Joe Strummer is one of the primary inspirations for this radio program, which is named after one of his songs; so it's only appropriate that Global A Go-Go celebrates what would have been Joe's 70th birthday with two hours about him, his music and the music he loved.
Woody Guthrie | USA | Pretty Boy Floyd | Dust Bowl Ballads | RCA Victor | 1940
Chumbawamba | England UK | Bankrobber | A Singsong And A Scrap | No Masters | 2005
Bryan Ferry | England UK | Carrickfergus | The Bride Stripped Bare | Atlantic | 1978
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Redemption Song | Streetcore | Hellcat | 2003
Max Romeo | Jamaica | Public Enemy Number One | Public Enemy Number One - Single | Truth | 1971
Big Youth | Jamaica | Cool Breeze | Cool Breeze - Single | Crystal | 1972
The Clash | England UK | (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais | (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais - Single | CBS | 1978
Bob Marley & The Wailers | Jamaica | Punky Reggae Party | Jamming / Punky Reggae Party - Single | Island | 1977
The English Beat | England UK | Mirror In The Bathroom | I Just Can't Stop It | Sire | 1980
Eddie Cochran | USA | Nervous Breakdown | Cherished Memories Of Eddie Cochran | London | 1961
Bo Diddley | USA | Bring It To Jerome | Bring It To Jerome - Single | Checker | 1955
The Stooges | USA | 1969 | The Stooges | Elektra | 1969
The Clash | England UK | Clampdown | London Calling | CBS | 1979
The Clash | England UK | Capital Radio Two | The Cost Of Living | CBS | 1979
Nina Simone | USA | To Love Somebody | To Love Somebody | RCA Victor | 1969
Joe Strummer & The Astro-Physicians | England UK | Afro-Cuban Bebop (Alt. Mix) | Just Look Them Straight In The Eye And Say … Poguemahone!! - The Pogues Box Set | Rhino | 1990
The Pogues | England UK | The Sunnyside Of The Street | Hell's Ditch | Island | 1990
Gogol Bordello | USA-Ukraine-Russia-China-Scotland UK-Ethiopia-Ecuador-Belarus | Trans-Continental Hustle | Trans-Continental Hustle | American | 2010
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra | Ex-Yugoslavia | Unza Unza Time | Unza Unza Time | Barclay | 2000
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Shaktar Donetsk | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Cornershop | England UK | 6 A.M. Jullander Shere | Woman's Gotta Have It | Luaka Bop | 1995
Brenda Fassie | South Africa | Vuli Ndlela | Memeza | CCP | 1997
Juslin & Les Thu-Zahina | R.D. Congo | Sanga Mbele Mbele | Sanga Mbele Mbele - Single | Fiesta | 1970
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Get Down Moses | Streetcore | Hellcat | 2003
The Clash | England UK | Know Your Rights | Combat Rock | Epic | 1982
Rachid Taha | Algeria-France | Rock El Casbah | Tekitoi! | Barclay | 2004

"Global A Go-Go" is hosted by Bill Lupoletti and originally broadcast on WRIR in Richmond, Virginia. Lupoletti writes, "I describe 'Global A Go-Go' as 'music from around the world in the universal language of groove.' In short, you could call it a world music program that emphasizes the danceable over the folkloric. 'Global A Go-Go' is all about decolonizing your ears. My goal with this program is to expand your listening horizon: I want more people to listen to more music from outside their own country, language, culture and comfort zone. You'll hear plenty of newly released music on 'Global A Go-Go,' but I also feature classic and historic recordings on virtually every program. I play music from all continents (OK, not Antarctica) -- if I tallied everything Africa would certainly come in #1 and South America would probably be #2. And I do play music from the USA when it fits the context. For more information go to http://www.globalagogo.com/.