Sunday night...Halloween Party!!! Sweet Exorcist with Andujar and Studebaker Hawk.

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clandestino playlist 10/25...with guests Kurt & Choc'late Allen and J from Alchemystics

My live in-studio guests today were Kurt Allen, Trinidad's reigning Calypso Monarch, his daughter Choc'late, and J from the Alchemystics. Thanks to these folks for rolling through.

Aloe Blacc..."Femm Fatale"...Good Things...(Stones Throw)
Velvet Underground cover.

The Slits..."Heard it Through the Grapevine"...45...(Island)
RIP, Ari-Up...

Gregory Isaacs..."Get Ready"...Mr Isaacs...(Blood & Fire)
Gregory Isaacs..."Philistines"...My Number One...(Heartbeat)
Gregory Isaacs..."Slavemaster"...v/a-Rockers soundtrack...(Island)
Gregory Isaacs..."Night Nurse"...Night Nurse...(Island)
Gregory Isaacs & Christine..."Rock On/Saturday Night"...Niney--Sufferation...(Auralux)
RIP, Cool Ruler...



Orchestra Baobab..."Mouhamadou"...Bamba...(Stern's)



Roots of Creation..."Woman"...Live vol 1...(Harmonized)

The Alchemystics..."Skateland"...EP...(NorthFire)

Orgone..."Time Tonight"...Cali Fever...(Ubiquity)

Brother Resistance..."Ring de Bell"...v/a-Rebel Soca...(Shanachie)

Kurt Allen..."Stampede (Dus Dem)"
1999 Soca Monarch winning song.

Kurt Allen with the Alchemystics..."Changes"...live, unreleased

The Lions..."Roll it Round"...45...(Lions Bread)



Natural Self..."Midnight Sun" (Prince Fatty version)...My Heart Beats, Remixes and Versions...(Tru Thoughts)

Choc'late Allen with the Alchemystics..."Friends"...live, unreleased

Jonny King & Fatback Band..."Peace, Love Not War"...12"...(Kay Dee)

Tim Maia..."É Necessario"...Tim Maia (1977)...(Som Livre)

The Alchemystics..."Shine Eye Girl"...EP...(North Fire)

Kokolo..."Our Own Thing"...Love International...(Freestyle)

Antonio Carlos e Jocafi..."Kabalueré"...Mudei de Ideia...(RCA)



Ogyatanaa Show Band..."Disco Africa"...v/a-Ghana Soundz...(Soundway)

Mighty Sparrow..."Calypso Boogaloo"...Volume 2...(Ice)

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

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

clandestino playlist 10/18...RIP Marion Brown, General Johnson, Solomon Burke

We got the news on the passing of the great jazz alto sax player/composer Marion Brown in time to play some of his music for you. Sorry to deliver the bad news but happy to share his music.
We also play music of fallen soldiers Solomon Burke and General Johnson (Chairmen of the Board), as well as lots of other goodies. Thanks so much for listening.


Marion Brown..."Once Upon A Time (A Children's Tale)"...Geechee Recollections...(Impulse)
Marion Brown..."Sweet Earth Flying" Part 4...Sweet Earth Flying...(Impulse)
Marion Brown..."Visons"...Vista...(Impulse)
RIP, Marion Brown...

Larry Coryell..."The Jam with Albert"...Coryell...(Vanguard)
Heavy psych action from the album that features a photo of Larry, his wife and kids hanging out in the raw.

Rufus Harley..."Malika"...Creation of the Gods...(Ankh)
Super bagpipe funk!

Byard Lancaster..."Rib Crib II"...Funky Funky Rib Crib...(Kindred Spirits reissue)



Roscoe Mitchell..."You Wastin' My Time"...Sound and Space Ensembles...(Black Saint)
Roscoe's funkiest tune?

