"Dark, mystical, lyrical and abstract, with its otherworldly shifting rhythms, Dilijans came off like a Haitian version of Bitches Brew." That's how journalist Uchenna Ikonne describes the one and only album by Ayizan, a Haitian-American band led by Alix "Tit" Pascal.
And that's no hype -- Dilijans, which has just been reissued by the French Comet label, is a remarkable listen, and you'll hear a track from it this week (Sunday February 19, 1:00-3:00 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) on Global A Go-Go's first hour alongside other mind-expanding sounds from the French Caribbean and West Africa.
In the second hour, we'll get into some Jamaican sounds circa 1968-70, when rocksteady was giving way to reggae and England's skinheads and suedes were turning on to it, followed by some more new cumbia from Colombia and México, and finishing with the funky sounds of Somalia including the first new studio album of this music since the golden days of Mogadishu more than 30 years ago.
Podcast: radio4all.net/program/114765
All the podcasts: radio4all.net/series/Global%20A%20Go-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
Jembaa Groove | Germany-Ghana-Benin-Israel-Portugal | Sweet My Ear (feat K.O.G) | Sweet My Ear (feat K.O.G) - Single | Agogo | 2023
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas | Ghana | Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena | K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas | Ofo Bros. | 1977
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats | Nigeria | 365 Is My Number / The Message | Juju Music | Mango | 1982
Ayizan | Haiti-USA | Deblozay | Dilijans | Comet | 2023-1984
La BOA | Colombia | Vuelo Antillano | La Bestia | MamboNegro | 2022
Les Vikings De La Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe France | Ambiance (Guhe Huiamo) | Ambiance (Guhe Huiamo) / Çe Nous Les Vikings - Single | Disques Debs | 1969
Guadafrica Combo | Guadeloupe France-RD Congo-Congo Brazzaville | Moin Çé Roi Roi | Ban Moin L'Anmou Doudou / Moin Çé Roi Roi - Single | Disques Debs | 1975
Jacob F. Desvarieux / Georges Decimus | Guadeloupe-France | Zouk La Sé Sèl Médikaman Nou Ni | Jacob F. Desvarieux / Georges Decimus | Mini | 1984
Lloyd Charmers | Jamaica | Dollars And Bonds | Dollars And Bonds - Single | Bullet | 1970
Winston "Whip" Williams | Jamaica | The People's Choice | Who Wants Some? | Gorgon | 2023-1970
Lester Sterling | Jamaica | Reggae On Broadway | Who Wants Some? | Gorgon | 2023-1968
The Bluebeaters | Italy | Toxic (One Drop version) | Record Kicks 20th Anniversary Rare Box Set | Record Kicks | 2023-2015
Apache Indian | England UK-Jamaica | The Israelites (feat Desmond Dekker) | Time For Change | API | 2005
Andres Landero | Colombia | Cuando Lo Negro Sea Bello | En Accion | Disco Fuentes | 1979
El Turco Perro | Colombia | Santa Helena | Carnavaleado | self-released | 2022
Grupo Kual? | México | Kumbia En La Soledad (feat Aurelio Pedraza Y Su Acordeón Sabanero) | Konexiones | Discos Rolas | 2022
Rocko Páez & Son Rompe Pera | Colombia-México | Cumbia Buena | Cumbia Buena - Single | Penca | 2022
Dur-Dur Band Int. | Somalia | Jija Love | The Berlin Session | Out Here | 2023
Iftin Band | Somalia | Umaayey Iyo Abo (Mother & Father) (feat Axmed Sharif Killer & Safiyo Axmed Mansuur) | Mogadishu's Finest: The Al-Uruba Sessions | Ostinato | 2022-198x
Fadumo Qassim & Shareero Band | Somalia | Waakaa Helaa (I Like You) | Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu, Somalia 1972-1991 | Analog Africa | 2019-197x
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