The Cuban Invasion

Leslie Anderson, photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images.

Here's an excellent article by Morgan Campbell of the Toronto Star on the recent wave of Cuban baseball players hitting the open (US) market and how it may affect the game on the island. Note that I appreciate the writer's journalistic manner, covering the situation without the usual unecessary posturing that many US news outlets display.

Click this link:
http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/article/766002--cuba-facing-big-league-baseball-crisis

Here's to the continued excellence of the Cuban baseball program!

clandestino playlist 2/22...return to the east

Thanks to Phil for coming through with some funky stuff last week, especially on the Mardi Gras throwdown. I enjoyed my trip to San Diego and caught a breath of the sea on 80 degree days. Here's your playlist for Monday's return to the East edition of clandestino.

We open with a few songs from Tom Bee and the XIT crew, (American) Indian activist band from the 70s.
XIT..."The Coming of the White Man/War Cry"...Plight of the Redman...(Rare Earth)
Tom Bee..."Big Dog"...Color Me Red...(Mother Earth)
Lincoln St Exit..."Man Machine"...Drive It!...(Tapestry reissue)


Matata..."Love is the Only Way"...Independence...(President)
Brigth Engelberts & the BE Movement..."Tolambo Funk"...v/a-Booniay!!...(Afrodisia)
Soon to be reissued on Hot Casa.
Mebusas..."I Wanna Do It"...Blood Brothers...(Academy reissue)
Steele Beauttah..."Africa"...v/a-Afro Rock, Vol 1...(Kona)
The Hygrades..."In The Jungle"...v/a-Nigeria Rock Special...(Soundway)
Hedzoleh Soundz..."Edinya Benya"...v/a-Ghana Special...(Soundway)
Group Bombino..."Issitchilane"...Guitars From Agadez, Vol 2...(Sublime Frequencies)
Tony Allen/Salah Ragab..."Ole" (Cairo Version)...Lagos Shake...(Honest Jon's)
Segun Bucknor..."Adebo"...v/a-Black Man's Cry...(Now Again)
Orchestra PolyRhythmo de Cotonou..."Zizi"...Echoes Hypnotiques...(Analog Africa)
Fela & Africa 70..."Everything Scatter"...Everything Scatter...(MCA reissue)
A motherland motherlode.























Phirpo y sus Caribes..."Comencemos"...v/a-Black Man's Cry...(Now Again)

Fred Wesley & the JBs..."Blow Your Head"...Damn Right, I Am Somebody...(People)
Public Enemy looped it nasty...





The Whitefield Brothers..."The Gift" (instrumental)...12"...(Now Again)

El Gran Fellove..."Bomboró Quiña Quiña" ...Mango Mangüe...(Vampisoul)
Mongo Santamaria..."Bomboró"...A la Carte...(Vaya)
Mongo Santamaria..."Cousin Jody"...Live at Yankee Stadium...(Vaya)



Bembeya Jazz..."Sebou"...Bembeya Jazz...(World Village)
Kokolo..."The Magnificent Seven"...Love International...(Freestyle)
Sending these out to Wendell from Shokazoba. Rock on.




Souad Abdullah...unknown title...v/a-Choubi Choubi! Folk & Pop From Iraq...(Sublime Frequencies)
Sending this one out to Becky in New Bedford.



William Parker & Hamid Drake..."Black Cherry"...Piercing the Veil, Vol 1...(Aum Fidelity)
Catch them with Conny Bauer this Thursday in the season's first Magic Triangle concert. Details below (click the flyer to enlarge). And hear Conny Bauer guest on Phloyd's Thursday morning show, Ear Contact, at WMUA.



Rumberos de la Ocho..."Ave Maria Morena"...Rumberos de la 8...(Spamusica)
Their debut CD features art by Charlie Rosario and package design by DJ Bongohead.



That was a fun show. Thanks for your ear and catch us again every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.
Thanks for listening to clandestino.


