Episode #31 - Global Grab Bag

The mysterious sounds of Raoul Lugar Yaugud Duguay!

Today's show was a mix of global sounds from vintage and contemporary releases. Thanks to all of the callers who enjoyed the trip!

Global Grab Bag Setlist

1. Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz - Sweet Mother
2. The Barbeques - Aaya Lolo
3. T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo De Cotonou - Ye Ye We Nou Mi
4. Raoul Lugar Yaugud Duguay - Prelude / La Bitt A Tibi
5. La Vent Du Nord - Elise
6. Genticorum - La Chasse
7. Cat Stevens - Rubylove
8. Mikis Theodrakis - Zorba’s Dance
9. Kimmo Pohjonen - Cyclon
10. Kinky - Uruapan Breaks
11. Caceres - Tango Negro II (La Vuelta)
12. Shantel & Areti Ketime - EastWest - Dysi Ki Anatoli
13. Chlopcy Kontra Basia - Oj Tak!
14. Les Loups Noirs D'Haiti - Jet Biguine
15. Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz - Wayo In-Law

Episode #30 - Escape from the Planet of the 70s

1. Graham Central Station - It’s All Right - Ain’t No Bout A Doubt It - 1975
2. Ramsey Lewis - Spider-Man - Don’t It Feel Good - 1975
3. Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes - Shadows - Expansions - 1975
4. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information - Inspiration Information - 1974
5. David Cortez and the Moon People  - Happy Soul with A Hook - Fania: El Barrio Boxset
6. Fania All Stars - There You Go - Fania: El Barrio Boxset
7. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) - Let Me In Your Life
8. Ike and Tina Turner - Bold Soul Sister - The Hunter
9. Nina Simone - Funkier Than A Mosquito’s Tweeter - It Is Finished
10. Jerry Reed - Bake - East Bound & Down
11. Larry Jon Wilson - Ohoopee River Bottomland - Country Funk: 1969-1975
12. New Riders of the Purple Sage - Too Hard To Handle - Self-Titled (1973)
13. Dr. John - I Been Hoodooed - In The Right Place
14. Grant Green - Ain’t It Funky Now - Green Is Beautiful
15. Tower of Power - Squib Cakes - Back To Oakland
16. Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (Edit) - Headhunters
17. Robert Palmer - Every Kind of People - Double Fun
18. James Brown - I Can’t Stand It ‘76 - Hell

Episode #29 - Still Lost In The 70s (Tribute to Allen Toussaint)

Yes, We Can (Parts 1 & 2) - Lee Dorsey and Allen Toussaint
Soul Sister - Allen Toussaint
Tippi Toes - The Meters
Here Come The Girls - Ernie K-Doe
Night People - Lee Dorsey and Allen Toussaint
Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John
Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley - Robert Palmer
Life Is A Carnival - The Band
Tell Me What's On Your Mind - Cyril Neville & The Meters
Ain't No Sunshine - Roy Ayers
You Goin' Miss Your Candyman - Terry Callier
I Want You To Be Mine - Kayak
Song Within A Song - Camel
Southern Nights - Allen Toussaint

Episode #28 - 70s (Guilty Pleasures, Hidden Treasures)

Cal Tjader & Charlie Byrd - Tambu
Paul Simon - Late In The Evening
Monguito Santamaria - Black Dice
Herbie Hancock - Gentle Thoughts
George Duke - Brazilian Love Affair
Sea Level - Rain In Spain
Stevie Wonder - Boogie On Reggae Woman
Piero Umiliani - Savana
Nina Simone - To Love Somebody
Hall & Oates - Alone Too Long
Robert Palmer - Sailin’ Shoes
Aaron Neville - Hercules
Dr. John - I Walk On Gilded Splinters
Roberta Flack - Go Up Moses
Ken Boothe - Let’s Get It On
Taj Mahal - Roll, Turn, Spin
John Lucien - Would You Believe In Me?
Al Jarreau - Rainbow In Your Eyes

Episode #27 - Around the World in 25 Songs

1. Yothu Yindi - Gapu, Djapana

   

   
   

2. Black Rose - Raude
3. Deodato - September 13
4. Le Ry-Co Jazz - Dima Bolane
5. Julieta Venegas - Ese Camino
6. Los Lobos - There I Go
7. Weather Report - Non-Stop Home
8. Groan Box - Deep Tree Diving
9. Eccodek - In Confidence
10. Genticorum - Reel Circulaire
11. Revibe - Delphi
12. Vula Viel - Lobi
13. Eardrum - Yellow Skies
14. Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Por Un Con
15. Chateau Flight & Bertrand Burgalat - Les Antipodes
16. Piero Umiliani - Lady Magnolia
17. Shantel - Marko I Shantel
18. Habib Koite - Sambara
19. The Very Best - Guju Guju
20. Mbwongwana Star - Shegue
21. Ayub Ogada - Thum Nyatiti
22. Mai Lệ Huyền - Duyên Phận Con Gái (A Girl's Destiny)
23. Ween - Pollo Asado
24. ...
25. ...

Turns out, it only takes 23 songs to get around the globe. We made it from Australia to Vietnam. Not quite a full circumnavigation of the globe. But pretty damn close!

Episode #26 - American Polka Party!

A short documentary about a small town Polka Fest in Bird Island, Minnesota.


Extremely raw home movie made at Birnamwood Polka Days (Wisconsin) in 1983.

Episode #25 - Los Lobos

The ambassadors of Chicano Rock, Blues, Folk & Soul!

Show Setlist

Songs played on-air, but missing from the Spotify list:
Poquito Para Aquí (Gates of Gold)
Evangeline (How Will The Wolf Survive?)
Corrido #1 (How Will The Wolf Survive?)
Mexico Americano (Acoustico En Vivo)
On A Night Like This (Masked & Anonymous Soundtrack)
When We Were Free (Gates of Gold)

Discover the Roots of Los Lobos

Here are some links to documentaries about Los Lobos in the early days. Great footage of the bearded 70s Hidalgo and Rosas playing folkloric classics in polyester white pants. Also, cool footage from the early L.A. club days. Steve Berlin rips it up on the sax!

Los Lobos Del Este De Los Angeles (Early Documentary)

Los Lobos: ...And a Time to Dance! (1984 PBS Documentary)