as Black History Month draws to a close, my latest playlist is a bit more Afrocentric than the last few ones; scroll down for links & credits of the 1st 3 installments of the playlist... i kick it off with some old school Cha Cha from Cuba & then throw in some dancehall, some Venezuelan disco, American hip-hop, R&B, and old school beats from the African continent which holds a special place in my heart, given that my mother was born in Cape Town, where i still have relatives, then grew up in the Belgian Congo, and that my father's business kept him south of the Mediterranean till the cold war ended & most dictatorships & regimes keeping his affairs afloat slowly crumbled... i'll be watching Behind The Rainbow before going out tonight. i highly recommend it... anyhew, back to the music:
Now Again recently released an amazing compilation of tunes inspired by Fela Kuti, 2 of which are in this playlist... there's some Makossa as well, and i especially love the Conjunto Africa Negra who are from São Tome e Principe, and are chief exponents of Santomense music. the guitars are influenced equally by Soukous and Highlife which makes for a tasty blend. the bass and drums lean to the Antillean side, showing where Zouk and Congolese rumba meet. formed in the late 70s, Africa Negra put out half a dozen albums, recorded in Lisbon, that are beloved in the Portuguese-speaking world, which consists chiefly of Portugal, several islands off the coast of Africa, Angola, Mozambique & Brazil. their beats are also popular in Caribbean towns of Colombia & Venezuela where i was first exposed to their music. Caracas streets were filled with music from everywhere...
i had to throw in my favorite disco infused 70s & 80s band from Venezuela: Grupo Bota. i dug up 2 of their songs for this playlist... other than that, i threw in a few jams & a couple new tunes & remixes... all of which will help you get in shape for Full Frontal Disco tonight:
Now Again recently released an amazing compilation of tunes inspired by Fela Kuti, 2 of which are in this playlist... there's some Makossa as well, and i especially love the Conjunto Africa Negra who are from São Tome e Principe, and are chief exponents of Santomense music. the guitars are influenced equally by Soukous and Highlife which makes for a tasty blend. the bass and drums lean to the Antillean side, showing where Zouk and Congolese rumba meet. formed in the late 70s, Africa Negra put out half a dozen albums, recorded in Lisbon, that are beloved in the Portuguese-speaking world, which consists chiefly of Portugal, several islands off the coast of Africa, Angola, Mozambique & Brazil. their beats are also popular in Caribbean towns of Colombia & Venezuela where i was first exposed to their music. Caracas streets were filled with music from everywhere...
i had to throw in my favorite disco infused 70s & 80s band from Venezuela: Grupo Bota. i dug up 2 of their songs for this playlist... other than that, i threw in a few jams & a couple new tunes & remixes... all of which will help you get in shape for Full Frontal Disco tonight:
01. Conjunto Caney - Rico Vacilon
02. Tony Toni Tone - Let's Get Down (DJ Quik)
03. Busy Signal - Smoke
04. The Pharcyde - Passing Me By
05. Snoop Dogg - That Tree ft. Kid Cudi (Diplo)
06. Grupo Bota - Acaracawikiri
07. The Daktaris - Up Side Down
08. Old Money - Mamaseh (Sonora Rmx)
09. Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng
10. El Conjunto Africa Negra - Carambola
11. 2 Pac - Do For Love
12. Segun Bucknor - Never Trust a Woman
13. Maraiah Carey & Busta Rhymes - I Know What You Want
14. Grupo Bota - Batisan
15. Jump Jump Dance Dance - Show Me The Night (Human Life Rmx)
16. Warrior One & Ninjaman - Bad Like Jimmy Cliff
17. Kisses - Bermuda
18. El Cojunto Africa Negra - Alice
19. Jonathron - Magic Missile (Loose Shus Rmx)
20. Booka Shade - Body Language (Jona Rmx)
21. Kristenana - Love Love Love (Bit Funk Rmx)
22. Vybz Kartel - Unfaithful (Don't Kill Him)
23. The xx - Crystalised (Keljet Rmx)
24. Jodeci - Freek 'N You (MK Dub)
25. MEN - Credit Card Babie$ (Stereogamous Bath House Version)
26. Leonardus & Quinten 909 - Heartbreaker
27. The Shimmers - Lovers Void
28. Shy Child - Disconnected (Anoraak Rmx)
29. Penguin Prison - So Near (Jack Peñate vs Penguin Prison)
30. Le Grand Lolo Lolita - Oh Ma Julie
31. NUFrequency - Fallen Hero (Motor City Drum Ensemble Rmx)
32. La Lupe - Con El Diablo En El Cuerpo
33. Ali Love - Love Harder (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
34. Phil Collins - Easy Lover
35. David Byrne - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)
36. Pacho Alonso - Lagrimas Negras
37. The C90s - 10:01 (VillA Rmx)
38. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (CFCF Rmx)
39. Justin Faust - Holdin' On (Moullinex Rmx)
40. Bit Funk - Love Scientific
41. Monarchy - Gold In The Fire (Screendeath Rmx)
TO BE CONTINUED...
meanwhile, here are more low-fi mobile pics:
this was my conservative made in the US of A winter olympics gold medalist look: band of outsiders plaid pants, kill city plaid shirt & my old school 80s mountain goat ski veste... why not?! this is as patriotic as i get!!! anyhew...
we're sooo unhappy hipsters in this one!
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