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August 29, 2020

Ethiopian tradition, 21st century improvisation

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Violinist Kaethe Hostetter got interested in Ethiopian music when she became a founding member of Boston's Debo Band.  Then she took a...
August 25, 2020

Charts August 18-24, 2020

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 A GUIDE TO THE BIRDSONG OF MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN | various artists | Shika Shika ...
August 22, 2020

We're making history

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There's a lot of music I listened to in 1978 that I'm no longer interested in.  And there are a few things that are as timely and ...
August 17, 2020

Charts August 11-17, 2020

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time 2 MOONLIGHT BENJAMIN | Simido | Ma Case 3 MODOU TOURE...
August 15, 2020

Crossroads can't hold me

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She has released two albums since 2018 and she's already being compared to Angelique Kidjo, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, the White Stripes,...
August 10, 2020

Charts Aug 4-10, 2020

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 SANTROFI | Alewa | Out Here 2 VOZ DI SANICOLAU | Fundo De Marê Palinha | Analog Africa 3 HABIBI ...
August 8, 2020

Uhuru special

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It's an all-African edition of Global A Go-Go this week (Monday August 10, 3:00-5:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/...
August 4, 2020

Charts Jul 28 - Aug 3, 2020

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 ANDRE ABUJAMRA | "Alma Nao Tem Cor - Multi 25" [Single] | Tratore 2 KELEKETLA | Keleketla...
August 1, 2020

The king of Sudanese jazz

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In Sudan, as in many African countries, if you made music in the 1960s with electric guitars and electric keyboards and a drum trap kit (a...
July 27, 2020

Charts July 21-27, 2020

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time 2 ASHER GAMEDZE | Dialectic Soul | On The Corner 3...
July 25, 2020

Motion is imperative. We keep moving.

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Here's an implausible scenario: You develop the idea for a debut album as part of your masters' thesis.  You write and record and ...
July 21, 2020

Charts July 14-20, 2020

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 LA DAME BLANCHE | "Cogelo Con Calma" [Single] | Nacional 2 MINYO CRUSADERS PLUS FRENTE CUM...
July 19, 2020

101st century global raw soul

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Sometimes a record label has its own sound -- the combination of esthetics, players, equipment, place and time all are in alignment.  As s...
July 13, 2020

Charts Jun 30 - Jul 13, 2020

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WRIR's NACC World Top Ten 1 KELEKETLA | Keleketla! | Ahead Of Our Time 2 SAHRA HALGAN TRIO | Waa Dardaaran | Buda 3 MULATU A...
July 11, 2020

Consistent fantasy is reality

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Gaye Su Akyol (pictured above)'s most recent album is entitled Consistent Fantasy Is Reality (or Istkrarli Hayal Hakikattir in the o...