January 31, 2021

Westbound train

February 1st would have been Dennis Brown's 64th birthday, had he not passed away far too young in 1999.  They called Brown "The Crown Prince of Reggae" and he was Bob Marley's favorite singer -- hell, he's the favorite singer of a legion of reggae fans.  This week on Global A Go-Go I'll spin one of my favorite deep cuts from Brown's vast archive plus a killer version of one of his biggest hits.
 
Also this week  (Monday February 1, 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): the early days of champeta, spicy and annoying cumbia, the latest from La Mambanegra, makossa from Cameroon and Colombia, and another highlight of Orchestre Poly Rythmo's catalog.



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
 
La Banda Africana | Colombia | Te Clavo La … Mano | La Locura De Machuca: Barranquilla-Colombia, 1975-1980 | Analog Africa | 1980
Machuca Cumbia | Colombia | Stayin' Alive | Da Ya Think I'm Sexy / Stayin' Alive - Single | Vampisoul | 1978
Abelardo Carbono Y Su Conjunto | Colombia | Guana Tangula | Guana Tangula | Vampisoul | 1980
Viviano Torres & Anne Swing | Colombia | Mini Ku Suto | Champeta Criolla Vol. 2: Visionary Black Music From Underground Colombiafrica | Palenque | 199x
 
Los Bitchos | England UK | Pista (Great Start) | Pista (Great Start) - Single | self-released | 2019
El Dusty | USA-Mexico | Sax Riddim (feat Chucho Ponce & Los Daddys and Mariano Herrera) | Sax Riddim - Single | Americano | 2021
El Hijo De La Cumbia | Argentina-Sweden-Mexico-Uruguay | Que Te Vaya Bien (feat IMS) | Genero Genero | Nacional | 2018
Mexican Institute Of Sound | Mexico-USA | Para No Vivir Desesperado | Pinata | Nacional | 2007
 
Orquesta El Macabeo | Puerto Rico USA | Alacran | Live on Global A Go-Go 2015-09-02
La Mambanegra | Colombia | Oilo | Oilo - Single | self-released | 2020
Kadencia | RVA USA | Bomba Del Canaveral | La Voz Del Barrio | self-released | 2009
Alfredo Linares | Peru-Venezuela | Sonando Tambo | Lo Que Tengo | Vampisoul | 1980
 
Ken Boothe | Jamaica | Ain't No Sunshine | Boothe Unlimited | Federal | 1972
Dennis Brown | Jamaica | Should I | Words Of Wisdom | Joe Gibbs Music | 1979
Faraon Bantu Sound System feat Quantic | Colombia-England UK | Westbound Train | Profecias Del Emperador Bantu | Chusma | 2011
Dub Pistols v Dubmatix | England UK-Canada | Blue Monday | Blue Monday - Single | Cyclone | 2021
 
Bill Loko | Cameroon | Nen Lambo | Salsa Makossa / Nen Lambo - Single | Ledoux | 1980
Moni Bile | Cameroon | Osi Tapa Lambo | Osi Tapa Lambo | Toure Jim's | 1982
Nkumba System | Colombia-Cameroon | Cacerolazo | Bailalo Duro! | Prado | 2020
 
T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou Benin | Benin | Unite Africaine | Unite Africaine | Acid Jazz | 1977

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