Our annual Thanks-Give-It-Back radio special of First Nations music

In keeping with our tradition, here's our annual Thanks-Give-It-Back radio special. Joshua Burkett (Mystery Train), DJ Bongohead and Andujar pow-wowed on Acapulco Nights Radio w/ Studebaker Hawk to spin some First Nations tunes, including rock, funk, jazz, folk, electronic, reggae, blues and more. 

Playlist and free download included within. 
Check it here.
  
(Part two in particular starts off with some mean 70s hard rock, indigenous style).

BONUS: Here's a funk vinyl throwdown between Studebaker Hawk & Andujar on an earlier edition of Acapulco Nights. And related, here's Andujar's latest contribution to Culturalist.

 

Radio Clandestino playlist 11/21...Rez rock, jazz, funk, folk & pop

In what seems to have become an annual Unthanksgiving (No Thanks-Give-It-Back/Thanksgrieving) tradition, my pals Josh (of Mystery Train) and El Cassique joined me in-studio for our radio respect session in which we played indiginous pop, jazz, etc and similarly themed music. For our two other past playlists check here and here.

Jim Pepper..."Wichi Tai To"...Pepper's Pow-Wow...(Embryo)
Our hero has a very helpful site dedicated to his recordings here.



Vernon Wray..."Faces in the Crowd"...Wasted...(Sebastian Speaks)
Three Wray brothers on one LP.



Redbone..."We Were All Wounded At Wounded Knee"...45...(Epic)



XIT..."I Was Raised"...Plight of the Redman...(Rare Earth)
Possibly my favorite of the Rez rock LPs, with hard rock, funk, pow wow drums, and anti-America lyrics by Tom Bee.

Yaqui..."Brown Baby"...Yaqui...(Playboy)

Pygmy Unit..."Where The Drums Are Kept"...Signals from Earth...(private press/no label)
Jim Pepper and co.



Don Pullen..."Reservation Blues"...Sacred Common Ground...(Blue Note)

Mixashawn..."Who Is Polyester?"...Contemporary Indigenous Data...(self released)
Featuring some funky music by our guest last time out. Check his site here.

The Free Spirits..."Peyote Song/Girl of the Mountain"...Live at The Scene '67...(Sunbeam)
Recently unearthed live recordings from Pepper, Moses, Coryell and others.

Bob Moses (w/Jim Pepper and others)..."Slum Funk"...Love Animal...(Mozown)
Essentially another version of The Free Spirits, recorded in 67 but unreleased until the 90s.

Richard Cyr..."Salt & Pepper Table"...cassette...(self released)
From a tape that DJ Bongohead picked up at a pow-wow in New Hampshire.

XIT..."Awakening"...Silent Warrior...(SOAR)



Sabu Martinez..."Wounded Knee"...Afro Temple...(Grammofonverket)
This funky Latin-jazz LP is one of my all time favorites.

Robbie Basho..."A North American Raga"...Song of the Stallion...(Takoma)

Link Wray..."Shawnee Tribe"...Link Wray...(Polydor)

Lincoln St Exit..."Time Has Come Gonna Die"...Drive It!...(Mainstream)
The hard-rocking 60s band that became XIT.

Floyd Westerman..."Custer Died For Your Sins"...Custer Died For Your Sins...(Perception)



Smokey Robinson (w/Tom Bee)...Just My Soul Responding...Smokey...(Tamla)
Smokey collaborating with XIT lyricist Tom Bee on an awesome version here, complete with lyrics that question Smokey's patriotism.

Booker T & Priscilla..."The Indian Song"...Booker T & Priscilla...(A&M)
Former MG's cog, with his part-Cherokee wife on this album.

Rita Coolidge..."Cowboys & Indians"...Fall Into Spring...(A&M)
Booker T also produced his sister-in-law on this (and other) LPs.

John D. Loudermilk..."The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian"...Sings a Bizarre Collection of the Most Unusual Songs...(RCA Victor)

JD Blackfoot..."The Song of Crazy Horse"...The Song of Crazy Horse...(Fantasy)


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

clandestino playlist 2/7...Jim Pepper tribute show

This past Monday we paid tribute to Creek/Kaw saxophonist/composer Jim Pepper. I want to thank my guests Mixashawn, Josh Burkett and Pablo "Bongohead" Yglesias for coming to the studio with music and insight.
Here's a cool Pepper page I found.

