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August 31, 2017

Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band | Bone Reader

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ARTIST: Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band TITLE: Bone Reader LABEL: self-released Chopteeth is a 12-piece Afro-funk band from Washington DC ...

Gogol Bordello | Seekers And Finders

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ARTIST: Gogol Bordello TITLE: Seekers And Finders LABEL: Cooking Vinyl Here’s the seventh studio album from Gogol Bordello, the New Yo...
August 29, 2017

Program August 30, 2017

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Gogol Bordello (pictured above), maybe the most exciting live band in the USA right now, with members hailing from Ukraine, Russia, China,...
August 20, 2017

Mdou Moctar | Sousoume Tamachek

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ARTIST: Mdou Moctar TITLE: Sousoume Tamachek LABEL: Sahelsounds Mdou Moctar from Niger is a central figure in the current Tuareg guita...

Offa Rex | The Queen Of Hearts

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ARTIST: Offa Rex TITLE: The Queen Of Hearts LABEL: Nonesuch In case you can’t tell from their recordings, Colin Meloy of The Decemberi...

Rio Mira | Marimba Del Pacifico

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ARTIST: Rio Mira TITLE: Marimba Del Pacifico LABEL: AYA Colombia’s Afro-Caribbean musical genres like cumbia , champeta and vallenato...

Charts August 20, 2017

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 CULTURE | Two Sevens Clash (40th Anniversary Edition) | VP 2 LOBO MARINO | The Mulberry House | se...
August 15, 2017

Program August 16, 2017

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1977, the year when "two sevens clash," is when reggae went mainstream in the USA and Bob Marley became an international superst...
August 13, 2017

Charts August 13, 2017

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 MEKLIT | When the People Move, The Music Moves Too | Six Degrees 2 SWEET AS BROKEN DATES: LOST SOMALI...
August 8, 2017

Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa

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ARTIST: various artists TITLE: Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa LABEL: Ostinato Like most African nati...
August 7, 2017

Program August 9, 2017

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Kwaito is South Africa's answer to house music from Chicago, Detroit and New York City: disco's four-on-the-floor rhythm, deep ba...
August 6, 2017

Charts August 6, 2017

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 THE BOMBAY ROYALE | Run Kitty Run | HopeStreet 2 RODRIGO GALLARDO & NICOLA CRUZ | El Origen | Wonder...
July 31, 2017

Program August 2, 2017

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Regis Gizavo, the Big Box Man of Madagascar, was one of the most amazing accordionists you'll ever hear.  He made a career in France i...
July 30, 2017

Charts July 30, 2017

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 MEKLIT | When The People Move, The Music Moves Too | Six Degrees 2 CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT FEAT TONY AL...
July 25, 2017

The Bombay Royale | Run Kitty Run

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ARTIST: The Bombay Royale TITLE: Run Kitty Run LABEL: HopeStreet The Bombay Royale is an 11-piece band led by saxophonist Andy (The Sk...