clandestino playlist 1/31

It is always taking me later and later to get these playlists up. I apologize for that, but things get complicated. Does anybody even read these anyway? Should I not bother posting these?
We'll be back on Monday with our Jim Pepper show. DJ Bongohead, Josh Burkett and I (and hopefully a special guest!) will be playing the music of the American Indian jazz saxophonist/composer Jim Pepper. Catch the show every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.



Starting with a few from this fine collection:
Momo Wandel..."Tam Tam Sax"...v/a-African Pearls 2: Guineé...(Syllart)
Super Boiro Band..."So I Si Sa"...v/a-African Pearls 2: Guineé...(Syllart)
Bembeya Jazz National..."Petit Sekou"...v/a-African Pearls 2: Guineé...(Syllart)



A couple of Thai nuggets:
The Generation..."Nan Nan Pob Gan Tee (Long Time No See)"...v/a-Thai Pop Spectacular...(Sublime Frequencies)
Plearn Promdan..."Wan Maha Sanook"...v/a-The Sound of Siam...(Soundway)


Here's a set of Egyptian music from various generations and styles:
Oum Kalthoum..."Ljmay Ya Misr! (Egypt, Let's Gather Together!)...El Sett...(Buda Musique)
Ali Hassan Kuban..."Samiry"...Nubian Magic...(Mercator)
Salah Ragab & the Cairo Jazz Band..."Egypt Strut"...Egyptian Jazz...(Art Yard)
Mutamassik..."Consequently Yours"...Complete Works...(Sound-Ink)
Mohamed Abdel Wahab..."Jafnoho Allama el Ghazal"...v/a-Rough Guide to Egypt...(World Music Network)
Mutamassik..."Sa'Aidi Hardcore"...Complete Works...(Sound-Ink)

Medeski, Martin & Wood..."We Are Rolling"...The Dropper...(Blue Note)
Riot..."Just Beyond"...Welcome to the World of Riot...(Motown)
Orgone..."Crazy Queen"...Cali Fever...(Ubiquity)
Betty Harris..."Break in the Road"...v/a-Saturday Night Fish Fry...(Soul Jazz)



Brazilian love:
Jorge Ben..."Si Manda"...O Bidú...Silencio no Brooklin...(Atoll)
Raul Seixas..."Sopa no Mosca"...v/a-Brazil 70...(Soul Jazz)
Wilson Simonal..."Adorinha Preta"...Olhaí, Balandro...(Philips)




The record above is actually much more colorful and fun on the lettering. This was the only inage I could find online. I'll have to take a picture of mine and replace this.
Blyk Tchutchi..."Tempo ca ta Volta"...Na Quel Dia Tão Lindo...(Arsom)
Orchestre Poly Rythmo..."Djoyimavo"...LP...(Albarika Store)
Wganda Kenya..."La Trompeta Loca"...v/a-The Afrosound of Colombia...(Vampi Soul)
DJ/ Rupture..."Musquito" (Club Foot rmx)...Special Gunpowder...(Tigerbeat 6)



Irakere..."Taka Taka Ta"...Teatro Amedeo Roldan Recital...(Egrem)

Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra..."Icebergs"...World of Funk...(Ubiquity)

The Hassles..."4 O'clock in the Morning"...Hour of the Wolf...(United Artists)
Late 60s psych featuring a young Billy Joel.



Ann Peebles..."Chain of Fools"...This is Ann Peebles...(Hi)
Chris Kenner..."Miniskirts & Soul"...v/a-New Orleans Funk Experience...(Nascente)
Sugarman 3..."Cherry Pickin"...45...(Desco)

Thanks for listening.
Promos to:
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Repost: That Which Death Cannot Destroy

Originally posted on 4/24/10.

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

clandestino playlist 1/24...

Even more stretched out than usual, we play jazz, afrobeat, soul, tecnocumbia, gypsy, tango, salsa and so much more! Somehow I doubt anyone was complaining. I got to play some things people have sent me the last couple of weeks and look forward to Mondays' show!
We dedicate this show to the late Totico, who passed last week. Obit here.
Also thinking of my good friend Mike B, who lost his mother the same day. Much respect.



Tony Allen..."No Accomodation"...Live...(Comet)
Tony Allen..."Get Together"...Black Voices...(Comet)



Marijata..."Break Through"...v/a-Afrobeat Airways...(Analog Africa)
Very funky Ghanain band on another stellar Analog Africa release!

Sir Victor Uwaifo..."Ohue" (Frankie Francis and Simbad edit)...12"...(Sofrito)
I'm very much looking forward to the Sofrito comp out soon on Strut Records.

