WMUA Dance Party May 6 at Divas in Northampton, MA

Thursday May 6 in the side room at Divas Night Club, during the See You Next Thursday party, WMUA DJs Root, Studebaker Hawk, and Mimi Broochmen will be spinning the finest in funk, afrobeat, disco, house, soul, and funky breaks. Divas is located at 492 Pleasant St in Northampton, MA. The party is 18+ and kicks off at 10PM. More information is available at www.wmua.org and www.synthursday.com. I'll add a link to the facebook event page when it's up.

Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou

clandestino playlist 4/26...LimboFest represent!

It got real hectic in the hot studio today. I was joined by J (of the Alchemystics), Llama James (Llama Lasagne) and Jimbo (of Limbo Fest). The trio talked about this Saturday's outdoor, family friendly Limbo Fest at Look Park in Florence. Should be a good time. Congrats to all the ticket winners!
Thanks to all who listened, called in, Facebooked in and stopped in (DJ 12XU). Speaking of 12XU...he and Studebaker Hawk will tag team Radio Clandestino next week while I'm in New Orleans. And thanks to Tess and Jeff for the rides.

Albert Siassia..."Solitude"...v/a-Assalam Alekoum Africa...(Antilles)
My best pick-up at the WMUA record fair.

Witch..."Off Ma Boots"...Lazy Bones!!...(QDK)
Cool sounds from the 1970s rock scene in Zambia.



The Son of PM..."Luk Tung Klong Yao"...v/a-Shadow Music of Thailand...(Sublime Frequencies)



The Skeletons..."Firesticks"...Smile...(Impossible Ark)
Awesome new project from Nostalgia 77's Benedic Lamdin.

Las Rubias del Norte...Ziguala...Ziguala...(Barbés)

The Professionals..."The Godfather Theme"...v/a-Cult Cargo: Belize City Boil-Up...(Numero Group)
Very funky cover of the Godfather theme by this band from Belize.



Lord Newborn & the Magic Skulls..."Crazy Apartment"...Lord Newborn & the Magic Skulls...(Ubiquity)
Money Mark, Tommy Guerrero and Shawn Lee. Cool cover!!!



The Invaders..."Spacin' Out"...Spacing Out...(self released)
A druggy funk nugget from Bermuda, 70s.

Kings Go Forth..."Get a Feeling"...The Outsiders Are Back...(Luaka Bop)
Milwaukee funky soul with a rad Mingering Mike cover!


I'll be jetting to NOLA in a couple days to party with Omar & co. Here's a few NOLA jams:
The Wild Magnolias..."Peace Pipe"...Wild Magnolias...(Polydor)
The Explosions..."Hip Drop"...v/a-New Orleans Funk...(Soul Jazz)
Cyrille Neville..."Gossip"...v/a-New Orleans Funk 2...(Soul Jazz)
Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham..."Lover and a Friend"...In the Pocket...(Vampisoul)
The Meters..."Soul Machine"...Zony Mash...(Sundazed)






The Alchemystics..."Type a Prayer"...EP...(North Fire)
Otherwise..."Liberation"...Come With Music...(promo)
A couple from the North Fire camp. That's J on the left in the Alchemystics pic below.



Tony Allen..."Secret Agent"...Secret Agent...(World Circuit)



Cymande..."The Message"...Cymande...(Janus)

The Alchemystics..."Peace of Dub"...EP...(North Fire)

Mato vs Beastie Boys..."Intergalactic"...45...(Stix)
Nice feaux Stax label on this mysterious disk.



Grupo Fantasma..."Realizando"...El Existential...(NatGeo)
The album drops May 11th!!!

