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Program January 27, 2016
La Mambanegra (pictured above) is a new group from Cali, Colombia flavoring indigenous sounds with 70s NYC salsa, dancehall, funk and hip hop. Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orquesta is a hard-rocking new...
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La Mambanegra | La Galeria
ARTIST: La MambanegraTITLE: La GaleriaLABEL: self-releasedLa Mambanegra is the new project from Jacobo Velez, former front man of the outstanding urban Afro-Colombian big band La Mojarra Electrica....
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Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orquesta | Dos Santos
ARTIST: Dos Santos Anti-Beat OrquestaTITLE: Dos SantosLABEL: AlebrijeDos Santos Anti-Beat Orquesta is a new five-piece combo from Chicago that plays cumbias and other Latin rhythms with the attack of...
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The Cliftones | Enemies Scatter
ARTIST: The CliftonesTITLE: Enemies ScatterLABEL: Rebel SoundEvery mid-sized or larger city in the USA has a “best reggae band in town.” The Cliftones are that band in Cincinnati, and they’re probably...
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Charts January 31, 2016
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 DOS SANTOS ANTI-BEAT ORQUESTA | Dos Santos | Alebrije2 BAABA MAAL | The Traveller | Palm / Marathon Artists3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Senegal 70: Sonic Gems And Previously...
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Program February 3, 2016
There's some hair-raising electronic music coming out of the Arab world today; you'll get a primer on this week's program.I'll play Omar Souleyman, the legendary Syrian wedding singer who brought...
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Gepe | Estilo Libre
ARTIST: GepeTITLE: Estilo LibreLABEL: QuemasucabezaDaniel Riveros, aka Gepe, is a singer-songwriter from Santiago de Chile whose music touches on folk, pop and electronica. You could describe him as a...
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Charts February 7, 2016
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 SIDESTEPPER | Supernatural Love | Real World2 GEPE | Estilo Libre | Quemasucabeza3 CLIFTONES | Enemies Scatter | Rebel Sound4 DOS SANTOS ANTI-BEAT ORQUESTA | Dos Santos |...
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Program February 10, 2016
At Global A Go-Go, we pride ourselves on covering a lot of ground in the world of world music. So, how about garage-rock from Czechoslovakia, circa 1967? Got you covered, courtesy of the band...
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Czech Up! Vol. 1: Chain Of Fools
ARTIST: various artistsTITLE: Czech Up! Vol. 1: Chain Of FoolsLABEL: VampisoulSupraphon and Panton were two of the three state-owned record companies in Czechoslovakia after the second world war....
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Aziza Brahim | Abbar El Hamada
ARTIST: Aziza BrahimTITLE: Abbar El HamadaLABEL: GlitterbeatWith the passing of Mariem Hassan in 2015, Aziza Brahim has inherited the mantle of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s most important...
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Charts February 14, 2016
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Czech Up! Vol. 1: Chain Of Fools | Vampisoul2 LA MAMBANEGRA | La Galeria | self-released3 RAM | 6: Manman M Se Ginen | self-released4 VARIOUS ARTISTS |...
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Program February 17, 2016
Last week, I played music from 26 different countries in two hours on Global A Go-Go -- I wasn't trying to make a point, it's just how things worked out. Perhaps more surprising is this factoid: none...
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The Rough Guide To A World Of Psychedelia
ARTIST: various artistsTITLE: The Rough Guide To A World Of PsychedeliaLABEL: World Music NetworkHere’s a pro tip: the fastest, cheapest way to build a useful music collection is to make liberal use of...
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Lakou Mizik | Wa Di Yo
ARTIST: Lakou MizikTITLE: Wa Di YoLABEL: Cumbancha DiscoveryHere’s the first album from Lakou Mizik, a new nine-piece multi-generational, multi-idiom band from Haiti. Between them, its members cover...
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Charts February 21, 2016
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 AZIZA BRAHIM | Abbar El Hamada | Glitterbeat2 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Rough Guide To A World Of Psychedelia | World Music Network3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Senegal 70: Sonic Gems...
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Program February 24, 2016
I've been getting deep into Haitian music of late, and there's a new band from Haiti that I'm excited about. They're called Lakou Mizik (pictured above); they're a nine-piece, multi-generational,...
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Rokia Traore | Ne So
ARTIST: Rokia TraoreTITLE: Ne SoLABEL: NonesuchRokia Traore, one of the world’s most original musical artists, is back with the sixth album in her 18-year recording career. Traore is the daughter of a...
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Sidestepper | Supernatural Love
ARTIST: SidestepperTITLE: Supernatural LoveLABEL: Real WorldRichard Blair is an English producer and engineer who decamped to Colombia in 1993 in search of new rhythms to pair with his electronic...
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Charts February 28, 2016
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 ROKIA TRAORE | Ne So | Nonesuch2 LAKOU MIZIK | Wa Di Yo | Cumbancha Discovery3 CLIFTONES | Enemies Scatter | Rebel Sound4 LUKA PRODUCTIONS | Mali Kady | Sahelsounds5 BAABA...
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