Introducing La Perla
La Perla is a voice-and-percussion trio from Bogotá Colombia, home of one of the most organically interesting music scenes in the world right now. Their music is rooted in traditional Afro-Colombian rhythms like cumbia, chalupa and mapalé, but it’s written and performed by 21st century women who also have their ears on punk, rap and EDM.
La Perla is coming to Richmond this spring: They’ll be performing at the Get Tight Lounge on Saturday May 4 (I recommend putting that on your calendar right now), and earlier that afternoon they’ll be playing live in WRIR’s Studio C during our Cause & Effect radio program. This week on Global A Go-Go I’m going to introduce you to La Perla’s music, with two songs from their 2022 debut album Callejera and some related sounds.
Also this week (Sunday March 17, 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): Anatolian rock chestnuts from the 70s, a set of cumbia that will get you moving, guitarist Mark Leggett channels Ali Farka Touré and Baaba Maal, rockin’ desert blues including the wonderful new compilation of Abdallah Oumbadougou, and the cinematic psychedelic soul of Barcelona’s Bidaide.
Podcast: radio4all.net/program/117532
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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Barış Manço & Kurtalan Ekspresi, “Lambaya Püf De!”
from Sakla Samanı Gelir Zamanı
Turkishvinyl - 2024
Turkey, 1976
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Sidestepper, “Come See Us Play”
from Supernatural Love
Real World Records - 2015
Colombia-England UK
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Son Palenque, “Cumbia Africana”
from Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers
Vampisoul - 2014
Colombia, 1986
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Marco Flores Y La Jerez, “El Botecito (feat. Los Hijos Del Pueblo)”
from El Botecito - Single
Casa Nacional - 2024
México
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Mexican Institute of Sound, “Es-Toy”
from Algo-Ritmo : Mexican Institute of Sound Hits 2004-2024
Soy Sauce - 2024
México, 2012
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Mark Leggett, “Road To Mali”
from Road To Mali (Acoustic Version) - Single
6013831 Records DK - 2023
USA
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Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck, “Bibbe Leydy”
from Djam Leelii - The Adventurers
Palm Pictures - 1989
Sénégal
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Abdallah Oumbadougou, “Imidiwan”
from Amghar: The Godfather Of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1
PETALUMA RECORDS - 2024
Niger, 2012
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