Banji Kaicho

To sing is to listen (for Bill Lupoletti)

Mon, Nov 10, 2025

Brand new show in tribute to Bill and his @globalagogoradio, today on Banji Kaicho @wrir97.3fm 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.

Playlist

    Time: November 10 - 1:01:24 pm
  • Tokyo Cuban Boys on Stage

    Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys, “Kariboshi Kiri-Uta”

    from Tokyo Cuban Boys on Stage

    Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd./NIPPONOPHONE - 1972

  • Time: November 10 - 1:07:36 pm
  • Holiday in Tsugaru

    Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys, “Tsugaru Jongara”

    from Holiday in Tsugaru

    Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd./NIPPONOPHONE - 1970

  • Time: November 10 - 1:17:05 pm
  • Mystic Islands Dub

    HARIKUYAMAKU, “Nachijin-myahkunii”

    from Mystic Islands Dub

    Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd./NIPPONOPHONE - 2023

  • Time: November 10 - 1:21:29 pm
  • HARIKUYAMAKU, “Kuduchi Behshi”

    from DUB ISLOMANIA

    HMV - 2025

  • Time: November 10 - 1:27:49 pm
  • Akira Yasuda & Beat Folk, “Yumura no Obaba”

    from Wamono A to Z Presents Groovy Wamono Summit

    Columbia - 2018

  • Time: November 10 - 1:30:49 pm
  • Kifu Mitsuhashi, “Hanagasa Ondo”

    from Wamono A to Z Presents Columbia Rare Groove Selection

    Columbia - 2019

  • Time: November 10 - 1:33:38 pm
  • Tour of Japan

    Minyo Crusaders, “Sado Okesa”

    from Tour of Japan

    Universal Music LLC - 2023

  • Time: November 10 - 1:40:09 pm
  • Tour of Japan

    Minyo Crusaders, “Haiya Bushi”

    from Tour of Japan

    Universal Music LLC - 2023

  • Time: November 10 - 1:46:03 pm
  • Rainbow Love

    ORQUESTA DEL SOL, “Rainbow Love”

    from Rainbow Love

    Discomate - 1981

  • Time: November 10 - 1:50:59 pm
  • Rainbow Love

    ORQUESTA DEL SOL, “Night Ripple”

    from Rainbow Love

    Discomate - 1981

  • Time: November 10 - 1:58:43 pm
  • A Young Father's Song (20 Musicians For A Singer)

    Shigeo Maruyama, “Malaika”

    from A Young Father's Song (20 Musicians For A Singer)

    Aketa's Disk - 1981

  • Time: November 10 - 2:12:25 pm
  • Sadao Watanabe Meets Inter-African Theatre Group, “Pembe Za Watanabe (Watanabe's Horns)”

    from Kenya Ya Africa

    CBS/Sony - 1973

  • Time: November 10 - 2:18:27 pm
  • Sadao Watanabe Meets Inter-African Theatre Group, “Makanju”

    from Kenya Ya Africa

    CBS/Sony - 1973

  • Time: November 10 - 2:24:22 pm
  • Shibuki Maho, Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes, “See-Line Woman”

    from 第二回リサイタル

    Toho Records - 1972

  • Time: November 10 - 2:27:44 pm
  • Uganda

    Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes, “Vita”

    from Uganda

    Toshiba Records - 1972

  • Time: November 10 - 2:35:26 pm
  • Alo

    Ajate, “De De”

    from Alo

    180g - 2020

  • Time: November 10 - 2:44:27 pm
  • Abrada

    Ajate, “Kobockle”

    from Abrada

    180g - 2017

  • Time: November 10 - 2:50:22 pm
  • Aduna

    Yasuaki Shimizu, “Fool On the Hill”

    from Aduna

    INVITATION - 1989

  • Time: November 10 - 2:54:50 pm
  • Aduna

    Yasuaki Shimizu, “Day O”

    from Aduna

    INVITATION - 1989