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Brand new show in tribute to Bill and his Global A Go-Go, today on Banji Kaicho WRIR 97.3FM 1PM-3 ET. Japanese cumbia, salsa, afro-cuban jazz, rare groove, minyo, dub… a lot of sounds Bill and I often found ourselves circling toward from different directions, and nodding in recognition when we met in the middle. The second hour focuses on African rhythms as they echo through different genres, a reminder of music as conversation across boarders and ages. To quote what Bill named one of his last blog posts on globalagogo.com, “To sing is to listen”. We’ll keep living that mission.

Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys / Kariboshi Kiri-Uta
Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys / Tsugaru Jongara
HARIKUYAMAKU / Nachijin-myahkunii
HARIKUYAMAKU / Kuduchi Behshi
Akira Yasuda & Beat Folk / Yumura no Obaba
Kifu Mitsuhashi / Hanagasa Ondo
Minyo Crusaders / Sado Okesa
Minyo Crusaders / Haiya Bushi
ORQUESTA DEL SOL / Rainbow Love
ORQUESTA DEL SOL / Night Ripple
Shigeo Maruyama / Malaika
Sadao Watanabe Meets Inter-African Theatre Group / Pembe Za Watanabe (Watanabe's Horns)
Sadao Watanabe Meets Inter-African Theatre Group / Makanju
Shibuki Maho, Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes / See-Line Woman
Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes / Vita
Ajate / De De
Ajate / Kobockle
Yasuaki Shimizu / Fool On the Hill
Yasuaki Shimizu / Day O

(Disclaimer: I DO NOT own any of these works. Please support artists directly if you enjoyed their music.)

To sing is to listen (for Bill Lupoletti)

FREDY J