A Platform for Ethnically and Culturally Inspired Music
Global A Go-Go is a weekly two-hour world music radio program that I've been hosting since
2004. It's usually produced live in the studio and can be heard on both the FM radio band
and as a webstream simulcast. It is rebroadcast on other radio stations, and it's available
as a podcast as well.
LIVE RADIO
Global A Go-Go originates in the studios of WRIR Richmond Independent Radio 97.3 FM in Richmond,
Virginia, USA, from which it is broadcast live every Sunday from 1 to 3 PM Eastern time USA.
A live broadcast has a certain energy and realness that's hard to duplicate in any other format
-- that's what I'm aiming for each week.
WRIR World's NACC Top Ten
1 KUMBIA BORUKA | Santa Suerte | self-released
2 MDOU MOCTAR | Funeral For Justice | Matador
3 FRANCK BIYONG | Radio Masoda | Tangential
4 KIKI VALERA | Vacilon Santiaguero | Circle 9
5 BASSEKOU KOUYATE AND AMY SACKO | Djudjon: L'Oiseau De Garana | One World
6 LOS DAYS | Dusty Dreams | Too Good
7 MIGHTY JOSHUA | Dreaducation | self-released
8 IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE | Pull The Rope | Merge
9 DELROY WILSON | The Cool Operator | Gorgon
10 MERCI YAYA BONGO: LES GROUPES D'ANIMATION FEMININS DU GABON, 1982-1989 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | Secousse
WRIR World's NACC Adds
1 ALLA BOARA | Work & Song | self-released
2 BEAUTIFUL NUBIA AND THE ROOTS RENAISSANCE BAND | Sonso | EniObanke
3 BONBON VODOU | Afrodiziak [EP] | Heavenly Sweetness
4 LOS GAITEROS DE SAN JACINTO | Orgullo Colombiano | OM Producciones
5 ANGELICA GARCIA | Gemelo | Partisan
6 LA LOM | "Danza De LA LOM" [Single] | Verve
7 L'ETRANGLEUSE | Ambiance Argile | La Curieuse
8 ORQUESTA OLIVIERI | Orquesta Olivieri | Vampisoul
9 SANDMAN PROJECT | Where Did You Go? | Batov
10 SUPERFONICOS | "La Semilla" [Single] | Spaceflight
New & Recommended at WRIR World
Amadou & Mariam | "Mogolu" | Because Music
Belgicains, Les: Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-70 | (various artists) | Covadia
Bitchos, Los | "La Bomba" | City Slang
Biyong, Franck | Radio Masoda | Tangential Music
Bongo Hop, The | Satingarona Pt. 1 | Underdog
Bruno, Rolando Y El Grupo Arevalo | Cosas Raras | Peace & Rhythm / Electric Cowbell / DJ Cajon
Combo Daguerre | "Les Assassins" | Barbes
Gaiteros De San Jacinto, Los | Orgullo Colombiano | OM Producciones
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93 | (various artists) | Soundway
Halgan, Sahra | Hiddo Dhawr | Danaya
Jembaa Groove | Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves | Agogo
LA LOM | "Danza De LA LOM" | Verve
Meridian Brothers | Mi Latinoamerica Sufre | Ansonia / Bongo Joe
Mighty Joshua | Dreaducation | Mighty Music
Nortec: Bostich + Fussible | "TSM 2024" | Nacional
Orquesta Akokan | "Con Licencia" | Daptone
Oumbadougou, Abdallah | Amghar: The Godfather Of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 | Petaluma
Qwanqwa | Live | self-released
Superfonicos | "La Semilla" | Spaceflight
Systema Solar | "Ponte Bonito" | self-released
Thiam, Tidiane | Africa Yontii | Sahel Sounds
Valera, Kiki | Vacilon Santiaguero | Circle 9
The New & Recommended list as a Spotify playlist: spoti.fi/3KqxSkS
