The Fifth Case of the Pirates' Radio of the Caribbean
Gar, ahoy, etc.
This week we return with another salty swig from the Western-hemisphere-tropical punchbowl that is Pirates' Radio of the Caribbean. Today's recipe calls for equal parts rum, sodomy, and the lash.
We will kick it off today with a couple sets from Brazil: slow and melancholy sambas to start, then we pick up the pace with a set of choro and forro (special focus on 2 of my forro faves, Jackson do Pandeiro and Ary Lobo).
From forro it is an easy jump to Valenato-style cumbias from Colombia. These musical genres join Zydeco as my favorite accordion-driven styles. We will hear the cumbia sound move uptown over the course of this set, incorporating more modern instruments and orchestral arrangements.
We wrap up today's show with a sampling of pan-African sounds from regions in Colombia and Brazil that border the Caribbean, pulling influences from island sounds such as calypso, soca, and merengue. We sneak just 2 tracks from Cuba into the mix today.
- 12:02pm Praca Clovis by Jose Domingos on Quando eu me Chamar Saudade (Alvorada)
- 12:05pm Marejou by Martinho da Vila on Batuque Na Cozinha (RCA Victor)
- 12:08pm Era Melhor Chorar by Elizeth on Feito em Casa (Copacabana)
- 12:10pm Tema da Lavadeira by Grupo Nossa Gente on Samba em Dimensao Total (Tapecar)
- 12:12pm Comando Geral by Mano Decio da Viola on Capitulo Maior da Historia do Samba (Tapecar)
- 12:14pm Ex Amor by Jorginho Pessanha on "To" Muito Na Minha (Soul Patrol Records)
- 12:17pm Tamborete da Vovo by Jorge Costa on Samba Sem Mentira (Beverly)
- 12:20pm Chorinho Em Alaude by Amaro de Souza, Haraldo de Oliveira on Saudades Do Brasil (Arion)
- 12:22pm Noites Cariocas by Epoca De Ouro on Brazilian Popular Music (Continental)
- 12:24pm Tem Jabacule by Jackson do Pandeiro on Os Grandes Sucessos De Jackson Do Pandeiro (Fontana)
- 12:26pm Alegria do Vacqueiro by Jackson do Pandeiro on O Cabra da Peste (Rosicler)
- 12:29pm Filho de Tupinamba by Ary Lobo on Suplica Cearense (Cantagalo)
- 12:31pm A Mulher do Anibal by Jackson do Pandeiro on Os Grandes Sucessos do Jackson do Pandeiro (Fontana)
- 12:35pm Cade Mae by Ary Lobo on Ze Mane (RCA Victor)
- 12:37pm Ze Paraiba by Ary Lobo on Ze Mane (RCA Victor)
- 12:40pm Cumbia del Puerto by Conjunto los Rumberos on The Original Sound Of Cumbia (Soundway)
- 12:43pm Los Sabanales by Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto on Epoca De Oro Y Exitos De Calixto Ochoa (Delujo)
- 12:45pm Yo Conozco a Claudia by Nono Narvaez y su Conjunto on Antologia De La Musica Tropical Colombiana (Discos Fuentes)
- 12:48pm Cumbia de la Montana by Santanas y su Grupo on The Original Sound of Cumbia Part 2 (Soundway)
- 12:51pm Cumbia Colombia by Chico Cervantes on The Original Sound of Cumbia (Soundway)
- 12:54pm La Burrita by Los Corraleros de Majagual on Nuevo Ritmo..! (Discos Fuentes)
- 12:57pm La Negra Celina by Los Golden Boys on The Afrosound Of Colombia Volume 1 (Vampi Soul)
- 1:02pm Carmenza by Joe Rodriguez con los Bestiales on Antologia De La Musica Tropical Colombiana (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:04pm Cumbia Cienaguera by Pedro Laza y su Pelayeros on Navidad Negra (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:07pm El Pescador by Pedro Laza y su Pelayeros on Percusion Colombiana (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:09pm La Casa de Fernando by La Integracion on 14 Cañonazos Bailables Vol. 16 (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:12pm Caminito Serrano by Afrosound on Calor (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:15pm Maruja by Lucho Argain con la Sonora Dinamita on Antologia de la Musica Tropical Colombiana (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:19pm Tumbando by Michi Sarmiento on Aqui Los Bravos (Soundway)
- 1:22pm Santana en Salsa by Crecencio Camacho y el Super Combo Curro on Cartagena! (Soundway)
- 1:25pm Solo Soy un Van Van by Juan Formel y Los Van Van on Juan Formel y Los Van Van (Areito)
- 1:28pm De La Fiesta La Mejor by Combo Tiempo Nuevos on Si, Para Usted (Light in the Attic Records)
- 1:32pm Yoro by Wganda Kenya on The Afrosound Of Colombia (Vampi Soul)
- 1:35pm Chande by Son Palenque on Son Palenque (VampiSoul)
- 1:38pm Joia by Vieira e seu Conjunto on Lambada (Sterns)
- 1:41pm Mingau de Acai by Mestre Cupijo e seu Ritmo on Siria (Analog Africa)
- 1:44pm Carnaval by Cortijo y su Maquina on Nu Yorica! Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz Records)
- 1:50pm Naci de la Rumba y Guaguanco by Grupo Fantasma with Larry Harlow on The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa (Rough Guide Music)