Global A Go-Go welcomes Romperayo to Richmond -- they're playing at Révéler Experiences on Saturday August 23. Here's how bandleader Pedro Ojeda describes them: "As if Colombian tropical music from decades past traveled to the city on an acid discharge."
Ojeda is no more than one degree of separation from every cool project that's coming out of Bogotá Colombia right now. If you saw Frente Cumbiero in May, that was Ojeda behind the drum kit. You can also find him there with Los Pirañas, his cooperative trio with Mario Galeano (who leads Frente Cumbiero) and Eblis Alvarez (who leads Meridian Brothers).
All of those other bands have toured the USA multiple times, and all but Los Pirañas have played here in Richmond. But this is Romperayo's first American tour, and it is long overdue. Check out a whole set of Romperayo music this week on Global A Go-Go, if you're thinking about checking them out at Révéler next weekend.
Also this week (Sunday August 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): Moroccan gnawa meets jazz via Saha Gnawa; three distinctive takes on Afrobeat from Trio Mokili, Bejuco and Ousmane Kouyaté; the blistering Mande rock of Orchestra Gold; new cumbia variants by Terror/Cactus, Minyo Crusaders, La Bands Chuska and Quitapenas; and music from Chicha Libre and its offshoots, since Chicha Libre will be back in Richmond, also at Révéler, on Sunday September 7.
A podcast of this week's program will be available soon at 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
Moktar Gania & Gnawa Soul | Morocco-France-Israel | Soudani Foulani | Gnawa Soul | Musjomusic / Nuits d’Afrique | 2022
Saha Gnawa | Morocco-USA | Baba Mimoun | Saha Gnawa | Pique-nique | 2025
Hassan Hakmoun | Morocco-USA | Balili | Unity | Healing | 2014
Trio Mokili | USA | Colonial Mentality | Trio Mokili | self-released | 2025
Bejuco | Colombia | Fátima | Machete | Discos Pacifico | 2025
Ousmane Kouyaté | Guinea Conakry-Mali | Kefimba | Ousmane Kouyaté (Analog Africa Limited Dance Edition No. 18) | Analog Africa | 2025-1982
Orchestra Gold | Mali-USA | Baye Ass N'Diaye | Baye Ass N'Diaye - Single | self-released | 2025
Keletigui et ses Tambourinis | Guinea Conakry | Miri Magnin | Music For a Revolution Vol. 1: Guinea's Syliphone Recording Label (1967-1973) | Radio Martiko | 2025-1973
Super Boiro Band | Guinea Conakry | So I Si Sa | Discothèque 74 | Syliphone | 1974
Romperayo | Colombia | La Canoa del Soldado | La Canoa del Soldado - Single | Little Beat More | 2024
Romperayo | Colombia | Pindongos (Versión Acelerada) | Insurgentes Carismáticos | Discos Elgozo / Girando | 2024
Romperayo | Colombia | Rebeldía y Twist (Tito) | Rebeldía y Twist (Tito) - Single | self-released | 2024
Romperayo | Colombia | Aye Que Pulguita | ¿Que Jué? | Souk | 2019
Terror/Cactus | Argentina-USA | La Pantera | La Pantera - Single | Names You Can Trust | 2025
Minyo Crusaders | Japan | Tairyo Utaikomi | Tour of Japan | 180g | 2025
La Banda Chuska | Peru-Argentina-USA | Bar Secreto | Basic Bichos | self-released | 2025
Quitapenas | USA | Que Tumbao | ¡Retumba! EP | Nepantla | 2025
Chicha Libre | France-Venezuela-Mexico-USA | La Danza de Don Lucho | Canibalismo | Crammed / Barbès | 2012
Los Crema Paraiso | Venezuela-USA | Personal Jesus (feat. Carol C) | De Película | Cutupra Productions | 2015
Combo Daguerre | France-Peru-Colombia-Venezuela-USA | Les Assassins | Fracassines | Barbès | 2024
Locobeach | USA-Venezuela | The Devil Is A Charmer | Psychedelic Disco Cumbia | Dorsal Fin / Peace & Rhythm | 2019
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