I.K. Dairo and his Blue Spot Band – In the 60’s vol. 1 Afrodisia 1980
De hoes van de plaat zegt 1980 en het label zegt dat hij uit 1981 komt. We zien dit vaker. Ik ga altijd maar uit van het vroegste, dat lijkt me het meest logisch. Hoe dan ook, een elpee met twaalf...
View ArticleVaudou Game - Otodi
No one had been through those doors in years. Unchanged, seemingly untouched, just a guard watching over it- one wondered whether the place would ever see the light of day again. Built in the 70s by...
View ArticleThe Hidden Blackness of Flamenco
Flamenco as we know it was “born” in Spain in the mid-19th century. But for centuries before that, Roma (Gitanos, Gypsies) had been living in Spanish cities, often rubbing shoulders with the...
View ArticleTallawit Timbouctou – Hali Diallo
In 1989, Aghaly and his brother Mousa left their home. A small village called Ewit, it sits just outside of Timbouctou, not far from where the barge shelters cars across the river. Their family are...
View ArticleTallawit Timbouctou – Hali Diallo
In 1989, Aghaly and his brother Mousa left their home. A small village called Ewit, it sits just outside of Timbouctou, not far from where the barge shelters cars across the river. Their family are...
View ArticleAmbiance Congo: November 11, 2018
Welcome!All live sets today. I've been preparing for a program of Congolese live music videos that I'll be presenting in February in conjunction with an art exhibition. Some of the songs heard here...
View ArticleBobby Few, Cheikh Tidiane Fall, Jo Maka – Diom Futa (Komos)
Η παριζιάνικη απάντηση στις Black Jazz και Strata East. 1979, Paris, Cheikh Tidiane, Jo Maka, Bobby Few, και η afro jazz τους σε μια σημαντική επανέκδοση της Komos.
View ArticleMacario Prudencia y Continental Combo Bros-Bros, FAC Records 1978
Way back in 2008 we had one album from Curaçao, one of the Dutch Antilles. Today the second here at the GG. Macario Prudencia comes in with this strong piece of I don’t know how to call it. When I...
View ArticleGasper Nali – Zoona Malawi (2018)
Artist: Gasper Nali Album: Zoona Malawi Genre: Afrobeat Released: 2018 Format: MP3 / FLAC Quality: 320Kbps / Lossless Size: 60 MB / 182 MB Tracklist: 01 – Abale Ndikuwuzeni 02 – Hodi Munakhala Bwanji...
View ArticleA David Rodigan multiple choice question
Question 4. You have four videos to watch of the great reggae DJ David Rodigan, which one would you watch first? (5 marks.) A. As Inspector Forbes in Sherlock Holmes. B. Versus Love Injection in...
View ArticleA David Rodigan multiple choice question
Question 4. You have four videos to watch of the great reggae DJ David Rodigan. Which one would you watch first? (5 marks.) A. As Inspector Forbes in Sherlock Holmes. B. Versus Love Injection in...
View ArticleGive me some signal!
A big shout to Justin Moore in Cincinnati for getting in touch with Weeds and sharing with us some pictures of his back garden and forwarding some tune recommendations. Justin came to our attention a...
View ArticleGive me some signal!
A big shout to Justin Moore in Cincinnati for getting in touch with Weeds and sharing with us some pictures of his back garden and forwarding some tune recommendations. Justin came to our attention a...
View ArticleLes Etablissements Bitho Présentent l’Orchestre Viva Mandolina
Quite obscure release by l’Orchestre Viva Mandolina presented by Les Etablissements Bitho. No record company, label or year of release. It is a volume 2. With Julien Cladia, Ya Lélé, Djunilt, Longas...
View ArticleSplinters & Candy 11/19/18 WVKR
Women of the Délali Association Generous sounds from the soul. Music from Cuba, Ecuador, Colombia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Madagascar, France, Ethiopia, Uruguay, Nigeria, Gambia, Burkina Faso, and...
View ArticleGlobal Sampler vol. 62 – Various Artists
Ik moet hoog nodig inlopen met de Samplers die verwijzen naar hoogtepunten in het oeuvre van de Global Groove. Met deze vol.62 bereiken we december 2016 en lopen dus zo’n twee jaar achter op de...
View Articlestep by step
Music Inc – s/t Nino Ferrer – Nino & Radiah Phil Ranelin – Vibes From The Tribe Mary Lou Williams – Black Christ John Gordon – Step By Step Sisters Love – With Love Kikagaku Moyo – Masana Temples
View ArticleLes Filles de Illighadad Tour Dates 2018
Les Filles de Illighadad are back with tour dates for the EU this fall! We’ll be following the tour with a few dates in Australia at Sydney Fest and Mona Foma. Then in 2019, we’re finally booking a...
View ArticleLes Filles de Illighadad Tour Dates 2018
Les Filles de Illighadad are back with tour dates for the EU this fall! We’ll be following the tour with a few dates in Australia at Sydney Fest and Mona Foma. Then in 2019, we’re finally booking a...
View ArticlePedro Beltran y su Cumbia Latin Records / Machuca 1975
The sound we present today is Colombian but quite different from most we have had so far. I’m not sure if it is called gaita. In any case it is no regular cumbia eventhough the group’s name is ‘su...
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