Lafayette Afro Rock Band..."Soul Makossa"...Darkest Light...(Strut)

Tim Maia..."Idade"...Tim Maia (1972)...(Polydor)



The Sisters Love..."Give Me Your Love"...Give Me Your Love...(Soul Jazz)

Chairmen of the Board..."Skin I'm In"...Skin I'm In...(Invictus)
Chairmen of the Board..."Give Me Just a Little More Time"...Give Me Just a Little More Time...(Invictus)
"Skin I'm In" features backing from Funkadelic! RIP, General Johnson...

Stu Gardner..."Devil in a Man"...Sanctified Sound...(Stax)
An obvious nod to Sly here.



Irakere..."Bacalao con Pan"...Teatro Amadeo Roldan Recital...(Egrem)
Irakere..."Xiomara"...Irakere 2...(CBS)
Irakere..."38 & 1/2"...Chekere-Son...(Vampisoul)
Chucho Valdes' current group reminds me a bunch of his old band Irakere, Cuba's all time greatest group.

Andrew Allsgood Experience..."He Travels Far"...12"...(History Clock)

Yvonne Fair..."Tell Me Something Good"...The Bitch is Black...(Motown)

Nico Gomez..."La Lupita"...v/a-Brazilian Beats...(Mr Bongo)
Perez Prado..."Lupita"...Los Grandes Exitos...(RCA International)

Rogerio Duprat..."Judy in Disguise"...A Banda Tropicalista do Duprat...(El Records)
O'Seis..."Suicida"...45...(Continental)
Saravah Soul..."Fire"...Cultura Impura...(Tru Thoughts)
Three examples of Brazilian musical creativity!! O'Seis is pre-Mutantes ca. 1966 and a VERY rare 7"!

Segun Bucknor..."Ayinde Ogo"...Who Say I Tire...(Vampisoul)
Bola Johnson..."Money Hard"...Man No Die...(Vampisoul)

Solomon Burke..."Maggie's Farm"...Cry To Me...(Charly)
Solomon Burke..."Cry To Me"...Cry To Me...(Charly)
RIP, Solomon Burke...


Catch Radio Clandestino live every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org. Next week my guests will be the Alchemystics live in the studio!

Promos:
WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass,
Amherst,
MA 01003
USA
bombasticos@yahoo.com

clandestino playlist 10/11...Latin Soul Stew with Jonny Semi-Colón of Spanglish Fly

In preparation for the Spanglish Fly concert at UMass we play a bunch of Latin soul, funk and boogaloo...and do a live interview with Jonny Semi-Colón of SF. Here's the playlist:

Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno..."Dog With A Rope"....Dog With a Rope...(Tru Thoughts)

Mongo Santamaria..."Sweet Tater Pie"...Mongo Explodes...(Riverside)

The Village Callers..."Hector"...Live...(Vampisoul)



Dyke & the Blazers..."Funky Broadway" Pt 1...So Sharp...(Kent)

Spanglish Fly..."Latin Soul Stew"...Latin Soul y Bugalú...(self released)
Check theses guys out Saturdy night at UMass! Details here.



Joe Cuba..."Bang Bang" Pts 1 & 2...El Alcalde del Barrio...(Fania/Código)
Excellent new double CD retrospective of the late Joe Cuba.



Tito Puente..."Fat Mama"...20th Anniversary...(Tico)

Ray Barretto..."A Deeper Shade of Soul"...Acid...(Fania)



Monguito Santamaria..."Crying Time"...Black Out...(Fania)

Grupo Fantasma..."Gimme Some"...Sonidos Gold...(AireSol)

Spanglish Fly..."Think (Pensamiento)"...Latin Soul y Bugalú...(self released)

Pete Rodriguez..."I Like It Like That"...I Like It Like That...(Alegre)

--live interview with Jonny Semi-Colón of Spanglish Fly--

Spanglish Fly..."Let My People Bugalú"...Latin Soul y Bugalú...(self released)

Willie Bobo..."Spanish Grease"...Spanish Grease...(Verve)

