010
Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang | Sierra Leone-USA-Syria | Build Music | Build Music | Luaka Bop | 2017

Red Baraat | USA | Akhiyan Udeek Diyan | Bhangra Pirates | Rhyme & Reason | 2017
Band Master Rangeela & Rasila | India | Emosanal Attyachar | Dev.D original soundtrack | T-Series | 2009