Music for maids & taxi drivers
Forró is the country music of Brazil’s northeast region; it’s been called “music for maids and taxi drivers.” It’s classically played in the trio format: Sanfona (diatonic button accordion), zabumba (bass drum) and triangle (yeah, triangle). If this reminds you of a Louisiana Cajun or zydeco band — yes, the styles of music are closely related. To urbanize your forró, maybe add a horn or two.
This week on Global A Go-Go (Sunday March 10, 1:00-3:00 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) you’ll hear a whole set of forró, including a couple of tracks from the terrific recent Analog Africa compilation of the recordings of Ary Lobo.
Also this week: Currulao from Colombia’s Pacific coast including the debut recording of De Mar Y Rio, new Cuban son montuno from Conjunto Guantánamo, the Brazilian psychedelic groove of London’s Forest Law, and new Afro-dance music from Kokoko! and Ngwaka Son Système from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Podcast: radio4all.net/program/117495
All the podcasts: radio4all.net/series/Global%20A%20Go-Go
Show archive
Playlist
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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
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Grupo Socavón Timbiquí, “Memoria De Justino”
from En Memoria A Nuetros Ancestros
Discos Fuentes - 2002
Colombia
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Conjunto Guantánamo, “Guitarra, Tabaco Y Ron”
from Guitarra, Tabaco Y Ron - Single
Nganga - 2024
USA-Cuba
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Arsenio Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto, “Adivinalo”
from The Music of Cuba: Arsenio Rodríguez, Vol. 5; Recordings 1947-1950
Black Round Records - 2011
Cuba, 1947
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Ary Lobo, “Nego São”
from 1958-1966 (Limited Dance Edition No. 19)
Analog Africa - 2023
Brazil, 1966
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Camarão, “Sereia Do Mar”
from The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie 1964-1974 (Analog Africa No. 25)
Analog Africa - 2018
Brazil, 1970
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Ary Lobo, “Movimento Da Cidade”
from 1958-1966 (Limited Dance Edition No. 19)
Analog Africa - 2023
Brazil, 1962
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Meiway, “Voila string (feat. Donguy)”
Meiway Organisation - 2004
Cote D'Ivoire
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