Tejas (WMUA Fundraising Premium 2009)

One of the clandestino show highlights of 2009 was when Bongohead joined me for a special six hour feature on the music of the country known as Texas. There is so much that we could only scratch the surface. We played lots of tejano and funk musics, with some blues, jazz, punk, psych, rap, etc thrown in. It was quite a task trying to fit some faves into two CDs here. Trying to fairly represent the HUGE country of Texas is quite a task. But we had to include contemporary projects like Grupo Fantasma (who's leader Adrian Quesada has been on the show three times!), as well as classic underheard funk artists like Timothy McNealy. We hope you enjoy the set.
To see the playlist for the radio show we did, click here. And to learn more about the bands and labels, click on the links provided.

01 Tortilla Factory...Hot Tortilla fr "Made in America" (Falcon)

02 Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears...Master Sold My Baby fr 10" (Lost Highway)



03 The Fabulous Mark III...Psycho fr "Texas Funk" compilation (Jazzman)

04 King Curtis...Ridin' Thumb fr "Everybody's Talkin" (Atco)



05 Freddy Fender...Cajun Stomp fr "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (MCA)




06 ZZ Top...El Diablo fr "Tejas" (Warners)
A favorite band of both Bongo and I, we each chose a track. This one was mine.




07 Zapata...Do Your Thing (Parts 1 & 2) fr "Texas Funk" compilation (Jazzman)
Cool version of the Isaac Hayes classic.

08 Brownout...Framed By Death fr "Aguilas & Cobras" (Six Degrees)
Members of Grupo Fantasma here with a song from my favorite album of 2009.




09 Joe Bravo...Alegria fr "Skidrow Joe" (El Zarape)

10 Sunny & the Sunliners...Sumbale Maria fr "El Orgullo de Tejas" (Key-Loc)




11 Tortilla Factory...Cookin' fr "Tortilla Funk" compilation (Lazarus)



12 Grupo Fantasma...Bacalao con Pan fr 12" (Freestyle)
One of my favorite bands from Texas covers a classic by one of my favorite bands from Cuba, Irakere.



13 the Latin Breed...Palomonte fr "Mas Latin Breed" (GCD)


14 Timothy McNealy...Funky Movement #2 fr 45 (Shawn/Truth & Soul reissue)
Quite possibly a contender for the funkiest record of all-time!



15 Steve Jordan...Ain't No Big Thing fr 45 (ARV International)
Originally by the Radiants.

16 Augustin Ramirez...She's Looking Good fr "Tortilla Funk" compilation (Lazarus)

17 Randy Garibay & Cats Don't Sleep...Cabeca fr "Chicano Blues Man" (Puro Pinche Blues)

18 the Royal Jesters...Todo es Maravillosos fr "Their Second Album" (GCP)

19 Little Jr Jesse & his Teardrops & the Tears...Funky Stuff fr "Texas Funk" compilation (Jazzman)

20 Doug Sahm...Devil Heart fr "Groover's Paradise" (Collector's Choice)



21 Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys...Milk Cow Blues fr "Best Of..." (MCA)
We had to include some country swing from one of my fave bands.






22 Los Blues...Spirit in the Dark fr "Los Blues" (United Artists)
A nice version of this Aretha tune.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 Tortilla Factory...Huesito de Chabacano fr "Chicano Super Jamz"

02 Mexican Revolution...Soul Searching fr "Tortilla Funk" compilation (Lazarus)

03 Esteban "Steve" Jordan...Vuela la Paloma fr "The Many Sounds of..." (Arhoolie)



04 Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada...Pan, Chamba y Techo fr "Coconut Rock" (ESL)
Another great 2009 album. Members of Antibalas and Grupo Fantasma.



05 Timothy McNealy...Sagittarius Black fr 45 (Shawn/Truth & Soul reissue)
The flip to "Funky Movement #2".

06 Tortilla Factory...Sham Time fr "Tortilla Funk" compilation (Lazarus)
Awesome version of the Eddie Harris jam!

07 ZZ Top...Cheap Sunglasses fr "Degüello" (Warners)
Bongohead's fave ZZ Top tune.




08 La Familia...El Diablo in Disguise fr "Finally" (Buena Suerte)

09 Vern Blair Debate...Superfunk fr "Texas Funk" compilation (Jazzman)

10 Grupo Fantasma...Sonido Campeón fr "Comes Alive" (AireSol)
A document of Fantasma at their best--playing live on stage.


