clandestino playlist 7/26...sorry so very very late. life gets hectic

Sorry this took soooooooo long to get up here. I know today is Sunday and this playlist is from last Monday. Oh well, life gets hectic sometimes.

Announcements:
1) I have started working as a line cook at the People's Pint for some extra cash. I won't spit in your food...unless you walk in at 9:58 and demand entrees for a party of 12. (It's happened...the late entry, not the food spitting...yet.).
2) My records are now "off the market".
3) Our next Sweet Exorcist party will be on Friday the 13th of August at the Hope & Olive, 10pm.
4) Tony Udell of The Underground Spiritual Game on Valley Free Radio will be filling in for me tomorrow. I'll be back on the 9th.
5) Congrats to Caitlin and Mark who are getting married today!

Troupe Majidi..."Khoudrini"...v/a-Ecstatic Music of the Jemaa el Fna...(Sublime Frequencies)



Tlahoun Gésséssé..."Selam Lehulatchen"...v/a-Ethiopiques 25: Modern Roots...(Buda Musique)



Theodore Boumbhé..."La Guerre et la Paix ne Sont Pas Pareilles"...v/a-Asalam Aleikoum Afrika...(Antilles)
Anybody know where I can get the Vol 2 of this? Quite awesome, this one.



Fairuz..."Dabket Loubnan"...Fairuz in America...(Capitol International)
Actually recorded in Lebanon!

Le Thu..."Sao Bien (Etoile des Neiges) (Starfish)"...v/a-Saigon Rock & Soul...(Sublime Frequencies)
Carol Kim..."Cai Tran em Cai (Your Hair Clip)"...v/a-Saigon Rock & Soul...(Sublime Frequencies)



Oh No...(entire side A)...Ethiopium...(Disrupt Productions)



Spam All Stars..."Ochimini"...12"...(Spamusica)

Quantic & his Combo Bárbaro..."Más Pan"...Tradition in Transition...(Tru Thoughts)
Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno..."Te Picó el Yaibí"...Dog on a Rope...(Tru Thoughts)

Sonidero Nacional..."Grande de Cadera"...v/a-BGT Cumbia...(Nascente)
My homeboy Pablo Yglesias put this comp together. Includes Grupo Fantasma, Sonora Dinamita, La Troba Kung Fu, Chapillacs, Ska Cubano and many more. Three CDs at a bargain price.

Viviano Torres y Son Palenque..."Cumbia Africana"...v/a-Champeta Criolla vol 2...(Night & Day)
La Tromba..."Calaba Calabao"...v/a-Palenque Palenque...(Soundway)
Cumbia Siglo XX..."Los Esquilitos" (vinyl only bonus track)...v/a-Palenque Palenque...(Soundway)
Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto..."Cumbia Bogatana"...Mambo Loco...(Analog Africa)



Chico Trujillo...."Varga Varga"...Chico de Oro...(Barbés)

Fruko y sus Tesos..."Maria La O"...v/a-The Afrosound of Colombia...(Vampisoul)
Another comp from Pablo Bongohead!

Ray Barretto..."Rareza en Guajira"...El Rey Criollo...(WS Latino/Fania reissue)
Bobby Paunetto..."El Señor Sid"...El Sonido Moderno...(Mardi Gras/Fania reissue)
Kako & his Orchestra..."Ritmo Melón"...Live it Up...(Musicor/Fania reissue)
Some recent Fania reissues.

Ricardo Ray..."Rumbero Mayor"...Viva Ricardo...(United Artists)

Al Green..."You Say It"...Raw, Rare and Unreleased...(Hi)

Saravah Soul..."It's Doing My Head In"...v/a-Tru Thoughts Funk...(Tru Thoughts)



Dust Brothers w/ Def Jef..."Black to the Future" (remix instrumental)...12"...(Delicious Vinyl)
Classic Dust Brothers funk up of Rolling Stones "Heartbreaker" guitar riff.

The Clash..."The Call Up"...12"...(Epic)
"It's up to you not the hear the call up, I don't want to kill...". Great tune that puts some responsibility on the soldiers who go to duty they don't believe in.

