On a good day I can see Babylonia outside my window. Its fires died out long ago like dozens of other sugar mills in this area. In the evenings the sweet acrid sent of burning cane mixes with the wood fires in the furnaces baking bricks out of the red clay soil, drifting from miles…
Monna Bell y Aldemaro Romero – La Onda Nueva en Mexico
Monna Bell y Aldemaro Romero“La Onda Nueva en Mexico”Released 1970 on Discos MusartReissued on VampiSoul, 2007 (Vampi CD 087) 01 – Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra (Ruben Fuentes) 02 – La Bamba (Arr. Tony Lucio) 03 – Cucurrucuccu Paloma (Tomas Mendez) 04 – El Balaju (Andres Huesca) 05 – Cielito Lindo (Arr. Tony Lucio) 06…
Gato Barbieri – El Pampero (1971)
Jorge Ben needs a Jorge Break. And so I bring you… Gato Barbieri “El Pampero” Released 1971 as Flyind Dutchman FD-10151 This reissues 2002 BMG France / RCA Victor Gold Series 1. El Pampero (Gato Barbieri) 2. Mi Buenos Aires Querido (Carlos Gardel – Alfredo Lepera) 3. Brasil (Aldo Cabral – Benedicto Lacerda) 4. El…
Gil e Jorge – Ogum Xango (1975)
Jorge Ben & Gilberto Gil —————————— Gil & Jorge / Ogun Xango Released 1975 Phonogram (9299 453/4) This reissue: Salve, Jorge! Boxset 2009 LP 1 1 Meu glorioso São Cristóvão (Jorge Ben) 2 Nega (Gilberto Gil) 3 Jurubeba (Gilberto Gil) 4 Quem mandou (Pé na estrada) (Jorge Ben) LP 2 5 Taj Mahal (Jorge Ben)…
Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Afrika 70 – Opposite People / Sorrow, Tears & Blood (1977)
I plan to share some African music NOT from Nigeria in the next week or so, but until then a Fela album wouldn’t hurt. There’s nothing rare or arcane about the man’s music at this point of the digital age. Nowadays you can find his work everywhere. But there was a time when — where…
Jorge Ben – Solta o Pavão (1975)
Jorge Ben SOLTA O PAVÃO Released 1975 Phonogram / Philips (6349 162)This reissue, Salve, Jorge! Boxset 1 Zagueiro 2 Assim falou Santo Tomaz de Aquino 3 Velhos, flores, criancinhas e cachorros 4 Dorothy 5 Cuidado com o bulldog 6 Para ouvir no rádio (Luciana) 7 O rei chegou, viva o rei 8 Jorge de Capadócia…