Joe Cuba..."El Pito (I'll Never Go Back to Georgia)"...El Alcalde del Barrio...(Fania/Código)

Bronx River Parkway & Candela All Stars..."El Resbalon"...San Sebastian 152...(Truth & Soul)



Latin Blues Band featuring Luis Aviles..."Lay An OZ On Me Baby"...Take a Trip Pussycat...(Speed)



Bobby Matos & Tony Middleton..."Return to Spanish Harlem"...Charanga Chango...(Lifeforce Jazz)

Spanglish Fly..."New York Soul"...Latin Soul y Bugalú...(self released)
Ray Barretto..."New York Soul"...Hard Hands...(Fania)

Orchestra Harlow..."Horsin' Up"...Orchestra Harlow presenta a Ismael Miranda...(Fania)
60's mash-up of "The Horse" and "Tighten Up".

Dave Cortez..."Happy Soul With A Hook" (DJ Format rmx)....v/a-I Like It Like That: Fania Remixed...(Fania)

Montego Joe..."Fat Man"...Arriba! con Montego Joe...(Prestige)

Fransisco Aguabella..."I Wanna Know"...Hitting Hard...(CuBop)
Latin soul classic...an all time Clandestino fave!

Bio Ritmo..."Bionic Boogaloo"...Biónico...(Locutor)



Orchestra Baobab..."Collette"...Made in Dakar...(World Circuit)
Boogaloo Senegal!

Sexteto Miramar..."Sabor"...v/a-The Afrosound of Colombia vol 1...(Vampisoul)

Alfredo Linares y su Sonora..."Tutú Tatá"...v/a-Gozalo: Bugalú Tropical vol 2...(Vampisoul)



Tito Rodriguez..."Boogaloo en Puerto Rico"...Esta es mi Mundo...(United Artists)

Joe Bataan..."Chick-A-Boom"...Call My Name...(Vampisoul)


Thanks to my guest Jonny Semi-Colón of Spanglish Fly. And thanks to you for listening. Catch Radio Clandestino live every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Promos to:
WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01003
USA
bombasticos@yahoo.com

Rumba Psicodélica presents Spanglish Fly at UMass this Saturday!!

Spanglish Fly will grace us twice this week, once as guests in the studio on Clandestino on Monday (tomorrow!) and then with a live performance on Saturday 10/16!

This is the live music party to cap off the UMass Alumni Homecoming Day (tons of events on campus). The show takes place at the Student Union Ballroom.

Spanglish Fly bring us some NYC boogaloo, bridging the sounds of James Brown, Motown and Ray Barretto, this 12 piece band delivers us a sound geared for dancing your ass off.
Rumba Psicodélica DJs Andujar and Bongohead will also be on hand spinning funk, soul and boogaloo. The event starts at 7, is all ages and FREE and open to the public. Snacks and drinks will be available.

Additionally members of Spanglish Fly will be my guests in the studio on Radio Clandestino tomorrow, 230-430pm (ET) and will be bringing some groovy grooves to play, as well as talking about the band, bugalú music (latin soul) and the upcoming event. Catch the program at WMUA.org.

More info on Spanglish Fly (with tunes) can be found here.
The Facebook event page is here.

You will not be disappointed!!!

For more info email bombasticos@yahoo.com

clandestino playlist 10/4...my guest, a silent selector...Harpo Marx style on a Soul Spectacular!

I wanna thank Becky for selecting the entire program this week. It was much fun to kick back and let someone else do the work!!

Here's her playlist:

Joe Henderson..."Foregone Conclusion"...v/a-Freedom Rhythm & Sound...(Soul Jazz)



Latimore..."For What It's Worth"...Latimore...(Glades)
Excellent version out of Miami of the Stephen Stills tune.

