Episode 154: Latin Summer Chill
Today’s episode is staying on that summer groove vibe, but I am shifting focus to Latin America. Funky latin sounds have always felt like summertime music to me. I picked up this association from my earliest media memories, some mixture of the Electric Company, Chico and the Man, and Fame. Any time I see footage of kids opening a fire hydrant to play on an urban street corner, I expect to hear bongos, timbales, and a funky bassline… soundtrack by Santana, War, and Tower of Power. That music was never paired with winter scenes… it was always about summer. Today I am conjuring that spirit of brownstone stoops, block parties, and spray painted subway cars. We’ll kick off with some Latin Jazz and descarga; then we’ll move on to Latin Funk and even a few Latin reggae covers; and the show ends with a set of funky, mostly newish Cumbia tracks from Colombia.
- 12:01pm Tumbanga by Orlando Cachaito Lopez on Cachaito (World Circuit)
- 12:05pm Maltrato by Freddy y sus Afro Latinos on Panama! (Soundway)
- 12:08pm Tiny by Ricardo Marrero & The Group on A Taste (P-Vine)
- 12:11pm A Big Brain by Nico Mauskovic on Club Coco (Bongo Joe)
- 12:15pm Guayabo by La Perla on Club Coco (Bongo Joe)
- 12:18pm Orayakinyongo by Okute on Okute (Chulo Records)
- 12:22pm Mimo by Poder del Alma on single (Discodelic)
- 12:25pm Vengo by Ricardo Marrero & The Group on A Taste (P-Vine)
- 12:28pm Caminito Serrano by Afrosound on Calor (Discos Fuentes)
- 12:31pm Descarga Super Combo by Super Combo on Super Combo Mait'a Mannioc (Disques Debs International)
- 12:41pm Maria La Bella by Nelson y sus Estrellas on Color de Tropico Vol. 2 (El Palmas Records)
- 12:45pm Descarga Tentacion by Bolita y su Tentacion Latina on Panama! (Soundway)
- 12:49pm Bacanal 76 by Poder de Alma on single (Discodelic)
- 12:53pm Algo by Ricardo Marrero & The Group on A Taste (P-Vine)
- 12:59pm Cosas de Manteca by Manteca on Bailables A Santa Barbara (Asere)
- 1:02pm I Believe in Miracles by Original Jazz Orquesta on single (Lovemonk)
- 1:06pm Buena Suerte by Las Quatro Mondedas on Color de Tropico Vol. 2 (El Palmas Records)
- 1:09pm El ritmo de Chico by Romperayo on Club Coco (Bongo Joe)
- 1:13pm La Mazamorrita by Manzanita y su Conjunto on Manzanita y su Conjunto (Analog Africa)
- 1:15pm Un Sabado por la Noche by Manzanita y su Conjunto on Manzanita y su Conjunto (Analog Africa)
- 1:18pm Shut Up & Pay Attention by Willy Bobo on Do What You Want to Do (VampiSoul)
- 1:22pm O Eterno Pecado Horizontal by Che on Sexy 70 (Vampisoul)
- 1:25pm El Mensaje by Los Fabulosos Festivals on Panama! (Soundway)
- 1:28pm He Traicionado Tu Amor by Los Chapillacs on The Rough Guide to Cumbia (World Music Network)
- 1:31pm Mar Adentro by La Panenquera on Cumbias y Gaitas (Discos Orbe)
- 1:33pm Kabwlu by Los Picapiedra on Kabwlu (Vampi Soul)
- 1:36pm Santo Domingo by Mario y sus Diamantes on Color de Tropico Vol. 2 (El Palmas Records)
- 1:39pm Virgenes del Sol by Juan Pina con la Revelacion on Juan Pina con la Revelacion (Vampi Soul)
- 1:42pm Que Quieres Que Haga by La Gran Banda Calena on Straight from the Decks 2 (Heavenly Sweetness)
- 1:45pm Cumbia y Mechones by Los Chicos Malos on Los Chicos Malos (Vampisoul)
- 1:48pm Cumbia de Sal y Azucar by Chucho Pinto on Straight from the Decks 2 (Heavenly Sweetness)
- 1:52pm Pitchito by Frente Cumbiero on Sofrito Tropical Discotheque (Strut Records)
- 1:55pm Grito Animal by Cumbia Chicharra featuring Pacheco Terror on El Grito (Association Cumbia Chicharra)