radio clandestino playlist 4/25

I had a lot of fun bringing you these jams. Check Radio Clandestino every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.


Billy Bang..."Tunnel Rat (Flashlight and a 45)"...Vietnam: The Aftermath...(Justin Time)
RIP, Billy Bang. Great jazz violinist/composer/dancer.



Jessica Pavone..."A Piece Has Been Released"...Army of Strangers...(Porter)



Black Sabbath..."Planet Caravan" (Alternate Lyrics version)...Paranoid (Deluxe Version)...(Sanctuary)



Bombino..."Tarhani (My Love)"...Agadez...(Cumbancha)

Witch..."Home Town"...Introducing...(QDK)
Zambian psych rock.

The Purple Image..."Marching to a Different Drummer"...The Purple Image...(Radioactive reissue)



Dennis Coffey & Meyer Hawthorn..."All Your Goodies Are Gone"...45...(Strut)
Brand new 45, covering Funkadelic.

Galaxia..."La Noticia"...45...(Decca)



Don Julian..."Theme From Savage"...Savage...(Money)
"On the streets or on the sheets, he's a savage!"



Mother's Finest..."Monster People"...Epic & RCA Albums plus unreleased...(Wounded Bird)

Kati Kovacs..."Add Mar Uram Az Esot!"...v/a-Well Hung:20 Funk-Rock Eruptions from Beneath Communist Hungary...(Finders Keepers)

Isis..."April Fool"...Isis...(Buddah)
That would be the band on the album cover.



Bar-Kays..."Son of Shaft"...45...(Stax)

The Meters..."It Ain't No Use"...Rejuvanation...(Warners)

Deep Purple..."Chasing Shadows"...Deep Purple...(Harvest)
Heavy funky 60s hard rock.

William Onyeabor..."Something You'll Never Forget"...Kon & Amir--Off Track, Queens...(BBE)

Graham Central Station..."Release Yourself"...Release Yourself...(Warners)

Sun Ra Arkestra..."Along Came Ra"...10"...(Kindred Spirits)
Definately a Ra jam for the beatheads.

The Echocentrics..."Engines of Solitude"...Sunshadows...(Ubiquity)



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Radio Clandestino playlist 4/18...my guest Larry Grogan of Funky 16 Corners

Had a fun time bringing you some funk & soul this week. I want to give many thanks to Larry Grogan of the excellent blogs Funky 16 Corners and Iron Leg for being my guest. Larry came up to Western Mass to bring the 45 heat to the People's Pint and the Basement. We all had a blast. I recommend checking his blogs weekly and stopping in to his DJ gigs. Maybe even drop him a line, he's a super nice dude. A great weekend! Radio Clandestino will be back tomorrow and every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Femi Kuti..."Nobody Beg You"...Africa For Africa...(Knitting Factory)
New album. Check the album art by Tom Darnal.



Orlando Julius..."Afro Instrumental"...Orlando Julius & The Afro Sounders...(Voodoo Funk)

Etta James..."7 Day Fool" (Whiskey Barons edit)...(promo)...(Flavorheard)

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



James Brown..."Funky Drummer" (full version)...Star Time...(Polydor)
Happy birthday to the Funky Drummer Clyde Stubblefield!!!!



Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists..."Funky LA"...45...(Lizard)



--live phone interview with Larry Grogan of Funky 16 Corners--

Eddie Bo..."Check Your Bucket"...In The Pocket with Eddie Bo...(Vampi Soul)
One of my very favorite artists producers.



Roger & The Gypsies..."Pass the Hatchet"...v/a-Saturday Night Fish Fry...(Soul Jazz)
Another Eddie Bo thang.

Ernie K-Doe..."Here Come The Girls"...v/a-New Orleans Funk...(Soul Jazz)
One of my favorite tunes ever!!!!

Dyke & The Blazers..."Let A Woman Be A Woman Let A Man Be A Man"...45...(Original Sound)
Another one of my favorites!!!

Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St Band..."What Can You Bring Me"...45...(Warners)

Hi Rhythm..."Black Rock"...45...(Hi)



Symtec & Wylie..."Gimme Some Of What You Got"...45...(Shama)

Joe Quarterman..."I Feel Like This"...45...(GSF)

The Parliaments..."I Wanna Testify"...45...(Revilot)
Yet another all time fave!!! Before they dropped the S to become Parliament, they dropped this bomb.

