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May 30, 2025

Viva la juventud

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As you probably know already, WRIR is celebrating its 20th birthday this year.  There must have been something in the water in 2005 (myself,...
May 27, 2025

Charts May 19-25, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten   1 FRENTE CUMBIERO |  Inconcreto & Asociados | Salgaelsol/Biche 2 BEJUCO | Machete | Discos Pacific...
May 22, 2025

Inconcreto & Asociados

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One of my favorite bands in the world is coming to Richmond for the first time ever on May 28.  And I see I'm not the only Frente Cumbie...
May 20, 2025

Charts May 12-18, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 ADRIAN RASO AND FANFARE CIOCARLIA | The Devil Rides Again | Asphalt Tango 2 CAVEMEN, THE | "Dancin...
May 16, 2025

Journey through life

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It's hard to believe that Femi Kuti, Fela's eldest son, leader of the band Positive Force and manager of the New Afrika Shrine in La...
May 14, 2025

Charts May 5-11, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 AFRICAN JAZZ, O.K. JAZZ, AFRICAN TEAM, DIBANGO AND PEPITO | African Jazz invites O.K. Jazz (1961-1970) |...
May 7, 2025

Global A Go-Go Classico: Amminal live in Studio C

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I'm out of town today (Sunday May 11, 1:00-3:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/listen , check your local listings for ...
May 6, 2025

Charts Apr 28 - May 4, 2025

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\ WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 FRENTE CUMBIERO | Inconcreto y Asociados | Salgaelsol/Discos Biche 2 ORCHESTRE TOUT PUISSANT MARCEL D...
May 1, 2025

Music without borders, spring-summer 2025

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Richmond's home for music without borders is the Secret Planet Richmond concert series.  Started in 2024, it brings cutting-edge interna...
April 29, 2025

Charts April 21-27, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 UKANDANZ | Evil Plan | Compagnie 4000 2 FAMO MOUNTAIN | For Those Left Behind | Glitterbeat 3 SALIF ...
April 22, 2025

Charts April 14-20, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 RED BARAAT | Bhangra Rangeela | Sinj 2 GUSSIE CLARKE | Reggae Masters: Horace Andy & Leroy Smart ...
April 19, 2025

This hustling world

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WRIR's Spring 2025 Fund Drive is now underway -- right now we're deep in this hustling world, hard at work toward raising $45,000 by...
April 15, 2025

Charts April 7-13, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 ESTRELLAS DE BUENA VISTA |  Live in Havana | One World 2 EBO TAYLOR, ADRIAN YOUNGE AND ALI SHAHEED MUHAM...
April 11, 2025

Are you the crocodiles, gentlemen?

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It's another special program this week on Global A Go-Go (Sunday April 13, 1:00-3:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/li...
April 10, 2025

Charts Mar 24 - Apr 6, 2025

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WRIR World's NACC Top Ten 1 SERGE BULAT | Phonomundi: Selected Recordings of Heritage Sites and Traditions 2017-2024 | self-released...