Bomba Estéreo meets Manu Chao; outstanding new Afropop from DC's Dogo Du Togo; a deep dive into South African township music; the Wassoulou rock of the Super Djata Band and Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band; mbalax thunder; Middle Eastern Afrofunk.

Manu Chao | France-Spain | La Primavera | Próxima Estación... Esperanza | Virgin | 2000
Manu Chao | France-Spain | Me Gustas Tú | Próxima Estación... Esperanza | Virgin | 2000
Bomba Estéreo & Manu Chao | Colombia-France-Spain | Me Duele | Me Duele - Single | Elegancia Tropical | 2022
Bomba Estéreo | Colombia | Sintiendo | Elegancia Tropical | Soundway | 2013
Fatoumata Diawara | Cote D'Ivoire-Mali-France | Nterini | Fenfo - Something To Say | Shanachie | 2018
Rokia Traoré | Mali | Kènia | Né So | Nonesuch | 2016
Dogo Du Togo | Togo-USA | Zonva | Dogo Du Togo | self-released | 2022
Bil Aka Kora | Burkina Faso | Fulu | Fulu | Shamar Empire | 2019
Lorraine Klaasen & Mongezi Ntaka | South Africa-Canada-USA | Sekusile (Kikirikiki) | Ukubonga (Gratitude) | Justin Time | 2022
Dark City Sisters | South Africa | Ngiboniseleni | Vulelani / Ngiboniseleni - Single | His Master's Voice | 1959
Miriam Makeba | South Africa | Into Yam | The World Of Miriam Makeba | RCA Victor | 1963
Mahotella Queens | South Africa | Mama Thula | Mama Thula - Single | Gumba Gumba | 1968
Izintombi Zesimanjemanje | South Africa | Awufuni Ukulandela Na? | Next Stop. . . Soweto: Township Sounds From The Golden Age Of Mbaqanga | Strut | 2010-1974
The Movers | South Africa | Phukeng Special | Volume 1: 1970-1976 | Analog Africa | 2022-197x
Super Djata Band De Bamako | Mali | Farima | Authentique 80 | Numero Group | 2022-1980
Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band | Burkina Faso | Serejugu | Sonbonbela | Sublime Frequencies | 2022
Etoile De Dakar | Senegal | Thiely | Absa Gueye | Sterns | 1993-1979
Omar Pene & Super Diamono | Senegal | Mouride | Direct From Dakar | Real World | 2022-1995
Etoile 2000 | Senegal | Boubou N'Gary | Dakar Sound Volume 1 | Dakar Sound | 1993-1981
Shotnez | Israel | Contagious | Contagious - Single | Batov | 2022
Zion80 | USA | Wandering Stone | Warriors | Chant | 2017
The Apples | Israel | Kings | Kings | Freestyle | 2010

"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/.