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November 26, 2018

Program November 28, 2018

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Mauritania (flag pictured above) celebrates its 58th independence day on Wednesday.  This large (about the same size as Egypt), sparsely p...
November 25, 2018

Charts November 25, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa 2 AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS | A Toda Cuba Le Gusta | World Circuit 3 J...
November 20, 2018

Vaudou Game | Otodi

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ARTIST: Vaudou Game TITLE: Otodi LABEL: Hot Casa The third album by this Lyon, France-based combo led by Togolese singer-guitarist Pet...

Program November 21, 2018

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This week it's Global A Go-Go's annual day before Thanksgiving show, i.e. the Sitting In Traffic edition of the program.  As alway...
November 18, 2018

Charts November 18, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 BARRO | Somos | self-released 2 KALETA AND SUPER YAMBA BAND | "Mr. Diva / Hungry Man, Angry Ma...
November 13, 2018

Barro | Somos

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ARTIST: Barro TITLE: Somos LABEL: self-released The city of Recife and Pernambuco state in Brazil’s northeast are home to one of that ...
November 12, 2018

Program November 14, 2018

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Barro (pictured above) is a singer-songwriter from Pernambuco in Brazil's northeast, home to some of that vast country's most inte...
November 11, 2018

Charts November 11, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Sira Ba Kele | Sublime Frequencies 2 SUPERFONICOS | Suelta ...
October 30, 2018

Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Sira Ba Kele

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ARTIST: Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band TITLE: Sira Ba Kele LABEL: Sublime Frequencies The slinky, funky push-pull rhythms of ...

Program October 31, 2018

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Tam Lin watercolor illustration by Joanna Barnum: joannabarnum.com First of all, I want to say thank you to the over 530 WRIR listeners ...
October 28, 2018

Charts October 28, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 ANDRE SAMPAIO | Alagbe | Sony Brasil 2 ANGELIQUE KIDJO | Remain In Light | Kravenworks 3 BABA CO...
October 23, 2018

Program October 24, 2018

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WRIR's Fall 2018 Fund Drive wraps up on Wednesday October 24 at 11 PM. Many of the folks reading this message have already donated du...
October 15, 2018

Program October 17, 2018

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WRIR's Fall 2018 Fund Drive is now underway -- we're working to raise $40,000 by Wednesday October 24 to power independent communi...
October 14, 2018

Charts October 14, 2018

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 SUPERFONICOS | Suelta [EP] | Discos Fonicos 2 VISHTEN | Horizons | Productions Takashoun 3 PEREG...
October 9, 2018

Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird | The Butcher's Share

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ARTIST: Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird TITLE: The Butcher’s Share LABEL: Oriente Here’s the fifth album from Berlin’s Daniel Kahn ...