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

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

Saturday Night 7/24...Zozo Afrobeat/Shokazoba/DJ Andujar in Northampton

Doors open at 9. $10, 21+. DJ Andujar's Rumba Psicodélica, Bell & Howl, Shokazoba, Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat. Saturday night at the Elevens in Northampton.
Andujar drops 70s West African funk and contemporary afrobeat vinyl with a gang of percussionists, as well as visuals, film loops, etc by Bell & Howl. Local Afro-funkers Shokazoba hit the stage later and then Kaleta's Zozo Afrobeat. Kaleta is a former guitarist for Fela Kuti's Egypt 80 and currently plays in Lauren Hill's group. The spirit of Fela Kuti, West Africa and a better world vision are bumpin' tomorrow night in one of the Valley's best shows this summer. NOT to be missed. Afrobeatology. There will also be CDs available of Andujar & Bongohead's Afrobeat RevivalAfrobeat Revolution and compilations, put out by London's World Music Network. Get them here while they last.


poster by Moonlight Designs. For more info: www.shokazoba.com
Facebook event page here.

clandestino playlist 7/19...afro funk special!!

(poster by Moonlight Designs)

It was a pleasure to have the esteemed Leon Ligan-Majek (aka "Kaleta"), former Fela guitarist and current Zozo Afrobeat bandleader as my guest on this week's Clandestino. Thanks also to Zozo's Jeremy King and my two guests from Shokazoba. Please check all those guys out at the Elevens in Northampton on Saturday. (DJ Andujar's Rumba Psicodélica opens).

Djinji Brown..."Mojuba"...12"...(7Heads)

Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat..."Shake your Nyansch"...Country of Guns...(Tramp)
Akoya Afrobeat..."P.D.P."...P.D.P....(Rudiments)



--live interview with Kaleta--
Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat..."Country of Guns"...Country of Guns...(Tramp)

Assagai..."Cocoa"...Assagai...(Vertigo)
This one is for Kaleta...

Chicago Afrobeat Project..."Jekajo"...v/a-Afrobeat Revival...(Rough Guides)

--live interview with Jeremy King of Zozo Afrobeat--

Geraldo Pino & the Heartbeats 72..."Let Them Talk"...Heavy Heavy Heavy...(Retro Afric)

Femm Nameless..."Ibajekbe (What If?)"...v/a-Afrobeat Revival...(Rough Guides)
The Afrobeat Revival and Afrobeat Revolution disks, compiled by Andujar & Bongohead will be available for sale at the show Sat nite at the Elevens.

--live interview with D'Angelo Nieves & Jason Moses of Shokazoba--
Shokazoba..."Chemical Abuse"...(live at the Elevens 6/11/10)

Fela..."Everything Scatter"...Everything Scatter...(MCA reissue)



Catch Clandestino 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
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My guests and ticket giveaways on this week's Radio Clandestino

I'm pleased to have some afro-funky guests tomorrow, Monday July 19th, on Radio Clandestino. My guests this week will be Leon Ligan-Majek aka "Kaleta" of Zozo Afrobeat, who will be with us live on the phone, and members of local afro-funk ensemble Shokazoba, who will be in the studio with me. We will be hyping the Zozo/Shokazoba show at the Elevens this Saturday, as well as giving away tickets. Join us from 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org 91.1 FM.


Kaleta, from Benin and currently living in New York City, is a veteran of the bands of Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, King Sunny Adé, Shina Peters, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble and currently with Zozo Afrobeat and Lauren Hill. We'll have him on the horn for an interview about his life and music and various other topics. And we will have Shokazoba members on hand as well for a fun radio party featuring afrobeat music, including tunes on the Afrobeat Revival and Afrobeat Revolution CDs that DJ Bongohead and I did for London's Rough Guides label. The CDs will be available for purchase at the show this Saturday.


(Poster by Moonlight Designs)

Funky Friday Playlist 7/16

I was a guest DJ on the commercial station The River 93.9 WRSI on Friday. Phil's excellent program Funky Friday runs weekly 6 until midnight. He usually plays classic soul and funk in the first portion, followed by nuttier and more contemporary funk. We utilized the classic side to showcase some music by Allen Toussaint who plays the Green River Fest this year. And the late side gave some exposure to some contemporary bands that need to be heard by a larger audience. Thanks so much to Phil for this fun opportunity!

