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December 27, 2019

Top ten singles & EPs of 2019

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This week on the December 30th edition of Global A Go-Go, I'll unwrap my favorite singles and EPs of 2019. I've been doing top t...
December 20, 2019

Top ten new releases of 2019

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It's the most wonderful time of the year ....  That's right, it's the time of the year when Global A Go-Go unwraps its favorit...
December 14, 2019

Tougher than tough

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"Rougher than rough / Tougher than tough / Strong like lion / We are iron."  Rude boys take over Global A Go-Go on December 16: ...
December 8, 2019

Charts Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2019

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 STRICTLY THE BEST, VOL. 60 | various artists | VP 2 ONIPA | "Onipa / Makoma" [Single] | ...
December 7, 2019

A little dabke'll do ya

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Omar Souleyman is back!  Syria's king of dabke (living in Turkey right now for safety's sake), the best thing to happen to electr...
December 2, 2019

Charts November 23-29, 2019

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 KOKOLO AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA | 100 Fevers | Peace & Rhythm 2 LONDON AFROBEAT COLLECTIVE | Humans ...
December 1, 2019

Change at Jamaica for Babylon

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In 1979, Vincent (Randy) Chin and his wife Patricia of Randy's Record Shop in Kingston, Jamaica started the VP Records imprint in Jama...
November 25, 2019

Charts November 16-22, 2019

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 JUANA MOLINA | Forfun [EP] | Crammed 2 POUR ME A GROG: THE FUNANA REVOLT IN 1990S CABO VERDE | vari...
November 23, 2019

Well-behaved women seldom make history

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On the November 25 edition of Global A Go-Go, I'll feature two African women making waves right now by playing instruments that had be...
November 18, 2019

Charts November 9-15, 2019

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 JUANA MOLINA | Forfun [EP] | Crammed 2 IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge 3 LOCOBEACH |...
November 17, 2019

Funana for all

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Funana is the accordion-based dance music of the badius , the escaped enslaved people who populate Santiago Island in Cabo Verde.  It...
November 10, 2019

Charts November 2-8, 2019

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 LOS SHAIN'S | El Ritmo De Los Shain's | Munster 2 KOKOLO AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA | 100 Fevers |...
November 9, 2019

Back in the saddle again

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It's great to be in Studio A after a six month absence, feeling good and with a satchel full of music I've haven't yet played ...
November 3, 2019

Charts Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2019

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I'm back in the saddle again!  I'm pleased to announce that Global A Go-Go is returning to WRIR's airwaves.  The program will ...
October 28, 2019

Charts October 12-25, 2019

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 ORIENTALES DE PARAMONGA, LOS | Fiesta En Oriente | Infopesa 2 BUDOS BAND, THE | V | Daptone 3 Y ...