Beta Hector with Dionne Charles..."Payback"...v/a-Tru Thoughts Funk...(Tru Thoughts)



The Revolutionaries..."Kunta Kinte Version One"...Drum Sound from Channel One...(Pressure Sounds)



Quantic Soul Orchestra..."Panama City"...Tropidélico...(Tru Thoughts)




Kokolo..."Sabroso"...Love International...(Freestyle)

The Dynamites..."King Tubby's City Dub"...Sound System International Dub LP...(Pressure Sounds)

Kenny Dope..."Can You Handle It (Pt 2)...45...(BBE)

Professor Angel Dust & the PH Force..."Oye Como Va"...Güapacheando...(Virgin)

All The People..."Cramp Your Style"...v/a-Miami Sound...(Soul Jazz)



Radio Clandestino airs live every Monday from 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org. Next week Studebaker Hawk and DJ 12XU will be filling in for me. Two DJs to fill Andujar's shoes!!!!!!!!!

Promos to:

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

Statler & Waldorf

My heroes...

Tim Maia live on Brasilian TV 1971

Check this Tim Maia video clip...
(Thanks Phil)

Sweet Exorcist vinyl night at the People's Pint 5/14 with DJs Andujar & Bongohead presenting "Rumba Psicodélica"

The monthly Sweet Exorcist returns on Friday, May 14th at the People's Pint in downtown Greenfield. DJs Andujar, B-COMING and 12XU hold down this vinyl affair every month with guests. The May installment features DJs Bongohead and Mike P for a special Rumba Psicodélica night of South American, West African and Jamaican eclectic sounds ranging from cumbia to dub to psych to funk to salsa and beyond.

The night features selections from DJ Bongohead's new VampiSoul Records compilation The Afrosound of Colombia. Also hear the underground garage chichas excavated on recent trips to Perú by Mike Pigott of Mass Tropicas Records and the hard 70s African funk as played by Andujar on the WMUA Radio Clandestino program, as well as selections from resident DJs B-COMING and 12XU. All from vinyl!

The event is FREE and all ages, and runs from 10 til 1. The People's Pint is located at 24 Federal St, Greenfield.

For more info: bombasticos@yahoo.com

(DJ Bongohead)





(Poster and album images designed by Pablo Yglesias)



(Funk Brothers DJs B-COMING & Andujar. Photo by Michele Purington)

LimboFest 2010

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www.limbofest.com

Montague Phantom Brain Exchange #26

Montague Phantom Brain Exchange #26

Wednesday, April 28th, 9pm Five Bucks!
at the Rendezvous
78 3rd St
Turners Falls, MA 01376

Dilettante
Shea Mowat
video by Jeff Striker
lecture by Emily Brewster
DJ Jenny O


http://www.myspace.com/dilettantenoise


http://www.kraag.org/shea/


http://www.ttwwooyypp.com/


http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/affectvseffect.htm


http://phantombrainexchange.suchfun.net

That Which Death Cannot Destroy

Here's the link to the new digi-LP for "That Which Death Cannot Destroy" by Mutamassik. Posted with permission:

http://www.roughamericana.com/music-148.html


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She says: "...that's my blood and freestyle sewing on the cover."

Mutamassik new LP, "That Which Death Cannot Destroy" out now http://www.roughamericana.com/publicfiles/MUTAMASSIKThatWhichDeathCannotDestroy___.zip

www.roughamericana.com

WMUA's Spring Vinyl Sale

President Barry Soetoro

clandestino playlist 4/19...Tabula Rasa/Radio Clandestino tag team combo pack...(4+ hours!!)

Whew! Got a last minute ride to WMUA, thanks much to Charles who saved the day as we bumped into each other at GFM. It turns out Victor had car issues as well, as he arrived via bus to the basement studio. We did our advertised 4+ hour tag team, with some last hour assistance from DJ Studebaker Hawk. We threw down seriously eclectic jams all day and loved every hectic minute of it. Thanks to all who called in and Facebooked in (there's a term for ya!--I joined FB a coupe weeks ago and it proves to be a new radio feedback line). Thanks also to D. Russell for driving me home.

Jerry Gonzalez..."Baba Fieden Orisha"...Ya Yo Me Curé...(American Clavé)
Pre-Fort Apache heavyness. One of the great underknown American records.