Here's the playlist:

the 6pm hour...
Lee Dorsey..."Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky"
Eddie Bo..."Lover and a Friend"
Meters..."Ride your Pony"
Allen Toussaint..."Goin' Down"
Labelle..."Lady Marmalade"
Poets of Rhythm..."More Mess On My Thing"
Bobby Byrd..."Sayin' It and Doin' It"
Allen Toussaint..."Last Train"
Lee Dorsey..."Workin' in the Coalmine"
Undisputed Truth..."Smiling Faces"
One of my fave songs as a kid...


Herb Alpert..."Whipped Cream" (Anthony Marinelli rmx)
Galactic with Allen Toussaint..."Bacchus"


Sly & the Family Stone..."Hot Fun in the Sumertime"
Fania All Stars...Red Garter Strut"
Syl Johnson..."Come On Sock It To Me"

the 7pm hour...
Peter Wolf..."Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky"
Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists..."Cool Aid"
Dr John..."Right Place, Wrong Time"


Allen Toussaint..."Worldwide"
Lyn Collins..."Think (About It)"
Lee Dorsey..."Yes We Can"
Robert Palmer..."Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley"
My fave cut off his underrated 70s album of the same name.

Labelle..."Don't Bring Me Down"
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint..."Who's Gonna Help a Brother"
The Pharoahs..."The Pharoahs Love Y'all"
Lee Fields..."My World"
Allen Toussaint..."Country John"


Dr John..."(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away"
Houseguests..."What So Never The Dance"
Ike & Tina Turner..."Bold Soul Sister"

the 8pm hour...
Trombone Shorty..."On Your Way Down"
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe..."Shake It Out"
Dr John..."Life"
Allen Toussaint..."Soul Sister"
Lee Dorsey..."Who's Gonna Help a Brother"
Nina Simone..."Save Me"
Otis Redding..."Try A Little Tenderness"
Allen Toussaint..."Get Out My Life Woman"
Natural Four..."Eddie You Shoulda Known Better"
Very nice version produced by Curtis Mayfield.

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings..."This Land is Your Land"
Pazant Brothers & Beaufort Express..."Chick a Boom"
Allen Toussaint..."Am I Expecting Too Much?"
Fred Wesley & the JBs..."I'm Paying Taxes, What Am I Buying?"
Kool & the Gang..."Jungle Boogie"
Parliament..."Testify"

the 9pm hour...
New Process..."More Mess On My Thang"
Orgone..."Crazy Queen"
Excellent new album, Cali Fever, is out now.

Sly Dunbar..."Inner City Blues"
The Checkmates Ltd..."Sexy Ways"
Awesome horn line on this funky 45.

Kayode Olajide..."Olufela" (Adam Freeland rmx)
Zozo Afrobeat..."Baba Nliye"
Check Zozo on Saturday night at the Elevens. Details here.


Sharon Jones..."Damn It's Hot" part one
Ray Lugo's LES Express..."If It Ain't True"
Peregoyo..."Caranito" (Natural Self rmx)
Trouble Funk..."Pump Me Up"
Thievery Corporation..."Sol Tapado"
Dzihan & Kamien..."Just You & I"

the 10pm hour...
Pete Rodriguez..."I Like It Like That"
Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno..."Dub y Guaguanco"
Gorgeous new album from Will Quantic.

The Qualitons..."Mellbimbo"
The Crabs Corporation..."Bring Down the Birds" (Flying High mix)
The Lions..."Jungle Struttin"


AIFF..."Circles"
Ray Harris & Fusion Experience..."Scaramunga"
Out now on Record Kicks.

Lack of Afro..."Spooky"
Cookin' On 3 Burners..."Cars"
Geraldo Pino..."Shake Hands" (45 version, part two)
Abelardo Carbonó..."Quiero A Mi Gente"
ESG..."Come Away"
Zapp..."More Bounce to the Ounce"

the 11pm hour...
The Herbaliser..."The Next Spot"
Segun Bucknor..."That's the Time"
Great collection available on Vampisoul.


Sinto..."Man on the Bank"
Freddy & the Kinfolk..."The Goat"


The Bamboos..."Black Foot"
Beta Hector..."Payback"
Nomo..."Last Beat"
Grupo Fantasma..."Teleraña"
Skeletons..."Positive Force"
Limp Twins..."Moving Closer to the Sofa"
Quantic project...

