They sing feminist songs accompanied by microKorg synthesizer, their vodoun funk rhythms are played on recycled percussion including a bass instrument made out of PVC pipes whacked with a sandal, and they're named after the Togolese women who dominated West Africa's textile trade. They are NBT: Nana Benz du Togo and they must be heard and seen to be believed. We'll take care of the latter this week on Global A Go-Go.
Also this week (Sunday August 27, 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): Amazigh banjo music from Morocco, Prince Fatty covers Richmond's own Lonnie Liston Smith, happy 32nd birthday to the Republic of Moldova, new Afrobeat by Eparapo, and more bikutsi guitars from Cameroon.
Podcast: radio4all.net/program/116235
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
Akli D | Algeria-France | Good Morning Tchétchénia | Ma Yela (Kabyle Mental) | Because | 2006
Hassan Wargui | Morocco | Izd Nkki | Izd Nkki - Single | self-released | 2023
Lounes Matoub | Algeria | Kumisaṛ | Tirgin | Triomphe Musique | 1982
Prince Fatty | England UK | Expansions (feat Shniece) | Expansions - Single | Lovedub Limited | 2023
Soothsayers | England UK | We're Not Leaving | We're Not Leaving - Single (7 inch) | Red Earth | 2011
Joe Dukie & DJ Fitchie | New Zealand | Midnight Marauders | Midnight Marauders - Single | The Drop | 2002
Cuibul | Moldova | Muzyka Letnea | Pomidor | Feelee | 1998
Ersatzmusika | Germany-Russia-Moldova-Estonia | Hey, Gangway! | Voice Letter | Asphalt Tango | 2007
Zdob și Zdub | Moldova | Omul Liliac | Omul Liliac - Single | MediaPro Music | 2018
O-Zone | Moldova | Dragostea Din Tei | DiscO-Zone | Cat Music | 2003
Zdob și Zdub | Moldova | Moldovenii S-au Născut | Basta Mafia! | MediaPro Music | 2011
Lagos Thugs | Nigeria | Innocent Blood (Let It Be Known) | Straight From The Decks Vol. 3 | Heavenly Sweetness | 2023-2021
Eparapo | England UK-Nigeria | Follow The Money (feat Dele Sosimi) | Take To The Streets | Wah Wah 45s | 2023
Nana Benz Du Togo | Togo | Tite | Ago | Komos | 2023
Nana Benz Du Togo | Togo | Danser | Ago | Komos | 2023
Roger Damawuzan | Togo-France | What Time Is It? | Seda | Hot Casa | 2022
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou | Benin | Gbeti Madjro | Cotonou Club | Strut | 2011
Gibraltar Drakus | Cameroon | Mekeya A Dzal (Retour A Village) | Hommage A Zanzibar | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2023-1989
Roger Bekono | Cameroon | Ye Wo Kombel | Roger Bekono | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2023-1989
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