I-Ganic Returns to Amherst!

My homeboy Camilo aka DJ I-Ganic is hands down my favorite DJ in Western Massachusetts. Holding down every other Thursday in the cramped Bishop's Lounge in Northampton always provides sonic bliss...but maaaaan is it too crowded and silly in there sometimes. So I love when he brings the sound to other spots and parties.

After doing a stint of several years at the Harp in North Amherst, I-Ganic hasn't set up in that college town in too long. Well, thankfully folks on the Amherst side of the river can receive the message of sound and love. I-Ganic returns with what will be a fully-felt set at the Amherst Brewing Company. ABC certainly has some fine brews and the place is a nice alternative to the white-baseball-cap shitbag scene that permeates too much of Amherst. But things will certainly be right for the night on Saturday.

Bio:
Residing in Western Mass with roots in Puerto Rico, I-Ganic began spinning records in the mid ‘80s at the age of 13. Inspired by the sound system culture of Jamaica, I-Ganic played parties and opened for local reggae bands. By the late ‘90s, he had developed his signature style of layering digital effects over a mix of top-shelf selections of the latest UK and Jamaican Roots, Steppas, Dancehall, and Dub. Having added more equipment and a much larger collection of vinyl, I-Ganic Sound System is the Pioneer Valley’s Number One Reggae Sound System.




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clandestino playlist 8/3

I'm back from NY after celebrating the wedding of friends. Good tunes and good times. There was lots of Motown vibes on the show today. Next week we will have Nomo's Elliot Bergman on the phone in anticipation of their upcoming show at the Iron Horse (8/15). It will be a live phone interview. I will also be giving away tickets to the concert so tune in for sure.

It goes like this (artist/ song/ album/ label):
ramin rahimi & tapesh/ familiar/ iranian percussion/ arc music
This is some funky shit!!!!



clutchy hopkins meets lord kenjamin/ riff raff rollin/ music is my medicine/ ubiquity

ocote soul sounds & adrian quesada/ the revolt of the cockroach people/ coconut rock/ ESL

nomo/ patterns/ invisible cities/ ubiquity

oumou sangare/ wele wele wintou/ seya/ world circuit



Here's a couple from our recent comp CDs...
tony allen/ crazy afrobeat/ v/a-afrobeat revival/ rough guides
albino!/ puppet boy/ v/a-afrobeat revolution/ rough guides
albino!/ steppin'/ peralta house/ self released



the clash/ know your rights/ combat rock/ epic
kokolo/ the magnificent seven/ love international/ freestyle
kokolo/ please please please/ heavy hustling/ record kicks

bronx river parkway & candela allstars/ el resbalon/ san sebastian 152/ truth & soul



joe bataan & los fulanos/ gypsy woman/ king of latin soul/ vampisoul
los fulanos/ kiss/ 45/ vampisoul
sharon jones & the dap kings/ take me with u/ v/a-purplish rain/ spin
More covers...the Impressions and a couple of Prince joints.



lee fields/ problems/ problems/ soul fire
lee fields & the expressions/ my world is empty without you/ my world/ truth & soul
mary wells/ here i am baby/ 45/ tamla
martha & the vandellas/ heat wave/ 45/ gordy
Some Motown vibes...

scotty/ draw your breaks/ v/a-the harder they come/ mango
This one goes out to the Friel wedding party.



big youth/ plead i cause/ natty universal dread/ blood & fire

the heptones/ living up on a hill/ unreleased night food & rare black ark/ auralux

milton henry/ who do you think i am?/ who do you think i am?/ wackies

Here's a couple more Motown covers!
susan cadogan w/ lee perry/ do it baby/ born in the sky/ motion
gregory isaacs/ get ready/ mr isaacs/ blood & fire

celso piña/ caminos de la compaña/ una vision/ WEA mexico
This one goes out to Idris.



quantic & his combo barbaro/ linda morena/ 45/ tru thoughts

jae's soul/ sintonía en soul/ v/a-sensacional soul 2/ vampisoul

A couple of cuts from the fantastic Panama! albums on Soundway.
the duncan brothers/ dreams/ v/a-panama! 2/ soundway
bush y sus magnificos/ nana nina/ v/a-panama! 1/ soundway
For all the weedsmokers out there!

henri "kiké" guedon/ negro lucumí/ early latin & bugalus/ comet
We close with the late Guadelupan composer and percussion master, Kiké.



Much pleasure/muito prazer!!!!. Tune in next week for a chance to win Nomo tickets. See ya! Andujar

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

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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.

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clandestino playlist 4/20...justin fills in while i'm away

Thanks to Justin from Hampshire for filling in for me while I was on the road with Dan Friel. I'll be back next Monday with folks from the Alchemystics giving away some goodies. Keep it rolling! It goes like this (artist/ song/ album/ label):

moloko/ in the midnite hour/ soul on fire

noel petro/ el unisexi/ el burro mocho



some jams from el rey, on his birthday!!!!!
tito puente/ tito's puente/ the complete 78s vol 1/ fania
tito puente/ la guira/ the complete 78s vol 2/ fania
tito puente/ baile como es/ king of kings/ fania
tito puente/ guancona/ king of kings/ fania

super negro bantous/ travelers/ led by blah elvis

los fabulosos festivals/ el mensaje/ v/a-panama!/ soundway
cool cymande cover!



the exciters/ new bag/ v/a-panama!/ soundway

robson jorge e lincoln olivetti/ aleluia/ v/a-brazilian beat brooklyn: baile funk 2/ soul jazz
almir ricardi/ to parado na tua/ v/a-brazilian beat brooklyn: baile funk 2/ soul jazz
azymuth/ zombie/ v/a-brazilian beat brooklyn: baile funk 2/ soul jazz

juan luis guerra/ el costo de la vida/ grandes exitos/ discos fuentes
renato/ la chica de los ojos café/ immortal collecion de oro/ discos fuentes

los gaiteros de san jacinto/ fuego de cumbia/ en fuego de sangre pura/ smithsonian

olympic runners/ solar heat/ v/a-british hustle/ soul jazz



los dinamicos exciters/ let me do my thing/ v/a-panama!/ soundway

tito puente/ hong kong mambo/ king of kings/ RCA
tito puente/ son de la loma/ king of kings/ RCA

marius cultier/ the way it should be/ the way it shoul be/ magidisco

peter tosh/ legalize it/ legalize it/ island

scientist/ the voodoo curse/ rids the world of the evil vampires/ island
scientist/ dance of the vampires/ rids the world of the evil vampires/ island



thanks much to J$!!!!
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