Femi Kuti..."Eh Oh"
Negghead..."Baby Baby"
Chris Joss..."Rififi Rococo"

Catch Funky Friday every week with Phil!

Andujar guests on Funky Fridays on commercial station The River tomorrow night

(Allen Toussaint)

I'm heading down to Northampton tonight for a taping of Funky Fridays with Phil. His weekly funk and soul radio program on commercial station The River 93.9 WRSI has been grooving our souls for years. It is my pleasure to make another appearance. It will air tomorrow night from 6 til midnight.

The first half of the program we'll be playing classic soul and funk, including a big spotlight on Allen Toussaint, legendary New Orleans producer/artist/bandleader/icon who will be playing at this year's Green River Festival.

And the second half will feature a bunch of contemporary funk jams, as well as some bugalús.

So tune in on your way to Sweet Exorcist!

Listen here: http://www.wrsi.com/

TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!!!!


Come join us Friday, July 16th for the Greenfield-Turners-Greenfield bike bar tour which will end at the People's Pint for the Sweet Exorcist party!

Join the gang on the Greenfield Common at 630pm to begin the ride. The journey will take us on a leisurely ride along city streets and the canal-side trail to Turners Falls and back, with stops at Jake's Tavern (66 Ave A) and The Rendezvous (78 3rd St) in TF and return to Greenfield for some dancing action at the People's Pint at 10. DJs Andujar, Studebaker Hawk, B-COMING and 12XU will be throwing down funk, soul, latin and other musics from LPs and 45s. Have some fine brews and enjoy the best time of the year.
The crew will be spinning until 1 am.

People's Pint, 24 Federal St, Greenfield. No cover charge. All ages, but 21+ to drink.
Poster by Ben Krutzik. For more info call 414-243-3379.

clandestino playlist 7/12...My guest Greg from Grupo Fantasma/Brownout

Sorry it's taken so long to get this playlist up...but here it is! Lots of jams from the Grupo Fantasma boys, who rocked the Iron Horse AGAIN on Tuesday night. Good times. I want to thank bassist Greg Gonzalez for being my guest on the program. My guest next week will be none other than Kaleta of Zozo Afrobeat. Tune in every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Skeletons..."Guadelupe"...Smile...(Impossible Ark)



Honoré Avolonto & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo..."Tin Lin Non"...v/a-Legends of Benin...(Analog Africa)

The People Star..."Onwu Dinjo"...v/a-Nigeria Special 2...(Soundway)

Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno..."Echate Pa'lla"...Dog on a Rope...(Tru Thoughts)
Groovy new joint from Will Quantic. A nice fusion of dub and latin!


And the Fantasmatic magic:
Grupo Fantasma..."Araña Cuña"...El Existential...(NatGeo)
Grupo Fantasma..."Naci de La (Rumba y Guaguanco)"...Sonidos Gold...(AireSol)
Brownout..."Brown Wind & Fire"...Homenaje...(Freestyle)
Grupo Fantasma..."Hijo"...El Existential...(NatGeo)
--live phone interview with Grupo Fantasma's Greg Gonzalez--
Grupo Fantasma..."Realizando"...El Existential...(NatGeo)
Brownout..."Pole Position"...Aguilas & Cobras...(Six Degrees)
Grupo Fantasma..."Sonido Campeon"...Comes Alive!...(AireSol)
Grupo Fantasma..."Sacatelo Bailando"...El Existential...(NatGeo)
Grupo Fantasma..."Vacilon"...Movimiento Popular...(AireSol)
Grupo Fantasma..."Teleraña"...El Existential...(NatGeo)
Grupo Fantasma..."Borracho"...Grupo Fantasma...(AireSol)
Brownout..."Another Fire"...Aguilas & Cobras...(Six Degrees)
Brownout..."Con el Brownout No Se Juega"...Homenaje...(Freestyle)









Abelardo Carbonó y su Conjunto..."La Negra Kulengue"...v/a-Palenque, Palenque...(Soundway)



Wganda Kenya..."Fiebre de Lepra"...v/a-The Afrosound of Colombia...(Vampisoul)

Los Demonios del Mantaro...."Lilliana"...v/a-Cumbia Beat...(Vampisoul)




Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno..."Swing Easy"...Dog with a Rope...(Tru Thoughts)

Awa Band..."Bababatteur" (original French version)...12"...(Eko Sound)

THIS JUST IN: RIP Pablo Lebron (Lebron Brothers) and Sugar Minott.


