Global A Go-Go presents:

It’s highlife time once again on Global A Go-Go. We’ll dig into more than a half-hour of the genre on this week’s program, starting with a new single from Berlin’s Jembaa Groove that quotes Kwame Nkrumah, the first prime minister and first president of Ghana. You’ll also hear a track from Soundway’s forthcoming Ghana Special 2 compilation and one from a new reissue of the African Brothers Band led by a great friend of WRIR, the late Nana Kwame Ampadu.

Also this week (Sunday March 31, 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): New Sahrawi music by Aziza Brahim, some unlikely ska versions, the French Caribbean roots-rock of Delgrès and new Arabic electronic dance music by Sami Galbi and Omar Souleyman.

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Playlist:

    Time: March 31 - 9:00:00 am
  • Matador Of 1st & 1st

    Oliver Lake, “Separation”

    from Matador Of 1st & 1st

    Passin Thru - 1996

    USA

  • Time: March 31 - 9:01:00 am
  • Global A Go-Go

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

    from Global A Go-Go

    BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2001

    England UK

  • Time: March 31 - 9:06:00 am
  • Tiris

    El Wali, “10 Of May”

    from Tiris

    Sahel Sounds - 2019

    Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, 1994

  • Time: March 31 - 9:10:31 am
  • Aziza Brahim, “Haiyu Ya Zuwar”

    from Mawja

    Glitterbeat Records - 2024

    Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic-Spain

  • Time: March 31 - 9:13:26 am
  • Shouka

    Mariem Hassan, “Salem”

    from Shouka

    Nubenegra - 2009

    Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic-Spain

  • Time: March 31 - 9:17:00 am
  • Abbar el Hamada

    Aziza Brahim, “Calles de Dajla”

    from Abbar el Hamada

    Glitterbeat Records - 2016

    Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic-Spain

  • Time: March 31 - 9:26:20 am
  • Makoma - Single

    Jembaa Groove, “Makoma”

    from Makoma - Single

    Agogo Records - 2024

    Germany-Ghana-Benin-Israel-Portugal-England UK-Cuba

  • Time: March 31 - 9:29:43 am
  • Ebo Taylor and The Pelikans

    Ebo Taylor & The Pelikans, “Enye Nyame Nko”

    from Ebo Taylor and The Pelikans

    Comet Records - 2023

    Ghana, 1976

  • Time: March 31 - 9:36:18 am
  • Pat Thomas, “Gye Wani”

    from Gye Wani - Single

    Soundway - 2024

    Ghana, 1984

  • Time: March 31 - 9:45:16 am
  • 3rd Generation Band, “Because Of Money”

    from Because Of Money / Obi Ye Saa Wui - Single

    Essiebons - 1975

    Ghana

  • Time: March 31 - 9:51:04 am
  • Locomotive Train (Keteke): Meko Tarkwa! Meko Tarkwa!! Meko Tarkwa!!!

    African Brothers Band International of Ghana, “Hold Your Lover Tight”

    from Locomotive Train (Keteke): Meko Tarkwa! Meko Tarkwa!! Meko Tarkwa!!!

    BBE Africa - 2024

    Ghana, 1970

  • Time: March 31 - 10:05:10 am
  • New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble

    New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble, “Haitian Fight Song”

    from New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble

    Ska-Jazz Productions - 1995

    USA

  • Time: March 31 - 10:09:58 am
  • Everybody Knows

    The BlueBeaters, “Toxic”

    from Everybody Knows

    Record Kicks - 2015

    Italy

  • Time: March 31 - 10:13:11 am
  • Smocking Flamingo, “Train In Vain”

    from The Clash Goes Jamaican

    Golden Singles - 2013

    Argentina

  • Time: March 31 - 10:16:56 am
  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, “Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Boomrush Backup Ska Remix)”

    from Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Boomrush Backup Ska Remix) - Single

    Boomrush Productions - 2024

    USA-Germany

  • Time: March 31 - 10:20:01 am
  • I Just Can't Stop It (Deluxe Edition)

    The Beat, “Tears Of A Clown”

    from I Just Can't Stop It (Deluxe Edition)

    Edsel - 2012

    England UK, 1979

  • Time: March 31 - 10:27:42 am
  • Promis Le Ciel

    Delgrès, “Pourquoi Ce Monde”

    from Promis Le Ciel

    Discograph - 2023

    France

  • Time: March 31 - 10:30:46 am
  • Putan De Cançon

    Moussu T E Lei Jovents, “Putan De Cançon”

    from Putan De Cançon

    Le Chant du Monde - 2010

    France

  • Time: March 31 - 10:34:14 am
  • Des visages des figures

    Noir Désir, “Le vent nous portera”

    from Des visages des figures

    Universal Music Division Barclay - 2001

    France

  • Time: March 31 - 10:38:55 am
  • Beauté pour tous

    La Maison Tellier, “Sur un volcan”

    from Beauté pour tous

    At(h)ome - 2013

    France

  • Time: March 31 - 10:41:56 am
  • Acoustic Clubbing

    Les Negresses Vertes, “Easy Girls”

    from Acoustic Clubbing

    Because Music - 2001

    France

  • Time: March 31 - 10:50:00 am
  • Rruina - Single

    Sami Galbi, “Rruina”

    from Rruina - Single

    Bongo Joe - 2024

    Morocco-Switzerland

  • Time: March 31 - 10:53:29 am
  • Erbil

    Omar Souleyman, “Rahat Al Chant Ymme”

    from Erbil

    Mad Decent - 2024

    Syria-Iraq

  • Time: March 31 - 10:58:48 am
  • Zenobia - Single

    Zenobia, “Ksr Ksr Ksr”

    from Zenobia - Single

    Acid Arab Records/Crammed Discs - 2019

    Palestine-Israel

    Global A Go-Go    March 31st, 2024

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