Global A Go-Go presents:
Rumput is quite possibly the most unique band in Richmond: they specialize in keroncong, Indonesian string band music. They’re also unusual in that they’re a true multimedia endeavor, with original visual art in the form of wayang (Indonesian shadow puppets) and crankies (Appalachian scrolling panoramas) integrated into their performances.
Their next performance is on Tuesday February 18 at the Firehouse Theatre (more info here), where they’ll be rolling out (pun intended) a new crankie on the subject of the ongoing deadly colonial history of tobacco. Two Rumput members, musician John Priestley and visual artist Beth Reid, will join me in the studio Monday to talk about the band, their upcoming gig and the surprising parallels between Virginia and Indonesia.
Also this week: a tribute to Joseph Shabalaba, cadence from the French Caribbean, classic 1970s salsa dura, the marimba music of Colombia’s Pacific coast, and more funana from Cabo Verde.
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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, “Global a GO-GO”
from Global a Go-Go
Hellcat/Epitaph - 2001
England UK
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, “Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (The African National Congress Anthem)”
from Long Walk To Freedom
Heads Up - 2006
South Africa
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, “Nansi Imali”
from Phansi Emgodini
Gallo Record Company - 1981
South Africa
Paul Simon, “Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes”
from Graceland (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Legacy Recordings - 1986
USA
David Walters, “Bwè Dlo (feat. Seun Kuti)”
from Soleil Kréyol
Heavenly Sweetness - 2020
France-Nigeria
Gertrudis Bonilla Y Jimmy Puche, “Manuela La Bullanguera”
from Guasa, Cununo Y Marimba: Afro-Colombian Music From The Pacific Coast
Vampisoul - 1982
Colombia
Grupo Socavon, “Homenaje a Justino”
from Pacífico Colombiano
Otrabanda Records & Music - 2002
Colombia
Antônio dos Santos, “Djal Bai Si Camin”
from Bom Dia Nha Cretcheu (Sodad Serie 3 - Vol. 7)
Sons D'Africa - 1983
Cabo Verde
Orlando Pantera, “Rabidanti”
from Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Ostinato
Cabo Verde, 1990s
Bill Lupoletti Global A Go-Go February 17th, 2020
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