February 23, 2020

It's carnival time

This week marks the end of a season characterized by excess in every dimension, a general reversal of everyday rules and norms, and mockery of authorities.  No, I'm not talking about Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.  I'm talking about carnival season, which comes to a close this week on Shrove Tuesday.

Monday February 24 on Global A Go-Go we'll take a musical visit to the six largest carnivals in the Americas, starting with three in Brazil: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro, Carnaval Baiano in Salvador da Bahia and the carnival in Recife.  We'll also touch down at the Carnaval de Barranqilla in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago Carnival in Port of Spain, and Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

You'll hear the kind of authentic party music from across eight decades that you'd be digging if you were in any of those places today.  If you're not there, this will be the next best thing.

Podcast: radio4all.net/index.php/program/105111
All the podcasts: 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

Monobloco | Brazil | Taj Mahal / Filho Maravilha / Pais Tropical | Ao Vivo | Som Livre | 2006
Bloco Do Sargento Pimenta | Brazil | Lovely Rita | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Sony Brasil | 2017
Bloco Do Sargento Pimenta | Brazil | All My Loving | All My Loving - single | YouTube | 2013

Alceu Valenca | Brazil | Voltei Recife | Amigo Da Arte | Deckdisc | 2014
Ivete Sangalo | Brazil | Farao Dividade Do Egito / Ladeira Do Pelo / Doce Obsessao (feat Olodum) | O Carnaval De Ivete Sangalo 2015 (Ao Vivo) | Universal | 2014
Carlinhos Brown | Brazil | Bog La Bag | Alfagamabetizado | EMI Odeon | 1996
Carlinhos Brown | Brazil | O Bode | Alfagamabetizado | EMI Odeon | 1996

Andres Landero | Colombia | Tambo Tambo | El Hijo Del Pueblo | Discos Fuentes | 1981
Batata Y Su Rumba Palenquera | Colombia | Ataole | Radio Bakongo | Network | 2003
Abelardo Carbono Y Su Conjunto | Colombia | Muevela | Abelardo Carbono Y Su Conjunto | Felito | 1982
Bomba Estereo Y Systema Solar | Colombia | Carnavalera | Carnavalera - single | Sony Latin | 2019

20th Century Steel Band | Trinidad & Tobago | Shaft | Warm Heart Cold Steel | Mr Bongo | 1979
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | Germany | P.I.M.P. | 55 | Big Crown | 2016
Mighty Sparrow | Trinidad & Tobago | May May | May May - single | RCA | 1960
Lord Kitchener | Trinidad & Tobago | The Road | The Road - single | Jump Up | 1963

Shadow | Trinidad & Tobago | Bass Man | Bass Man: 1974 Road March King | Straker's | 1974
Calypso Rose | Trinidad & Tobago | Her Majesty | Her Majesty Calypso Rose | Charlie's | 1978
Scrunter | Trinidad & Tobago | She Want Me To Sing In She Party | Soca Bacchanal | J.B.S. | 1986
Bunji Garlin | Trinidad & Tobago | Big Bad Soca (remix feat Shenseea) | Big Bad Soca (remix feat Shenseea) - single | VP | 2018

The Dixie Cups | NOLA USA | Iko Iko | Chapel Of Love | Red Bird | 1964
Wild Tchoupitoulas | NOLA USA | Brother John | Wild Tchoupitoulas | Island | 1976
Professor Longhair | NOLA USA | Go To The Mardi Gras | Go To The Mardi Gras - single | Ron | 1959
Al Johnson | NOLA USA | Carnival Time | Carnival Time - single | Ric | 1960
Hot 8 Brass Band | NOLA USA | Sexual Healing (re-edit) | Sexual Healing - single | Tru Thoughts | 2007

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