11 Tex-Mex Kadillaks...Me Gustas Tú fr "Me Gustas Tú" (Tex-Mex)
A very fun cover of this Manu Chao tune.



12 Charlie & the Jives...Cuidado con la Mano fr "Making Time" (Golden Eagle)

13 the Royal Jesters...Yo Soy Chicano fr "Chicano Super Jamz"

14 Doug Sahm...La Cacahuate fr "Groover's Paradise" (Collector's Choice)

15 the Latin Breed...I Turn You On fr "Texas Funk" compilation (Jazzman)

16 La Familia...Las Nubes fr "Para la Gente" (Buena Suerte)

17 Sunny & the Sunliners...El Maquinista fr "El Orgullo de Tejas" (Key-Loc)

18 the Royal Jesters...Me Voy a Houston fr "Chicano Super Jamz"

19 Tortilla Factory...Moctezuma fr "Tortilla Factory 1974" anthology (Tortilla reissue)

20 Little Joe & the Latinaires...Now

21 Freddie King...Ain't No Sunshine fr "Texas Cannonball" (Shelter)
Sublime blues cut of my fave tune...the Bill Withers composition.



22 the Thirteenth Floor Elevators...Roller Coaster (Mono Version) fr "Thirteenth Floor Elevators" (Sundazed reissue)
We had to include this psych classic.


Thanks to everyone who supported. Also thanks to DJ Bongohead, Anilyn Diaz and Adrian Quesada.

clandestino playlist 7/27

No theme this time around...(so what, do we have to?!). Just good music. I actually did get into some Texas overflow from last week. Thanks for listening.

It goes like this (artist/ song/ album/ label):

andrew hill/ one for one/ one for one/ blue note
dudu pukwana & spear/ sonia/ in the townships/ earthworks
Thanks to Chris Belskis for lending me these jams.



nomo/ invisible cities/ invisible cities/ ubiquity
They'll be at the Iron Horse on 8/15...I'll be giving away tickets on 8/10's clandestino.

blank blue/ all the shallow deep (dntel rmx)/ combine/ ubiquity

ocote soul sounds & adrian quesada/ vampires/ coconut rock/ ESL
Thanks to Adrian for being on the show again last week!

dengue fever/ a thousand tears of a tarantula/ sleepwalking thru the mekong/ M80

chalachew ashenafi/ munit/ v/a-ilita! new ethiopian dance music/ terp
For those that need to hear contemporary danceclub music from Addis Ababa.



staff benda bilili/ je t'aime/ trés trés fort/ crammed

ikenga superstars/ soffrey sofrey catch monkey/ greedy man/ rogers all stars

(the only pic I could find of them)

el rego et ses commandos/ djobimé/ v/a-legends of benin/ analog africa



binky griptite/ the stroll/ 45/ daptone

The Texas spillover...
mickey & the soul generation/ get down brother/ 45/ mr G
little joe & the latinaires/ funky soul/ 45/ boot
kashmere stage band/ boss city/ texas thunder soul/ now again
vern blair debate/ super funk/ v/a-texas funk/ jazzman
tortilla factory/ sham time/ v/a-tortilla funk/ lazarus
jimmy "T99" nelson/ hot tamale man/ v/a-blues as big as texas/ homecooking
brownout/ tell her she's lovely/ aguilas y cobras/ six degrees (forthcoming 9/15)

skin williams/ skins funk/ 45/tramp



lee fields/ she's a lovemaker/ 45/ london
lee fields/ money i$ king/ my world/ truth & soul



One of my fave flicks...Putney Swope...("Your father was a horses ass!").
charley cuva & co./ putney swope theme/ putney swope soundtrack/ fortune teller
charley cuva & co./ ethereal cereal/ putney swope soundtrack



orquesta dee jay/ mi son/ live/ promo
Some brand new live material from Jerry and the boys. Let's get a new LP out.

la excelencia/ salsa dura/ tumbao mi social/ self-released

quantic & his combo barbaro/ enyere kumbara/ 45 / tru thoughts
The B-side to Linda Morena...



revolucionarios/ mi bella panama/ v/a-panama! 2/ soundway



perez prado/ vuelveme a querer/ 70/ orfeon
Another curve ball from Bongohead.



Thanks for listening. Clandestino airs live every Monday from 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org. See ya,
Andujar

Promos to:
WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01003
USA

clandestino playlist 7/20...don't mess with texas!

What a crazy one today. We were in the studio, on air live, from noon until 430. And we played nothing but music from the country of Texas. First, DJ Bongohead and I took over the slot at 12 from a vacationing Anilyn. With that, we had a special chicano edition of Anilyn's show Cancion Urgente, playing Tejano music of all eras, including cumbias, rancheras, funk, etc...right up to contemporary cumbiaton.
Then we did our little feature on Austin's mighty Grupo Fantasma, who will be playing tomorrow night at the Iron Horse in Northampton, 7pm. Congrats to the ticket winners! We had a chat with Fantasma bandleader Adrian Quesada (his THIRD time on Clandestino!). And I actually forgot to play the brand new Brownout tracks from their forthcoming album!
Then we attempted to delve into various funk, psych, blues, soul, punk, and country from Texas. We didn't cover all that much ground to tell you the truth. We had to leave out the jazz stuff we wanted to play, due to time constraints. We did, however, get a visit in-studio from DJ 12XU, who brought by some Texas punk. Good things. Good times.
There will probably be a little bit of spillover on the funk side of things next week.

