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Charts April 27, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 BIO RITMO | Puerta Del Sur | Vampisoul2 RAY LUGO AND THE BOOGALOO DESTROYERS | Que Chevere! | Freestyle3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Cambodia | World...
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Program May 2, 2014
We have another special guest this week on Global A Go-Go. I'll be joined in the studio by Kokanko Sata Doumbia (pictured above), a singer from the Wassoulou region of southern Mali who is one of the...
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July 2014 Concert Calendar
Have an event you'd like me to include, or a suggestion for the concert calendar? Just drop me a line at globalagogoradio [at] gmail [dot] com, or leave me a message right here.Click "Read more" to...
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Charts May 4, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 BOULPIK | Konpa Lakay | Lusafrica2 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Let's Boogaloo, Vol. 6: Explosive Deep Funk, Northern Soul And Dancefloor Jazz En El Barrio | Record Kicks3 RAY LUGO...
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Program May 9, 2014
I love me some Afrobeat, but I have to admit it isn't always the most woman-friendly genre. So this week a bit of an antidote -- women fronting Afrobeat bands. You'll hear how Merrill (tUnE-yArDs)...
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Sia Tolno | Mouka Mouka EP
ARTIST: Sia TolnoTITLE: Mouka Mouka EPLABEL: LusafricaSia Tolno, the Sierra Leonean-Guinean singer, will have her third international album released later this year. In advance of that, here’s a...
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Oumar Konate | Addoh
ARTIST: Oumar KonateTITLE: AddohLABEL: Clermont MusicTimes are tough in Mali, just two years removed from the fundamentalist takeover of its northern region, but nothing seems able to slow down the...
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Charts May 11, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 OUMAR KONATE | Addoh | Clermont Music2 SIA TOLNO | Mouka Mouka [EP] | Lusafrica3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Cambodia | World Music Network4 VARIOUS...
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Charts May 18, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 HASSAN HAKMOUN | Unity | Healing2 RODRIGO Y GABRIELA | 9 Dead Alive | ATO3 BIO RITMO | Puerta Del Sur | Vampisoul4 OUMAR KONATE | Addoh | Clermont Music5 RAY LUGO AND THE...
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Sonido Gallo Negro | Sendero Mistico
ARTIST: Sonido Gallo NegroTITLE: Sendero MisticoLABEL: GlitterbeatMexico’s answer to Chicha Libre is Sonido Gallo Negro (Black Rooster Sound), a nine-piece instrumental combo from Ciudad De Mexico...
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Son Palenque | Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers
ARTIST: Son PalenqueTITLE: Afro-Colombian Sound ModernizersLABEL: VampisoulThe members of the Colombian conjunto Son Palenque chose the perfect name. “Son Palenque” has three meanings in Spanish that,...
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Noura Mint Seymali | Tzenni
ARTIST: Noura Mint SeymaliTITLE: TzenniLABEL: GlitterbeatNoura Mint Seymali is steeped in Mauritanian musical tradition – she is from a griot family, her father invented Moorish melodic notation and...
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Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star De Dakar | Live A L'Etoile
ARTIST: Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star De DakarTITLE: Live A l’EtoileLABEL: Teranga BeatIf you’re Senegalese and of a certain age (about my age, in fact), salsa is probably your music, especially...
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Toumani & Sidiki Diabate | Toumani & Sidiki
ARTIST: Toumani & Sidiki DiabateTITLE: Toumani & SidikiLABEL: World CircuitThis is only the third album of kora duets ever recorded, and all three have featured members of Mali’s Diabate clan:...
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Bio Ritmo | Puerta Del Sur
ARTIST: Bio RitmoTITLE: Puerta Del SurLABEL: VampisoulNow 23 years and eight albums into their career, Bio Ritmo have hit the jackpot with Puerta Del Sur (Door To The South), their best work yet. Tired...
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Program May 23, 2014
My cup runneth over with great new music, and I'll share it with you this week on Global A Go-Go. First up is a set of new kora duets by the father-son team of Toumani & Sidiki Diabate. I also...
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Charts May 25, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 OUMAR KONATE | Addoh | Clermont Music2 LA MISA NEGRA | Misa De Medianoche | NAM Entertainment3 BIO RITMO | Puerta Del Sur | Vampisoul4 RAY LUGO AND THE BOOGALOO DESTROYERS...
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Program May 30, 2014
I've been thinking recently about summer jams -- you know, those songs that sound good coming out of a portable radio at the beach or the pool, as much confections as songs. I've collected a few that...
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Bobby Valentin | El Mensajero
ARTIST: Bobby ValentinTITLE: El MensajeroLABEL: AndaleBobby Valentin is one of the unsung heroes of the fertile New York City salsa scene of the 1960s and 70s. He’s probably best known today for his...
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Sia Tolno | African Woman
ARTIST: Sia TolnoTITLE: African WomanLABEL: LusafricaThe third international album by Sierra Leonean-Guinean singer Sia Tolno sees her collaborating with Afrobeat legend Tony Allen, who Brian Eno has...
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