Don Cherry & Latif Khan..."Air Mail"...Music/Sangam...(Europa)



Ryukyu Underground..."Kokusai Dori Dub"...Ryukyu Underground...(World Music Network)

Las Grecas..."Bella Kali"...Gipsy Rock...(CBS-Spain)
Cheers to Bongohead for this jam.

John Berberian & the Middle Eastern Ensemble..."The Oud and the Fuzz"...Middle Eastern Rock...(Verve)
John Berberian & the Middle Eastern Ensemble..."Tranquility"...Middle Eastern Rock...(Verve)

Afrosound..."Dog, Cat"...v/a-The Afrosound of Colombia vol 1...(Vampisoul)

James Brown..."It's a Man's World"...Sex Machine...(King)

Ghetto Reality..."James Brown"...v/a-Black & Proud: Soul of the Black Panther Era vol 1...(Trikont)

Caresser..."Exploiting"...v/a-Fall of Man: Calypsos on the Human Condition...(Rounder)
For Meredeth.

Guiseppi Logan Quintet..."Steppin'"...s/t...(Tompkins Square)
Nice comback album from this guy who was off the scene since the mid 60s.



Conny Bauer..."Zu Hause"...Der Gelbe Klang...(Jazzwerkstatt)
This is Conny Bauer gone funk!

Liquid Liquid..."Optimo"...v/a-New York Noise...(Soul Jazz)
One of my favorite rock bands of all time.

John Cale..."Heartbreak Hotel"...Slow Dazzle...(Island)
Destroys that Elvis chump.

Moving Gelatine Plates..."Gelatine"...s/t...(Musea)



Alpha Beta..."Astral Abuse"...v/a-The BYG Deal...(Finders Keepers)
Jean Jacque Dexter..."Be Quiet"...v/a-Dirty French Psychedelics...(Dirty)
Thanks to Stash for this jam.



Brigitte Fontaine..."Le Goudron"...v/a-Bearded Ladies...(Finders Keepers)

That concludes out little French set.

Les Paul & Mary Ford..."Walkin & Whistlin"...78...(Capitol)
Thanks to Josh for this one. Happy birthday Mystery Train!

Roscoe Holcomb..."Trouble in Mind"...The High Lonesome Sound...(Folkways)

Charlie Poole..."White House Blues"...Husband and Wife Were Angry One Night...(Monk)

Abner Jay..."My Mule"...True Story of Abner Jay...(Mississippi)



Bill Monroe..."Mule Skinner Blues"...v/a-East Virginia Blues: When the Sun Goes Down...(RCA Victor)

George Monroe..."I Wish I Could Sing"...Bongo Jam...(Arhoolie)
Yes. He does.

Last Poets...E Pluribus Unum"...Chastisment...(Douglas)



Eddie Harris..."Silver Cycles"...Silver Cycles...(Atlantic)

Mulatu Astatqe..."Emnete"...10"...(Soundway)

Aléymahéyu Eshété..."Qondijt"...v/a-Ethiopian Modern Urban Music vol 2...(L'arome)

Seyoum Gebreyes & Alem-Girma Band..."Hametegnaw"...v/a-Ethiopiques vol 24...(Buda Musique)

Getatchew Mekuria & the Ex..."Musiqawi Silt"...Moa Anbessa...(Terp)
The Daktaris...Musiqawi Silt"...Soul Explosion...(Desco)
Two of the five different versions I've heard of this Ethiopian funk nugget.

Group Bombino..."Imohare"...Guitars from Agadez vol 2...(Sublime Frequencies)

Witch..."Strange Dream"...Lazy Bones!!!...(QDK)

Mamo Lagbema..."Sind n' Bassa"...v/a-Ouga Affair: Hard Won Sound of the Upper Volta...(Savannahphone)

Ofo the Black Co...."Allah Wakbar"...v/a-Love's A Real Thing...(Luaka Bop)



El Rego et ses Commandos..."Djobimé"...v/a-Legends of Benin...(Analog Africa)

The Funkees..."Akula Owu Onyeara"...v/a-Nigeria Special...(Soundway)

Black's Zenith..."Shango Oba Omina"...v/a-Nigeria Special 2...(Soundway)

Ebo Taylor..."Heaven"...v/a-Ghana Soundz 1...(Soundway)

Geraldo Pino..."Shake Hands"...Heavy Heavy Heavy...(Retro Afric)
Is this not among the heaviest bands of all time? Seriously, check this if you don't know about it by now.

