A deep dive into South African jazz; Sons Of Kemet and more jazzy calypso; BaianaSystem meets Manu Chao; four tracks from my favorite new album of 2021, Bailalo Duro! by Nkumba System; a bootleg mashup of Fela and Santana. This week:
Hotel X | RVA USA | Woza Mtwana | Live On WRIR Oct 18, 2017 | unreleased | 2017
Pat Matshikiza & Kippie Moketsi | South Africa | Tshona | Tshona! | We Are Busy Bodies | 1975
Abdullah Ibrahim & Basil Coetzee | South Africa | Next Stop Soweto | African Horns | Camden | 197x
Dollar Brand | South Africa | African Marketplace | African Marketplace | Elektra | 1980
Andy Narell & Relator | USA-Trinidad & Tobago | Gavaskar | University Of Calypso | Heads Up International | 2009
Lord Kitchener | Trinidad & Tobago | The Road | The Road - Single | Jump Up | 1963
Azie Lawrence & The Carib Serenaders | Jamaica-England UK | West Indians In England | West Indians In England - Single | Mezzotone | 1959
Sons Of Kemet | England UK-Barbados | For The Culture (feat D Double E) | Black To The Future | Impulse | 2021
BaianaSystem | Brazil | Brasiliana (feat Chico César) | OxeAxeExu | Maquina De Louco | 2021
Manu Chao | France-Spain | Clandestino | Clandestino | Virgin | 1998
Manu Chao | France-Spain | Desaparecido | Clandestino | Virgin | 1998
Amadou & Mariam | Mali | Sénégal Fast Food | Dimanche À Bamako | Because | 2004
Nkumba System | France-Colombia-Cameroon | Paisano (feat Mamani Keita) | Bailalo Duro! | Prado | 2020
Nkumba System | France-Colombia-Cameroon | Este Bolsillo | Bailalo Duro! | Prado | 2020
Nkumba System | France-Colombia-Cameroon | Mujer Hermana (feat Pedro Ojeda) | Bailalo Duro! | Prado | 2020
Nkumba System | France-Colombia-Cameroon | Cacerolazo | Bailalo Duro! | Prado | 2020
Sam Redmore | England UK | Jingo Thief Thief | Bootleg Remixes | unreleased | 2022
Nickodemus | USA | Give The Drummer Some | Endangered Species | Wonderwheel | 2005
Lack Of Afro | England UK-USA | On My Way (feat Herbal T) | One Way: Remixes & Rarities | Freestyle | 2012

"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/.