Promos to:

WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01003
USA

Art Show in Greenfield

clandestino playlist 2/15...philville phils inn

Sorry I'm late again but I had a good excuse as I was out West. Just for the record I think San Diego is a beautiful city and would certainly consider living there some day. Thanks to Phil for bringing the jams in my absence. Check him out every weeknight at 10pm on the River. For tomorrow's show I have some Afrobeat, salsa, roots reggae and 70s funk jams lined up, amongst other things.

Dr John & Donald Harrison..."Hu-Ta-Nay"...Funky New Orleans...(Metro)
Galactic with Big Chief Bo Dollis..."Wild Man"...Ya-Ma-Kay...(Anti)
Meters..."Just Kissed My Baby"...v/a-New Orleans Funk...(Soul Jazz)
Professor Longhair..."Carnival in New Orleans"...The Last Mardi Gras...(Atlantic)
Crescent City Gold..."Junco Partner"...The Ultimate Session...(Windham Hill)
Eddie Bo..."The Thang, Pt 2"...The Hook & Sling....(Funky Delicacies)
Explosions..."Hip Drop"...v/a-New Orleans Funk...(Soul Jazz)



A cool Mardi Gras set from Phil, wouldn't you say?

Larry Graham..."My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me"...My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me...(Warners)
Graham Central Station..."Hair"...Graham Central Station...(Warners)

Eddy Senay..."Ain't No Sunshine"...Soul Preachin'...(Vampisoul)

Chairman of the Board..."Skin I'm In"...Skin I'm In...(Invictus)

Ann Peebles..."Crazy About You Baby"...This is Ann Peebles...(Hi)

Marie "Queenie" Lyons..."See and Don't See"...v/a-Sister Funk...(BBE)

Easy Star All Stars w/ Kirtsy Rock..."She's Leaving Home"...Lonely Hearts Dub Band...(Easy Star)

Houseguests..."My Mind Set Me Free, Pt 1"...v/a-Movements 2...(Perfect Toy)

Gladys Knight & the Pips..."Got Myself a Good Man"...v/a-Messin' Around...(Verve)

JJ Jackson..."Fat, Black and Together"...Greatest Little Soul Band in the World...(Congress)

Mohawks..."The Champ"...The Champ...(Vampisoul)



Assagai..."Telephone Girl"...Assagai...(Vertigo)



Herbalizer..."The Turnaround"...Something Wicked This Way Comes...(Ninja Tune)

Yahoos..."Mbala" (Fink rmx)...v/a-Sound Effects: Africa...(Mr Bongo)

Bob Marley & the Wailers..."I'm Still Waiting"...Wailing Wailers at Studio One...(Heartbeat)

United 8..."Going Uptown"...A Good Example of What it Is...(Higher Learning)

Eddie Jacobs Experience..."Pull My Coat"...v/a-Breakdown Vol 1...(Soul Syndicate)

Peter King..."African Dialects"...v/a-Nigeria 70: Lagos Strut...(Strut)



Bill "Ravi" Harris..."Soul Makossa"...Funky Sitar Man...(BBE)

Earth & Stone..."Black Magic Woman"...45...(On Top)

Brentford All Stars..."Greedy G"...v/a-100% Dynamite...(Soul Jazz)




Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes..."Wake Up Everybody"...v/a-Phillybusters Vol 4...(Philadelphia Intl)

Nightmares on Wax..."Flip Ya Lid"...Inna Space Outta Sound...(Warp)

Thanks for tuning into Phil last week. I'll be back tomnorrow (!) with some grand jams.

Clandestino airs live every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Promos to:
WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01301
USA

William Parker & Hamid Drake at Magic Triangle 2010

Here's the first of three concerts. Don't miss these amazing improvisors.
For more info on the series check this link: http://www.umass.edu/fac/calendar/centerwide/jazz.html


(click poster to see it enlarged)

Sweet Exorcist Returns This Friday at the People's Pint

We'll be back this week, Friday the 12th, with our monthly all-vinyl deal, Sweet Exorcist. The Pint was closed for three days this week (oh, the torture!), but will be rocking on Friday night as resident DJs Andujar and B-COMING and guests roll through with some funky records. Come and drink, dance and hang as we pile up some funk, soul, bugalú, reggae, new wave and hip-hop jams for your pleasure.
The records start rolling at 10, the thing is free, and the beer is the best. Good food too, but remember the kitchen closes at showtime so get there early for the menu. The action lasts until 1. It's all ages to get in. And bring some records if you desire, because we're like that.
Immediately after, B-COMING and I fly to San Diego for some West Coast winter sun. See us off with a grand party!
For more info: 413-325-3382. The People's Pint is at 24 Federal St in downtown Greenfield.

clandestino playlist 2/8

A very fun show. Thanks to all who listened, called in, or stopped by. Good things.

