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 orthodoxy; Colombia takes on Cuban songo and timba; a little African dance party.

The Tamlins | Jamaica | Baltimore | Baltimore - Single | Taxi | 1980
Ken Boothe | Jamaica | Down By The River | Everything I Own | Wild Flower | 1974
Reggaddiction | Canada-Jamaica | Are You Ready For The Country | Ganja Harvest | NuFunk | 2022
The Uniques | Jamaica-England UK | Mother And Child Reunion | Mother And Child Reunion - Single | Trojan | 1972
Manu Chao | France-Spain | Mr. Bobby | Próxima Estación … Esperanza | Virgin | 2001
Doctor Nativo | Guatemala | Zion | Guatemaya | Stonetree | 2018
Christophe Maé & Ceuzany | France-Cabo Verde | Pays Des Merveilles | Pays Des Merveilles - Single | Parlophone | 2022
Tchota Suari E Chando Gracioso | Cabo Verde | Nha Boi | Pour Me A Grog: The Funana Revolt In 1990s Cabo Verde | Ostinato | 2019-1992
Ogassa | Benin | Gbe We Gnin Wa Bio | Ogassa Original (Vol. 1) | Acid Jazz | 2023-1978
Guelewar Of Banjul | The Gambia | Ya Mom Sumaray | Dieuf Dieul Khadin Bassoul | Sonafric | 1982
Lila Downs | México-USA | La Cumbia Del Mole | La Cantina: "Entre Copa Y Copa …" | Narada World | 2006
Chico Trujillo | Chile | Alturas (feat Banda Wiracocha) | Reina De Todas Las Fiestas | Barbes | 2015
Son Rompe Pera | México | El Tamal (feat La Perla) | Chimborazo | AYA | 2023
Son Rompe Pera | México | Selva Negra | Chimborazo | AYA | 2023
Los Pao Paos | México | Señorita Muerte | Los Pao Paos | Devil In The Water | 2022
Juan Formell Y Los Van Van | Cuba | ¡Qué Sorpresa! | Lo Último En Vivo | El Inspector De La Salsa | 1994
Papá Bocó | Colombia | Sos Mi Cura (feat La Mambanegra) | Sos Mi Cura - Single | Tambora | 2023
La Mambanegra | Colombia | La Mezcla | La Mezcla - Single | Tambora | 2021
Penny Penny | South Africa | Shaka Bundu | Shaka Bundu | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2013-1994
Emmanuel Jal | South Sudan-Canada | Shangah | Shangah | Gatwitch | 2022
Elizio | Cabo Verde-Angola-France | Mossa Boa | Mossa Boa - Single | Dolce Melody | 2014
Jey Liba | Togo-France | Ambiancement | Odyssée | Lusafrica | 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/.