La Troba Kung Fu..."Cumbia Infierno" (Andy & Toti rmx)...v/a-BGT to Cumbia...(Nascente)
Cool triple CD budget package put together by my homeboy DJ Bongohead.

Poncho Kingz..."Space Cumbia Remix"...Buena Onda Chilling Club...(Mi Rey)

Sweet Breeze..."Feelin" (Natural Self rmx)

Dunkelbunt w/ Raf MC & Fanfare Ciocarlia..."Asfalt Tango"...v/a-Gypsy Revival...(Rough Guides)
Another comp put together by Bongohead.

Up, Bustle & Out..."Silks, Perfumes & Gold (Another Man's Frontier)"...12"...(Ninja Tune)



Ari Why..."Ay"...Proof of Giants...(self released)



Tato Torres y YerbaBuena..."La Casita de Chema" (7" edit)...45...(Alala)

Totico..."What's Your Name"...Totico y sus Rumberos...(Montuno)
RIP Totico.



La Lupe..."Como Acostumbro/My Way"...Puro Teatro...(Fania)

Swamp Dogg..."Sam Stone"...Cuffed, Collared and Tagged...(Cream)

Miriam Makeba..."Down on the Corner"...South Africa's Skylark...(Nascente)
South Africa's skylark covers CCR!



Jorge Ben..."Canção de uma Fá"...O Bidú...Silencio no Brooklin...(Atoll)
Someone should reissue this fantastic Jorge album!!!



William Parker Organ Quartet..."Buddah's Joy"...Uncle Joe's Spirit House...(Centering)
Featuring the always amazing Cooper-Moore on organ. This is probably the straightest record I've ever heard from William! Available here.



Odean Pope..."Mwalimu"...Universal Sounds...(Porter)

Quasimode..."Skelton Coast"...12"...(Freestyle)

Zongo Junction..."Madoff Made Off"...Thieves!...(self released)
New disk with members of Zozo Afrobeat.



Willie Colón & Rubén Blades..."Plastico"...Siembra...(Fania)



Saxomania..."Tu Loco y Yo Tranquilo"...Marejada Feliz: Tribute to Roberto Roena...(CariJazz)

Aretha Franklin..."Save Me"...I Never Loved a Man The Way That I Love You...(Atlantic)

Grand Funk..."Nothing is the Same" (Monk edit)...promo

Thanks for listening!! Catch the show 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

RIP, Eugenio Arango "Totico"

Influential singer and percussionist Eugenio Arango “Totico” died Friday, January 21st in New York. He was a well known vocalist, who recorded Patato y Totico, a seminal Cuban rumba album in 1967, together with his boyhood friend Carlos ‘Patato’ Valdes.

Totico was a legend and well known as a rumbero, and individual that had the knowledge and ability to play, sing and dance the Cuban rumba rhythms of guaguancó, yambú and rumba columbia. Totico was also an akpuón, a lead singer for Afro-Cuban santeria ceremonies.

Totico was know for his quinto conga drumming style and his rumba singing. Totico recorded a legendary album that is a classic for all rumberos and drummers with the famed conga player/dancer Carlos “Patato” Valdes entitled Patato and Totico. Patato y Totico featured percussionist Carlos “Patato” Valdés on congas and Eugenio “Totico” Arango on vocals and congas, together with the legendary blind tresero (tres guitarist) Arsenio Rodriguez and the late Israel “Cachao” Lopez on bass. Originally released in 1967, Verve Records reissued it on CD in 2004.

Totico was born in Havana, in the Los Sitios barrio (district). After moving to the United States he performed and recorded with artists such as Israel “Cachao” López, Francisco “Kako” Bastar, Carlos “Patato” Valdés and Alfredo Rodríguez.

Totico’s discography includes Patato y Totico (Verve V6-5037, 1967), Totico y sus Rumberos (Montuno), and Sonido Sólido, with Alfredo Rodriguez, Patato and Totico (Top Ten Records).

Totico also appeared on the classic jazz record Max Roach "Percussion Bittersweet" 1961.

clandestino playlist 1/17

Another really late playlist!!! Radio Clandestino will be back tomorrow 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Tony Allen..."Road Safety"...Afro Disco Beat...(Vampi Soul)

James Brown..."Mind Power"...The Payback...(Polydor)

Billy Paul..."Am I Black Enough For Ya"...360 Degrees of Billy Paul...(Phil Intl)
Schooly D fans take note.

