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. Kiko Villamizar (Colombia-USA) | Todo El Mundo | Wepa
5. Madalitso Band (Malawi) | Musakayike | Bongo Joe
6. Gonora Sounds (Zimbabwe) | Hard Times Never Kill | The Vital Record / Dust-to-Digital
7. Calexico (USA-México) | El Mirador | Anti-
8. Imarhan (Algeria) | Aboogi | City Slang
9. Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band (Burkina Faso) | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies
10. Sonido Gallo Negro (México) | Paganismo | T-Vox
Honorable Mention
Afro-Zen Allstars (RVA USA) | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA Music
Cabruêra (Brazil) | Sol A Pino | Polen
Moktar Gania & Gnawa Soul (Morocco-France-Israel) | Gnawa Soul | Musjomusic / Nuits d'Afrique
Kandy Guira (Burkina Faso-France) | Nagtaba | Vlad Productions
Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs (Bulgaria) | Doghouse | Asphalt Tango
Oliver Nayoka (Nigeria) | Oka Mmadu | Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque
Noori & His Dorpa Band (Sudan) | Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass From Sudan's Red Sea Coast | Ostinato
The Shaolin Afronauts (Australia) | The Fundamental Nature Of Being | Freestyle
Star Feminine Band (Benin) | In Paris | Born Bad
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin (Mali-USA) | Ali | Dead Oceans

Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
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
Imarhan | Algeria | Tindjatan | Aboogi | City Slang | 2022
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin | Mali-USA | Tamalla | Ali | Dead Oceans | 2022
Noori & His Dorpa Band | Sudan | Qwal | Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass From Sudan's Red Sea Coast | Ostinato | 2022
Afro-Zen Allstars | RVA USA | Longing | The Buzz And The Bells | AZA Music | 2021
Moktar Gania & Gnawa Soul | Morocco-France-Israel | Kouyou Kouyou | Gnawa Soul | Musjomusic / Nuits d’Afrique | 2022
The Shaolin Afronauts | Australia | High Noises | The Fundamental Nature Of Being | Freestyle | 2022
Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Serejugu | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies | 2022
Roger Damawuzan | Togo-France | Shut Up | Seda | Hot Casa | 2022
Şatellites | Israel | Yekte | Şatellites | Batov | 2022
Kottarashky & The Rain Dogs | Bulgaria | Cats In | Doghouse | Asphalt Tango | 2022
Calexico | USA-México | Constellation | El Mirador | Anti- | 2022
Sonido Gallo Negro | México | The Model | Paganismo | T-Vox | 2022
Kiko Villamizar | USA-Colombia | El Grillo | Todo El Mundo | Wepa | 2022
Cabruêra | Brazil | Deixa A Gira Girar | Sol A Pino | Polen | 2022
Kandy Guira | Burkina Faso-France | Nagtaba | Nagtaba | Vlad Productions | 2021
Star Feminine Band | Benin | Les Filles à L'école | In Paris | Born Bad | 2022
Sona Jobarteh | England UK-The Gambia | Musolou | Badinyaa Kumoo | African Guild | 2022
Madalitso Band | Malawi | Jingo Janga | Musakayike | Bongo Joe | 2022
Gonora Sounds | Zimbabwe | Kusaziva Kufa | Hard Times Never Kill | The Vital Record / Dust-to-Digital | 2022

"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/.