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Cause & Effect May 16, 2013
I'll be guest-hosting WRIR's Cause & Effect program this week on Thursday at 7 PM, a show where the host digs deep into an individual artist, a genre, a place and time -- it's like a 2-hour musical...
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Program May 17, 2013
Saban Bajramovic (pictured above) was the king of Balkan Gypsy song, arguably the greatest Roma vocalist of all time (and a serious pigeon-fancier as well). This week I'll present two songs as...
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Vieux Farka Toure | Mon Pays
ARTIST: Vieux Farka ToureTITLE: Mon PaysLABEL: Six DegreesOn his first six albums and a series of international tours, Vieux Farka Toure carved out a style at arm’s length to that of his famous father,...
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Dubmatix | Rebel Massive
ARTIST: DubmatixTITLE: Rebel MassiveLABEL: Echo BeachMore now than ever, Jamaican popular music is a producer’s art. Just as in today’s American pop, R&B and hip hop, the producer is generally...
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Charts May 19, 2013
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 VIEUX FARKA TOURE | Mon Pays | Six Degrees2 DUBMATIX | Rebel Massive | Echo Beach3 ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU | Volume 3: The Skeletal Essences Of Voodoo Funk |...
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Program May 24, 2013
Kick off your Memorial Day weekend with a very special edition of Global A Go-Go: a live, in-studio performance by Carbon Leaf. They're back home in Richmond after a Navy Entertainment tour that took...
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Charts May 26, 2013
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 DUBMATIX | Rebel Massive | Echo Beach2 ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU | Volume 3: The Skeletal Essences Of Voodoo Funk | Analog Africa3 DIEUF-DIEUL DE THIES | Aw Sa Yone...
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Program May 31, 2013
Hey, have you heard Gogol Bordello's new single yet? You will on Global A Go-Go this week. How about Rachid Taha's latest, a cover of Elvis' all-time best-selling song? Yep, you'll hear that one...
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Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats | Go Calypsonian
ARTIST: Lord Mouse & The Kalypso KatzTITLE: Go CalypsonianLABEL: PiranhaIs calypso revival the new new thing? Well, two points don’t make a trend, but with Kobo Town’s superb new album (released in...
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The Ladies At Joe Gibbs
ARTIST: various artistsTITLE: The Ladies At Joe GibbsLABEL: 17 North ParadeJoe Gibbs was a TV repairman who started selling 45s in his shop and eventually became one of Jamaica’s top record producers....
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Pierre Akendengue | Destinee
ARTIST: Pierre AkendengueTITLE: DestineeLABEL: LusafricaPierre Akendengue’s new album, DESTINEE is, in a word, wonderful. The songs feature rumba, folklore, and European elements all presented in...
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Charts June 2, 2013
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Ladies At Joe Gibbs | 17 North Parade2 LORD MOUSE & THE KALYPSO KATZ | Go Calypsonian | Piranha 3 ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU | Volume 3:...
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August 2013 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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Femi Kuti | No Place For My Dream
ARTIST: Femi KutiTITLE: No Place For My DreamLABEL: Knitting FactoryFemi Kuti, Fela’s eldest son, isn’t the keeper of the flame: that’s the role of youngest son Seun, who fronts his late father’s...
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Program June 7, 2013
Femi Kuti's new album, No Place For My Dream, gets its USA release on June 25. We've got it right now, and yes it is smoking -- you'll hear the title cut on this week's show. Also on the new music...
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Charts June 9, 2013
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Ladies At Joe Gibbs | 17 North Parade2 FEMI KUTI | No Place For My Dream | Knitting Factory3 ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU | Volume 3: The...
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Program June 14, 2013
I'll be joined this week by a special guest co-host. Vlad Cuiujuclu is one of my go-to sources for Balkan and Eastern European music. His listening lately has been veering in a jazzy, proggy...
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Charts June 16, 2013
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 FEMI KUTI | No Place For My Dream | Knitting Factory2 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Ladies At Joe Gibbs | 17 North Parade3 LORD MOUSE AND THE KALYPSO KATZ | Go Calypsonian |...
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Program June 21, 2013
Tuesday marks the 15th anniversary of the assassination of Lounes Matoub (pictured above), whose lyrics, music and performances made him the Kabylie (Algerian Berber) Bob Dylan or, perhaps more...
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The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Bollywood
ARTIST: various artistsTITLE: The Rough Guide To Psychedelic BollywoodLABEL: World Music NetworkWMN’s new “Psychedelic” series is adding an extra twist of hipness to the venerable Rough Guide template....
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