Global A Go-Go presents:
Top ten compilations, reissues & historic recordings of 2021
This week on Global A Go-Go (Sunday December 26, 1:00-3:00 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), I’m wrapping up a 3-week-long look at my favorite recordings of 2021 by playing my favorite compilations, reissues and historic recordings of the year.
I love finding out about music of the past that I missed out on back then. And I’m a sucker for the lengths that the producers of sets like the ones featured in this week’s program are willing to go to in order to bring this forgotten music back into the daylight.
For example, this year’s #5 is the result of a multi-year negotiation between the album’s producer and the government of Djibouti, with all royalties paid directly to that country’s Ministry of Culture. And #6 got its start in a Vietnamese-American woman’s curiosity about her mother’s singing career; it turns out that her mother was an early Vietnamese rock ‘n’ roll icon who hadn’t heard her own recordings in 55 years.
Without further ado, here’s are my top compilations, reissues and historic recordings of 2021:
Top Ten Compilations, Reissues & Historic Recordings of 2021
1. José Carlos Schwarz & Le Cobiana Djazz (Guinee Bissau) | Lua Ki Di Nos | Hot Mule
2. various artists (many countries) | Straight From The Decks 2 | Pura Vida Sounds-Heavenly Sweetness
3. various artists (Nigeria) | Edo Funk Explosion Vol. 1 | Analog Africa
4. La Mermelada (Peru) | La Rica Mermelada | Discos Horoscopo
5. 4 Mars (Djibouti) | Djibouti Archives Vol. 1: Super Somali Sounds From The Gulf Of Tadjoura | Ostinato
6. Phương Tâm (Vietnam) | Magical Nights: Saigon Surf, Twist & Soul (1964-1966) | Sublime Frequencies
7. T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou Benin | Volume 4: Yehouessi Leopold Batteur | Acid Jazz
8. Stella Chiweshe (Zimbabwe) | Ambuya! | Piranha
9. K. Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiesta (Ghana) | Me Da A Onnda | Hot Casa
10. Robson Banda & The New Black Eagles (Zimbabwe) | Soweto | Nyati Nyati
Honorable Mention
Afrosound (Colombia) | La Danza De Los Mirlos | Vampisoul
The Beaters (South Africa) | Harari | Matsuli
Elia Y Elizabeth (Colombia) | Elia Y Elizabeth | Vampisoul
Atakora Manu (Ghana) | Omintiminim / Afro Highlife | BBE
Ephat Mujuru & The Spirit Of The People (Zimbabwe) | Mbavaira | Awesome Tapes From Africa
La Pesada (Colombia) | Tomate Y Alandette | Vampisoul
Pintura Roja (Peru) | Siempre Juntos | Discos Horoscopo
Star Lovers (Ghana) | Boafo Ne Nyame | Hot Casa
T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou Benin | Unité Africaine | Acid Jazz
various artists (Tanzania-Kenya) | Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes From Mombasa & Tanga | Buda Musique
My top 20 compilations, reissues & historic recordings of 2021 are available as a Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/38yl5XBOqLLx0e7BQxgmNX?si=5985f3426c3a42af
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Show Archive
Play show / Add show to playlistPlaylist:
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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
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Phương Tâm, “Nhớ Mình Anh Thôi (Missing Only You)”
from Magical Nights: Saigon Surf, Twist & Soul (1964-1966)
Sublime Frequencies - 2021
Vietnam, 1960s
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K. Frimpong and His Cubanos Fiestas, “Me Yee Owu Den”
from Me Da A Onnda
Hot Casa Records - 2021
Ghana, 1980
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T.P Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou – Benin, “Aiha Ni Kpe We”
from Vol. 4 – Yehouessi Leopold Batteur
Acid Jazz UK - 1978
Benin
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Osayomore Joseph, “My Name Is Money”
from Edo Funk Explosion, Vol. 1
Analog Africa - 2021
Nigeria, 1980s
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The Dutch Benglos, “Shabi-Bi-Di-Do”
from Straight from the Decks, Vol. 2 (Guts Finest Selection from His Famous DJ Sets)
Pura Vida Sounds - 2021
Ghana, 1978
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José Carlos Schwarz & Le Cobiana Djazz, “Na Kolonia”
from Lua Ki Di Nos
Hot Mule - 2021
Guinee Bissau, 1973
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Ephat Mujuru & The Spirit of the People, “Mudande”
from Mbavaira - EP
Awesome Tapes From Africa - 2021
Zimbabwe, 1983
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4 Mars, “Hobalayeey Nabuda! (Hello Peace!)”
from Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura
Ostinato Records LLC - 2021
Djibouti, 1980s
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go December 26th, 2021
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