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November 29, 2016

Program November 30, 2016

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Joshua Camp (pictured above) is a Richmond boy made good.  He's co-founded two outstanding bands, One Ring Zero and Chicha Libre, he...
November 28, 2016

C.A.M.P.O.S. | Miracles & Criminals

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ARTIST: C.A.M.P.O.S. TITLE: Miracles & Criminals LABEL: Peace & Rhythm Cumbias And More Psychedelic Original Sounds, or C.A.M....

Charts November 27, 2016

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WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 TIKEN JAH FAKOLY | Racines | Wrasse 2 FRIGHTNRS | Nothing More To Say | Daptone 3 ALKIBAR JR. | Jama...
November 21, 2016

Charts November 20, 2016

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WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 ALKIBAR JR. | Jamal | Studio Mali 2 TIKEN JAH FAKOLY | Racines | Wrasse 3 VAUDOU GAME | Kidayu | Hot...
November 15, 2016

Program November 16, 2016

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Alkibar Jr. (pictured above) is bringing Ali Farka Toure's Songhai blues sound into the present tense.  Their debut album will be rele...
November 13, 2016

Alkibar Jr. | Jamal

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ARTIST: Alkibar Jr. TITLE: Jamal LABEL: Studio Mali Before Tinariwen and the rise of la guitare des ishumar , Ali Farka Toure was the ...

Charts November 13, 2016

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WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 DAWDA JOBARTEH | Transitional Times | Sterns Africa 2 ALSARAH AND THE NUBATONES | Manara | Wonderwhee...
November 8, 2016

Program November 9, 2016

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The KutiMangoes (in the small images above), an Afro-jazz band from Copenhagen, went to Ouagadougou in the West African nation of Burkina ...
November 7, 2016

Charts November 6, 2016

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WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 FRIGHTNRS | Nothing More To Say | Daptone 2 TIKEN JAH FAKOLY | Racines | Wrasse 3 ALSARAH AND THE NU...
November 1, 2016

Tiken Jah Fakoly | Racines

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ARTIST: Tiken Jah Fakoly TITLE: Racines LABEL: Wrasse My favorite reggae album of 2015 is now getting a proper USA release. Tiken Jah...
October 31, 2016

Program November 2, 2016

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First of all, I want to thank the over 500 listeners who donated $43,000 during WRIR's Fall 2016 Fund Drive.  This was WRIR's most...
October 30, 2016

Charts October 30, 2016

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WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten 1 VAUDOU GAME | Kidayu | Hot Casa 2 SEUN KUTI AND EGYPT 80 | Struggle Sounds | Sony Masterworks 3 YENI...
October 24, 2016

Program October 26, 2016

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First of all, thank you to everyone who has donated in WRIR's Fall 2016 Fund Drive, our most successful drive in a couple of years.  I...
October 18, 2016

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 | Struggle Sounds

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ARTIST: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 TITLE: Struggle Sounds LABEL: Sony Masterworks Seun Kuti has been fronting his dad’s old band since F...

The KutiMangoes | Made In Africa

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ARTIST: The KutiMangoes TITLE: Made In Africa LABEL: Tramp Here’s an unexpected pleasure: the second album by a Copenhagen-based band ...
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