Global A Go-Go presents:

 

Vusi Mahlasela’s grandmother Ida ran a shebeen (an illegal tavern or what Americans might call a speakeasy) in South Africa’s Mamelodi township, outside of Pretoria.  She home-brewed beer and made a place for the township’s residents to gather after another day’s hard labor.

Ida’s grandson went on to become an internationally successful musician, albeit one who still lives in Mamelodi.  As a tribute to the woman who “was and still is my greatest hero,” Vusi threw a big party on the street where Ida’s shebeen used to be and performed a night of the music he used to hear there.

That’s the story behind Vusi’s new live album Shebeen Queen.  You’ll hear a track from it this week on Global A Go-Go, along with some of the township sounds of that era: mbaqanga and soul jive.

Also this week (Labor Day Monday September 7, 3:00-5:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/listen, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site): Jamaica’s rockers-steppers sound, a healthy dose of Turkish psychedelia featuring the electric baglama saz, quick visits to three Lusophone countries, a set of Ethio-jazz and dance music therapy from Colombia.

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Playlist:

    Time: September 7 - 11:00:00 am
  • Matador Of 1st & 1st

    Oliver Lake, “Separation”

    from Matador Of 1st & 1st

    Passin Thru - 1996

    USA

  • Time: September 7 - 11:01:00 am
  • Global a Go-Go

    Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, “Global a GO-GO”

    from Global a Go-Go

    BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2001

    England UK

  • Time: September 7 - 11:05:00 am
  • Joint Shades of Hudson

    Keith Hudson, “Nuh Skin Up 12" mix”

    from Joint Shades of Hudson

    Jusic International Label - 1979

    Jamaica

  • Time: September 7 - 11:12:24 am
  • Sinsemilla

    Black Uhuru, “Vampire”

    from Sinsemilla

    Taxi - 1980

    Jamaica

  • Time: September 7 - 11:16:57 am
  • Hello Africa

    Chezidek, “Inna Dem Eye”

    from Hello Africa

    Tad's Record - 2020

    Jamaica

  • Time: September 7 - 11:24:00 am
  • Kardaslar

    Seyhan Karabay, “Nem Kaldi (Edit)”

    from Kardaslar

    Arsivplak - 2019

    Turkey, 1970s

  • Time: September 7 - 11:27:48 am
  • Akbaba Ikilisi, “Darildim Darildim”

    from Uzelli Electro Saz

    Uzelli - 1983

    Turkey

  • Time: September 7 - 11:33:00 am
  • Zor Beyler, “Gozumdeki Yaslar”

    from Gozumdeki Yaslar

    Uzelli - 1982

    Turkey

  • Time: September 7 - 11:36:00 am
  • Bahar

    Umut Adan, “Bembeyaz Cananım”

    from Bahar

    Riverboat Records - 2019

    Turkey-Italy

  • Time: September 7 - 11:43:32 am
  • The Indestructible Beat of Soweto - Volume One

    Udokotela Shange Namajaha, “Awungilobolele”

    from The Indestructible Beat of Soweto - Volume One

    Earthworks - 1985

    South Africa

  • Time: September 7 - 11:47:21 am
  • The Shoe Laces, “Udakwa Njalo”

    from Isitha Somuntu

    Black Hi-Lites - 1981

    South Africa

  • Time: September 7 - 11:50:16 am
  • Sons Of Thunder, “Uzozizwela”

    from Uzozizwela - single

    Fire - 1978

    South Africa

  • Time: September 7 - 11:52:59 am
  • Shebeen Queen

    Vusi Mahlasela, “Umculo”

    from Shebeen Queen

    ATO Records - 2020

    South Africa

  • Time: September 7 - 11:57:58 am
  • Amagugu, “Ngiyintandane”

    from We Shobane

    Beat City - 1979

    South Africa

  • Time: September 7 - 12:04:00 pm
  • Junip, “Oba, La Vem Ela”

    from Brazilian Beats 7

    Mr Bongo - 2013

    Sweden

  • Time: September 7 - 12:09:05 pm
  • Chalo Correia, “Kudihohola”

    from Kudihohola / Chercher Crioula - single

    Matasuna - 2015

    Angola

  • Time: September 7 - 12:14:09 pm
  • Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988

    Pedrinho, “Nanda”

    from Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica from the Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988

    Ostinato Records LLC - 1983

    Cabo Verde

  • Time: September 7 - 12:23:00 pm
  • The Budos Band II

    The Budos Band, “Origin of Man”

    from The Budos Band II

    Daptone Records - 2007

    USA

  • Time: September 7 - 12:27:52 pm
  • Afro-Zen Allstars, “Dewel”

    from unreleased

    unreleased - 2019

    RVA USA

  • Time: September 7 - 12:34:31 pm
  • To Know Without Knowing

    Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience, “Kulun Mankwaleshi”

    from To Know Without Knowing

    Agogo Records - 2020

    Ethiopia-Australia

  • Time: September 7 - 12:45:00 pm
  • Samba Negra, “Eberebijara”

    from La Locura De Machuca 1975-1980

    Analog Africa - 2020

    Colombia, 1970s

  • Time: September 7 - 12:48:30 pm
  • Kussima, “Despeluque En Palenque (remix)”

    from El Vacile Efectivo De La Champeta Criolla: A New African Music From Colombia

    Palenque - 1998

    Colombia

  • Time: September 7 - 12:51:59 pm
  • Los Reyes del Tropico

    Joe Arroyo & Juan Carlos Coronel, “Simula Timula”

    from Los Reyes del Tropico

    Discos Fuentes - 2001

    Colombia

  • Time: September 7 - 12:56:40 pm
  • Abelardo Carbono Y Su Tribu Canibal, “El Cucaracho”

    from El Cucaracho - single

    Palenque - 2020

    Colombia

    Global A Go-Go    September 7th, 2020

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