La Perla is a voice-and-percussion trio from Bogotá Colombia, home of one of the most organically interesting music scenes in the world right now. Their music is rooted in traditional Afro-Colombian rhythms like cumbia, chalupa and mapalé, but it's written and performed by 21st century women who also have their ears on punk, rap and EDM.
La Perla is coming to Richmond this spring: They'll be performing at the Get Tight Lounge on Saturday May 4 (I recommend putting that on your calendar right now), and earlier that afternoon they'll be playing live in WRIR's Studio C during our Cause & Effect radio program. This week on Global A Go-Go I'm going to introduce you to La Perla's music, with two songs from their 2022 debut album Callejera and some related sounds.
Also this week (Sunday March 17, 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): Anatolian rock chestnuts from the 70s, a set of cumbia that will get you moving, guitarist Mark Leggett channels Ali Farka Touré and Baaba Maal, rockin' desert blues including the wonderful new compilation of Abdallah Oumbadougou, and the cinematic psychedelic soul of Barcelona's Bidaide.
Podcast: radio4all.net/program/117532
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
Umut Adan | Turkey-Italy | Zaman Zaman | Bahar | Riverboat | 2019
Cem Karaca | Turkey | O Leyli | Nem Kaldı? | Turkishvinyl | 2024-1975
Barış Manço & Kurtalan Ekspresi | Turkey | Lambaya Püf De! | Sakla Samanı Gelir Zamanı | Turkishvinyl | 2024-1976
Erkin Koray | Turkey | Tımbıllı | 2 | Turkishvinyl | 2024-1976
La Perla | Colombia | El Sol | Callejera | Mambo Negro | 2022
Sidestepper | Colombia-England UK | Come See Us Play | Supernatural Love | Real World | 2016
Son Palenque | Colombia | Cumbia Africana | Afric Erotic | Felito | 1986
La Perla | Colombia | Chicharachera | Callejera | Mambo Negro | 2022
Tonada | Colombia | Dale Tú, Pa' Ve | Dale Tú, Pa' Ve - Single | Tambora | 2024
Celso Piña Y Su Ronda Bogota | México | Cumbia Sobre El Río | Barrio Bravo | WEA Latina | 2001
Marco Flores Y La Jerez | México | El Botecito (feat. Los Hijos Del Pueblo) | El Botecito - Single | Nacional | 2024
Radio Cumbia | Colombia | El Pipiloco | De Mente Caliente | Polen | 2008
Mexican Institute Of Sound | México | Es-Toy | Algo-Ritmo: Hits 2004-2024 | Soy Sauce | 2024-2012
Ali Farka Touré | Mali | Boyrei | The River | World Circuit | 1990
Mark Leggett | USA | Road To Mali | Road To Mali - Single | Earthsonix | 2024
Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck | Sénégal | Bibbe Leydy | Djam Leelii: The Adventurers | Mango | 1989
Abdallah Oumbadougou | Niger | Imidiwan | Amghar: The Godfather Of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 | Petaluma | 2024-2012
Terakaft | Mali | Alghalem | Aratan N Azawad | World Village | 2011
Tamikrest | Mali-Algeria | Ayitma Madjam | Toumastin | Glitterhouse | 2011
Tinariwen | Mali | Tamatant Tilay | Aman Iman : Water Is Life | Independiente | 2007
Imarhan | Algeria | Ehad Wa Dagh | Temet | City Slang | 2018
Bidaide | Catalunya Spain | Batua | Batua / Love Me & Give Me Up - Single | Matasuna | 2024
The Budos Band | USA | Ride Or Die | II | Daptone | 2007
Bixiga 70 | Brazil | Ocupai | Ocupai | Mais Um | 2014
Professor Wouassa | Switzerland | We Thit | Grow Yes Yes! | Matasuna | 2017
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