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July 30, 2018

Program August 1, 2018

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We're celebrating the birthday of the Republic of Benin on this week's edition of Global A Go-Go.  The little West African country...
July 22, 2018

Charts July 22, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kravenworks 2 ORLANDO "CACHAITO" LOPEZ | Cachaíto | ...
July 17, 2018

Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez | Cachaito

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ARTIST: Orlando ‘Cachaito’ Lopez TITLE: Cachaito LABEL: World Circuit World Circuit has been reissuing much of its catalog, giving you...

Program July 18, 2018

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July 18, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth.  And July 18 every year is Nelson Mandela International Day, when al...
July 15, 2018

Charts July 15, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kravenworks 2 BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan 3 ABU OBAIDA HASSAN...
July 10, 2018

Alpheus | Light Of Day

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ARTIST: Alpheus TITLE: Light Of Day LABEL: Liquidator British reggae singer Alpheus and Spanish producer Roberto Sanchez have been wor...

Program July 11, 2018

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July 11 is the 71st birthday of the late John Holt (pictured above in a painting by Oliver Martin), one of my favorite reggae singers.  ...
July 8, 2018

Charts July 8, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kravenworks 2 JUPITER AND OKWESS | Kin Sonic | Everloving 3 ...
July 3, 2018

Program July 4, 2018

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I'm the grandson of immigrants from one of the sh*thole countries of the early 20th century: Italy.  For my grandparents, the 4th of J...
June 27, 2018

Jupiter & Okwess | Kin Sonic

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ARTIST: Jupiter & Okwess TITLE: Kin Sonic LABEL: Everloving In a just world, Jean-Pierre (Jupiter) Bokondji would be the Democrati...

Red Baraat | Sound The People

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ARTIST: Red Baraat TITLE: Sound The People LABEL: Rhyme & Reason Here’s the fifth album by Red Baraat, the brassy combo led by dho...
June 25, 2018

Program June 27, 2018

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Jupiter Bokondji is the rare Congolese musician who isn't steeped in rumba Congolaise and soukous .  He grew up in East Berlin, and h...
June 24, 2018

Charts June 24, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 NICOLA CONTE AND SPIRITUAL GALAXY | Let Your Light Shine On | MPS 2 BOMBINO | Deran | Partisan 3 ...
June 19, 2018

Program June 20, 2018

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Desert blues superstar Oumara "Bombino" Moctar (pictured above), the "Sultan of Shred" from Agadez in Niger, has just ...
June 17, 2018

Charts June 17, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 DIALI CISSOKHO AND KAIRA BA | Routes | Twelve | Eight 2 ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kraven...