Baby Huey..."Hard Times"...The Living Legend...(Water reissue)



Dyke & the Blazers..."Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man"...45...(Original Sound)

Last Poets..."Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"...Delights of the Garden...(Douglas)



Max Roach/Abbey Lincoln..."Garvey's Ghost"...Percussion Bittersweet...(Impulse)
Late word is that percussionist Totico, who plays on this record, has just passed.

The Afro Soul-Tet..."Afro Revolt"...Afrodesia...(Luv N' Haight)



Os Bongos..."Kazucuti"...v/a-Angola Soundtrack...(Analog Africa)

Rikki Ililonga..."Love is the Way"...Dark Sunrise...(Now Again)

Ofege..."Nobody Fails"...Try & Love...(Academy reissue)

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

Boo & the Tru Tones...."Let Me Get Stoned"...Hugo Mendez presents Tropical Funk Experience...(Nascente)



Ernie K-Doe..."Here Come the Girls"...v/a-New Orleans Funk...(Soul Jazz)

Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis..."We Got the Recipe"...v/a-Party Keller vol 3...(Compost)



The Commodores..."Keep on Dancin"...v/a-What It Is...(Rhino)

The Notations..."Superpeople"...45...(Gemigo)

Keith Hudson..."Darkest Night on a Wet Looking Road"...Flesh of my Skin Blood of my Blood...(Basic Channel)
This is the closest thing to psychedelic rock that I've heard from Jamaica.



Temptations..."Message from a Black Man"...Puzzle People...(Gordy)



Cane & Able..."Girl You Move Me"...Cane & Able...(AKT)

Yellow Sunshine..."Yellow Sunshine"...Yellow Sunshine...(Gamble)

Breakwater..."Release the Beast"...Splashdown...(Arista)
Daft Punk fans take note.

Betty Davis..."Walking Up The Road"...Betty Davis...(Just Sunshine)

Preacher..."Life is a Gamble"...v/a-Chains & Black Exhaust...(Memphix)



The Mohawks..."The Champ"...The Champ...(Vampi Soul)
Classic breaks...thanks to Vampi for the reissue.

Thanks for listening to the show. Catch Radio Clandestino 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

clandestino playlist 1/10...2010 favorites

Well it took me into mid January but I have finally put together a show of nothing but the hits from 2010. I could only fit so much, but to see more of my fave 2010 tunes check here.
Thanks to everyone who sent me their records to play. In no particular order, other than how they were played on the radio.

Mulatu Astatke..."I Faram Gami I Faram"...Mulatu Steps Ahead...(Strut)



William Parker's Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield..."It's Alright"...I Plan to Stay a Believer...(Aum Fidelity)

The Skeletons..."Positive Force"...Smile...(Impossible Ark)

The Qualitons..."Kulmi"...45...(Tramp)
Hungarian funk band.

Grupo Fantasma..."Teleraña"...El Existential...(NatGeo)
From the Grammy-nominated masterpiece album.

Chico Trujillo..."Conductor"...Chico de Oro...(Barbés)
Thanks to Gil of Fantasma for turning me onto this one.

Saravah Soul..."Fire"...Cultura Impura...(Tru Thoughts)
It was a big year for Tru Thoughts! Thanks to Miss Jazz for sending me the goods.

Omar Souleyman..."Hafer Gabrak Bidi (I Will Dig Your Grave with My Hands)"...Jazeera Nights...(Sublime Frequencies)
Seeing Omar live in Brooklyn was certainly one of the highlight shows for me in 2010! Thanks to Issue Project Room for putting it together with WFMU.



Bio Ritmo..."Dina's Mambo"...45...(Electric Cowbell)



Spanglish Fly..."Latin Soul Stew"...Latin Soul y Bugalú...(self released)
I had a lot of fun seeing this band a couple of times this year!

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

Up, Bustle & Out with Amal Murkus..."Sho Beto'l Alreh"...Soliliquy...(Collusion)

Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno..."Dub y Guaguanco"...Dog with a Rope...(Tru Thoughts)

Tato Torres y Yerba Buena..."La Casita de Chema"...45...(Alala)

Debo Band..."Adderech Arada" (Kid Did rmx)...45...(Electric Cowbell)
Debo Band had a couple of releases this year. I also like this Kid Did remix here.



Roots Manuva meets Wrongtum..."Chin Up"...Duppy Writer...(Big Dada/Banana Klan)

Beta Hector with Dionne Charles..."Payback"...45...(Tru Thoughts)
"Freaky shit" said one friend.

