Global A Go-Go presents:
Deep into highlife
If you listen to Global A Go-Go, you may have figured out that there’s nothing I like better than a large ensemble. The interplay between real musicians is one of the things I love most in music, so for me the bigger the band the better. You don’t hear a lot of laptop bands on this program.
Unsurprisingly, the new album Deep Into Highlife by Santrofi, the young band from Accra that’s updating Ghanaian highlife music for the 21st century, is right up my alley. They went on tour in 2021 and 2022 with the 14 piece Berlin group Omniversal Earkestra backing them up, which means they were more than 25 strong when they recorded this live album. You’ll hear two selections from this excellent new recording on this week’s show.
Also this week (Sunday November 5, 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): Lo Poloko’s tropical big bang, the sound of the Colombian gaita, new rock en español from Barcelona’s Dorian, Nusantara Beat’s hipster Dutch-Indonesian rock and a slice of creole Afrobeat from Alpacas Collective.
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Show Archive
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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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Sonido Gallo Negro, “The Model”
from The Model / Cumbia De Las Plañideras - Single
Names You Can Trust - 2023
México
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Nelda Piña Y Sus Tambores, “Folclor Costeño (feat Sixto Silgado "Paito")”
from Colombian Musical Powerhouses Vol. 4
Alianza de Sellos Independientes de Colombia - 2023
Colombia, 2021
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Sidestepper, “Come See Us Play”
from Supernatural Love
Real World Records - 2015
Colombia-England UK
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Dorian, “El Temblor (en el Liceu de Barcelona, en directo, feat Antonio García)”
from El Temblor - Single
Nacional - 2023
Catalunya Spain
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Nusantara Beat, “Kota Bandung”
from Kota Bandung / Layung - Single
Les Disques Bongo Joe - 2023
Netherlands-Indonesia
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Phương Tâm, “Buồn 18”
from Magical Nights: Saigon Surf, Twist & Soul (1964-1966)
Sublime Frequencies - 2021
Vietnam, 1960s
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Adnan Othman & The Rhythm Boys, “Budi Bahasa”
from Bershukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend
Sublime Frequencies - 2016
Malaysia, 1969
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The Cambodian Space Project, “Kolos Srey Chaom (Love God)”
Metal Postcard - 2011
Cambodia-Australia
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The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, “Show Wong Molam International”
from 21st century molam
Studio Lam - 2014
Thailand-England UK
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Santrofi, “Alewa (Live) [feat. Omniversal Earkestra]”
from Deep into Highlife (live) [feat. Omniversal Earkestra]
Out Here Records - 2023
Ghana-Germany
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Santrofi, “Africa (Live) [feat. Omniversal Earkestra]”
from Deep into Highlife (live) [feat. Omniversal Earkestra]
Out Here Records - 2023
Ghana-Germany
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Alpacas Collective, “Movéfèzè (Extended Instrumental)”
from Movéfèzè (feat Neg Madnick) - Single
Catalpas Records - 2023
Belgium
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Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band, “She Is the Sea”
from Rubber Orchestras
Naive - 2011
England UK-Trinidad & Tobago
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Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go November 5th, 2023
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