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Penny Penny | Shaka Bundu
ARTIST: Penny PennyTITLE: Shaka BunduLABEL: Awesome Tapes From AfricaThe latest release from Awesome Tapes From Africa, the label that does exactly what it says on the tin, is my favorite of theirs...
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Boris Kovac & La Campanella | Eastern Moon Rising
ARTIST: Boris Kovac & La CampanellaTITLE: Eastern Moon RisingLABEL: RiverboatHere’s the first international release in nine years from Serbian composer-bandleader-saxophonist Boris Kovac. Kovac’s...
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Manu Chao | Siberie M'etait Conteee
ARTIST: Manu ChaoTITLE: Siberie M’etait ConteeeLABEL: Because MusicNot a new album from Manu Chao (maybe later this year?), but a reissue of the least-known item in his solo catalog. This recording was...
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March 2014 Concert Calendar
March's Global A Go-Go picks:The heavyweight champions of desert blues, Mali's Tinariwen (pictured above), visit DC's Sixth & I Historic Synagogue on Saturday March 22South African legend Johnny...
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Program January 3, 2014
Bonne annee! Global A Go-Go kicks off 2014 with a big cache of new releases:The latest from Analog Africa Records: their second trip to AngolaThe least-known item from Manu Chao's solo career,...
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Charts January 5, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 JUANA MOLINA | Wed 21 | Crammed 2 PENNY PENNY | Shaka Bundu | Awesome Tapes From Africa3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Angola Soundtrack, Vol. 2: Hypnosis, Distortions And Other Sonic...
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Program January 10, 2014
We'll pay homage to Ibrahim Sylla this week on Global A Go-Go. Sylla, who passed away on December 30 at age 57, was by far the most important African record producer of his generation.I could fill...
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Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini-Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978
ARTIST: various artistsTITLE: Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini-Jazz And Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978LABEL: StrutToo small, too close to the USA, overshadowed by its neighbors – for whatever reason, Haiti is...
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Charts January 12, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978 | Strut2 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Angola Soundtrack, Vol. 2: Hypnosis, Distortions And Other...
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Program January 17, 2014
Are you ready for "Mondo Mundo Garage A Go-Go"? This week, Global A Go-Go spins a set of the deepest garage-rock from all corners of the map -- from Cambodia to Spain and from Uruguay to Turkey. I'm...
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Bio Ritmo | Se Les Olvido
ARTIST: Bio RitmoTITLE: Se Les OlvidoLABEL: LocutorThe second single from Bio Ritmo’s forthcoming (spring 2014) full-length album shows off many of the band’s considerable strengths all in one song....
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Charts January 19, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 BIO RITMO | "Se Les Olvido" [Single] | Locutor2 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978 | Strut3 SYSTEMA SOLAR | La Revancha...
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Charts January 26, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 VARIOUS ARTISTS | The Clash Goes Jamaican: Reggae, Ska, Dub & Rocksteady | Golden Singles2 BIO RITMO | "Se Les Olvido" [Single] | Locutor3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Angola...
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Mamani Keita | Kanou
ARTIST: Mamani KeitaTITLE: KanouLABEL: World VillageMamani Keita is a Malian singer who’s lived in France for the last 27 years. She started by backing up Salif Keita (no relation), then carved out a...
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Feedel Band | Ethiopian Ocean
ARTIST: Feedel BandTITLE: Ethiopian OceanLABEL: self-releasedHere’s some world-class Ethio-jazz from right up the road in Washington, DC (which is actually the second-largest Ethiopian city in the...
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Program January 31, 2014
Just fifteen tracks this week on Global A Go-Go -- I have some long songs lined up for you this time. But in those fifteen we'll touch down in thirteen different countries, so things will be as global...
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April 2014 Concert Calendar
April's Global A Go-Go picks:Legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masakela (pictured above), still going strong at age 74, performs at the Birchmere in Alexandria on Wednesday April 2Speaking of...
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Charts February 2, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 WILLIAM ONYEABOR | World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor? | Luaka Bop2 MAMANI KEITA | Kanou | World Village3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Angola Soundtrack, Vol. 2:...
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Program February 7, 2014
This week, Global A Go-Go takes you to the party -- it's two hours of music to get you warmed up and psyched up for the ninth annual Party For The Rest Of Us, which gets started on Friday at 7 PM at...
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Charts February 9, 2014
WRIR's CMJ New World Top Ten1 FEEDEL BAND | Ethiopian Ocean | self-released2 BIO RITMO | "Se Les Olvido" [Single] | Locutor3 VARIOUS ARTISTS | Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini-Jazz And Twoubadou Sounds...
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