Orchestra Baobab..."Kelen Ati Leen"...45...(Soundway)
Orchestra Baobab..."Werente Serigne"...Pirate's Choice...(World Circuit)
Baobab by request.

Joe Platz & Syzygy..."Kpanlogo"...Drum Power...(self released)
I hung with Joe on Sat nite at the amazing Gaia Roots event at the Elevens and it was like speaking with royalty. This guy taught everyone, it seems, that are seriously into rhythm in the Valley. I figured I better jam one of his recordings.

John Santos & Machete Ensemble..."Matters Not"...Tribute to the Masters...(Cubop)
"For the free jazzers".

Here's where Studebaker Hawk came to share his goods:
Lafayette Afro Rock Band..."Racubah"...Darkest Light...(Strut)
Parliament..."Ride On"...Chocolate City...(Casablanca)
Osibisa..."Happy Children"...Happy Children...(Warner Bros)
Marius Cultier..."Oulele"...v/a-Oulele...(Comet)
JM Tim & Fotay..."Doula By Night"...v/a-Oulele...(Comet)
Godley & Creme..."Love Bombs" (Studebaker Hawk's intentional 33 spin for effect)...45...(Polydor)
Joe Bataan..."Rap-o Clap-o"...12"...(Salsoul)
Maxx Renn & Nook and Cranny..."Salsa Picante"...12"...(Chiltepín)
Tito Puente & his Latin Ensemble..."Mambo Diablo"...Mambo Diablo...(Concord Jazz Picante)
Up, Bustle & Out..."Silk, Perfumes and Gold"...12"...(Ninja Tune)
Captain Sky..."Super Sperm"...v/a-Super Disco Brakes vol 4...(Paul Winley)
The Daktaris..."Quiet Man is Dead Man"...Soul Explosion...(Desco)
Thanks Studebaker for coming through...

Mighty Imperials..."Thunder Chicken"...Thunder Chicken...(Desco)
Parliament..."I Call My Baby Pussycat"...Osmium...(Invictus)

Wow. What a day in the hot studio. Catch Radio Clandestino live every Monday from 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org. Next week J from the Alchemystics will be joining me, and probably some other folks as well. In two weeks we'll have another tag team with Studebaker and DJ 12XU teaming up in my New Orleans absence. See ya next week, sissies!

Promos to:

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

Tag Team for the Ages!!

Get ready for Monday's main event: Andujar and Radio Clandestino will tag team with Victor and Tabula Rasa for a battle royale of epic proportions.



Victor is usually on from 1210-230pm (ET) while Andujar regularly spins 230-430, but this one will be different. You see these forces will form the deadliest tag team combo in the world for one match only! Prepare the cage for battle!!!

Victor spins dance tunes, Andujar gets avant-garde...lots of cover songs and eclectic music from around the world. They will be tag-teaming any and all, with no one left standing in the ring but these two champions. Any requests?

The fierce action starts immediately after the WMUA news at noon (aprox. ten after) and continues until 430. Catch it all at WMUA.org, Monday, April 19th.


You better be listening or we'll dropkick you back to your mama! Wimp.


(Tabula Rasa's Victor and Clandestino's Andujar get ready for action!)

clandestino playlist 4/12...destroyed by allergies!!!

Yes, I guess it is destructo-allergy season. I've been hit harder this year than in recent times. Really makes for a semi-miserable week. I usually love to brave the hot, hot studio for some good music connection, but it was nearly unbearable this week. Much thanks for those who listened, called in and stopped in (Studebaker Hawk, Shanti, etc). For those that don't yet know, I finally broke down and got a Facebook page. Also...next week, it will be a super blowout 4+ hour jam as Victor (Tabula Rasa, Mondays 12:10-2:30, before me) and I will combine forces for a fantastic combo show. Check it out. Andujar gets out and Vic gets funky. Not that those abilities aren't already evident!


