Radio Clandestino playlist 1/23

Here is the playlist from Monday's show...Sorry it is late but it is not my fault this time as I had some internet and computer issues.

We paid our respects to musical heros who have passed on in the past week or so, namely singer Etta James, everything man Jimmy Castor, bandleader Johnny Otis and reggae producer Winston Riley.

Catch Clandestino live every Monday from 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA. Next program: I will have Silent DJ Harpo Marx with me.

Sun Ra Arkestra..."Egypt Strut"...Egypt Strut...(Lilith/Vinyl Lovers)
An early 80s performance of the Salah Ragab composition, live in Egypt.


Quintette du Hot Club de France..."Minor Swing"...v/a-Gypsy Swing...(Rough Guides)
Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli both had birthdays this week, so it figures we should play this group.


Antonio González..."Levántate"...Tiritando...(Vampisoul)

Fred Wesley & The JBs..."Transmographication"...Lost Album...(Hip-O/People)


Quantic & Alice Russell..."Look Around The Corner"...10" (forthcoming)...(Tru Thoughts)
Another fantastic Quantic record, due out next month.

RIP Etta James. Obit here.
Etta James..."All The Way Down"...Etta James (73)...(Chess)
Etta James..."Light My Fire"...The Chess Box...(Chess)
Etta James..."I'd Rather Go Blind"...45...(Cadet)
The B-side to "Tell Mama".


And RIP Johnny Otis, discoverer of Etta James (and others), father of Shuggie, bandleader, composer, producer, and the blackest white man ever. Let it be known that if it wasn't for the FCC rules I would've played this tune as well. Obit here. Here's a few Otis-produced favorites...
Johnny Otis..."Country Girl"...45...(Kent)
Bo Diddley..."Bad Trip"...Where It All Began...(Chess)
Vera Hamilton..."But I Ain't No More (G.S.T.S.K.D.T.S.)"...45...(Epic)
Doug Wintz..."Whelp"...Johnny Otis & Friends-Watts Funky...(BGP)
"Country Girl" and the Hamilton and Wintz tracks are all available on the Watts Funky set.

And of course, we had to pay our respects to the great Jimmy Castor, composer, bandleader, multiinstrumentalist, funny guy and all around Everything Man. Here's a piece by my friend Larry Grogan of Funky 16 Corners blog.
Jimmy Castor Bunch..."Berta Butt Boogie"...Butt Of Course...(Atlantic)
Jimmy Castor Bunch..."It's Just Begun"...It's Just Begun...(RCA)
Jimmy Castor Bunch..."When?"...Phase Two...(RCA)
Jimmy Castor Bunch..."Potential"...Butt Of Course...(Atlantic)
Jimmy Castor Bunch..."Troglodite"...12"...(RCA)
Jimmy Castor Bunch..."Psyche"...It's Just Begun...(RCA)

Monk Higgins...."Little Green Apples"...Extra Soul Perception...(Solid State)

Etta James..."I Got You Babe"...45...(Cadet)
This version absolutely destroys the original and all others I've heard.

Detroit Emeralds..."Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)"...You Want It, You Got It...(Westbound)
De La Soul fans take note.


Formula 1..."Love, Love, Love"...Hold On...(Guinness)


Lee Fields..."You're The Kind Of Girl"...Faithful Man (forthcoming)...(Truth & Soul)
From Lee's album, A Faithful Man, due out next month.


Tim Maia..."Idade"...Tim Maia (72)...Polydor)

And we have to pay our respects to Jamaican producer Winston Riley, of The Techniques and the Techniques label, producer of the original "Stalag" riddim, used by countless artists including Tenor Saw, General Echo, Sister Nancy and many, many more. Obit here. Another victim of the violent Jamaican music industry.
Winston Riley..."Ready Or Not Dub"...Meditation Dub...(Techniques)
Tenor Saw..."Ring The Alarm"...45...(Techniques)
General Echo..."Arleen"...45...(Techniques)

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

 Etta James 1938-2012

Johnny Otis 1921-2012

 Jimmy Castor 1940-2012

Winston Riley 1943-2012

Radio Clandestino playlist 1/16

Here is last Monday's playlist. Catch Radio Clandestino with Andujar every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

K. Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas..."Kyenkyen bi Adi M'Awu"...(blue album)...(Continental reissue) 
Listen here.

Stone Face & Life Everlasting..."Agawalam Mba"...7"...(Voodoo Funk/Academy)

Lijadu Sisters..."Life's Gone Down Low"...Danger...(Knitting Factory reissue)


Coulibaly Tidiane..."Sie Koumgolo"...v/a-Bambara Mystic Soul...(Analog Africa)

Black Truth Rhythm Band..."Ifetayo"...Ifetayo...(Soundway reissue)
A fantastic funky band from Trinidad. This tune I had heard many years ago and always thought the group was from Nigeria.


Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri..."Guajira en Azul"...El Sonido Nuevo...(Verve)
A great album, a highlight in both their catalogues. Listen here.

Sinto..."Man on the Banks" (edit)...45...(Tramp)


Scorpio..."Ensem'...Ensem"...v/a-Subway Salsa...(Vampisoul)
One of the Haitian bands on Montuno Records. Check out this comp my pal Bongohead put together featuring tunes from the Montuno catalog.


Little Francisco Greaves..."Moving-Grooving"...45...(Soundway)
Panamanian funk.


Hugh Brodie..."Cornbread & Beans"...And The Real Thing...(Kheba)

Herbie Hancock..."Fat Mama"...Fat Albert Rotunda...(Warners)

Hilton Ruiz..."The Last Profit"...Steppin' Into Beauty...(Steeplechase)


Last Poets with Bernard Purdie..."Blessed Are Those Who Struggle"...Delights Of The Garden...(Douglas)

Edwin Starr..."War"...Involved...(Gordy)
The late Edwin Starr had a birthday last week! One of my favorite voices.


The Rimshots..."Who Got The Monster"...45...(Astroscope)
Check the tune.

Garotas Suecas..."Bat Macumba"...v/a-La Onda Vampi...(Vampisoul)
Contemporary Brazilian band covering the Mutantes classic.


Eddie Bo..."Roamin-Itus"...Check Mr Popeye...(Rounder)


Jimmy Smith..."Spill The Wine"...I'm Gon Git Myself Together...(MGM)
Nice cover of the tune by Eric Burdon & War. Listen here.

Sound Dimension..."Granny Scratch Scratch"...v/a-100% Dynamite...(Soul Jazz)


Gnonnas Pedro..."Africa Tei Cuba"...Africa Tei Cuba...(Éditions Gnoinsopé)

Bembeya Jazz National..."Telephone"...The Sylyphone Years...(Stern's Africa)


Franklin Boukaka..."Le Bucheron Africa"...Le Bucheron Africa...(Son Afrique)


El Gran Fellove..."El Jamaiquino"...Mango Mangüé...(Vampisoul)

Jimmy Castor Bunch..."It's Just Begun"...12"...(RCA)
During the show I got word that Jimmy Castor had died. Here's an obit.


The Orient Express (Japan)..."I Want To Be With You"...The Orient Express...(Columbia Nippon)
Not the psych group from the 60s but a Japanese ensemble led by Eddie Ban.


Ray Charles..."Hit The Road Jack"...Singular Genius...(Concord)
New singles collection.


Thanks for listening!!

Radio Clandestino playlist 1/9

This is nearly a week ago as I type this, but better late than never, right?

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

Lafayette Afro Rock Band..."Conga"...Darkest Light...(Strut)


Cortijo..."Gumbo"...Maquina del Tiempo/Time Machine...(Coco)
Prog-salsa. Listen here to "Gumbo".

Tipica 73..."La Candela"...La Candela...(Inca)
Another killer...listen to "La Candela".


Eddie Palmieri & Harlem River Drive..."Vamanos p'al Monte"...Recorded Live at Sing Sing vol 2...(Tico)
One of the great prison albums, and a fierce tune.


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

JBs..."Watermelon Man"...Lost Album...(Hip-O/People)
A collection of released and unreleased material including some heavy funk, a few light pop covers and  some smooth jazz. A recommended pick-up for JB fans. Includes "Use Me", a 45-only rarity and a longtime Clandestino favorite.

Matata..."Talkin Talkin"...Independence...(President)
A funky funky Kenyan band. For some insight into the band check this article.


Bokoor Band..."Maya Gari"...Bokoor Beats...(Otrabanda)
Afrobeat with harmonica.


Emefe..."New System"...Europe...(promo)
Contemporary NYC funk/afrobeat band who I recently caught with Shokazoba.

Lijadu Sisters..."Danger"...Danger...(Knitting Factory reissue)


Segun Bucknor..."Dye Dye"...Who Say I Tire?...(Vampisoul)


Kokolo..."Soul Power"...Heavy Hustling...(Record Kicks)
We're looking forward to the forthcoming album.


A Certain Ratio..."Shack Up"...v/a-In The Beginning There Was Rhythm...(Soul Jazz)


The Lions..."Thin Man Skank"...Jungle Struttin'...(Ubiquity)


Whiskey Barons..."Buena Suerte"...7"...(BSTRD BOOTS)
Boston represent.


