Richmond's home for music without borders is the Secret Planet Richmond concert series. Started in 2024, it brings cutting-edge international roots-based artists to Richmond, performances that ought to be happening all year round, not just at the Folk Festival.
Secret Planet Richmond has announced their Spring-Summer 2025 season, and on this week's edition of Global A Go-Go (Sunday May 4, 1:00-3:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/listen, and any old time at my podcast site) you'll hear from all the artists who'll be visiting Richmond for this season's series: Frente Cumbiero, Mourning [A] BLKstar, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Chicha Libre, Larry & Joe and Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou, and also from a couple of Richmond bands who will be opening for them.
The performances will take place at two Richmond venues: Révéler Experiences in Carytown and Get Tight Lounge in the Fan. All shows and dates are listed below in this post, along with links to tickets and more information (if available yet). Tune in to your community radio station and get early notice about some cool things that will be happening in your community.
A podcast of this week's program will be available soon at radio4all.net/series/Global%20A%20Go-Go.
Secret Planet Richmond Spring-Summer 2025 Season
Friday May 30: Mourning [A] BLKstar (Cleveland) with Knifing Around (Richmond) at Get Tight Lounge: info & tickets
Wednesday June 25: Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp (Geneva, Switzerland) with Amminal (Richmond) at Get Tight Lounge
Saturday July 12: Chicha Libre (Brooklyn) with Zarove (Richmond) at Get Tight Lounge: info & tickets
Tuesday July 15: Larry & Joe (Monagas, Venezuela & Winston-Salem, NC) at Révéler Experiences
Thursday September 18: Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou (Casablanca, Morocco) at Révéler Experiences
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
Frente Cumbiero | Colombia | CumbiEtiope | Meets Mad Professor | Vampisoul | 2011
Frente Cumbiero | Colombia | Cumbia Trosky | Inconcreto y Asociados | Salgaelsol / Discos Biche | 2025
Frente Cumbiero | Colombia | La Era del GigaHertz | Cera Perdida | La Roma | 2021
Frente Cumbiero | Colombia | Negro Gato | Inconcreto y Asociados | Salgaelsol / Discos Biche | 2025
Lonnie Holley & Mourning [A] BLKstar | USA | Too Close to War | Live at globalFEST Jan 14, 2024 | unreleased | 2024
Mourning [A] BLKstar | USA | Anti Anthem | The Garner Poems | Electric Cowbell | 2018
Amminal | RVA USA | Lullabye | Live on WRIR April 13, 2025 | unreleased | 2025
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp | Switzerland-France | Coagule (Octobre) | Ventre Unique | Bongo Joe | 2024
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp | Switzerland-France | Smiling Like a Flower (Dubby July) | Ventre Unique | Bongo Joe | 2024
Zarove | RVA USA | 78 | Live on WRIR June 23, 2024 | unreleased | 2024
Chicha Libre | France-Venezuela-Mexico-USA | Once Tejones | Canibalismo | Crammed / Barbès | 2012
Chicha Libre | France-Venezuela-Mexico-USA | Danza de los Simpsons | Cuatro Tigres EP | Barbès | 2013
Chicha Libre | France-Venezuela-Mexico-USA | Number 17 | Canibalismo | Crammed / Barbès | 2012
Larry & Joe | Venezuela-USA | Caballo Viejo | Nuevo South Train | Side Hustle | 2023
Larry & Joe | Venezuela-USA | Festival en Guararé | Manos Panamericanos | self-released | 2024
Larry & Joe | Venezuela-USA | Gavilán Tocuyano | Nuevo South Train | Side Hustle | 2023
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou | Morocco | Rebi Ya Moulay | Oulad Lghaba | Ajabu! | 2019
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou | Morocco | Lalla Malika 1 | L'bnat | Ajabu! | 2024
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou | Morocco | Lalla Haoua | L'bnat | Ajabu! | 2024
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou | Morocco | Beryandou | Oulad Lghaba | Ajabu! | 2019
The Souljazz Orchestra | Canada | Celestial Blues | Inner Fire | Strut | 2014
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