New Brazilian samba-soul from Rogê and Toco; Ladaniva's Balkan beats via Armenia, Belarus and France; Kultur Shock, the other pioneering American gypsy punk band; Victor Axelrod's rocksteady has soul; the East African jazz and funk of Nègarit Band and The Scorpions; the My Sahel Initiative brings six of that region's top musical acts together to raise awareness and funding
Produced live in the studios of WRIR 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio in Richmond, Virginia every Sunday from 1 to 3 PM. Available as a webstream simulcast at wrir.org. Downloads for rebroadcast on other non-profit radio stations and as podcasts via the A-Infos Radio Project at radio4all.net. And more information about all of those options and more on my blog, globalagogo.com.
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
Rogê | Brazil-USA | Mistério da Raça | Curyman | Diamond West | 2023 Jorge Ben | Brazil | O Telefone Tocou Novamente | Forca Bruta | Philips | 1970 Toco | Brazil | Leão Leonardo | Leão Leonardo - Single | Schema | 2023 Ronaldo Mesquita | Brazil | Balança Pema | Bresil 72 | Ebrau | 1972
Ladaniva | Belarus-Armenia-France | Shakar | Ladaniva | Le Label / PIAS | 2023 Shantel | Germany | Disko Boy | Disko Partizani | Crammed | 2007 RotFront | Germany-Ukraine-Hungary-Russia | Kontrabanda (feat RasKar) | 17 Deutsche Tanze | GMO | 2014 Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra | Ex-Yugoslavia | Unza Unza Time | Unza Unza Time | Barclay | 2000
Geoff Berner | Canada | Thank You, No Thank You | We Are Going To Bremen To Be Musicians | Oriente | 2015 Kultur Shock | Bosnia & Herzegovina-Bulgaria-USA | God Is Busy, May I Help You? | Acoustic Live | Old Age | 2023 Kultur Shock | Bosnia & Herzegovina-Bulgaria-USA | Racist Song | Acoustic Live | Old Age | 2023 Gogol Bordello | Ukraine-Russia-China-Ethiopia-Ecuador-Belarus-USA | Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher) | Trans-Continental Hustle | American | 2010
Mahalia Saunders | Jamaica | Piece Of My Heart | Piece Of My Heart - Single | Upsetter | 1971 Courtney John | Jamaica | Easier To Walk Away | Ecosystem | Soul Man / Fiwi | 2017 Donovan Carless | Jamaica | Be Thankful For What You Got | Be Thankful For What You Got - Single | Giant | 1974 Tinga Stewart | Jamaica | A Brand New Me | A Brand New Me - Single | Pantomine | 1972 Bob & Gene | USA | It's Not What You Know (It's Who You Know) | If You Ask Me To: Victor Axelrod Productions For Daptone Records | Daptone | 2023-2017
Nègarit Band | Ethiopia | Guwalya | Origins | Ethiosonic / Buda Musique | 2023 The Scorpios | Sudan-England UK | Lemon Barah | Lemon Barah - Single | self-released | 2023
The My Sahel Initiative | Mali-Senegal-Niger | My Sahel (feat Vieux Farka Toure, Amadou & Mariam, Bassekou Kouyate, OMG Oumy Gueye, Songhoy Blues & Tal National) | My Sahel - Single | United Nations OCHA | 2023 Bombino | Niger | Darfuq | Sahel | Partisan | 2023 Mdou Moctar | Niger | Kamane Tarhanin | Ilana: The Creator | Sahel Sounds | 2019
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