Rebroadcast from Feb 27, 2022: new music from Malian songbirds Oumou Sangare and Rokia Koné; the sounds of the Mande balafon; a quick tour of Lusophone Africa; an hour of the full dynamic range of Tamasheq Sahara desert blues from Mali, Niger and Algeria, from the campfire to the arena.
Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee | Mali-Ireland-USA | Anw Tile (It's Our Time) | Bamanan | Real World | 2022
Oumou Sangaré | Mali | Sarama | Timbuktu | World Circuit | 2022
Rokia Traoré | Mali | Tuit Tuit | Beautiful Africa | Nonesuch | 2013
Kasse Mady Diabate | Mali | Eh Ya Ye | Kassi Kasse: Mande Music From Mali | Narada World | 2002
Burkina Azza | Burkina Faso | Djanfa Magne | Wari Bô | Social Joy | 2021
Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Ntjiguimorola | Juguya | Sublime Frequencies | 2015
África Negra | São Tomé & Príncipe | Quà Na Bua Nega Fa | Antologia Vol. 1 | Bongo Joe | 1983
Super Mama Djombo | Guinée-Bissau | Sûr Di Nô Pubis | Na Cambança | Cobiana | 1978
Conjunto Dicanzas Do Prendo | Angola | Chá Com Chá | Merengue Catembe / Chá Com Chá - Single | N'Gola | 1973
Marcos | Cabo Verde-Portugal | Passagem Areeiro | Saudade | Comets Coming | 1984
Ahmed Ag Kaedy | Mali | War Tafar | Akaline Kidal | Sahel Sounds | 2019
Imarhan | Algeria | Asof | Aboogi | City Slang | 2022
Les Filles De Illighadad | Niger | Inssegh Inssegh | Eghass Malan | Sahel Sounds | 2017
Tinariwen | Mali | Arawan | Amassakoul | World Village | 2003
Imarhan | Algeria | Temet | Aboogi | City Slang | 2022
Afous D'Afous | Algeria | Nak Amahah | Tenere | Sahel Sounds | 2017
Terakaft | Mali | Alghalem | Aratan N Azawad | World Village | 2011
Tamikrest | Mali-Algeria | Ayitma Madjam | Toumastin | Glitterhouse | 2011
Etran De L’Aïr | Niger | Imouwizla | Agadez | Sahel Sounds | 2022
Mdou Moctar | Niger | Kamane Tarhanin | Ilana: The Creator | Sahel Sounds | 2019
Bombino | Niger | Iyat Ninhay / Jaguar | Azel | Partisan | 2016

"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/.