Promo for Sonic Latitudes #24: The Genius of Gustavo Santaolalla

Episode #23 - Global New Releases

1) Cabruera - Doce de Coco (Colors of Brazil)

Hard to classify - samba, funk, Afrobeat and rhythms from northeastern Brazil.
2) Bixiga 70 - Mil Vidas (III)
Brazilian Afrobeat. Reinterpreting the music made popular in the late 60s and 70s by the likes of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen.
3) Zebrabeat Afro-Amazonia Orquestra - Amazonia Orquestra (Amplificador)
A compilation from Amplificador - a Brazilian music blog. Writers picked 17 outstanding examples of new musical endeavors from around the country. The album is full of retro-classicist sounds that are the common foray of the Far Out label.
4) Palenke Soultribe - Tripao (Tercer Chofao) feat. Son Palenque (Versus EP)

Colombian sounds channelled through Los Angeles-based group. Psychedelic dance.
5) Groanbox - Wolfe Ridge (Groanbox)
Band that has a penchant for recording in strange locations. Their 6th album was recorded in a cabin in the Ontario wilderness.
6) Shooglenifty - Samhla Reel/Scolpaig (The Untied Knot)
25 years and running. Scottish group who continues to redefine their sound. On their 7th album, Shooglenifty keep the Celtic diaspora party going!
7) Calan - Tale of Two Dragons (Dinas)
Dragon-fighting Welsh music!
8) Raul Rodriguez - Razon De Son (Razon De Son)
Cuban tres guitar with son and flamenco.
9) Orblua - O Diabo da Velha (Retratos Cineticos)
Gorgeous vocal music from Portugal.
10) Mec Yek - Kali Som (Super Diver City)

Roma Reggae. Fronted by Roma sisters, Katia and Mielka Pohlodkova.
11) Oulhawen win Tidit - Faris (Mississippi to Sahara)
Toureg guitar music from Algeria
12) Ludovico Einaudi - Tonio Yima / Rirollala (The Taranta Project)
Features Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara (master griot from Gambia) both from Juju.
13) Khiyo - Doyal Tomaro
London-based group that interprets traditional Bengali music.
14) Cabruera - Nordeste Oculto (Colors of Brazil)
15) Iconili - O Rei de Tupanga (Amplificador)

Episode #22 - Mundo Electro

What happens when tradition collides with technology? This playlist features artists who bend their time-honored musical genres with electronics and robot beats.

Set I

Batida - Alegria (Alegria EP)

Salif Keita - Madan (Mouffou Remixes)

Mbongwana Star - Malukayi (feat. Konono N.1) - From Kinshasa

Smadj - Zakari (Spleen)

Gotan Project - El capitalismo foraneo - La Revancha Del Tango

Set II

Yothu Yindi - Gapu (The Tidal Mix) (Djapana CD Single - 1992)

Cheb Khalid - Ya Loualid - (Rough Guide To Rai)

Talvin Singh - Eclipse - (OK)

Koyate-Neerman - Requiem Por Un Con - (Skyscrapers and Dieties)

M.A.Z. - Reel De La Tentation (Chasse-Galerie)

Set III

Cornelius - Brazil - (Point)

Amon Tobin - Nightlife - (Permutation)

Balkan Beat Box - Cha Cha - (Balkan Beat Box)

Burcan Ocal and the Trakya all-Stars - Karabiber - (Trakya Dance Party)

Pernett - Primitivo - (The Caribbean Computer)

Wakal - Terraza Mantel - (Pop/Street Sound)

Episode #21 - Tales from the American Folk Festival

Part 1 - Opening Parade, Introduction & De Temps Antan Interview

Part 2 - The Dardanelles Interview

Photo Gallery from the 2015 American Folk Festival

The Dardanelles perform to a full house on Saturday night.