Hailu Mergia (pictured above) has been working as a taxi driver in Washington DC since 1997. Back in the 70s, he was one of the pioneers of Ethio-jazz. He fled the Derg military dictatorship in 1981 and settled in DC, home to more Ethiopians than any city other than Addis Ababa.
In the last several years, his music has made a comeback; now 71 years old, he's just put out his first new recording since 1985, and it's fantastic. On this week's program you'll hear a track, plus one from the supergroup he led in the 70s that also featured Mulatu Astatke and Girma Beyene, two more Ethio-jazz veterans who are having late-career renaissances.
Also this week: new Malian releases by Djeneba & Fousco, Fatoumata Diawara and Sidi Toure; the sounds of Brazil's Northeast; and the music of West Africa's Islamic funk belt.
Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/96567
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
Djeneba & Fousco | Mali | Regrets | Kayeba Khasso | Lusafrica | 2018
Fatoumata Diawara | Mali | Nterini | single | Shanachie | 2018
Mamani Keita | Mali-France | Gagner L'argent Francais | Gagner L'argent Francais | No Fomat | 2011
Sidi Toure | Mali | Heyyeya | Toubalbero | Thrill Jockey | 2018
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba | Mali | Segu Jajiri | Jama Ko | Out|Here | 2013
Heleno Dos Oito Baixos | Brazil | Comeco De Verao | Brazil: Forro - Music For Maids And Taxi Drivers | Rounder | 1989
Camarao | Brazil | Voce Passa, Eu Achu Graca | The Imaginary Soundtrack To A Western Movie, 1964-1974 | Analog Africa | 1969
Mestre Cupijo E Seu Ritmo | Brazil | Mingau De Acai | Siria | Continental | 1976
Dona Onete | Brazil | Faceira | Banzeiro | Mais Um Discos | 2017
Renata Rosa | Brazil | Brilhantina | Levanta Poeira | Jazz & Milk | 2002
Coco Raizes De Arcoverde | Brazil | Gode Pavao | Levanta Poeira | Jazz & Milk | 2000
Carlinhos Brown | Brazil | O Bode | Alfagamabetizado | EMI Odeon | 1996
Hailu Mergia & The Walias | Ethiopia | Woghenei | Tche Belew | Kaifa | 1977
Hailu Mergia | Ethiopia-USA-Australia-Germany | Tizita | Lala Belu | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2018
Mulatu Astatke | Ethiopia-England UK | Assosa Derache | Sketches Of Ethiopia | Jazz Village | 2013
Orchestre Super Borgou De Parakou Dahomey | Benin | Gandigui | Gandigui | Albarika Store | 197x
Orchestre Abass | Togo | Awula Bo Fee Ene | single | Polydor | 1972
Hamad Kalkaba & The Golden Sounds | Cameroon | Toufle | 1974-1975 | Analog Africa | 1975
Guy One | Ghana-Germany | Bangere Tomme? | #1 | Philophon | 2018
Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies | Nigeria | Otachikpopo | Otachikpopo | EMI | 1976
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