Global A Go-Go: Friday May 9, 2014

Global A Go-GoGlobal A Go-Go: Friday May 9, 2014

I love me some Afrobeat, but I have to admit it isn't always the most woman-friendly genre.  So this week a bit of an antidote — women fronting Afrobeat bands.  You'll hear how Merrill (tUnE-yArDs) Garbus, Angelique Kidjo and Akua Naru turned Fela's "Lady" into a feminist anthem, and I'll spin a killer new collaboration between Sia Tolno (pictured above) and Fela's old drummer Tony Allen.

Also this week: sweet soul music from Brazil; another visit to the Sahara, including new music by Oumar Konate, who'll be visiting Richmond in two weeks; and garage and psych from Cambodia.

Podcast: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/75563

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