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Le Vent Du Nord | Territoires
ARTIST: Le Vent Du NordTITLE: TerritoiresLABEL: BorealisLe Vent Du Nord (The North Wind), arguably the finest Quebecois trad group currently working, blows back in with their tenth album. They’re a...
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Charts February 10, 2019
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 LE VENT DU NORD | Territoires | Borealis2 DAKTARIS, THE | Soul Explosion [Remastered] | Desco / Daptone3 SALIF KEITA | Un Autre Blanc | Naive4 COMBO CHIMBITA | "Testigo"...
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Program February 13, 2019
I have a bunch of new releases and new reissues from West Africa in hand this week, and I'll feature them in this week's first two sets. You'll hear kora players Dawda Jobarteh (illustrated above)...
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Charts February 17, 2019
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 LOBO MARINO | At Appalachian South Folklife Center | self-released2 DAWDA JOBARTEH | I Met Her By The River | Sterns Africa3 FREDERICO7 | Exotico Americano | self-released4...
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Lobo Marino | At Appalachian South Folklife Center
ARTIST: Lobo MarinoTITLE: At Appalachian South Folklife CenterLABEL: self-releasedLobo Marino, the Richmond-based duo of Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price, has been making music for ten years. They tour...
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Dawda Jobarteh | I Met Her By The River
ARTIST: Dawda JobartehTITLE: I Met Her By The RiverLABEL: SternsHere’s the third album from Gambian kora player Dawda Jobarteh, who now lives in Denmark. Jobarteh’s first two have been band albums,...
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Frederico7 | Exotico Americano
ARTIST: Frederico7TITLE: Exotico AmericanoLABEL: self-releasedFrederico7 (Frederico Geib to his friends and family) is a Brazilian-born musician now based in Austin TX. In that musical hotbed, he’s...
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Cumbia Beat, Vol. 3
ARTIST: various artistsTITLE: Cumbia Beat, Vol. 3LABEL: VampisoulThe uniquely Peruvian version of cumbia called chicha is now 50 years old. Vampisoul has been documenting the genre since 2010 with its...
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Program February 20, 2019
What's in the water in Nana (tildes over both N's, please), Peru? I dunno, but that small city about 20 kilometers east of Lima along PE-22 (La Carretera Central or Central Highway, the main road...
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Charts February 24, 2019
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 UMUT ADAN | Bahar | Riverboat2 CUMBIA BEAT, VOL. 3 | various artists | Vampisoul3 VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa4 FOKN BOIS | Afrobeats LOL | FOKN Inc.5 TARTIT | Amankor/The...
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Charts March 8, 2019
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 FREDERICO7 | Exotico Americano | self-released2 LOBO MARINO | At Appalachian South Folklife Center | self-released3 MDOU MOCTAR | Ilana (The Creator) [Advance Tracks] | Sahel...
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Program March 13, 2019
Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist Dexter Story (pictured above) overlays his background in soul, funk and jazz with his more recent interest in East African music. His second album in this...
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Charts March 15, 2019
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 VAUDOU GAME | Otodi | Hot Casa2 IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge3 ROCKY DAWUNI | Beats Of Zion | Aquarian / Six Degrees4 LEYLA MCCALLA | The Capitalist Blues | Jazz...
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Program March 20, 2019
My friend and long-time WRIR supporter Stacie Birchett recently asked me to put together a dinner music playlist for the Better Housing Coalition (BHC)'s Stay Home RVA"non-event gala." I was happy to...
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Charts March 16-22, 2019
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Doko Mien | Merge2 DAKTARIS, THE | Soul Explosion [Remastered] | Desco / Daptone3 COCHEMEA | All My Relations | Daptone4 DEXTER STORY | Bahir |...
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Dexter Story | Bahir
ARTIST: Dexter StoryTITLE: BahirLABEL: SoundwayDexter Story has worked all sides of the music business in his career: he’s done marketing and artist management, been a talent buyer and event producer,...
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Miramar | Salida / Urgencia
ARTIST: MiramarTITLE: “Salida” / “Urgencia”LABEL: DaptoneRichmond’s Miramar, led by keyboardist Marlysse Simmons (Bio Ritmo) and fronted by singers Rei Alvarez (Bio Ritmo) and Laura Ann Singh (Quatro...
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Ahmed Ag Kaedy | Akaline Kidal
ARTIST: Ahmed Ag KaedyTITLE: Akaline KidalLABEL: Sahel SoundGuitarist-singer-songwriter Ahmed Ag Kaedy leads Amanar, one of the top bands in desert blues. He also had a key role in the development of...
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Ibibio Sound Machine | Doko Mien
ARTIST: Ibibio Sound MachineTITLE: Doko MienLABEL: MergeThe first two albums by Ibibio Sound Machine have been sensational in parts but inconsistent as a whole. On their third release, the band seems...
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DJ Panko | Panko Pa' Palenque
ARTIST: DJ PankoTITLE: Panko Pa’ PalenqueLABEL: PalenqueHere’s the latest project from Lucas Silva, the man who’s done more than anyone to get Colombian champeta music in front of the masses. This time...
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