Les jaloux saboteurs

It’s highlife time once again on Global A Go-Go with a new album from Okwy Osadebe, son of one of the biggest stars of 1960s and 70s Nigerian Igbo highlife, plus a track from a new compilation of Burger-Highlife made by Germany’s Ghanaian immigrants in the 80s and 90s. And we’ll expand from there into Cameroon and Chad, turning the whole second hour into a giant African guitar music dance party.

In this week (Sunday March 19, 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) ‘s first hour, you’ll hear the pioneers of Berber rock, a new single from Zimbabwe’s Mokoomba, a dub version of one of Fela Kuti’s most famous songs, and of course much more.

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Playlist:

Oliver Lake, “Separation”

from Matador Of 1st & 1st

Passin Thru - 1996

USA

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

from Global A Go-Go

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2001

England UK

Rachid Taha, “Aïta”

from Je Suis Africain

naïve - 2019

Algeria-France

Les Abranis, “Therrza Rathwenza”

from Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983

Bongo Joe - 2023

Algeria-France, 1980

Tamikrest, “Imanin Bas Zihoun”

from Chatma

Stem Music - 2013

Mali-Algeria-France

Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited, “Marudzi Nemarudzi (Different Races)”

from Rise Up

Real World Records - 2006

Zimbabwe-USA

Comrade Fatso & Chabvondoka, “Like a Riot Needs a Petrol Bomb”

from House of Hunger

Comrade Fatso & Chabvondoka - 2010

Zimbabwe

Mokoomba, “Nzara Hapana”

from Nzara Hapana - Single

Out Here - 2023

Zimbabwe

Hotel X, “Black Man's Cry”

from Ladders

SST Records - 1995

RVA USA

tUnE-yArDs + Angelique Kidjo + Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson + Akua Naru, “Lady”

from Red Hot + Fela

Knitting Factory - 2012

USA-Benin

Jungle Fire, “Comencemos (Let's Start)”

from Tropicoso

Nacional Records - 2014

USA

Captain Yossarian, “Zombie”

from Zombie - Single

Echo Beach - 2023

Germany

Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International, “Igbo Amaka”

from Igbo Amaka

Odogwu Entertainment / Palenque - 2023

Nigeria

Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, “Osondi Owendi”

from Osondi Owendi - EP

Chief Steven Osita Osadebe - 1992

Nigeria, 1984

A.B. Crentsil's Ahenfo Band, “Mame Dwen Meho”

from Borga Revolution, Volume 2: Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1983-1996

Kalita - 2023

Ghana, 1985