Witch..."Tooth Factory"...Lazy Bones!!!...(QDK)
Heavy reissue from the 70s Zam-rock (Zambia) scene.



Ton e Sergio..."Vou Sair do Cativeiro"...v/a-Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas...(World Psych Funk Classics)



Jimi Hendrix..."Sunshine of Your Love"...Valleys of Neptune...(Experience Hendrix/Legacy)
A blazing version here on the "new" Jimi LP.



Tirogo..."Devil's Gonna Get You"...Float...(Shadoks)
Cool Nigerian 70s guitar jamming.



Mebusas..."Return-Pada"...Blood Brothers...(Academy reissue)

Fubura Sekibo..."Psychedelic Baby"...v/a-Nigeria Special 2...(Soundway)

Bob Aladeniyi & his Juju Rock Stars..."Idahun Re l'Anreti"...Juju Rock Sound...(Take Your Choice)
For more info check out Comb & Razor blog.



Wganda Kenya..."El Abanico"...v/a-The Afro Sound of Colombia...(Vampisoul)
One from a fave group of mine, on a fave label, put together by a fave DJ (Bongohead), culled from a fave original label (Fuentes). This is an early contender for comp of the year!!

Grupo Fantasma..."Gimme Some"...Sonidos Gold...(AireSol)
Grupo Fantasma..."Teleraña"...El Existential...(NatGeo)
A couple jams from the almighty Fantasma. "Teleraña" features Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets! New album comes out next month!

Kokolo..."Love International"...Love International...(Freestyle)

Soul Apollo with Fredrick Clarke..."Chombo Pa' la Tienda"...v/a-Panama! 3...(Soundway)

La Perfecta..."Toutt Moune Boule"...v/a-Creole Love Calls...(Isma'a)

Pastor Lopez y su Combo..."La Cumbia"...v/a-14 Cañonazos Bailables vol 21...(Fuentes)

Las Rubias del Norte..."Cruzando el Mar"...Ziguala...(Barbés)
Shouts to Taylor B-C!!!



Taxes, death & trouble...
Marvin Gaye..."Trouble Man"...Trouble Man soundtrack...(Tamla)
Junior Parker..."Taxman"...Love Ain't Nuthin' But a Business Goin' On...(Groove Merchant)
The JBs..."I'm Payin' Taxes, But What Am I Buyin'?"...Damn Right, I Am Somebody...(People)
That Jr Parker joint just destroys the Beatles.



The Skeletons..."Over the Bridge"...Skeletons Smile...(Impossible Ark)
Nice new release from Ben Lamdic of Nostalgia 77. Thanks to Jazz at Tru Thoughts for sending this one out.




Bio Ritmo..."Shoe Shine"...45...(Locutor)



Derrick Harriott..."Brown Baby"...v/a-Jamaica Funk...(Soul Jazz)



The Dynamites..."House of Darkness"...v/a-Sound System International Dub LP...(Pressure Sounds)
That's a young King Tubby on the right in the pic below...



Keith Hudson..."Darkest Night on a Wet Looking Road"...Flesh of my Skin, Blood of my Blood...(Atra)
Keith Hudson & Horace Andy..."I'm Alright"...Pick-a-Dub...(Blood & Fire)
Keith Hudson & the Soul Syndicate..."Man from Shooters Hill"...Entering the Dragon...(Trojan)
Three from Jamaica's dark prince of reggae.



For some reason I couldn't put up any more images, due to some weird problem I haven't figured out. Sorry 'bout dat! PROBLEM SOLVED!!
Tune in next Monday for a special 4+ hour Tabula Rasa/Clandestino marathon combo pack with Andujar & Victor. Starts around 12:10pm (ET) after the WMUA news and finishes at 430pm. That's at WMUA.org.

Promos to:

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