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Program January 9, 2015
This week's program is my first chance to share 2015's music with you. The year may still be very young, but I already have some winners to bring to your attention, starting with Gandadiko by Mali's...
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Charts January 11, 2015
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 KASSE MADY DIABATE | Kirike | Six Degrees2 BOUBACAR TRAORE | Mbalimaou | Lusafrica3 SAMBA TOURE | Gandadiko | Glitterbeat4 DJESSOU MORY KANTE | River Strings: Maninka...
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Aziz Sahmaoui & University Of Gnawa | Mazal
ARTIST: Aziz Sahmaoui & University Of GnawaTITLE: MazalLABEL: World VillageAziz Sahmaoui is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from France via Morocco who founded the excellent pan-Maghrebi...
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Rebel Tumbao | Rebel Tumbao
ARTIST: Rebel TumbaoTITLE: Rebel TumbaoLABEL: Sacred RhythmRebel Tumbao is a project originally conceived by Jose Claussell and Matt Jenson way back in 2002 based on their shared interest in deep...
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Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Juguya
ARTIST: Baba Commandant & The Mandingo BandTITLE: JuguyaLABEL: Sublime FrequenciesThe Sublime Frequencies label is best known for its audio verite recordings and for reissues from Asia, Africa and...
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Program January 16, 2015
What does a West African garage band sound like? You'll hear one this week on Global A Go-Go -- Baba Commandant (pictured above) & The Mandingo Band from Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.They do...
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Charts January 18, 2015
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND | Juguya | Sublime Frequencies2 REBEL TUMBAO | Rebel Tumbao | Sacred Rhythm3 AZIZ SAHMAOUI AND UNIVERSITY OF GNAWA | Mazal | World...
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Program January 23, 2015
I have a whole set of Brazilian music cued up for you this week, including one from the great Jorge Ben (pictured above with his VW Beetle) and covers of two of his hits. Also new music from Brooklyn...
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E.N Young | Live Love Stay Up
ARTIST: E.N YoungTITLE: Live Love Stay UpLABEL: Roots MusicianE.N Young is a busy young San Diego-based reggae musician – he sings and writes songs, plays keyboards and melodica in the band Tribal...
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Red Baraat | Gaadi Of Truth
ARTIST: Red BaraatTITLE: Gaadi Of TruthLABEL: SinjRed Baraat is one the most unique, explosive bands in America today. Led by dhol (double-headed Indian drum) player Sunny Jain, this 8-piece ensemble...
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Charts January 25, 2015
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 E.N YOUNG | Live Love Stay Up | Roots Musician2 REBEL TUMBAO | Rebel Tumbao | Sacred Rhythm3 RED BARAAT | Gaadi Of Truth | Sinj4 BABA COMMANDANT AND THE MANDINGO BAND |...
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Program January 30, 2015
Black Masala (pictured above) returns to Global A Go-Go this week. They're a gypsy-inspired brass band from Washington DC who damn near blew the doors down when they played in WRIR's Live Room back in...
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Dengue Fever | The Deepest Lake
ARTIST: Dengue FeverTITLE: The Deepest LakeLABEL: Tuk TukLos Angeles-based band Dengue Fever is back with the sixth full-length album of their now 14-year career, and it’s their best one yet. That’s...
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April 2015 Concert Calendar
https://luminatofestival.com/festival/2013/dakhabrakhaApril's Global A Go-Go picks:Ukrainian "ethno-chaos" combo DakhaBrakha (pictured above), who wowed a Richmond audience in November, return to the...
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Charts February 1, 2015
Art by Sijie Wang: http://www.sijiewang.com/index.htmlWRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 DENGUE FEVER | The Deepest Lake | Tuk Tuk2 REBEL TUMBAO | Rebel Tumbao | Sacred Rhythm3 RED BARAAT | Gaadi Of Truth |...
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Program February 6, 2015
Hardywood's WRIR X beer label, designed by Ed TraskTonight is WRIR's tenth anniversary party, the Party For The Rest Of Us, getting underway as soon as Global A Go-Go wraps up at 7 PM. The festivities...
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Charts February 8, 2015
https://www.facebook.com/DengueFeverWRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 DENGUE FEVER | The Deepest Lake | Tuk Tuk2 RED BARAAT | Gaadi Of Truth | Sinj3 SAMBA TOURE | Gandadiko | Glitterbeat4 BABA COMMANDANT...
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Program February 13, 2015
www.rebeltumbao.comGlobal A Go-Go visits Madagascar this week -- the world's fourth largest island and biggest producer of vanilla is also an exporter of a wide variety of outstanding music.You'll also...
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Charts February 15, 2015
Illustrations by C.S Fossett: http://popcornpicnic.comWRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Afrosound Of Colombia, Vol. 2 | Vampisoul2 DENGUE FEVER | The Deepest Lake | Tuk Tuk3 BABA...
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Program February 20, 2015
Photo by SWE PhotographyTemperatures below zero Fahrenheit may be in the cards tonight, so we could really use a Carnaval Do Brasil, right? Well, there's one going on at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery...
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