Ike & Tina Turner..."Bolic"...Feel Good...(United Artists)

The Sisters Love..."Ha Ha Ha"...Give Me Your Love...(Soul Jazz)
The Sisters Love..."You've Got My Mind"...Give Me Your Love...(Soul Jazz)



Willie Hutch..."Give Me Some of that Good Old Love"...Foxy Brown soundtrack...(Motown)

Edwin Starr..."Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On"...Involved...(Gordy)
An amazing album, produced by Norman Whitfield.



Millie Jackson..."Hypocrisy"...It Hurts So Good...(Spring)

Temptations..."Ain't No Sunshine"...Solid Rock...(Gordy)
Another great Norman Whitfield production.

Dadawah..."Run Come Rally"...Peace and Love...(Wildflower)
aka Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus



JJ Johnson with Martha Reeves & the Sweet Things..."Keep On Movin' On"...Willie Dynamite soundtrack...(MCA)
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas..."I Should Be Proud"...v/a-Does Anybody Know I'm Here...(Kent)

The Impressions..."I'm Loving Nothing"...This Is My Country...(Curtom)



Tyrone Davis..."I Keep Coming Back"...Turn Back the Hands of Time...(Dakar)

Urel Thomas..."Pain is the Name of your Game"...v/a-Lost Deep Soul Treasures vol 3...(Sounds of Soul)

Melvin Van Peebles..."Won't Bleed Me"...Sweet Sweetback's Badaassss Song...(Stax)

Freddie Scott..."Tomorrow Never Comes"...I Shall Be Released...(Probe/ABC)
This album includes a nice Dylan cover as well.

The Dramatics..."In The Rain"...45...(Volt)

Marcia Griffiths..."Tell Me Now"...v/a-Studio 1 Women...(Soul Jazz)

Inez Foxx..."Crossing Over the Bridge"...At Memphis...(Stax)

Betty Everett..."Is There a Chance for Me"...There'll Come A Time...(Uni)

Jackson Sisters..."Rock Steady"...Jackson Sisters...(Tiger Lily)

Betty Wright..."Everybody was Rocking"...Danger High Voltage...(RCA Victor)

Tony Alvon & the Belairs..."Sexy Coffee Pot"...v/a-Soulin' 3...(Moonshine)

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band..."High as Apple Pie-Slice II"...Express Yourself...(Warners)



Bobby Womack..."How I Miss You Baby"...v/a-Soul of Minit Records...(Hi)

James Brown..."Nobody Knows"...Raw Soul...(Polydor/King)

OV Wright..."Rhymes"...The Wright Stuff...(Hi)

Sylvester & the Hot Band..."Southern Man"...Sylvester & the Hot Band...(Blue Thumb)
This is one of my favorite cover songs!!



Kool & the Gang..."Pneumonia"...Live at the Sex Machine...(DeLite)

Bettye Lavette..."He Made a Woman out of Me"...Do Your Duty...(SSI/Sundazed)



Willie Hutch..."Ain't That (Mellow, Mellow)"...Foxy Brown soundtrack...(Motown)

Thanks for listening. My guests on Monday will be members of Spanglish Fly, who will be boogalooing the UMass Student Union Ballroom next Saturday night.
Catch Radio Clandestino live every Monday on WMUA.org 230-430pm (ET).

Promos to:
WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01003
USA
bombasticos@yahoo.com

TONIGHT!!!!!!!!! Rumba Psicodélica invades Leverett!

Join us tonight at the Barnes Gallery in the Leverett Crafts & Art Building for a special edition of Rumba Psicodélica with DJs Andujar, Studebaker Hawk and Bongohead with live percussion from the Yagyu Clan.

This will be the opening party for Kamil Peters, Mika Riedel and Justin Norris. Come and check out the art, have some refreshments, catch the country autumn and dance to latin, afrobeat, funk and reggae vinyl!

The party kicks off at 7 and will roll til midnight. The space is child-friendly. Participate in a community art project and "leave your mark".

