Program May 10, 2017

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This week I've got the latest from Analog Africa Records, kings of the crate-diggers.  It's called Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat Of Cameroon 1976-1984, a period when disco was infecting everything in its vicinity, even African music.  I'll spin a hot disco-meets-makossa track from Pastuer Lappe (pictured above) in a set of Afro-disco.

Also this week: Balkan and Rajasthani brass blasters, Tabu Ley's Afrisa International as they sounded in 1974 and sound today, and electro-cumbia straight outta Mexico.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/92292
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

Nese Alkan | Turkey | Kacma Guzel | Uzelli Psychedelic Anadolu | Uzelli |
Jaakko Laitinen & Vaara Raha | Finland | Naamioleikki | Naennainen | Playground Music | 2017
Fanfare Ciocarlia | Romania | Manea Tiganilor | Baro Biao: World Wide Wedding | Piranha | 1999

Red Baraat | USA | Horizon Line | Bhangra Pirates | Rhyme & Reason | 2017
Black Masala | DC USA | Bhangra V | Live at WRIR January 30, 2015 | | 2015

Letta Mbulu | South Africa | Nomalizo | In The Music The Village Never Ends | Be With | 1983
Sahara All Stars Of Jos | Nigeria | Take Your Soul | Sahara All Stars Of Jos | EMI Nigeria | 1976

Pasteur Lappe | Cameroon | The Sekele Movement | Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat Of Cameroon 1976-1984 | Analog Africa | 1979
Kola | Cabo Verde | Lameirao | Synthesize The Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica From The Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988 | Ostinato | 1976

Mose Fan Fan | RD Congo | Mali Ya Mungu | Bayekeleye | LAA | 2004

L'Orchestre Afrisa International | RD Congo-USA | Mela | Melanie | Colomotion | 2016
Tabu Ley Rochereau & Afrisa | RD Congo | Annie | Zaire 74: The African Artists | Wrasse | 1974

Grupo Kual | Mexico | La Kumbia En La Playa | Un Saludo! Mexican Soundsystem Cumbia In LA | Dutty Artz / Songs From Home | 2009
Toy Selectah | Mexico | Half Colombian Half Mexican Bandit | Mex Machine | Mad Decent | 2011
Gypsyphonic Disko | USA | Solar Phonic | Nola-Phonic Volume 1 | self-released | 2010

Mexican Dubwiser | Mexico-USA | Lecture Me | Border Frequency | Kin Kon | 2017
Clorofila | Mexico | Discoteca Nacional | Corridos Urbanos | Nacional | 2010