Lucas Nwananga can't go back to Soweto -- he's from Yorkshire. He grew up collecting rare recordings of South African township jive and mbaqanga, then he taught himself to play all the instruments on those records by ear. "His Band" is just Lucas playing guitars, bass, brushed snare drum and melodica, recreating the sonics of 1960s South Africa in his home during the lockdown.
Back To Soweto is one of the most joyful albums I've heard in 2020. Tune in to Global A Go-Go this week and hear a selection from it for yourself, alongside some of the vintage jive that inspired it.
Also this week (Monday November 16, 3:00-5:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/listen, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site): Brooklyn Raga Massive's Terry Riley-inspired In D, North African rock
'n' roll, lovers rock - the romantic side of reggae, some tuneful Latin
soul and salsa dura para los bailadores y los oyentes.
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
Brooklyn Raga Massive | USA | Raga Bihag | In D | self-released | 2020
Vusi Mahlasela | South Africa | Ithemba Lami | Shebeen Queen | ATO | 2020
Thomas Phale & Others (South Africa) | South Africa | Amanzi Ayeza | Sporo No. 4 | Star Black | 1979
Kabasa | South Africa | Burning Splinters | Kabasa | Atlantic | 1980
Lucas Nwananga & His Band | England UK | Isobho Lethu | Back To Soweto | Umsakazo | 2020
Rachid Taha | Algeria-France | Josephine | Diwan 2 | Barclay | 2006
Les Boukakes | France-Tunisia | L'Alawi | Bledi | Atlas Music Pro | 2004
Bab L'Bluz | Morocco-France | Gnawa Beat | Nayda! | Real World | 2020
Mano Negra | France-Spain | Sidi H'Bibi | Puta's Fever | Virgin | 1989
Alton Ellis | Jamaica-England UK | I'm Still In Love With You | Sings Rock And Soul | Coxsone | 1967
Norma Fraser | Jamaica | The First Cut Is The Deepest | The First Cut Is The Deepest - Single | Coxsone | 1967
Tinga Stewart | Jamaica | A Brand New Me | A Brand New Me - Single | Pantomine | 1972
Gyptian | Jamaica | Warm & Easy | Warm & Easy - Single | VP | 2020
Christopher Martin | Jamaica | If I Were A Carpenter | Strictly The Best 46 | VP | 2012
Orkesta Mendoza | USA-Mexico | Tusk | La Caminadora | Glitterbeat | 2018
Los Mocosos | USA | Brothers & Sisters | All Grown Up | Hip Spanic | 2020
Quantic & Alice Russell With The Combo Barbaro | England UK-Colombia-USA | Su Suzy | Look Around The Corner | Tru Thoughts | 2012
Rene Lopez | USA | Steal Your Love | Paint The Moon Gold | Liberation Label | 2014
Alfredo Linares | Peru-Venezuela | Se Formo La Fiesta (Mi Negrita) | Lo Que Tengo | Vampisoul | 1980
Eddie Palmieri | USA | Justicia | Justice / Justicia | Tico | 1969
Ray Barretto | USA | Indestructible | Indestructible | Fania | 1973
La Excelencia | USA | La Economia | Echos Del Barrio | Handle With Care | 2012
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