Jamaica: Aug 11, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Global A Go-Go pays tribute to the music of Jamaica, the world's smallest cultural superpower, on the occasion of its 61st Independence Day; two hours of mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, dancehall...

Kavita Shah, Mokoomba, Jacobo Vélez: Aug 06, 2023: 6pm - 8pm

Saramaccan Sound is Suriname's answer to the Louvin Brothers; Mokoomba makes Zimbabwean Afropop; Alogte Oho & His Sound Of Joy's Frafra gospel; Indian-American singer Kavita Shah takes on Cesária Evor...

20230804: Aug 04, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

20230728: Jul 28, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

20230721: Jul 21, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Idrissa Soumaoro, Etran De L’Aïr, Imarhan: Jul 14, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

It's an all-African episode this time: A trip to Mali; two of today's best desert blues bands in brand new live recordings; the irresistible dance sounds of Congolese soukous; an hour of bubblegum, So...

20230707: Jul 07, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Desert Blues: Jun 30, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Desert blues from the Tamasheq and Wodaabe ethnic groups; more of the brilliant new album by Ghana's Alogte Oho & His Sounds Of Joy; Jantra's astro-Nubian electronica; the music of Kiltro; new Andean...

20230623: Jun 23, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

20230616: Jun 16, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

20230609: Jun 09, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Dawit Yifru, Maalem Mahmoud Gania, Remi Kabaka: Jun 02, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001 Entoto Band | Netherlands-Et...

20230526: May 26, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Jorge Ben, Baba Commandant, Ibibio Sound Machine: May 19, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

A set of electro-cumbia; new music from sometimes David Byrne associate and former labelmate Cheo; we celebrate David Byrne's 71st birthday with a set of his most outernational music plus selections f...

20230512: May 12, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Altın Gün, Hailu Mergia, Manny Oquendo: May 05, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Mostly rock 'n' roll from all points this week: Latin rock from the 70s, new progressive Latin sounds by Kiltro and Monstruos del Mañana, Afro-rock from Ghana, Zambia and Kenya, and Altın Gün's wonder...

Calling England: Apr 14, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Immy Owusu's "Afrodelik lo-fi highlife"; Benin's Gangbé Brass Band, the world's most valuable collaborators; the funky sounds of Somalia; what's new in reggae; cumbia, gradually then suddenly; the mus...

20230331: Mar 31, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

20230324: Mar 24, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

20230317: Mar 17, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Son Rompe Pera, Papá Bocó, Emmanuel Jal: Mar 10, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Reggae versions of the great American (and Canadian) singer-songwriters; Manu Chao's mestizo sound meets Cabo Verdean funaná; West African psychedelia; Son Rompe Pera and other disruptors of cumbia or...

Moussa Tchingou, Solomane Doumbia, Kala Jula: Mar 03, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

An all-Afro edition of Global A Go-Go with new music from Niger's Moussa Tchingou, Fendika & K-Sanchis from Ethiopia and the Netherlands, Oakland's Orchestra Gold, Solomane Doumbia from Mali, Danish b...

A Haitian version of Bitches Brew: Feb 24, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

An hour of mind-expanding sounds from West Africa and the French Caribbean, including the new reissue of Ayizan's Dilijans; some Jamaican sounds circa 1968-70, when rocksteady was giving way to reggae...

Altin Gün, Oldu O Zaman, Lucas Santtana: Feb 10, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001 Bio Ritmo | RVA USA | Tú No...

Stella Chiweshe, Tarrus Riley, Grupo Kual?: Feb 03, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Three new reggae singles; cumbia sonidera, musica de barrios de la Cuidad de México; more chicha from the Peruvian jungle; a tribute to Zimbabwean feminist pioneer Stella Chiweshe, who passed away on...

Best of 2022: Jan 13, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Top Ten Compilations & Reissues of 2022 1. Lee "Scratch" Perry (Jamaica) | King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces From The Upsetter Ark-ive) | Trojan 2. Vibro Success Intercontinental Orchestra (Central...

2022 Top Singles and EPs: Jan 06, 2023: 10am - 11:59 am

Top 10 New Singles & EPs of 2022 1. Systema Solar (Colombia) | "Comer De Verdad" | self-released 2. Amaru Tribe (Australia-Colombia-Chile) | "Candela Viva" | Vibrating Planet 3. Cumbiamuffin (Austr...

20221230: Dec 30, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Best of 2022: Dec 23, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

Top Ten New Albums Of 2022 1. Sona Jobarteh (Gambia-England UK) | Badinyaa Kumoo | African Guild 2. Roger Damawuzan (Togo-France) | Seda | Hot Casa 3. Şatellites (Israel) | Şatellites | Batov 4. K...

20221216: Dec 16, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

João Selva, Cabruêra, Systema Solar: Dec 09, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

Caetano Veloso | Brazil | Irene | Caetano Veloso (White Album) | Philips | 1969 João Selva | Brazil-France | Passarinho | Passarinho - Single | Underdog | 2022 Jorge Ben | Brazil | O Telefone Tocou...