The LCA is located at 13 Montague Rd in Leverett Center.





http://www.leverettcrafts.org/

Kamil Peters: http://www.hampshire.edu/admissions/17938.htm
Mika Riedel: http://sites.google.com/site/mikariedelceramics/home

Hope to see ya there!

clandestino playlist...9/27

Yes, another playlist DAYS late!!! Sue me, I get busy.
Good times, good sounds...catch Clandestino every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Here's the playlist:

Mahmoud Ahmed..."Tezeta"...Ehtiopiqiues 26...(Buda Musique)


Professional Seagulls Dance Band of Port Harcourt..."Ibi Awo Iyí"...v/a-Nigeria Special 2...(Soundway)

Arthur Verocai..."Karina (Domingo no Grajaú)...Arthur Verocai...(Luv N Haight reissue)

Michael Leonhart & the Avramina 7..."Madhouse Mombai"...Seahorse & the Storyteller...(Truth & Soul)


The Pentangle..."Bells"...The Pentangle...(Reprise)
My favorite of the British folk bands.

Here's a set of music with Tito's horn arrangement permeating music, popular and international:
Ides of March..."Vehicle"...45...(Warners)
Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna..."Vehicle"...v/a-Si, Para Usted 2...(Waxing Deep)
Santana..."Para los Rumberos"...Santana III...(Columbia)
Tito Puente w/ Meñique..."Para los Rumberos"...El Rey...(Fania/Codigo)

Skin Alley..."So Many People"...Two Quid Deal...(Stax)

XIT..."I Was Raised"...Plight of the Redman...(Rare Earth)
Heavy Native psych rock. highly recommended.

Ofo the Black Company..."Egwu Aja"...v/a-World Ends...(Soundway)

Jingo..."Keep on Holding On"...v/a-Afro Rock...(Kona/Strut reissue)
The bonus track on the new edition.

The Notations..."Superpeople"...45...(Gemigo)
Curtis Mayfield produced funk jam.

Gwen McCrae..."90% of Me"...v/a-Miami Sound...(Soul Jazz)

The Equals..."Funky Like a Train"...Born Ya'...(Mercury)



Eric B & Rakim..."Paid in Full" (Coldcut's 7 Minutes of Madness mix)...v/a-Colors soundtrack...(Warners)

Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers..."We Need Some Money (Bout Money)"...v/a-Meet Me at the Go-Go...(Discotheque)

Commodores..."Keep On Dancin"...v/a-What It Is...(Rhino)
Their absolute best and funkiest, if you ask me.



Lee Arab..."Now"...v/a-Studio 1 Funk...(Soul Jazz)

The Impossible..."Do It Til You're Satisfied"...v/a-Thai Funk Zudrangma 1...(Zudrangma)

Michi Sarmiento y su Combo..."Salsa con Monte"...v/a-Afrosound of Colombia...(Vampisoul)
From Bongohead's amazing Colombian collection! Comp of the year?



Ocho..."Oriza"...Ocho...(WS Latino/Fania reissue)
Their best album, now reissued.



Fellove..."Bomboró Quiña Quiña"...Mambo Mangué...(Vampisoul)
Mongo Santamaria..."Bomboró"...A la Carte...(Vaya)
Two versions of this classic Cuban jam.

Afrosound..."Caliventura"...v/a-Afrosound of Colombia...(Vampisoul)
Greenwood Rhythm Coalition..."Regresar a Colombia"...45...(Names You Can Trust)
Frente Cumbiero..."Ananas Tornillo"...45...(Names You Can Trust)
La Troba Kung Fu..."Cumbia Inferno" (Toti & Andy Loop Fat Beat rmx)...v/a-BGT Cumbia...(Nascente)
Grupo Fantasma..."Teleraña"...El Existential...(Nat Geo)

Candela All Stars..."Mambo Roto"...Afronaut y amigos-Hecho en Casa...(Muthas of Invention)

Thanks for listening. I'll be back on Monday.

Promos to:
WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01003
USA
bombasticos@yahoo.com