Black Merda..."Cynthi-Ruth"...45...(Chess)

Stemmons Express..."Love Power" (Whiskey Barons edit)...(promo)...(Flavorheard)

Nina Simone..."Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter" (Jazzeem rmx)...Remixed & Reimagined...(Legacy)

Manu Dibango..."New Bell"...Soul Makossa...(Atlantic)

Brownout..."Pole Position" (Grant Phabao rmx)...Aguilas and Cobras Remixed...(Six Degrees)

OO-Soul..."Taboo"...The Solid Sounds Of The Eight Piece Brotherhood...(Manteca)



Panbers..."Haai"...v/a-Those Shocking Shaking Days...(Now Again)
From that fantastic new Indonesian comp put out by Now Again. A great deal and highly recommended for diversity of sounds, packaging, quality all over.


Thanks for listening. Catch yous next time!!!

Sweet Exorcist returns this Friday with special guest Larry Grogan!!!

Sweet Exorcist returns to the People's Pint on Fri April 22nd for our monthly vinyl throwdown. Besides resident DJs Andujar & Studebaker Hawk you can shake your ass to the supreme 45 selection of our very special guest Larry Grogan of Funky16Corners!! Journeying all the way from bumpin' Brick, NJ Larry and his box of funk, soul, latin and funky reggae 45s will keep you moving thru the night. Add the usual spicy flavors from the hosts and we've got a party! No cover charge, records roll at 10pm. Nothing but good Spring energy, great house beer and groovy vibes.
Hope to see ya there!

clandestino playlist 4/11

Another late playlist, haha!! The program was all over the map this time and I loved every minute of it. Back on the air tomorrow and every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org. And don't forget...we have Sweet Exorcist returning to the People's Pint this coming Friday with Larry Grogan of Funky16Corners. Not to be missed!



Truco y Zaperoko..."Miedo y Terror"...Musica Universal...(Libertad)

Mike Rosario y su Orquesta..."La Guerra"...La Muralla...(Van Boogie)

Cortijo y su Bonche..."Sorongo"...Sorongo...(Tico/Fania)



Orchestre Poly Rythmo..."Pardon"...Cotonou Club...(Strut)
Brand new album from Benin's funk masters...and one of my favorite bands ever!

El Rego..."Vimado Wingnan"...45...(Daptone)
More Benin. Look for a full disk on Daptone this year.

Pat Thomas & Ebo Taylor..."Ene Nyame'A' Mensuro"...Life Stories...(Strut)



Pimps of Joytime with Roy Ayers..."Honey of your Smile"...45...(Wonderwheel)

Gizelle Smith..."June"...v/a-Party-Keller vol 3...(Compost)

Greyboy with Sharon Jones & Quantic..."Got To Be A Love" (Paul Nice rmx)...12"...(Ubiquity)
Ohmega Watts..."Platypus Strut" (re-edit)...v/a-Out of the Dark...(Ubiquity)
Digging in Ubiquity's crates...

Fred Wesley & the JBs..."Blow Your Head"...Damn Right I Am Somebody...(People)
Just nasty.



The Marvells..."Rock Steady"...v/a-100% Dynamite...(Soul Jazz)

Selah Collins..."Pick A Sound"...v/a-Watch How The People Dancing...(Honest Jons)

Freddie Cruger aka Red Astaire with Desmond Foster..."Over The Ocean"...Soul Search...(Tru Thoughts)
This tune was just stuck in my head for awhile...so I dug it out. Took me long enough to find it in my collection!



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

Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada..."Justicia"...El Niño y El Sol...(AireSol/ESL)
I'm looking forward to the new album coming this spring.

Amon Tobin..."Bridge"...Permutations...(Ninja Tune)

Gary Bartz Ntu Troop..."Uhuru Sasa"...45...(Milestone)

Andre Tanker..."Swahili"...45...(Soundway)



Roberto Roena y su Apollo Sound..."Let It Rain"...2...(Fania)



Spanglish Fly..."Let My People Bugalú"...45...(Electric Cowbell)

Sarah Webster Fabio..."Sweet Songs"...45...(Tramp)

Carleen & The Groovers..."Can We Rap"...12"...(Now Again)



Fania All Stars..."There You Go"...Latin Soul Rock...(Fania)

Roy Ayers..."Coffy Is The Color"...Coffy...(Polydor)



Sound Directions..."Play Car"...The Funk Side of Life...(Stonesthrow)

X Clan..."Grand Verbalizer What Time Is It?"...To The East, Blackwards...(4th & B-way)
One of my all time fave records.



