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 Afrobeat; Wassoulou rock from Burkina Faso; a smoking reissue of Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou Benin.

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley | Ghana | Love Supreme | Gyedu-Blay Ambolley And Hi-Life Jazz | Agogo | 2022
Florence Adooni | Ghana | Fo Yelle | Yinne / Fo Yelle - Single | Philophon | 2022
The Shaolin Afronauts | Australia | Inside The Flame Burns Brightly Still | The Fundamental Nature Of Being | Freestyle | 2022
The Shaolin Afronauts | Australia | Sun Spiral | The Fundamental Nature Of Being | Freestyle | 2022
The Shaolin Afronauts | Australia | Sugar John | The Fundamental Nature Of Being | Freestyle | 2022
Dogo Du Togo | Togo-DC USA | Sokewo | Dogo Du Togo | self-released | 2022
The Garifuna Collective | Belize-Guatemala-Honduras | Pomona | Ayó | Cumbancha | 2013
Amadou & Mariam | Mali | Coulibaly | Dimanche à Bamako | Because | 2004
Kimi Djabaté | Guineé Bissau-Portugal | Alidonke | Alidonke - Single | Cumbancha | 2022
Lagos Thugs | Nigeria | Innocent Blood (Let It Be Known) | Mukambo Presents Global Afrobeat Movement Vol. 3 | NYP | 2022
Tony Allen & The Afro Messengers | Nigeria | No Discrimination | No Discrimination | Grandstar | 1979
Bamba Wassoulou Groove | Mali | Donso Djiné | Dankélé | Lusafrica | 2020
Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Sonbanbela | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies | 2022
Moussa Doumbia | Mali-Côte d'Ivoire | Keleya | Keleya / Wanmi - Single | SID (Société Ivoirienne Du Disque) | 1974
The Wonderful Alex Konadu's Band | Ghana | W'awu Da Ho No | Asaase Asa | Makossa | 1976
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo | Benin | It's A Vanity | Afro-Funk | Albarika Store | 2022-197x
Vaudou Game | Togo-France | La Vie C'est Bon | Kidayú | Hot Casa | 2016
Dr. Victor Olaiya's International All Stars | Nigeria | Omelebele | Omelebele / Omolanke - Single | Philips | 1971

"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/.