Ricardo Ray..."Descarga #1"...v/a-Lluvia de Estrellas...(Tico)
Cool jam that is only available on this 70s comp.

Mombasa..."Kenia"...African Rhythm & Blues...(Speigelei)



Ruy Mingas..."Kolonial"...Mongombe...(Strauss)

Natural Yogurt Band..."Soft Cheese"...Away with Melancholy...(Jazzman/Now Again)
With Victor's two spins on his show, Tabula Rasa, this makes three in three hours for this funky record!

Jackie Mittoo..."Stereo Freeze"...Now...(Studio 1)

The Explosions..."Hip Drop"...v/a-New Orleans Funk...(Soul Jazz)
Congrats to New Orleans Saints for making Peyton Perfect look like a chump.



Joseph Henry & the Mighty Imperials..."Never Found a Girl"...v/a-Spike's Choice 2...(Desco)

LaVice & Co..."Thoughs Were the Days"...v/a-Good God: A Gospel Funk Hymnal...(Numero Group)
Fucking weird church-produced cut about a man hanging out in Hell.

Enrique Olivarez..."Al's Place"...v/a-Keb Darge's Legendary Deep Funk Vol 3...(BBE)

Ricky Calloway & his NT Express..."Get it Right"...v/a-Keb Darge's Legendary Deep Funk Vol 2...(BBE)

Soul Chargers..."Charge it Up Baby"...45...(boot)

Ernie K-Doe..."Here Come the Girls"...v/a-New Orleans Funk...(Soul Jazz)
Lookin' so pretty, it's a doggone pity that they couldn't all be mine.

Binky Griptite & the Sugarman 3..."A Lover Like Me"...v/a-Daptone Gold...(Daptone)

El Michels Affair..."This One's For My Baby"...12"...(Truth & Soul)



Timothy McNealy..."Sagittareous Black"...45...(Shawn)
The king of Texas funk.

O.V. Wright..."Let's Straighten it Out"...v/a-Shaolin Soul...(De Label)

The Mystiques..."Put Out the Fire"...v/a-Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation...(Numero Group)



Edwin Starr..."Ain't it Hell Up in Harlem"...Hell Up in Harlem soundtrack...(Motown)
Great soundtrack, bad movie.

Bar-Kays..."Son of Shaft"...45...(Stax)

Shades of Brown..."The Soil I Tilled for You"...S.O.B....(Cadet)
Get the reissue thru DustyGroove.com.




Jackie Moore..."Prescious, Prescious"...45...(Atlantic)

Quickest Way Out..."Tick, Tock"...v/a-Batteria for the Beatheads 2...(boot)

Sheba..."Hide & Seek"...Plays Jungle Fever...(Mio)

Sinto..."Man on the Banks"...45...(Tramp)
Berimbau-driven funk-jazz. What a great cut!

Porfi Jimenez..."Tu Sufriras" (DJ Duste rmx)...v/a-Que Viva la Salsa Dura...(Latin Soul)
Australia's DJ Duste on the slick remix.

Fania All Stars w/ Hector Lavoe..."Mi Gente"...San Juan 73...(Fania)
For Anilynn. Check her show, Cancion Urgente, every Friday 12-230 on WMUA.

Peregoyo y su Combo Vacana..."Descarga Vacana"...s/t...(Discos Fuentes)

Joe Cuba with Willie Torres & Bobby Marin..."Psychedelic Baby (You're Psychin' Up My Mind)"...El Alcalde del Barrio...(Fania)
Essential new collection from the re-vamped Fania.

