Global A Go-Go presents:
Ry Cooder was born on March 15, 1947 in Santa Monica, California. Ry is one of my all-time favorite musicians and he’s one of the primary inspirations for the Global A Go-Go radio program.
In the 1960s, Ry played with Captain Beefheart and the Rolling Stones; in the 70s he made a series of brilliant solo albums that brought all kinds of American vernacular sounds into rock; in the 80s he was one of the top soundtrack artists in Hollywood; in the 90s he introduced American listeners to a world of music from Africa, Cuba and India; and in the 21st century Ry has continued to be one of the most vital musicians on the planet.
On this week’s edition of Global A Go-Go (Monday March 15, 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), each set will start with one of Ry Cooder’s songs and then spin down a path he’s blazed for me and for all of us. I’ve tried to make the whole show as eclectic and rooted and soulful as Ry Cooder’s music is. Happy birthday, Ry!
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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, “Global a Go-Go”
from Global a Go-Go
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2001
England UK
Drew Gonsalves & Kobo Town, “Road to Fyzabad”
Stonetree Records - 2013
Trinidad & Tobago-Canada
Lord Kitchener & His Calypso All-Stars, “Birth Of Ghana”
Melodisc - 1957
Trinidad & Tobago
The Growler, “Joe Louis - Schmeling Fight”
from Joe Louis - Schmeling Fight - Single
Decca - 1939
Trinidad & Tobago
Young Tiger, “I Was There (At the Coronation)”
from London Is the Place for Me
Honest Jon's Records - 1953
Trinidad & Tobago
Ali Farka Touré, “Ai Du (with Ry Cooder)”
from Talking Timbuktu (with Ry Cooder)
World Circuit - 1994
Mali-USA
Anansy Cissé, “Tiawo (Education)”
from Anoura
Riverboat Records/World Music Network - 2021
Mali-USA
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban, “Monte Adentro”
from Mambo Sinuendo
Nonesuch / Perro Verde - 2002
USA-Cuba
Chicha Libre, “The Ride of the Valkyries”
from Canibalismo
Crammed Discs - 2012
France-Venezuela-Mexico-USA
Ry Cooder & Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, “Ganges Delta Blues”
Water Lily Acoustics - 1993
USA-India
Kiran Ahluwalia, “Mustt Mustt (Extended)”
from Aam Zameen : Common Ground
Avokado Artists - 2011
India-Canada-Mali
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go March 15th, 2021
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