The Saints..."I'm Stranded"...v/a-Dirty Water...(Year Zero)
From black nationalist rap to Australian punk...that's how we roll.

See ya!

clandestino playlist 4/4...PLAY BALL!!!!!!!!!!

Baseball season is here and I mark my cold and warm seasons here in New England by it. I had fun doing a baseball show. If you are above sports, that's your fucking problem. The outcome of the game is far less predictable than any art house film.
Enough about that. here's the playlist.

Rico Petrocelli & John Kiley (Red Sox organist)..."The Impossible Dream"...45...(boot)
Red Sox shortstop plays some funky drums here.

The Intruders..."Love is Like a Baseball Game"...Cowboys To Girls...(Gamble)

audio excerpt from High & Outside trailer, movie about Bill "Spaceman" Lee



Jimmy Bee..."Vida Blue"...v/a-Golden State Funk...(BGP)
Albert Jones..."Vida Blue"...45...(Tri-City)
Two funky tunes about old Bay Area pitcher.

audio excerpt from High & Outside trailer, movie about Bill "Spaceman" Lee

Sam & Dave with The Dixie Flyers..."Knock it Out of the Park"...45...(Atlantic)

Bill "Spaceman" Lee..."we work harder..."

SF Seals..."Dock Ellis"...Baseball Trilogy 45...(Matador)
Dock Ellis talking about pitching a no-hitter on LSD
Robin Williams monologue about Dock Ellis






Phil Rizzutto, Tommy Henrich, Ralph Branca & Roy Campanella..."The Umpire"...45...(Golden)

Un Tributo Musical to Roberto Clemente..."Orgullo de Borinquen"...Un Tributo Musical to Roberto Clemente...(Ryko Latino)



El Gran Combo..."El Caballo Pelotero"...El Caballo Pelotero...(GEMA)

Pedro Cerrano..."Jesus no help me with curveball" from Major League



The Treniers..."Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)...v/a-Ken Burns Baseball...(PBS)

Bill "Spaceman" Lee..."my best pitch is a strike..."

Nina Simone..."Baseball Boogie"...A Single Woman...(Warner Jazz)

Un Tributo Musical to Roberto Clemente..."Roberto Clemente"...Un Tributo Musical to Roberto Clemente...(Ryko Latino)

Ball Players..."Universal Language"...45...(PPP)
A couple of ex Big League players make a pretty funky record.



Sugar Chile Robinson..."The Bases Were Loaded"...Go, Boy, Go!...(Rev-Ola)



SF Seals..."Ballad of Denny McLain"...Baseball Trilogy 45...(Matador)

Bill "Spaceman" Lee..."I played the game the right way..."

Warren Zevon..."Bill Lee"...Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School...(Asylum)

Bob Euker...outro from Major League...

And now back to our regular scheduled programming....
Afrosound..."Dog, Cat"...v/a-The Afrosound of Colombia...(Vampi Soul)
Wganda Kenya..."Tifit Hayad"...Fruko-Rebelión Tropical...(Nascente)
A couple of fine Colombia compilations put together by my homeboy DJ Bongohead.



Shark Move..."Evil War"...v/a-Those Shocking, Shaking Days...(Now Again)



Nação Zumbi..."Nebulosa"...Futura...(Trama)



Charanjit Singh..."Raga: Bairagi"...Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat...(Bombay Connection)



Andre Tanker..."River Come Down"...45...(Soundway)

Lord Shorty..."Sweet Music" (Sofrito edit)...12"...(Strut)

The Crystalites..."Earthly Sounds"...45...(Song Bird)

Nomo with Shawn Lee..."Upside Down"...45...(Ubiquity)

Menahan Street Band..."Make The Road By Walking"...Menahan Street Band...(Dunham)



Red Earth Collective with Soothsayers Horns..."Benin City Dub"...Red Earth Dub...(Red Earth)

Leslie Nielsen..."nice beaver"

El Rego..."E Nan Mian Nuku"...45...(Daptone)

Celia Cruz..."Madre Rumba"...Cuba's Queen of Song...(Nascente)
Another Bongohead project.



Thanks for listening. Catch Radio Clandestino every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.