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August 19, 2025

Charts August 11-17, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 TERROR/CACTUS | "La Pantera" [Single] | Names You Can Trust 2 SAHA GNAWA | "Baba Mimoun...
August 15, 2025

Rebeldía y twist

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Global A Go-Go welcomes Romperayo to Richmond -- they're playing at Révéler Experiences on Saturday August 23.  Here's how bandleade...
August 12, 2025

Charts Jul 21 - Aug 10, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 MULATU ASTATKE | Mulatu Plays Mulatu | Strut 2 STORY OF NACIONAL RECORDS, THE, VOL. UNO Y DOS | various a...
August 8, 2025

The Big BW & the Sun of Latin Music

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I've never wanted Global A Go-Go to be "that show that's always talking about musicians who died," but sometimes you just ...
July 23, 2025

Charts July 14-20, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 ADRIAN QUESADA | Boleros Psicodélicos II | ATO 2 T.P. ORCHESTRE POLY RHYTMO DE COTONOU-BENIN | Tidiani Ko...
July 18, 2025

Dr. Boondigga

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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 ...
July 16, 2025

Charts Jun 30 - Jul 13, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 BRIVELE | Khaveyrim Zayt Greyt | Borscht Beat 2 BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL | Sunwise | Tak:til 3 KOKOROKO | Tuff ...
July 10, 2025

Cause & Effect: Chicha Libre

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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...
July 4, 2025

Once tejones

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Hot Secret Planet Richmond Summer continues in mid-July in two quite different flavors.  On Saturday July 12, Chicha Libre, the Brooklyn ban...
July 2, 2025

Charts June 23-29, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 TSAPIKY! MODERN MUSIC FROM SOUTHWEST MADAGASCAR | various artists | Sublime Frequencies 2 NOURA MINT SEYM...
June 28, 2025

Cumbia sin fronteras

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Yeison Landero, grandson of the legendary Andrés Landero and keeper of the flame for Colombian cumbia campesina , played here in Richmond in...
June 24, 2025

Charts June 16-22, 2025

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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...

Best Richmond radio show 2025, per Style Weekly readers

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I'm pleased to announce that Global A Go-Go has been selected by readers of Style Weekly , Richmond's alternative voice since 1982, ...
June 20, 2025

So many things to feel guilty about

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Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp (OTPMD for short) is a hard band to describe, an easy one to love.  Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it ...
June 18, 2025

Charts June 9-15, 2025

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