How is it possible that one of the best cumbia bands in the world is based in Lyon, France? Well, that's where Hernán Cortés landed after touring the world with Monterrey, Mexico's el rebelde del acordeón Celso Piña and his band Su Ronda Bogotá.
Cortés' ensemble Kumbia Boruka is a well-oiled 8-person party machine with over 400 gigs under their belt. As their booking agent says, Kumbia Boruka is "to be enjoyed without moderation!" The band's latest album Santa Suerte is their best calling card to date -- I'll feature it this week on Global A Go-Go.
Also this week (Sunday June 9, 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): Richmond reggae by Mighty Joshua with guest James "Plunky" Branch, Kiki Valera's son cubano, Malian standard-bearers Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko, Franck Biyong brings the pan-African dance party, and les groupes d'animation feminins du Gabon.
Podcast: radio4all.net/program/118085
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
Meta & The Cornerstones | Sénégal-Israel-Japan-Jamaica-USA | Breeze | Dia | Metarize Music Group | 2021
Steel Pulse | England UK | Worth His Weight In Gold (Rally Round) | True Democracy | Elektra | 1982
Mighty Joshua | RVA USA | Iron Sharpen Iron | Dreaducation | Mighty Music | 2024
Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Piñeiro | Cuba | Que Bonita Es Cuba | Sones Cubanos | Areito | 1969
Sierra Maestra | Cuba | Dundunbanza | Dundunbanza! | World Circuit | 1994
Soneros De Verdad | Cuba | A Buena Vista | Buena Vista: Barrio De La Habana | Timba | 2000
Kiki Valera | Cuba-USA | Este Vacilón | Vacilón Santiaguero | Circle 9 | 2024
Kumbia Boruka | México-Chile-Argentina-France | Llegando De Lejos | Santa Suerte | self-released | 2023
Kumbia Boruka | México-Chile-Argentina-France | Cumbia Regia (feat. El Gran Silencio) | Santa Suerte | self-released | 2023
Kumbia Boruka | México-Chile-Argentina-France | Amores Del Río | Santa Suerte | self-released | 2023
Rokia Traoré | Mali | M'Bifo | Bowmboi | Nonesuch | 2004
Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko | Mali | Batou | Djudjon: L'Oiseau De Garaná | One World | 2024
Samba Touré | Mali | Touri Idjé Bibi | Gandadiko | Glitterbeat | 2015
Franck Biyong | Cameroon-France | Kabasele Kingdom | Radio Masoda | Tangential Music | 2024
Tala A.M. | Cameroon | Nom Te Ma | Super Tchamassi | Fiesta | 1978
Moni Bilé | Cameroon | Osi Tapa Lambo Lam | O Si Tapa Lambo Lam | Toure Jim's | 1983
Groupe Kounabeli De Masuku & Patience Dabany | Gabon | Abaga Mbouga | Merci Yaya Bongo: Les Groupes D'Animation Féminins Du Gabon, 1982-1989 | Secousse | 2024-1983
Extra Golden | Kenya-USA | Jakolando | Hera Ma Nono | Thrill Jockey | 2007
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