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

A couple of photos of Orchestre Poly-Rythmo in NYC

We were blessed to have one of the world's best bands grace the American stage for the first time ever. Benin's long-running musical institution Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou played as part of the Lincoln Center Festival on July 11, 2010. They were spot on and got everyone up out of their seats. Thanks to all who made it happen!

Here's what Jon Parales of the NY Times had to say.



(Photos by Mary Schmaling)

Grupo Fantasma on Tuesday night at the Iron Horse

Text: Pablo Yglesias

Grupo Fantasma is the funkiest, finest & hardest working Latin band to come out of the US since Ozomatli. Their trademark sound is guided by the deeply rooted traditions of cumbia, salsa, funk, & psychedelia. This masterful 11-piece Austin-based ensemble has forged a fresh new standard of excellence in Latin music. This show will celebrate the release of their new album which features liner notes by Iron Horse Latin Night DJ Bongohead! Bongohead will be spinning old school salsa, merengue, cumbia, and Latin funk to open for the band. Stay around afterward for the weekly party Latin Night, 10 PM - 2 AM (free) - celebrating our 10th Anniversary!

Even more details are available on this earlier link.

PLEASE HELP SUPPORT LIVE LATIN MUSIC!

www.grupofantasma.com

Maya Deren and the Shocking Blue

Omar Souleyman at Issue Project Room...the Video!

You asked for it. Here's a video from the Omar show in Brooklyn. You can clearly see Sem Dente dancing like a maniac up front. If it's cut too much on the border check the original link here.

Grupo Fantasma at the Iron Horse Tuesday/Ticket Giveaways on Clandestino!

The band you all loved the last three times will return! Live at the Iron Horse, an early show (730) followed by Latin Night's 10th Anniversary Party at 10. Come dance and hear one of the sickest bands in the world. This ten-piece ensemble from Austin TX mixes cumbia, funk, psychedelic salsa and more. You won't want to miss one of the best bands you'll hear this year! DJ Bongohead opens.

http://www.grupofantasma.com/

And for an excellent interview with Grupo Fantasma's Adrian Quesada, conducted by Andujar, click this link.


Tickets: http://www.nbotickets.com/

And don't forget to listen to Radio Clandestino with Andujar on Monday July 12th 230-430pm at WMUA.org 91.1 to hear an interview with Grupo's bassist Greg Gonzalez and for your chance to win tickets to the show!

http://www.wmua.org/listen

Bongohead's blog has some good interviews with band members:
http://bongohead.blogspot.com/2010/07/kinetic-kino-esparza-of-grupo-fantasma.html

http://bongohead.blogspot.com/2010/07/grupo-fantasmas-jose-galeano-man-of.html

(Photos by Mark Mantegna)

Open the pop-out player on this blog page to hear "El Consejo" off their new album, El Existential.

Zozo Afrobeat, Shokazoba and others at the Elevens 7/24

(poster by Moonlight Designs)

Here's the Facebook page for the event.
Click the poster to make it larger.

clandestino playlist 7/5...60s french pop and 70s afro jams

(poster by Maura Arraj)


Back in business after a one-week break, I tag-teamed this show with the Mystic Lady DJ, who brought a load of French 60s 45s. I followed with a bunch of African music, including some jams by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, who will be in NYC this weekend for their first time ever!

Thanks to all who called, listened, stopped by. Be sure to tune in next week to hear Grupo Fantasma's Greg Gonzalez in a live phone interview and for your chance to win tickets to GF's show at the Iron Horse next week.

Here's the playlist, starting with the French set:

The Golden Pot..."Take One"...45...(AZ)
Actually a British band who recorded in France.

Les 5 Gentlemen..."Twiggy"...45...?

Gillian Hills..."Maintenant il Téléphone"...45...(Barclay)

Michel Legrand..."Mi, Sol, Mi, Mi, Re, Re, Mi"...La Dame Dans l'Auto avec de Lunettes et un Fusil soundtrack...(Vogue)



Stone..."C'est Ma Vie"...45...?