Frente Cumbiero..."Gaita del Professor Loco"...Frente Cumbiero Meets Mad Professor...(Vampisoul)


How about a trio of cuts from the top quality Soundway label...
Michi Sarmiento..."Se Fue la Cumbia"...Aqui Los Bravos!...(Soundway)

Alex Acosta y su Orquesta..."Cumbia del Monte"...v/a-Cartagena!...(Soundway)


The Petch Phin Thong Band..."Soul Lam Plearn"...v/a-The Sound of Siam...(Soundway)


Plearn Promdan..."Kosok Tee Det"...v/a-Thai! Dai!: The Heavier Side of the Lukthung Underground...(Finders Keepers)


Phurong Tâm..."Dêm Huyên Diêu" ("Magical Night")...v/a-Saigon Rock & Soul...(Sublime Frequencies)

Mulatu w/ Seifu Yohanes..."Ebo Lala"...10"...(Soundway)


Nina Simone..."Come Ye" (P&S Passive Restraint mix)...7"...(BSTRD BOOTS)


Jorge Graf..."Dis-Ka-Ndombe" (Gerardo Frisina rework)...12"...(Soundway)


Roland Kirk..."Three For The Festival"...45...(Mercury)

I've got dozens of his albums, but this is my first ever Roland Kirk 45.

Clarke-Boland Big Band..."Doleful City"...Jazz Convention vol 2...(KPM)
Happy birthday to Kenny "Klook" Clarke.  

Thanks for listening! 

Send your music to Andujar at:

WMUA 91.1

Attn: Andujar

105 Campus Center

UMass

Amherst, MA

01003

USA

bombasticos@yahoo.com

Radio Clandestino playlist 1/2

Welcome to 2012...The year of propertunity. Or the end of the world. Either way I'll take my chances.

Catch Radio Clandestino with Andujar every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.

Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou..."La La La La"...First Album...(Analog Africa reissue)


Fela..."Gbagada Gbagada"...Open & Close...(Barclay reissue)

Cesaria Evora..."Angola" (Kid Gusto rmx)...12"...(Bstrd Boots)
RIP The Barefoot Diva.

Eddie Hooper..."Tomorrow's Sun"...12"...(Soundway)
This tune from Guyana has got to be one of the most fucked up and weird sounding Caribbean records I've ever heard. Hear for yourself here.


Omar Souleyman..."Introduction/Mawal"...Leh Jani...(Sham Palace)

Eddie Hazel..."I Want You (She's So Heavy)"...Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs...(Warners) 
Hazel was the "Maggot Brain" guitar wizard of Funkadelic. Hear Eddie's cover version of the Abbey Road jam here.

Lee "Scratch" Perry..."Easy Knockin"...The Return Of Pipecock Jackson...(Honest Jons reissue)
I am a huge Scratch fan and this has been one that was missing from my collection. Overall, I'm actually slightly disappointed but this tune kicks.


Liquid Liquid..."Cavern"...Liquid Liquid...(Mo Wax)
Great early 80s NYC band, listen here.


Baris Manço..."Hal Hal"...Sakla Samani Gelir Zamani...(Turkuola)
Played in celebration of Manço's birthday 1/2/43-1/31/99. You can hear this funky Turk pop nugget here.


Tony Benson Sextet..."Shish Kebab"...v/a-Nigeria Afrobeat Special...(Soundway)
Son of highlife star Bobby Benson.


Orquesta Tropicana..."Tequila"...45...(Soundway)


Afrosound..."Caliventura"...v/a-The Afrosound of Colombia vol 1...(Vampisoul)
Comp put together by my homeboy DJ Bongohead, and easily one of the very best comps your money can buy.

Frente Cumbiero meets Mad Professor..."Cumbietíope" (Dub)...Frente Cumbiero Meets Mad Professor...(Vampisoul)


Ocote Soul Sounds..."STTP"...Taurus...(ESL)
Speak truth to power.


Arthur Verocai..."Presente Grego"...Arthur Verocai...(Luv N' Haight reissue)
Listen to this gorgeous gem!

Los Cometas..."Bajo El Sol"...v/a-Intercontinental Transmissions vol 1...(Kala Bandar)


Question Mark..."Scram Out"...Be Nice To The People...(QDK)
Some report that this band is from Kenya, but I am in belief that it is a Nigerian band. Anybody know the real deal?


James Knight & The Butlers..."Fantasy World"...Black Knight...(Cat)
Listen to it.

Les Loup Noirs..."Pile ou Façe"...Á New York...(Macaya)

Sabu Martinez..."My Christina"...Afro Temple...(Grammofonverket)


El Rego..."Hessa"...El Rego...(Daptone)

Thanks for tuning in. See ya next time! 

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WMUA 91.1 FM
Attn: Andujar
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Amherst, MA
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USA
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