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April 27, 2016

Gabriella Ghermandi | Ethiopia: Celebrating Emperor Tewodros II

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ARTIST: Gabriella Ghermandi TITLE: Ethiopia: Celebrating Emperor Tewodros II LABEL: ARC Gabriella Ghermandi is an Italian-Ethiopian si...

Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore From Haiti 1960-1981

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ARTIST: various artists TITLE: Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore From Haiti 1960-1981 LABEL:...
April 26, 2016

Program April 27, 2016

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After two weeks of live bands (thank you, Rumput & Friends and Lobo Marino) and fundraising (thanks as well to everyone who donated in...
April 25, 2016

Charts April 24, 2016

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WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 YENI NOSTALJI | "Hem Bal Hem Aci" | demo 2 FELA RANSOME KUTI AND HIS KOOLA LOBITOS | Highli...
April 20, 2016

Program April 20, 2016

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Richmond Independent Radio's Spring 2016 Fund Drive is underway; it continues through Tuesday April 26.  Our objective is to raise $...
April 18, 2016

Charts April 17, 2016

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WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 FELA RANSOME KUTI AND HIS KOOLA LOBITOS | Highlife-Jazz And Afro-Soul (1963-1969) |  Knitting Factory ...
April 15, 2016

Debo Band | Ere Gobez

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ARTIST: Debo Band TITLE: Ere Gobez LABEL: FPE The ten year old Boston-based Debo Band is back with their third recording of Ethiopian-...

Karikatura | Speak Now

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ARTIST: Karikatura TITLE: Speak Now LABEL: Ropeadope Karikatura is a band that sounds like an amalgam of the music you’d hear if you s...

Fela Ransome Kuti & His Koola Lobitos | Highlife-Jazz & Afro-Soul (1963-69)

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ARTIST: Fela Ransome Kuti & His Koola Lobitos TITLE: Highlife-Jazz & Afro-Soul (1963-69) LABEL: Knitting Factory Before he was...
April 12, 2016

Program April 13, 2016

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Photograph by Ash Daniel Rumput (pictured above) & Friends will be my guests on Global A Go-Go this week -- they'll be performin...
April 11, 2016

Charts April 10, 2016

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WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 SYSTEMA SOLAR | Systema Solar | Nacional 2 BAMBA WASSOULOU GROOVE | Farima | Label Bleu 3 FANFARE CI...
April 6, 2016

Alma Afrobeat Ensemble | It's Time

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ARTIST: Alma Afrobeat Ensemble TITLE: It’s Time LABEL: Slow Walk Music Guitarist Aaron Feder started Alma Afrobeat Ensemble in Chicago...

Bamba Wassoulou Groove | Farima

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ARTIST: Bamba Wassoulou Groove TITLE: Farima LABEL: Label Bleu Super Djata Band was one of the great Malian combos of the 70s and 80s:...

Systema Solar | Systema Solar

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ARTIST: Systema Solar TITLE: Systema Solar LABEL: Nacional For the last ten years, Systema Solar has been one of the most exciting cul...
April 5, 2016

Program April 6, 2016

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Legendary Ethiopian saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya died on Monday at age 81.  Mekurya turned the war-like shellela vocal style into instru...