Global a Go-Go
by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
- Type: Album
- Released: 24 July 2001
- Label: Hellcat
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:12:59
- Community rating: 3.67/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Joe Strummer, Antony Genn, Martin Slattery, Richard Flack, Tymon Dogg, Pablo Cook, tracking by, Roger Daltrey, Scott Shields
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The Clash frontman's penultimate studio album is a joyous, borderless celebration of world music and unpretentious roots rock. 'Global a Go-Go' effortlessly incorporates reggae, Celtic folk, and acoustic jam elements, reflecting Strummer's deeply held belief in global musical unity and his reinvigorated, passionate songwriting.
Genres
Descriptors: Acoustic, melodic
Tracklist
- Johnny Appleseed (4:04)
- Cool 'N' Out (4:17)
- Global A Go-Go (5:49)
- Bhindi Bhagee (5:44)
- Gamma Ray (6:54)
- Mega Bottle Ride (3:32)
- Shaktar Donetsk (5:57)
- Mondo Bongo (6:12)
- Bummed Out City (5:32)
- At The Border, Guy (7:01)
- Minstrel Boy (17:51)
Credits
- Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - primary artist, arranged by
- Pablo Cook - drums, percussion, written-by, percussion [wierdo bank noises], percussion [ayahuesca], tracking by [rhythm track], bodhr谩n, drum [wavedrum], congas, bongos, guiro, bells [a-go go], shaker, congas, drum [wavedrum], shaker, tambourine, udu, percussion, vocals [multiple personality vox], drums [cuban drum section], glass harmonica, tambourine, whistle, voice [screaming], vibraphone [vibing], congas, bongos, other [gope rhythm], percussion
- Tymon Dogg - violin, mandolin, written-by, violin, acoustic guitar [spanish], violin, electric guitar, violin, other [sheep charmer]
- Paul Wagstaff - guitar [unusual plinky]
- Antony Genn - loops, strings, written-by
- Roger Daltrey - vocals
- Traditional - written-by