GLOBAL A GO-GO

I was stunned to hear that Chris (Mu) Faiumu, the founder and bandleader of Fat Freddy's Drop, passed away in his sleep on Wednesday at ...

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 BRIVELE | Khaveyrim Zayt Greyt | Borscht Beat 2 BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL | Sunwise | Tak:til 3 KOKOROKO | Tuff ...

Bill from Global A Go-Go here, bringing you a special edition of WRIR's Cause & Effect program this week (Saturday July 12, 1:00-3:0...

Hot Secret Planet Richmond Summer continues in mid-July in two quite different flavors.  On Saturday July 12, Chicha Libre, the Brooklyn ban...

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 TSAPIKY! MODERN MUSIC FROM SOUTHWEST MADAGASCAR | various artists | Sublime Frequencies 2 NOURA MINT SEYM...

Yeison Landero, grandson of the legendary Andrés Landero and keeper of the flame for Colombian cumbia campesina , played here in Richmond in...

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 MINYO CRUSADERS | Tour of Japan | 180g 2 HAWA AND KASSE MADY DIABATE | Toumaro | One World 3 WITCH | SOG...

I'm pleased to announce that Global A Go-Go has been selected by readers of Style Weekly , Richmond's alternative voice since 1982, ...

Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp (OTPMD for short) is a hard band to describe, an easy one to love.  Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it ...

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 LAIZ AND THE NEW LOVE EXPERIENCE | "Se Segura" [Single] | Agogo 2 HAWA AND KASSE MADY DIABATE |...

Malawi's Madalitso Band have gone in eight years from busking for survival on the dusty streets of Lilongwe to playing international mus...

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 BEJUCO | Machete | Discos Pacifico 2 GRUPO PILON | Nu Sta Li | El Palmas 3 GRUPO SON SAN | "La Hamac...

  The sound of the band Bejuco is based on currulao , the traditional marimba music of Colombia's Pacific coast.  But they've added...

WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 THE STORY OF NACIONAL RECORDS, VOL. UNO Y DOS | various artists | Nacional 2 GYEDU-BLAY AMBOLLEY | Wake U...

As you probably know already, WRIR is celebrating its 20th birthday this year.  There must have been something in the water in 2005 (myself,...