Jim Pepper..."Witchi Tai-To"...Pepper's Pow-Wow...(Embryo)



Jim Pepper..."Comin and Goin"...Comin and Goin...(Island)
Jim Pepper..."Yon a Ho"...Pepper's Pow-Wow...(Embryo)
Jim Pepper..."Jumpin' Gemini"...Dakota Song...(Enja)



Paul Motian with Jim Pepper..."Misterioso"...Misterioso...(Soul Note)
Everything is Everything..."Witchi Tai-To"...Everything is Everything...(Vanguard)



Bob Moses with Jim Pepper..."Dancing Bears"...Love Animal...(Mozown)




Classics IV..."Spooky"...45...(Imperial)




Pygmy Unit...(entire side!)...Signals from Earth...(self released)



Mal Waldron/Jim Pepper..."Bathing Beauties"...Art of the Duo...(Tutu)



Jim Pepper..."Dakota Song"...Dakota Song...(Enja)
Alaska Hit Singles..."Polar Bear Stomp"...Alaska Hit Singles...(John Ingalls)
Jim Pepper..."Squaw Song"...Comin and Goin...(Island)



Mixashawn..."Who is Polyester?"...Contemporary Indigenous Data...(promo)

Jim Pepper..."Fast War Dance/Now War Dance"...Pepper's Pow-Wow...(Embryo)
Gunther Schuller Ensemble..."Legacy of the Flying Eagle"...Witchi Tai-To...(Tutu)

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

clandestino playlist 11/22...Unthanksgiving...American Indian pop, rock, funk, jazz

Also known as the "Thanks, give-it-back" show. I want to give true thanks to two of my good friends, Josh Burkett (of Mystery Train Records) and Pablo Yglesias (DJ Bongohead) for not only coming down to the station to do this show with me, but also for hipping me to some of this amazing protest music. And also for being fantastic people. We will re-convene in February for an all Jim Pepper show.

Sorry for the random sizings on the images...

Jim Pepper..."Witchitai-To"...Pepper's Pow-Wow...(Embryo)



Buffy Sainte-Marie..."Native North American Child"...Native North American Child: An Odyssey...(Vanguard)



Redbone..."Message from a Drum"...Message From A Drum...(Epic)



JJ Light..."Heya" (CD bonus track)...Heya!...(Sunbeam reissue)



Redbone..."Niji Trance"...Message From A Drum...(Epic)

Jesse Ed Davis..."Washita Love Child"...Jesse Davis...(Atco/Wounded Bird reissue)



Floyd Westerman..."Task Force"...Custer Died For Your Sins...(Perception)



Blackfoot..."Indian World"...No Reservations...(Antilles)



XIT..."Reservation of Education"...Silent Warrior...(Rare Earth/SOAR reissue)
Lincoln Street Exit..."What Ever Happened to Baby Gessus"...45...(Psych-Out)
Lincoln Street Exit..."Man Machine"...Drive It!...(Tapestry reissue)



Leonda..."Peace and Pipes"...Woman in the Sun...(Fallout reissue)

Jimi Hendrix..."Are You Experienced?" (instrumental version)...West Coast Seattle Boy...(Legacy/Authentic Hendrix)
Guy & Allen..."Peyote People"...Peyote Brothers...(SOAR)

Redbone..."Chant: The 13th Hour"...Potlatch...(Epic)



Winterhawk..."I Will Remember"...Dog Soldier...(Mother Earth resissue)

The Lamanite Generation..."The Mountains Cry Out"...Lamanite Generation...(self released)

Lowell Fulsom..."Why Don't We Do It In The Road?"...In a Heavy Bag...(Fuel 2000)



XIT..."The Coming of the White Man"/"War Cry"...Plight of the Redman...(Rare Earth)



Willie Dunn..."Crazy Horse"...Akwesasne Notes...(Trikont reissue)



Johnny Cash..."Apache Tears"...Bitter Tears...(Columbia)

Jenks "Tex" Carman..."Hillbilly Hula"...Chippeha!...(Revenant)

Peter LaFarge..."Ballad of Ira Hayes"...On the Warpath...(Bear Family reissue)

Link Wray..."Ice People"...Link Wray...(Polydor)

Daniel Valdez..."America"...Mestizo...(A&M)

Don Pullen..."The Eagle Staff is First"...Sacred Common Ground...(Blue Note)



Jim Pepper..."Legacy of the Flying Eagle"...Remembrance...(Tutu)

My apologies for not getting to all the great artists that I wanted to include, not limited to the likes of Don Cherry, Everything is Everything, the Free Spirits, the Fire This Time, Mixashawn, Afro-Algonquin, Cheyenne's Comin', Sabu, Gila, JD Blackfoot, Royal Hartigan, Patrick Sky, Tom Bee, Russell Means, Boyz from the Rez, Moss Icon, Pygmy Unit, Anthrax, Richie Valens, Malo and others. Research for yourself.

Radio Clandestino, hosted by Andujar, 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

Next week's Clandestino program: American Indian rock, jazz, funk and more!

Join Andujar, Bongohead and Josh for our Unthanksgiving musical feast. American Indian rock, funk, jazz and more.