Clothilde..."Je t'al Voulu et Je t'al Bien Eu"...45...(Vogue)

Laura Ulmer ..."Amoureux D'une Affiche"...v/a-Ultra Chicks vol 1, Filles in the Garage...?

Ronnie Bird..."Je Voudrais Dire...45...(London)

Charlotte Leslie..."Monsiuer Harrison"...45...(Barclay)

France Gall..."Attends ou va t'en"...45...(Phillips)

Laurencia..."Ce N'est Qu'un Play Boy"...45...(Vogue)

Jacques Dutronc..."L'opportuniste"...45...(Vogue)

Anouk..."Crois tu que se Soit Bien"...45...(AZ)

Jane Birken..."Jane B"...45...(Fontana)
Check it out here.

Francoise Hardy..."On Dit de Lui"...45...(Vogue)

Ria Bartok..."Un Baiser"...45...(Pathé)

Serge Gainsbourg..."En Melodie" (instrumental)...Les Aneés Psychedéliques...(Le Smoke Disque)

And the Afro side:
Orlando Julius..."Psychedelic Afro Shop"...Super Afro Soul...(Vampisoul)



Fidel Sax Bateke & the Voices of Darkness..."Motako"...v/a-Nigeria Special 2...(Soundway)

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo..."Gendamou No Will We Gnannin"...The Kings of Benin Urban Groove...(Soundway)
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo..."Trop Parler C'est Maladie"...Trop Parler C'est Maladie...(Albarika Store)
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo..."Zizi"...Echos Hypnotiques...(Analog Africa)
Tidiane Koné & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo..."Djanfa Magni"...v/a-African Scream Contest...(Analog Africa)





Segun Bucknor..."Poor Man No Get Brother"...Who Say I Tire...(Vampisoul)
Segun Bucknor..."Who Say I Tire"...Who Say I Tire...(Vampisoul)



C.K. Mann..."Okuan Tsentsen Awar"...v/a-Ghana Funk...(Hippo)

Ify Jerry Krusade..."Everybody Likes Something Good"...v/a-Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump...(Strut)
Guilty Simpson & Madlib..."Something Good (Intermission Two)"...OJ Simpson...(Stones Throw)



Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat..."Country of Guns"...v/a-Afrobeat Revolution...(World Music Network)
Check Zozo at the Elevens on July 24th...more details TBA. This track from the debut album by Zozo and found on CD on our compilation.

Los Chapillacs..."El Mitin Del Chino"...Odisea Cumbia 3000...(forthcoming)
The lady who does the show after me just couldn't wait another thirty seconds...she just stopped the song before it was finished! Sorry. No worries, there will be many more spins of Chapillacs!

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

Send promos to:

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

Tomorrow on Clandestino

We'll be back to business on Monday with Radio Clandestino returning after a one-week break. My guest will be the Mystic Lady DJ, bringing French pop 45s and other sounds. And for me? Who knows, I've been on a big Orchestre Poly-Rythmo kick lately and will be seeing them play in NYC this weekend. So probably some African music, as usual...and whatever else goes into the improv soul stew.

Catch the show Monday, July 5th, from 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

While we're thinking in French, here's my fave scene from Godard's "Weekend":

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou at Lincoln Center July 11

Benin's longtime champions will be making their first visit to NYC on July 11th as part of Lincoln Center's July music festival.

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo are one of those great world music phenoms...the kind of thang that punks and yuppies can all dig together...a killer mix of hard voodoo funk rhythms, afro-cuban, highlife, rumba and even soukous. This is a grand opportunity.

Here are the web details.

And for all your OPR needs, try here.

Analog Africa (their reissue label) can be found here and here.

The hand that ripped out the hearts of every African...

Heavy feelings...

First Annual Albert Ayler Festival, Saturday July 10, NYC

This looks great! And I think I'll be in New York for it. Albert's sound blew my ears wide open in my teenage years. A truly spiritual dude, searching for freedom right til the end.

Here's all the details: http://www.albertaylerfestival.com/











(Bill Folwell & Ayler)





(Live recording made at John Coltrane's funeral)