Global A Go-Go presents:

Two legendary African singers passed away in recent days.  Kasse Mady Diabate (pictured above), the man Salif Keita called “the greatest singer in Mali,” was a direct descendant of the jelis (professional musicians and historians) who served Sundiata Keita when he founded the Malian Empire in 1235.  He died on June 1 at age 69.

Singer and soldier Tsehaytu Beraki died at age 79 on May 24, Eritrean Independence Day, in the Netherlands where she was granted political asylum in 1988.  Tsehaytu, “The Sunshine Of Eritrea,” helped popularize the traditional Tigrigna music of Asmara, a sound that has greatly influenced both Eritrean and Ethiopian music.

This week on Global A Go-Go, you’ll hear a whole set of Kasse Mady’s work, from his days with L’Orchestre National Badema in the 1970s to his remarkable 2015 final solo album.  And from Tsehaytu I’ll play a pair of songs, one from the 70s and the other from her Dutch comeback album of 2004; you’ll also hear younger musicians working in the azmari tradition.

Also this week: Angelique Kidjo and Mystic Bowie both remake Talking Heads songs, and a set of electro-cumbia to get you dancing.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/97828

All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go

Playlist:

    Time: June 6 - 11:00:00 am
  • Oliver Lake, “Separation”

    from Matador Of 1st & 1st

    Passin' Thru - 1997

    USA

  • Time: June 6 - 11:00:00 am
  • Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, “Global A Go-Go”

    from Global a Go-Go

    Hellcat - 2001

    England UK

  • Time: June 6 - 11:06:00 am
  • Tsehaytu Beraki, “Medjemerya Feqrey”

    from Ethiopiques 5: Tigrigna Music 1970-1975

    Buda Musique - 1972

    Eritrea

  • Time: June 6 - 11:10:11 am
  • Tsehaytu Beraki, “Lale Bola”

    from Selam

    Terp - 2004

    Eritrea

  • Time: June 6 - 11:15:36 am
  • Krar Collective, “Guragigna”

    from Ethiopia Super Krar

    Riverboat - 2012

    Ethiopia

  • Time: June 6 - 11:21:43 am
  • Meklit, “Sweet Or Salty”

    from When the People Move, the Music Moves Too

    Six Degrees - 2017

    Ethiopia-USA

  • Time: June 6 - 11:34:00 am
  • Mystic Bowie, “Houses In Motion”

    from Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads

    MTMB Entertainment - 2018

    Jamaica-USA

  • Time: June 6 - 11:39:01 am
  • Angélique Kidjo, “Born Under Punches”

    from Remain in Light

    Kravenworks - 2018

    Benin-France-USA

  • Time: June 6 - 11:42:50 am
  • Angélique Kidjo, “Crosseyed And Painless”

    from Remain in Light

    Kravenworks - 2018

    Benin-France-USA

  • Time: June 6 - 11:48:18 am
  • Tony Allen With Afrobeat 2000, “When One Road Close”

    from N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always)

    Moving Target - 1985

    Nigeria

  • Time: June 6 - 11:55:06 am
  • Ibibio Sound Machine, “Power Of 3”

    from Uyai

    Merge - 2017

    England UK

  • Time: June 6 - 12:08:00 pm
  • Kasse Mady Diabate, “Ko Kuma Magni”

    from Kirike

    Six Degrees - 2015

    Mali

  • Time: June 6 - 12:14:49 pm
  • Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, “Jamana Be Diya”

    from I Speak Fula

    Sub Pop / Next Ambiance - 2010

    Mali

  • Time: June 6 - 12:19:48 pm
  • National Badema, “Ciro”

    from National Badema

    Syllart - 1977

    Mali

  • Time: June 6 - 12:24:03 pm
  • Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra, “Ya Fama”

    from Boulevard De L'Independance

    World Circuit - 2006

    Mali-Senegal-Burkina Faso-Guinee Conakry

  • Time: June 6 - 12:36:00 pm
  • Grupo Kual, “Cumbia En La Playa”

    from Un Saludo! Mexican Soundsystem Cumbia In LA

    Dutty Artz / Songs From Home - 2008

    Mexico

  • Time: June 6 - 12:41:24 pm
  • El Hijo De La Cumbia feat Mexican Institute Of Sound, “Que Te Vaya Bien”

    from Genero Genero

    Nacional - 2018

    Argentina-Sweden

  • Time: June 6 - 12:45:31 pm
  • El Dusty feat Master Blaster Sound System, “Loquita Loca”

    from Cumbia City

    Aftercluv - 2018

    USA

  • Time: June 6 - 12:48:46 pm
  • Bondi Blaster feat Gabriel Navia, “Boliguay Express”

    from Lo Juimo!

    Stronghold Sound - 2012

    Argentina-Bolivia-USA

  • Time: June 6 - 12:53:22 pm
  • Clorofila, “Discoteca Nacional”

    from Corridos Urbanos

    Nacional - 2010

    Mexico

    Global A Go-Go    June 6th, 2018

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