It goes like this (artist/ song/ album/ label):

grupo fantasma/ dos regalitos/ fantasma comes alive/ airesol



the latin breed/ negra bon-bon/ tejano gold/ madacy

la familia/ las nubes/ para la gente/ buena suerte

ruben ramos & the mexican revolution/ van a bailar/ viva la revolucion/ revolucion

mr. exstasis/ cumbiaton/ todo o nada/ extasis

rick treviño/ ojos/ mi son/ vanguard

emiliano navaira/ no se porque/ sensaciones/ CBS

roberto pulido y los clasicos/ la tumba de villa/ capitol

selena y los dinos/ baila esta cumbia/ ven conmigo/ capitol
Rarely do we play pop singles here on the show!

latin breed/ me aventar con tus brazos/ return of.../ reinstein

ocote soul sounds & adrian quesada/ pan, chamba y techo/ coconut rock/ ESL
Brand new album from Adrian (Fantasma) and Martin (Antibalas).



charlie & the jives/ cuidado con la mano/ making time/ golden eagle

joe bravo/ alegria/ skidrow joe/ el zarape

sunny & the sunliners/ el maquinista/ el orgullo de tejas/ key-loc

la mafia/ intro...el guia de la vida/ electrifying/ cara

randy garibay & cats don't sleep/ toke y toke/ chicano blues man/ puro pinche blues
For all the ganja smokers!!!

lydia mendoza/ mundo enganoso/ recuerdos de.../ arhoolie




flaco jimenez/ ay te dejo en san antonio/ v/a-tex-mex fiesta/ arhoolie/ace

AB quintanilla & kumbia kings/ fuego/ fuego/ EMI latino

tex mex kadillacs/ me gustas tu/ me gustas tu/ tex mex
Great funky Manu Chao cover!

latin breed/ palo monte/ mas latin breed/ GCD

sunny & the sunliners/ sumbale maria/ el orgullo de tejas/ key-loc

tortilla factory/ huesito de chabacano/ chicano super jamz/ boot

randy garibay & cats don't sleep/ cabeca/ chicano blues man/ puro pinche blues

sam the sham & the pharoahs/ el toro de goro/ best of.../ MGM

grupo fantasma/ levantate/ sonidos gold/ airesol



freddy fender/ magia de amor/ v/a-tex mex fiesta/ arhoolie/ace

david lee garza/ morenita/ my album/ CBS

steve jordan/ la traicionera/ v/a-tex mex fiesta/ arhoolie/ace

the royal jesters/ yo soy chicano/ chicano super jamz/ boot

little joe & the latinaires/ alma rendida/ mas! arriba/ tejano discos (reissue)

doug sahm/ la cacahuate/ groover's paradise/ collectors choice
With Frank Rodarte on sax...



la mafia/ para el pueblo/ para el pueblo/ urbana
The new version of la Mafia.

the royal jesters/ me voy a houston/ chicano super jamz/ boot

sunny & the sunliners/ la rajita de canela/ recuerdos vol 1/ reinstein

brownout/ el narco/ homenaje/ freestyle
Grupo Fantasma's funk side project.



grupo fantasma/ perso fra i mesquites/ sonidos gold/ airesol

brownout/ laredo 77/ homenaje/ freestyle

grupo fantasma (w/ dj baby c)/ laredo/ grupo fantasma/ airesol

ovide all stars/ cha cha/ v/a-funky funky houston/ funky delicacies

ZZ top/ cheap sunglasses/ deguello/ warners
ZZ top/ el diablo/ tejas/ warners
Bongo and I each picked our fave ZZ Top cuts, his first, mine second.



doug sahm/ devil heart/ groovers paradise/ collectors choice

thirteenth floor elevators/ your gonna miss me (mono)/ thirteenth floor elevators/ sundazed
The genious that is Roky Erickson. For Cynthia.

butthole surfers/ hurdy gurdy man/ 12"/ rough trade
A fucked up take on Donovan from a fucked up band.

janis joplin w/big brother & the holding co./ intruder/ big brother/ mainstream
We know this band is from San Fran, but Janis is from Texas. She composed the tune.

