Global A Go-Go: Friday August 5, 5-7 PM

Global A Go-GoGlobal A Go-Go: Friday August 5, 5-7 PM

In Syria, the revolution has not been televised — foreign journalists are barred from the country and communication technologies are frequently cut or blocked.  With a heavy-handed government crackdown currently underway in the city of Hama, Global A Go-Go brings you the sound of Hama's streets — a wildly popular protest song called "Come On Bashar, Leave," sung in the popular dabke style.  (Click "Read More" to see the video.)  You'll also hear from dabke's best known export, Omar Souleyman.

Also this week: three new releases from Francophone West Africa, a taste of radical Jewish culture, and we'll close with a set that will appeal to fans of WRIR's punk rock show Salad Days, which can be heard every week immediately following Global A Go-Go.

Click "Read More" for today's tracklist; click here for a podcast of today's program:

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/53594

The complete catalog of Global A Go-Go podcasts is here:

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go