I've been playing a lot of Colombian music lately. La Perla played live in WRIR's Studio C on May 4 before their performance at Get Tight Lounge; when they were here I spun another 40 minutes of music by other current Bogotá bands. Then Meridian Brothers, also from Bogotá, played Get Tight on May 13 and you heard their music on Global A Go-Go as well.
But the Colombian musical scene extends way beyond Bogotá. This week on Global A Go-Go you'll hear four more current Colombian bands from across that big country, including Rancho Aparte from Cali who will be headlining the Richmond Folk Festival this fall.
Also this week (Sunday May 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): The unique Ethio-jazz of Qwanqwa; the latest from Dutch-Indonesian hipsters Nusantara Beat; probably the two best American Congolese bands right now: Occidental Brothers Dance Band and Loboko; a great new juju single from Franck Biyong; and burger highlife, the sound of the Ghanaian diaspora.
Podcast: radio4all.net/program/117955
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
Qwanqwa | Ethiopia-USA | Indet Nesh | Live | self-released | 2024
Noori & His Dorpa Band | Sudan | Qwal | Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass From Sudan's Red Sea Coast | Ostinato | 2022
Nusantara Beat | Netherlands-Indonesia | Mang Becak | Mang Becak - Single | Bongo Joe / Lamunai | 2024
Yol Aularong | Cambodia | Yuvajon Kouge Jet | Cambodian Psych-Out | Defective | 2007-197x
Leenalchi | South Korea | Tiger Is Coming | Sugungga | Zanpar | 2020
Khun Narin | Thailand | Lai Sing | Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band | Innovative Leisure | 2014
Jacobo Vélez Y La Mambanegra | Colombia | Santa Noche | Santa Noche - Single | Tambora | 2024
Systema Solar | Colombia | Ponte Bonito | Ponte Bonito - Single | self-released | 2024
Papayebrass | Colombia | Verano En Santoto | Verano En Santoto - Single | Tambora | 2024
Rancho Aparte | Colombia | Bundemente | Re-Evolución | self-released | 2023
Orchestre Afro-Negro | RD Congo-Belgium | À La Mode | Les Belgicains: Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-70 | Covadia | 2024-196x
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International | USA-RD Congo-Zambia | Mokili | Likambo Te | self-released | 2024
Loboko | RD Congo-USA | Ekenge | Kanyunyi - Single | Names You Can Trust | 2023
Sir Shina Peters & His International Stars | Nigeria | Yabis | Sewele | S.P. | 1986
The Lijadu Sisters | Nigeria | Bayi L'ense | Mother Africa | Afrodisia | 1977
Franck Biyong | Cameroon-RD Congo-France | Lipanda (feat. Mary May) | Lipanda - Single | Tangential Music | 2024
The Godfathers | Ghana-Sierra Leone | Ebe Yi Yie Ni | Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93 | Soundway | 2024-1980
A.B. Crentsil's Ahenfo Band with A.P.M.S. | Ghana-Canada | Ma Mendwen Me Ho | Toronto By Night | Wazuri | 1985
Jewel Ackah | Ghana | Eko Awar A Bisa | Electric Hi-Life | Asona | 1986
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