? & the mysterians/ upside/ 96 tears/ cameo-parkway

los blues/ the squirrel/ volume one/ united artists

frank "jalapeño" rodarte & the dell kings/ lowrider fever/ 45/ mumble
A nasty little self-produced 45 with dope art.



brownout/ brown wind & fire/ homenaje/ freestyle
--interview with grupo fantasma's adrian quesada--
ocote soul sounds & adrian quesada/ tamarindo/ el niño y el sol/ airesol
ocote soul sounds/ dedication tu/ el niño y el sol
grupo fantasma/ naci de la (rumba y guaguanco)/ sonidos gold/ airesol

hacienda/ she's got a hold on me
This was Adrian's Texas request.

grupo fantasma/ bacalao con pan/ 12"/ freestyle
Amazing Irakere cover tune.

la familia/ el diablo in disguise/ finally/ buena suerte

latin breed/ funky mambo/ tejano gold/ madacy

tortilla factory/ cookin'/ v/a-tortilla funk/ lazarus

big boys/ jump the fence/ lullabyes help the brain grow/ enigma
the dicks/ legacy of man/ v/a-rat music for rat people vol 2/ cd presents
really red/ a reminder/ teaching you the fear/ CIA
DJ 12XU comes thru with the Texas punk/hardcore.





black joe lewis & the honeybears/ gunpowder/ 10"/ lost highway
Another contemporary Austin band.

johnny copeland/ rock me baby/ v/a-blues as big as texas vol 1/ home cooking

albert collins/ do the sissy/ complete imperial recordings/ imperial/EMI

timothy mcnealy/ funky movement #2/ 45/ shawn
Definately a contender for FUNKIEST TUNE OF ALL TIME!!!

king curtis/ memphis soul stew/ v/a-atlantic rhythm & blues/ atlantic
This was the only TX reedsman we could get to, despite having Ornette Coleman, Prince Lasha, and Dewey Redman in the stacks.



freddie king/ ain't no sunshine/ texas cannonball/ shelter




willie nelson/ darkness on the face of the earth/ crazy: the demo sessions/ sugar hill

bob wills & his texas playboys/ milk cow blues/ best of.../ MCA
One of my all time favorite bands on a Kokomo Arnold tune.

mexican stepgrandfather/ the money/ estere-ere-o/ self released
Contemporary San Antone rap.

fabulous mark III/ psycho/ v/a-texas funk/ jazzman
Just downright nasty.

Whew!!! Be back next week in the usual slot 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org. See ya at the Grupo Fantasma concert.

Promos to: WMUA 91.1 FM Attention: Andujar 105 Campus Center UMass Amherst, MA 01003 USA

email: bombasticos@yahoo.com

Texas-Sized Program Planned for Monday

This coming Monday DJ Bongohead and I have a Texas-sized edition of Clandestino ready to air.



Bongo recently made a trip to San Antonio and dug up a bunch of Tejano records. After listening to some of the cool diverse sounds on these records, I figured it would be soon enough I got around to playing some of this stuff on the show, and with Tuesday night's concert featuring Austin, TX's Grupo Fantasma approaching I had the idea of doing a show of music from the country of Texas. As things just naturally fell into place, Anilynn can't make her show as she's in Brasil so a Texas-sized show deserves a Texas-sized timeslot. So we'll be jamming from noon until 430 (Eastern Time).

As part of the program I will be taping a chat tomorrow with Grupo Fantasma/Brownout bandleader Adrian Quesada (also check his new album with Ocote Soul Sounds on ESL). The short interview will be Adrian's third time on Clandestino and it will run during Monday's Tejas feature. We will also have some tickets to giveaway to the Grupo Fantasma show at the Iron Horse in Northampton Tuesday night (DJ Bongohead also on the bill).



The Monday long edition radio jam should be hot. It will be a good time to get the outdoor BBQ going as we'll be doing the four and a half hours with plenty of flavor to spare. You'll be hearing all kinds of good sounds. We'll be spinning soul, funk, rock, cumbias, rancheras, blues, jazz...even a little bit of country swing. When was the last time you heard Brownout, ZZ Top, Charlie & the Jives, Prince Lasha, Bob Wills, Roky Erickson, Freddie King, Doug Sahm, Latin Breed, Blind Willie Johnson, Timothy McNealy, the Dicks, King Curtis, Flaco Jimenez, Tortilla Factory, Moving Sidewalks and Ornette Coleman in the same show? Well tune in Monday...

Clandestino airs live every Monday 230-430pm (Eastern Time) on WMUA.org. This Monday will be a special extended timeslot noon-430.

My last interview with Adrian Quesada can be found here.
Random link: www.texassoulrecordings.com/

Grupo Fantasma Returns to the Valley 7/21

I highly recommend that y'all check out one of contemporary music's funkiest ensembles, Grupo Fantasma, out of Austin TX, when they return to Northampton's Iron Horse Music Hall on Tuesday July 21st. They really killed everyone the last two times and will be at least as nasty the third time around. Doors open at 7pm, and DJ Bongohead will be on hand for some jams as well.

For my most recent interview with bandleader Adrian Quesada, check this post from the Peace and Rhythm archives.