Global A Go-Go presents:
Global A Go-Go has been a Christmas-song-free zone since 2005, just because (as Geoff Berner sings) “The Christians irritate us with their Christmas-ness / It seems like every year.” Not like there will be a shortage of Christmas music from now until the day in question, amirite?
But Hanukkah? Heck yeah I’ll play Hanukkah songs. Irreverent songs perhaps, like one by the aforementioned Geoff Berner, or a new one in the nearly-extinct Ladino (Sephardi) language by Sarah Aroeste, or how about Katey Red giving her dreidel a sissy bounce spin?
Also this week on the eve of Hanukkah’s first night (Sunday November 28, 1:00-3:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards on the wrir.org archive player, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site): another reissue from K. Frimpong’s back catalog, Cuban big bands, and that’s life (adounia in Tamasheq).
Plus sets themed around two events happening in Richmond next week: the Fania Forever party at the Hotel Greene’s Crown Room on Thursday (more info here: facebook.com/events/672418733738581) and Yeni Nostalji’s first post-lockdown performance on Friday (more info here: facebook.com/photo?fbid=566034447978053&set=a.395309925050507)
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K. Frimpong and His Cubanos Fiestas, “Nye Mea”
from Me Da A Onnda
Hot Casa Records - 2021
Ghana, 1980
Juan Formell & Los Van Van, “¡Que Sorpresa! (Voy a Publicar Tu Foto en la Prensa)”
from Lo último en vivo
Los Van Van - 2014
Cuba, 1994
Justo Betancourt, “Pa' Bravo Yo”
from Fania Records 1964-1984: The Incendiary Sounds Of New York
Fania - 2009
Cuba-USA, 1972
Ismael Miranda, Orquesta Harlow & Larry Harlow, “Abran Paso”
from A Man And His Music: El Niño Bonito
Fania - 2012
Puerto Rico USA, 1971
Geoff Berner, “When Chanukah Comes to Town”
from We Are Going to Bremen to Be Musicians
Oriente - 2015
Canada
Erran Baron Cohen, “Dreidel (feat. Jules Brookes)”
from Erran Baron Cohen Presents: Songs In the Key of Hanukkah
New Line Records - 2008
England UK
Gypsyphonic Disko, “Dreidel Song (feat Katey Red)”
self-released - 2012
USA
Mdou Moctar, “Adounia”
from Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Sahel Sounds - 2015
Niger
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go November 28th, 2021
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