Program July 4, 2018

I'm the grandson of immigrants from one of the sh*thole countries of the early 20th century: Italy.  For my grandparents, the 4th of July was the best holiday of the year.  That was the day they celebrated the nation that took them in, let them make something of themselves, and gave their children and grandchildren the opportunities their homeland couldn't provide.

It seems like a lot of Americans have lost touch with their immigrant roots, or maybe they're just in denial.  As a public service to the many Americans who've forgotten that their families too were immigrants, this special 4th of July edition of Global A Go-Go will feature two hours of great American music made by people who chose to come to this country.  These are the people, like my grandparents, who have made America great always.  Today's the right day to celebrate them, and us.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/98249
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

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba | Senegal-USA | Baayi Leen | Routes | Twelve | Eight | 2018
Hailu Mergia | Ethiopia-USA-Australia-Germany | Addis Nat | Lala Belu | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2018

Angelique Kidjo | Benin-USA | Seen And Not Seen | Remain In Light | Kravenworks | 2018
Ikwunga | Nigeria-USA | Di Bombs | Calabash: Afrobeat Poems, Volume 1 | Rebisi Hut | 2004

Aaron Lebedeff & Alexander Olshanetsky's Orchestra | Belarus-USA | What Can You Mach? S'is America | Kosher Nostra: Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits | Essay | 1929
Karikatura | Ukraine-USA | Brighton Beach | Live on WRIR 2014-07-11 | 2014
Zgomot | Moldova-USA | Vremyshi | Zgomot | self-released | 2017

Kultur Shock | Bosnia & Herzegovina-Bulgaria-Croatia-Japan-USA | God Is Busy, May I Help You? | We Came To Take Your Jobs Away | Koolarrow | 2006
Gogol Bordello | Ukraine-Russia-China-Ethiopia-Ecuador-Belarus-USA | Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher) | Trans-Continental Hustle | American | 2010
Golem | USA | Citizen Boris | Citizen Boris | JDub | 2009

Forro In The Dark | Brazil-USA | A Word From The Lawyer | Sandcastle | Nacional | 2017
Banda Magda | Greece-Argentina-Japan-Colombia-USA | Vem Morena | Live on WRIR 2016-09-21 | 2016
Rana Santacruz | Mexico-USA | Por Ahi | Por Ahi | Chicavasco | 2015

M.D. & The Healers | Russia-Ukraine-Lithuania-USA | Backyard | Welcome To Babylon | Rebel Sound | 2017
Mystic Bowie | Jamaica-USA | Pulled Up | Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads | MTMB Entertainment | 2018
Calypso Rose | Trinidad & Tobago-USA | Israel By Bus | Calypso Rose | World Village | 2008

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca | RD Congo-USA | Habari Yako | Isabela | Mopiato Music | 2007
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco | Cuba-Dominican Republic-USA | Quimbara | Celia & Johnny | Vaya | 1974
Tabou Combo De Petion-Ville | Haiti-USA | Respect | Respect … | Mini | 1973

Yerba Buena | Venezuela-Cuba-USA | Bilingual Girl | Island Life | Razor & Tie | 2005