Radio Clandestino playlist 12/26...some 2011 jams

This week I played some jams from 2011. This isn't necessarily any kind of tight overview, just had a handful of this year's releases and I selected some songs from them. Do yourself a favor and buy some music from some of these bands. 

Zongo Junction..."Madoff Made Off"...Thieves!...(self released)

Groove Shoes Funk Orchestra..."Trifecta" (featuring Alan Evans)...Groove Shoes Funk Orchestra...(self released)
Debut album from local funk-jazz posse.

The Akashic Record..."3 AM Run"...Theosophy...(self released)

C.S.C. Funk Band..."Thrift Store Find"...Things Are Getting Too Casual...(Fatbeats)

Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra..."The Mighty Atlas" (featuring Natasha Atlas...World of Funk...(Ubiquity)

Dengue Fever..."Cement Slippers"...Cannibal Courtship...(Fantasy)

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears..."She's So Scandalous"...Scandalous...(Lost Highway)
Watching these guys rip it up on the main stage was a highlight for me at this year's Green River Festival. Listen to the tune here.

The Primate Fiasco..."Casa Deton"...Tap...(self released)

Karthala 72..."Le Dans Coeur du Feu"...45...(Electric Cowbell)

The Funk Ark..."From the Rooftops"...From The Rooftops...(ESL Music)


Antibalas..."Rat Race"...12"...(Exactamundo)
Doing this Bob Marley tune as an afrobeat is a perfect idea. Evidence here.

Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80..."African Soldier"...From Africa With Fury: Rise...(Knitting Factory)

Captain Planet..."Dame Agua"...Ningané...(Bastard Jazz)
Listen here.

Dennis Coffey w/ Meyer Hawthorn..."All Your Goodies Are Gone"...7"...(Strut)
Cool cover of a favorite Funkadelic tune by 70 year old guitar killer Dennis Coffey. Meyer Hawthorn smooths out the rough edges and it totally works.

Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band..."Heart of Gold"...45...(Daptone)
Neil Young cover.

The Echocentrics..."Esclavo y Amo"...45...(Ubiquity)
Another cover tune, hear Los Pasteles Verdes original here.

Cut Chemist..."Adidas to Addis"...12"...(A Stable Sound)
I know this came out in 2010 but I was late getting to it. Samples Mulatu.

Quantic & his Combo Bárbaro..."Albela" (alt version)...12"...(Tru Thoughts)
Recorded a couple years ago but this version was just issued on the below EP.

The Alchemystics..."Dance Upon The Corner"...Spread Hope...(North Fire)

Frente Cumbiero meet Mad Professor..."Chuchusteady"...Frente Cumbiero Meet Mad Professor...(Vampi Soul)

Bio Ritmo..."Dina's Mambo"...La Verdad...(Electric Cowbell)
Originally on a 7", this tune and others make up a killer LP released this year on the formerly 45-only (sell outs!) label Electric Cowbell.

Shokazoba..."Script Reader" (Dub)...forthcoming
A Radio Clandestino exclusive! New Shokazoba EP coming soon.


Ikebe Shakedown..."Asa-Sa"...Ikebe Shakedown...(Ubiquity)
I started out 2011 spinning the original version at many a party and here Ikebe gets into a cover version. To hear the original version by Nigerian trombonist Fred Fisher Atalobhor check here.


Ocote Soul Sounds..."Contigo Jamás"...Taurus...(ESL Music)


Debo Band..."Gedawo"...45...(Electric Cowbell)
Ethiopian hardcore.


Apologies to those who's 2011 work I wanted to get to but simply ran out of time, including the likes of Ray Lugo & The Boogaloo Destroyers, Parts & Labor, Kristen Ford, Kid Gusto, Pimps of Joytime, John Santos, The Liberators, Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou, Ebo Taylor, Femi Kuti, Chiekh Ló, Jose Conde, Sebastian Isler Sol Oso Ensemble, Beta Hector, Little Shalimar, Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays, Sparkplug, Colman Brothers, Emefe, Jerry Gonzalez and many others. Thanks for the music!

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