Vieux Farka Touré, Sinergia, Sonido Gallo Negro: Dec 02, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

Desert blues out of the Sahara including a track from the very first Tinariwen studio album; high energy African-style reggae with a new song by Catalunya's Sinergia; more sounds from across Spain's a...

20221125: Nov 25, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Qwanqwa, Gal Costa, Lorraine Klaasen: Nov 18, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

The music of Qwanqwa and Afro-Zen Allstars, who are appearing tonight at Richmond Music Hall; tributes to Gal Costa, who passed away Wednesday, and to Tabu Ley Rochereau, who was born on this day in 1...

20221111: Nov 11, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

"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 lan...

Florence Adooni, Kimi Djabaté, Lagos Thugs: Nov 04, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

The emphasis this week is on new releases: Highlife-jazz from Ghana; The Shaolin Afronauts' 5-album set The Fundamental Nature of Being; Afropop out of Guineé-Bissau and Togo; young Nigerians playing...

Star Feminine Band; Derya Yıldırım; Hamsi Boubeker: Oct 21, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

New music from Benin's all female (ages 12-18 to boot) Star Feminine Band; Derya Yıldırım's Anatolian rock; Kabyle folk by Hamsi Boubeker; Bio Ritmo celebrates 30 years of more sabor with an event nex...

Abdullah Ibrahim, Chucho Valdés, Julivert: Oct 14, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

A tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim, who is 88 years young on October 9; we recognize another piano playing birthday boy, Chucho Valdés (a mere 81); new Catalunyan folk-rock by Julivert; an introduction to...

Pharoah Sanders, Noura Mint Seymali, Son Rompe Pera: Oct 07, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

The outernational sounds of the late Pharoah Sanders; the amazing music of the République de Guinée (aka Guinée Conakry) on that nation's 65th Independence Day; and a deep dive into two artists who w...

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Al-Qasar, Wesli: Sep 30, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

This week: Nigerian highlife's Etsako Super Star; new music from the James Brown of Ghana; Al-Qasar's Arabian fuzz; a deep dive into the productions of Lee "Scratch" Perry; songs Bio Ritmo has covered...

Afrobeat: Sep 23, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

Bomba Estéreo meets Manu Chao; outstanding new Afropop from DC's Dogo Du Togo; a deep dive into South African township music; the Wassoulou rock of the Super Djata Band and Baba Commandant & The Mandi...

Vieux Farka Touré, Afrodelic, Nidia Góngora: Sep 16, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

Featured today: Noori & His Dorpa Band stretch out; Vieux & Khru channel Ali Farka Toure; two generations of Malian songbirds; reggae legends Steel Pulse; Andean-Amazonian futurism from Bolivia by Tim...

João Selva, Sonido Gallo Negro, Balimaya Project: Sep 09, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

João Selva tells Bolsonaro "it's over;" Latin psych and garage; spoken word Afrobeat; stinging Wassoulou rock from Mali; a larger-than-life new single by Balimaya Project; danceable sounds from Lusoph...

Summer Singles: Sep 02, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

This week the show is catching up on the best new releases over the summer. Roman Stewart | Jamaica | Never Too Young To Learn | Never Too Young To Learn - Single | Pantomine | 2022-1973 The Hempo...

Joe Strummer: Aug 26, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

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 b...

João Selva, Cumbiamuffin, Ezra Collective: Aug 05, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Wandering Eye | Based On A True Story | The Drop | 2005 Fat Freddy's Drop | New Zealand | Shady | Wairunga | The Drop | 2021 Iggy Pop & Goran Bregović | USA-Bosnia...

Gil Gutiérrez, Oliver Nayoka, The Shaolin Afronauts: Jul 08, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

Delgrès | France | Mwen Vlé Maché | Mwen Vlé Maché - Single | Le Label / PIAS | 2022 Boulpik | Haiti | Karol | Konpa Lakay | Lusafrica | 2014 The Jolly Boys | Jamaica | The Passenger | Great Expecta...

Derya Yıldırım, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Soothsayers: Jul 01, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

An hour of music from a place where both the music and the wildlife are mostly endemic: Madagascar, which is celebrating its 62nd Independence Day today; new reggae from Soothsayers and Tiken Jah Fako...

La Pambelé, Lucibela, Da Cruz: Jun 17, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

A continuation of the Congolese jams that ended last week's show; Le Super Djata Band Du Mali en super forme; Afro-rap that most certainly isn't Afrobeats; the barefoot diva and her heirs; salsa and S...

Jerry González, Kiko Villamizar, Fanfare Ciocărlia: Jun 10, 2022: 10am - 11:59 am

A tribute to Jerry González on what would have been his 73rd birthday; some trippy cumbia; brass bands from Mexico, Romania, India and the USA; smooth Brazilian samba-funk; sui generis Afro-electronic...