Orquesta Los Embajadores con Azuquita..."Shingalin en Panama"...v/a-Panama! 3...(Soundway)

Los Freddy's..."No Puedo Mas" (Born to be Wild)...Obsesion...(Eco)
Thanks to Scott at John Doe, Jr in G-field for this cool garage jam.

Diplo..."Big Lost"...Florida...(Big Dada)
One of the best tunes of the last 20 years right here. Psych-hip hop madness, just slamming.

Yerba Buena..."La Candela"...Follow Me...(Wrasse)

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez..."Deux ex Machina"...A Manuel Dexterity...(GSL)
Mars Volta leader hangs with his family on this fucked latin jam.

Clandestino airs live every Monday from 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Promos to:
WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01003
USA

clandestino playlist 2/1

Sorry so late. I don't have internet in the home. Sue me. Here's last week's playlist...
Thanks to J from the Alchemystics for coming down to the studio with some fresh new jams. Check their site for these cuts.


John Santos y el Coro Folklórico Kindembo..."Eleguá Inkio"...La Guerra No...(Machete)

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley & his Creations..."Akoko Ba"...v/a-Ghana Special...(Soundway)

Geraldo Pino..."Let Them Talk"...Heavy Heavy Heavy...(RetroAfric)
From one of my all time favorite albums.



Kokolo..."Trouble Come, Trouble Go"...v/a-Afrobeat Revival...(Rough Guides)
Taken from the first of two afrobeat comps that Bongohead and I put together last year. Get it at Dusty Groove.



Whitefield Brothers..."The Gift" (instrumental)...12"...(Now Again)
Brand new and essential tuba-driven funk madness!!!!!


Whitefield Brothers..."Rampage"...In The Raw...(Now Again)

Banda União Black...Na Palma Da Mão...Banda União Black...(Vampi Soul)

The Alchemystics..."Type A Prayer"...digi-EP...(North Fire)
The Alchemystics..."Don't Leave"...digi-EP...(North Fire)
New jams from the Alchemystics boys. Thanks to keyboardist J for stopping in.

Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada..."Cara de Yo No Fui" (Ancient Astronauts rmx)...Coconut Rock Remixed...(ESL Music)

Daktaris..."In The Middle" (Stereo version)...v/a-Spike's Choice 2...(Desco)
Sharon Jones..."Bump n Touch"...v/a-Spike's Choice 1...(Desco)
Going back to the Desco funk days here!

Lee Fields..."Could've Been"...v/a-Daptone Gold...(Daptone)

Formula One..."Love, Love, Love"...Hold On...(Guinness)

The Now Generation..."People Make the World Go Round"...v/a-Jamaica Funk...(Soul Jazz)



Curtis Mayfield..."Militant March"...Superfly extended CD...(Rhino)
Not released on the original album.




Eddie Bo..."Check Your Bucket"...In the Pocket...(Vampisoul)
Sending it out to DJ 12XU.

S.O.U.L...."Can You Feel It"...Can You Feel It...(Musicor)

Señor Soul..."Don't Lay Your Funky Trip On Me"...45...(Whiz)

Bobby Paunetto..."Osiris"...Paunetto's Point...(Pathfinder)
Featuring local hero Ed Byrne on trombone.

Tempo 70..."El Galleton"...Tempo 70...(Mericana)
Salsa-funk madness from a rare LP.

Rhythm Addicts..."Scorpio"...v/a-Batteria for the Beatheads 2...(boot)
A mysterious cover of the Dennis Coffey classic. Anybody have any further info, let me know. Sending it out to WMUA's Dave Murray.

Funk Factory..."Rien na va Plus"...Funk Factory...(Atco)



Mahagon..."Divka & Jablky"...Mahogan...(Supraphon)

Obo Addy..."We Say"...Kukrudu...(Avocet)
Rich Medina's article in the new Wax Poetics mag reminded me of this funky gem sitting in the far reaches of my collection.

Da Lata with Bembe Segue & Mamani Keita..."Serious"...Serious...(Palm Pictures)

Ray Santiago..."Man's World"...Afro Cuba a la NYC...(self released)
Great salsa JB cover!

Thanks.
Clandestino airs live every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Promos:
WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01003
USA