Global A Go-Go presents:
Kokoroko is a young octet from London fronted by three female horn players; their music bridges Afrobeat, highlife and modern jazz. They’ve released an EP and a couple of singles so far, and I expect more good things from them in the future.
Kokoroko’s brand new single “Baba Ayoola” is a tribute to saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi’s grandfather. It’s an ideal introduction to their sound and you’ll be hearing it on this week’s episode of Global A Go-Go.
Also this week (Monday November 23, 3:00-5:00 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): acoustic music of the Sahel, old-fashioned Afropop is sounding good to me right now, three 5-star albums of South African jazz, modern highlife from Ghana and the roots of Colombian champeta, where cumbia meets Afrobeat.
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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
Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck, “Lam Tooro”
from Djam Leelii - The Adventurers
Palm Pictures - 1989
Senegal
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, “Tinoge Ya Ta'a Ba, Pts. 1 & 2 (feat. Guy One)”
from Tinoge Ya Ta'a Ba, Pts. 1 & 2 (feat. Guy One) - Single
Philophon - 2016
USA-Ghana
Mawuli Decker, “Lololi-Lomko (Renegades of Jazz edit)”
Matasuna - 1983
Ghana-Germany
Tita Duval Y El Nuevo Ritmo De Bobby Rey, “Batukacuto”
Discos Fuentes - 1974
Colombia
Abelardo Carbonó y su Conjunto, “Quiero a Mi Gente”
from El Maravilloso Mundo de Abelardo Carbono
Vampisoul - 1980
Colombia
Wganda Kenya, “Shakalaode”
from Diablos del Ritmo 1960-1985 - The Colombian Melting Pot
Analog Africa - 1974
Colombia
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go November 23rd, 2020
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