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July 29, 2010

Program July 30, 2010

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I'll start out this week's program with a tribute to Willem Breuker, the Dutch composer and bandleader (that's his ensemble, the...
July 25, 2010

Reviews and charts July 25, 2010

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Check out the reviews (including one of the item pictured) and a table of WRIR's most-played world music recordings by clicking "R...
July 23, 2010

Program July 23, 2010

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African music is enormously popular on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Of all the African records, why is this one arguably the most influe...
July 18, 2010

Reviews and charts July 18, 2010

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WRIR's most played world music recording this week is Assume Crash Position by Konono No. 1.  Click "Read More" to read a re...
July 16, 2010

Program July 16, 2010

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The band Konono No. 1 (pictured above) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("konono" translates from Lingala roughly as ...
July 11, 2010

Reviews and charts July 11, 2010

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The most-played world music recording on WRIR this week is Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa on Honest Jon's Rec...
July 9, 2010

Program July 9, 2010

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Super Champeta-Man (known to his family as Lucas Silva, on the right in the image) is the man most responsible for introducing the world be...
July 4, 2010

Reviews and charts July 4, 2010

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WRIR's world music number one again this week is Gogol Bordello.  Great record but I'm tired of showing the same image, so pictured...
July 2, 2010

Program July 2, 2010

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We're at the halfway point of 2010, so let's take a listen to what I think are the best releases of the year so far.  Plenty to choo...
June 27, 2010

Reviews and charts June 27, 2010

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Inside: reviews of the Fela! original cast recording and the big boy pictured above (the latter is certain to be in my Top Ten of '10),...
June 25, 2010

Program June 25, 2010

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Image credit: Ben Rubin ( http://www.justseeds.org/celebrate_peoples_history/02emmag.html ) June 27th is the 141st anniversary of Emma Go...
June 20, 2010

Reviews and charts June 20, 2010

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Over the last two weeks, this was the most-played world music recording at WRIR.  Pretty cool.  No reviews this week, but plenty coming over...
June 18, 2010

Program June 18, 2010

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The man who put the beat in Afrobeat is Tony Allen, the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's Africa 70. He launched his own ban...
June 6, 2010

Reviews and charts June 6, 2010

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For the third week in a row, WRIR's #1 world music recording is this one pictured above.  Sexy time!  Click "Read More" for re...
June 4, 2010

Program June 4, 2010

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You're looking at Zakumi, mascot for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The eyes of the world will be on South Africa starting next w...