Program January 23, 2019

Richmond, Virginia, USA and Segou, Mali have been sister cities since 2009.  And WRIR's relationship with Segou started even earlier -- in the winter of 2006, a Richmond delegation featuring several WRIR volunteers visited Segou, made an alliance with that city's Radio Sikoro, and attended and even performed at Segou's second annual Festival Sur Le Niger.

Fast forward to 2019, and WRIR's relationship is getting even deeper.  WRIR volunteers and filmmakers Cameron Kit and Andee Arches are about to depart for Segou to begin filming Sister Radio, a documentary film following the partnership between WRIR and Radio Sikoro as they build a program to educate women in Segou on radio broadcasting and radio production.  And they'll be in Mali during the 15th annual Festival Sur Le Niger.

Cameron Kit joins me in the studio this week to talk about her trip and the Sister Radio project.  She and I will also spin the music of some of the famous musicians Segou has produced, many of the artists who'll be performing at this year's Festival Sur Le Niger, and some of Mali's most popular female singers.

For more information about Sister Radio:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sister-radio-documentary#
https://www.facebook.com/sisterradiodocumentary
http://www.wrir.org/sister-radio

And for more information about Festival Sur Le Niger:
http://www.festivalsegou.org
http://www.festivalsegou.org/index.php/download_file/view/2150/441

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/101102
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

Rachid Taha | Algeria-France | Ecoute Moi Camarade | Diwan 2 | Wrasse | 2006
Bellemou & Benfissa | Algeria | Li Maandouche L'Auto | 1970's Algerian Proto-Rai Underground | Sublime Frequencies | 197x

Akli D | Algeria-France | Good Morning Tchetchenia | Ma Yela | Because | 2006
Sarazino | Algeria-Ecuador | More Bonobos | Mama Funny Day | Cumbancha | 2018

Fanta Damba | Mali | Fanta Damba | African Pearls: Mali - One Day On Radio Mali | Syllart | 1968
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba | Mali | Wele Ni | Miri | Out Here | 2019
Le Super Biton National De Segou | Mali | Siseni | Le Super Biton National De Segou | Kindred Spirits | 1977

Ben Zabo | Mali | Wari Vo | Ben Zabo | Glitterbeat | 2012
Vieux Farka Toure | Mali | Cherie Le | Fondo | Six Degrees | 2009
Djeneba & Fousco | Mali | Hakilima | Kayeba Khasso | Lusafrica | 2018

Adja Soumano | Mali | Dja-Dja | Kokabere | Bolibana | 2004
Oumou Sangare | Mali | Wele Wele Wintou | Seya | Nonesuch | 2009
Rokia Traore | Mail | Sikay | Beautiful Africa | Nonesuch | 2013