Ray Lugo's LES Express..."Love Me Good"...45...(Record Kicks)

Ikebe Shakedown..."Hard Steppin'"...45...(Colemine)
Thanks to Colemine Records for sending along some choice 45s and CDs.

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings..."Better Things"...single...(Daptone)

The Diplomats of Solid Sound..."Give Me One More Chance"...What Goes Around...(Record Kicks)
A fantastic soul song with nice violin part from this group out of Iowa City.

The Crabs Corporation with King Hammond..."Bring Down the Birds" (Flying High mix)...45...(Record Kicks)
More goodness from Record Kicks, Italy's finest funk label.

Jose Conde..."El Vestido" (Le Katz rmx)...Jose Conde...(Pipiki)

Billy Bang..."Chan Chan"...Prayer for Peace...(TUM)

The Whitefield Brothers with Mr Lif and Edan..."The Gift"...12"...(Now Again)



Easy Star All Stars..."Brain Damage" (Adrian Sherwood and Jazzwad rmx)...Dubber Side of the Moon...(Easy Star)

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

Buyepongo..."Culebra"...Buyepongo...(Listen)

Frente Cumbiero..."Pitchito"...45...(Names You Can Trust)

I just didn't have time for all the rest of them. Fuck those who say there ain't no good music being made today.
Catch Radio Clandestino every Monday 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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clandestino playlist 1/3...My guest Danny Mekonnen of Debo Band

By the time I type this Boston's Ethio-Funk warriors Debo Band will have already conquered Northampton's Iron Horse with help from Full Tang. Later than ever...here is the playlist from last Monday's show. I want to thank Debo's Danny for being my guest on the program.

Here's a video of Debo Band live at Iron Horse 1/7/11.


Randy Weston..."Chano Pozo"...The Storyteller...(Motéma)



Salah Ragab..."Latino in Cairo"...45...(Art Yard)

Orlando Marin..."Quien Llorara"...Que Chevere vol 2...(Alegre/Fania reissue)
The album may look dated but it sounds boss.



Septeto Típico Tivolí..."Vete y Pregona"...De Mi Isla al Caribe...(Egrem)

Mulatu Astatqe..."Boogaloo"...Mulatu Steps Ahead...(Strut)



Nostalgia 77..."Musical Silt"...Weapons of Jazz Destruction...(Tru Thoughts)

Debo Band..."Lomiaye" (live)...Debo/Demo

---live interview with Debo bandleader Danny Mekonnen---

Debo Band..."Belomi Benna"...Flamingoh (Pink Bird Dawn)...(self released)



Mahmoud Ahmed..."Belomi Benna"...Eré Mela Mela...(Buda Musique)



Debo Band..."Adderech Arada"...45...(Electric Cowbell)



Debo Band..."Musiqawi Silt"...Flamingoh (Pink Bird Dawn)...(self released)

Full Tang..."Good Show"...Full Tang...(self released)

Radio 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 01003/USA
bombasticos@yahoo.com

2010...A Look at the Records I Liked

I'm not going to go into a major exploration of the Top 60 songs or anything like that. We'll leave that to the nerds at NPR and Pitchfork. But there was a lot of excellent music that came to me in the year 2010. I want to thank all the bands/labels/PR folks etc for keeping me in the loop. With the exception of the Top Three (Whitefields, Fantasma, Quantic) I won't put any kind of order on them. I have included LPs and 45s. There may be a couple of things that are actually from late 2009 but I may not have gotten around to them until this year. In a couple of cases where I couldn't find record sleeves I may have substituted some other graphic.
I have not included reissues, anthologies or compilations.

Email me at bombasticos@yahoo.com for any further info about these artists. And if you send me your record you may find yourself here next time.

































































































































































And here's my favorite compilation of the year 2010:



Other 2010 highlights:

1. The continuing outpouring of quality African reissues via labels like Soundway, Analog Africa, Academy and others.

2. The continuing market for 45s. Some favorite 45 labels I bumped into this year include Electric Cowbell, Colemine, Names You Can Trust, amongst others.

3. Standout live shows from Orchestra Poly Rythmo, Omar Souleyman/CSC Funk Band, Grupo Fantasma, Chucho Valdez, Randy Weston solo piano, The Alchemystics at the Iron Horse, Zozo Afrobeat/Shokazoba, Tony Allen, Budos Band and others.

4. The reissue of our Afrobeat Revival compilation on vinyl. Check it here.

That's about all I am going to say on 2010. It's all bye-bye at this point. I need to get away from this computer screen.

Send me your records, money, daughters, cookies and love.