Mis amigos del rock

The four members of The Guapos are all major figures in the rock en español world: Adán Jodorowsky leads the band Adanowsky when he isn’t directing or acting in films; Jay de la Cueva was featured in Molotov and Titán before starting Moderatto and is also in Mexrrissey, the deadpan Mexican all-Morrissey cover band; El David Aguilar is a solo singer-songwriter; and Leiva (José Miguel Conejo Torres) co-founded the Spanish band Pereza.

The Guapos (not Los Guapos, which seems like an important distinction) is a busman’s holiday for the four of them, where they write and play all original material in the manner of early rock ‘n’ roll. Think the Beatles at the Cavern Club, or Jerry Lee Lewis, or garage rock circa 1965 — sounds like fun for them and it’s definitely fun for the listener. Find out for yourself this week on Global A Go-Go.

Also this week (Sunday September 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): Some dubby and jazzy reggae, vintage salsa dura from four countries; new Afropop by Kavita Shah and Idrissa Soumaoro; Johan Hugo’s very best African productions; and Swahili and Lingala rumba from Kenya.

Podcast: radio4all.net/program/116338
All the podcasts: radio4all.net/series/Global%20A%20Go-Go

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Playlist:

Oliver Lake, “Separation”

from Matador Of 1st & 1st

Passin Thru - 1996

USA

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, “Global a Go-Go”

from Global A Go-Go

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2001

England UK

Soul Revivers, “Coconut Rock (feat. Sheila Maurice-Grey & Anoushka Nanguy)”

from Coconut Rock (feat. Sheila Maurice-Grey & Aoushka Nanguy) - Single

Acid Jazz - 2023

England UK

Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub, “This Is a Takeover”

from The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub

Liberated Zone Records - 2013

USA

Reggae Regulars, “Ghetto Rock”

from Channel One Soundsystem Down In The Dub Vaults

Greensleeves - 2023

England UK, 1984

Los Silverton's, “Cuarto Blanco”

from Algo Salvaje, Vol. 4

Munster - 2023

Perú, 1968

Los York's, “Solo estoy”

from 68

Munster - 2023

Perú, 1968

The Guapos, “Mis Amigos Del Rock”

from Hey!

One Little Blue Records, Inc - 2023

México-Spain

Los Pao Paos, “Quiero Ser Tu Perro”

from Los Pao Paos

Devil In The Woods - 2022

México

Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe, “Juana Peña”

from Cosa Nuestra

Fania Records. - 2020

USA, 1969

Alfredo Linares, “Sujétate la Lengua”

from Lo Que Tengo

Americanana de Discos G.A. LTDA - 1980

Perú-Venezuela

Fruko y Sus Tesos, “El Preso”

from Greatest Hits

Discos Fuentes - 2009

Colombia, 1975

Tabaco Y Sus Metales, “Arrollando”

from Tabaco

El Palmas - 2023

Venezuela, 1979

Kavita Shah, “Joia”

from Joia - Single

Folkalist - 2023

USA-Cabo Verde-Portugal

Elida Almeida, “Discriminason”

from Djunta Kudjer EP

Lusafrica - 2017

Cabo Verde

Idrissa Soumaoro, “Sababou”

from Sababou - Single

Mieruba - 2023

Mali

Amadou & Mariam, “Beaux dimanches”

from Dimanche à Bamako

Because Music - 2004

Mali-France

The Very Best, “Let Go”

from Makes A King

Moshi Moshi - 2015

Malawi-Sweden-England UK

Baaba Maal, “Traveller”

from The Traveller

Marathon Artists - 2016

Senegal

Madalitso Band, “Gule Wakwatu”

from Gule Wakwatu - Single

Bongo Joe - 2023

Malawi

The Very Best, “Warm Heart of Africa”

from Warm Heart of Africa

Moshi Moshi - 2009

Malawi-Sweden-England UK-USA

Charles Ray Kasembe & L'Orchestre Les Volcano, “Hakuna Dawa Ya Mapenzi (La Guitarra Sónica)”

from Piconema: East African Hits On The Colombian Coast

Rocafort Records - 2023

Kenya, 1980s