The 2016 Case of the Mother's Day Mix
12:00pm, 5-8-2016
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As a DJ with a weekly show on Sundays, I have the privilege of mixing it up for moms and dads each year on Mother's Day and Father's Day. That's not a bad gig.
I like to put together lovely sounds for moms in my annual Mother's Day mix. Today we start with an hour of Latin fantasia... exotic cabaret sounds that will whisk you away to a sonic paradise. Lounge boys in ruffle-sleeved shirts bring margaritas and caipirinhas to your poolside lounge chair while a cool ocean breeze tickles your suntanned body.
The second hour today adds some loveliness from the Brazilian "Tropicalia" movement of the late 60s. I have put together a medley of the most charming sounds from this era, because moms also need a little rock and roll for the soul.
- 12:03pm Marta by Cachao y su Orquesta on Jam Session with Feeling (Maype)
- 12:06pm La Bayamesa by Cachao y su Orquesta on Jam Session with Feeling (Maype)
- 12:09pm Blue Moon by Bobby Montez on Pachanga y Cha Cha Cha (World-Pacific Records)
- 12:12pm Rhythmagic by Al Escobar & His Afro-Latin Orchestra on Escobar's Rhythmagic (Modern Harmonic)
- 12:15pm Love For Sale by Al Escobar & His Afro-Latin Orchestra on Escobar's Rhythmagic (Modern Harmonic)
- 12:18pm A Buscar Camarones by Cachao y su Orquesta on Cachao's Gonna Make You Dance (Zombie Club)
- 12:21pm Os Homens do Preto by Conjunto Farrouphilha on Som Brasil (Rede Globo)
- 12:24pm Sinfonia do Cafe by Ritmos do Brasil on Brasilia Ritmos (Odeon)
- 12:27pm Batucada by Marcos Valle on Braziliance (Warner Brothers)
- 12:30pm Arastao by Milton Banana Trio on Ve (Odeon)
- 12:33pm Nana Imboro by Jose Prates Orquestra e Ritmo on Soundtrack to Brasiliana (Trunk)
- 12:36pm De Luanda-O by Jose Prates Orquestra e Ritmo on Soundtrack to Brasiliana (Trunk)
- 12:39pm Tanto Ande by Marcos Valle on Braziliance (Warner Brothers)
- 12:42pm We've Loved Before by Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader on Bamboleate (Tico)
- 12:45pm The Hills of Verdugo by Gary McFarland on The In Sound (Verve)
- 12:48pm Tema Para Morte e Vida Severina by Chico Buarque on Chico Buarque de Hollanda Vol 3 (RGE Discos)
- 12:51pm Y Tu Que Has Hecho by Cachao y su Orquesta on Jam Session with Feeling (Maype)
- 12:54pm Caramelos by Tito Puente on The Best of Tito Puente in the 60s (Caliente)
- 12:57pm El Palo by Tito Puente on Son Con Charanga (Occidente)
- 1:02pm Irene by Caetano Veloso on Caetano Veloso (1969) (Lilith Records)
- 1:06pm Miserere Nobis by Tropicalia on Tropicalia (Lilith Records)
- 1:08pm Luzia Luluza by Gilberto Gil on Gilberto Gil (1968) (Philips)
- 1:11pm Enquanto Seu Lobo Nao Vem by Caeteno Veloso on Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis (Phillips)
- 1:14pm Ele Falava Nisso Todo Dia by Gilberto Gil on Gilberto Gil (1968) (Philips)
- 1:17pm Mamae Coragem by Tropicalia on Tropicalia (Lilith)
- 1:20pm Batmacumba by Tropicalia on Tropicalia (Lilith Records)
- 1:23pm Baby by Gal Costa on Tropicalia (Philips)
- 1:28pm Domingo No Parque by Gilberto Gil on Gilberto Gil (1968) (Philips)
- 1:31pm Panis et Circenses by Os Mutantes on Os Mutantes (Lilith Records)
- 1:35pm Procissao by Gilberto Gil on Gilberto Gil (1968) (Philips)
- 1:38pm 2001 by Mutantes on Mutantes (1969) (Polydor)
- 1:42pm A Menha Menina by Os Mutantes on Os Mutantes (Polydor)
- 1:47pm Pega a Voga Cabeludo by Gilberto Gil on Gilberto Gil 68 (Philips)
- 1:52pm Irene by Alma Tropicalia on The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Samba (Rough Guide Music)
- 1:54pm Voce Nao E Tudo Isso Meu Bem by Garotas on Escaldante Banda (American Dust)
- 1:58pm Bat Macumba by Mutantes on Tecnicolor (private press)