Global A Go-Go presents:
Rachid Taha (pictured above) passed away last week. If there’s a “most Global A Go-Go” musician of all time, it would have to be this son of Oran, Algeria who came with his parents to France at age 10.
He was a punk rocker and a dance-music DJ, he was inspired by political artists like The Clash and Linton Kwesi Johnson, and his music always spoke to the universal immigrant experience. He was even the same age as me. Losing Rachid Taha is a real kick in the stomach.
This week on Global A Go-Go, I’ll curate a set-long tribute to Rachid Taha — five crucial songs from across his career, some of my favorites and ones that highlight his significance as a cultural figure. Also this week: some deeply spiritual jazz, funk from East Africa, and Latin music al y con monte.
Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/99319
All the podcasts: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go
Nicola Conte & Spiritual Galaxy, “Ogun”
MPS - 2018
Italy-Sweden-Finland-USA-South Africa-England UK-Ghana
Zaidan Ibrahim, “Ma Hammak Azabna”
from Two Niles To Sing A Melody: The Violins And Synths Of Sudan
Ostinato - 2018
Sudan, 1980s
Dur-Dur Of Somalia, “Hiyeeley”
from Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks
Analog Africa - 2018
Somalia
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go September 19th, 2018
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