It's not often that Richmonders get a chance to see one of the most original, electric, mind-blowing bands in all of Africa, playing in a venue that resembles the tight, steamy open-air nightclubs of their home town, Ouagadougou in the small West African nation of Burkina Faso.
That opportunity comes your way on Wednesday May 24 when Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band play at the Get Tight Lounge. If you're considering taking the plunge, tune in to Global A Go-Go this week (Sunday May 14, 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) and hear my choice of three Baba Commandant songs, plus an explanation of why they're my favorite African band right now.
Also this week: We celebrate David Byrne's 71st birthday with a set of his most outernational music plus selections from his globalist Luaka Bop record label, new music from sometimes David Byrne associate and former labelmate Cheo, new Afro-funk coming out of Barcelona by Sia Tolno, and a set of electro-cumbia.
Podcast: radio4all.net/program/115427
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
Grupo Kual? | México | Enamorada De Un Amigo Mio (feat Grupo Q Nota) | Konexiones | Discos Rolas | 2022
Cumbias En Moog | Colombia | Cumbia De Sal | Cumbia De Sal / Cumbia Sobre El Mar - Single | Vampisoul | 2023-1979
Pahua | México | Espantapájaros (feat La Perla) | Espantapájaros - Single | Nacional | 2023
Cheo | Venezuela-USA | Macumba | Macumba - Single | Nacional | 2023
Yerba Buena | Venezuela-Cuba-USA-Colombia-France | Sugar Daddy (feat John Leguizamo, Celia Cruz & Les Nubians) | Island Life | Razor & Tie | 2005
Los Rumbers | Spain | Como Mi Ritmo No Hay Dos | Flamenco Breaks | Guasa Groove | 2001
The Pinker Tones | Spain | Viva La Juventud | The BCN Connection | Outstanding | 2004
Talking Heads | USA | (Nothing But) Flowers | Naked | Sire | 1988
David Byrne | USA | Dirty Old Town | Rei Momo | Luaka Bop | 1989
Talking Heads | USA | The Great Curve | Remain In Light | Sire | 1980
Cornershop | England UK | Sleep On The Left Side | When I Was Born For The 7th Time | Luaka Bop | 1997
Jorge Ben | Brazil | Ponta De Lança Africano (Umbabarauma) | Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical | Luaka Bop | 1989-1976
Moussa Doumbia | Mali | Keleya | World Psychedelic Classics, Vol. 3: Love's A Real Thing - The Funky, Fuzzy Sounds Of West Africa | Luaka Bop | 2005-1977
Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Keleya | Sira Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies | 2018
Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Ntijiguimorola | Juguya | Sublime Frequencies | 2015
Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Serejugu | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies | 2022
Sia Tolno | Sierra Leone-Guinée Conakry-Spain | Weather Song | Baya | Kingsland Music / Slow Walk Music | 2023
Helen Nkume | Nigeria | Onye Ije | And Her Young Timers Band | Dig This Way | 2023-1978
Ibibio Sound Machine | Nigeria-England UK-Ghana | Power Of 3 | Uyai | Merge | 2017
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