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Whoa, Alright a big shout out to the emissary of Uncle Meghabhuti for reaching out to me to bring some international funk to their show. It was so fun playing some funky tunes and talking about them and the world. … Continue reading →

Angola…  Man, talking about a collision of ideas, cultures and fortunes…  Damn. Colonized by the Portuguese the influence is felt but even more is the backlash, the resistance, and and the sounds of survival. Depths upon Depths… there are so … Continue reading →

Jamaica… Man the cultural interplay between the US and Jamaica and the exchange and development of musical ideas has been eye opening for me. So much of modern US music across popular genres has so many Jamaican connections and influences. … Continue reading →

Mexico, the land of intense volume. Mexico the land of free flowing Victoria cerveza and bars that can blast the banda at obscene levels. Mexico the land where you can wake up every morning to your neighbor singing along to … Continue reading →

Alright, so this is the first podcast that doesn’t really have a country as its focus, so let me explain that a little bit. This show is all about cover songs that I encountered in different languages while I was … Continue reading →

Ahh, France where people speak French. I can’t get over some of these rockin french ladies. Some with there growly voice, some with there angelic folkyness, and some with the Art Ensemble of Chicago behind them. Love it! I’ve been … Continue reading →

This week we’re gonna go through the USSR. The USSR was one of the last old school empires, which was composed of other nations that were first conquered by the Tsars then taken over by the Dictators of the Proletariat. … Continue reading →

Japan, and yes they are going to rock you. except they are not good at pronouncing it. Yup, they actually had to change the term rock n’ roll to a word that was easier for them to pronounce, and that … Continue reading →

India,  I have allways had a thing for Bollywood, you know the camp, the dance and the moody girls, but damn they all can rock too! And there all on Youtube!  And, yes they are amazing! man, I am telling … Continue reading →

Ethiopia! man I have to say after immersing myself in the sounds of Ethiopia that this is a country where they just know how to get their instruments playin right. Warm horns, trembling or tremeloing voices, and under it all … Continue reading →

Come on, Ghana!!! you are hiting me too hard with your full on rockin, grindin, heavy soulness and even with that disco. straight up engergia! Ghana 1) Lagunta – Hedzoleh Soundz 2) Bindiga – The Wellis Band 3) Eyi Su … Continue reading →

Ok, here we go! Brazil!!! I have always had a thing for Brazilian music weather it be bossa nova, jovem guarda, tropicalia, Samba, or Psych. It is one musical country that I hope you all can enjoy as well. Brasil … Continue reading →

Alright… Back from holiday and here we go, Argentina! a little bit of rock, a little bit of pop, and a little prog. We also got a bit of the nueva cancion movement represented as well. Hope you all enjoy … Continue reading →

Lebanon, amazing music from an amazing place. A center of Arab media, and arts, Beirut was sort of the New York to Cairo’s LA in the 60′s. Lebanon 1) Besaha – The Devil’s Anvil 2) Thanks a Lot – Sea-ders … Continue reading →

Czechoslovakia… With the collapse of Communist regimes across Eastern Europe, many times People were said to be the inspiration behind the demonstrations, rebellion, non compliance that caused it. In Poland many people looked to Pope John Paul as such a … Continue reading →

Poland! so how many Polaks does it take to screw in a light bulb? And how many Boleslaws does it take to tie a shoe? These questions and others will be answered on this weeks podcast, so polish off your … Continue reading →

Well I had to go to Colombia to find my favorite Génesis album but it was worth it and I hope you’ll like it to. Also some great African sounds and rhythms have found there ways into different types of … Continue reading →

Peru, a little break from the rock and funk craziness that was Benin and Nigeria. Everyone needs a little relaxation one in a while and Peru can give it. sometimes with a little back beat. Peru 1) Pronto un doctor … Continue reading →

Nigeria, wow so maybe not as rocking as Benin or even rocking at all. but damn some great music. funky? yeah definitely funky, funky and then some. Nigerian music often confuses me because it is such a large and diverse … Continue reading →

Benin! oh yeah Benin… If there were a country I would go to search out old music from peoples basements it would be Benin. So much amazing 60s and 70s rock and psych its incredible from such a skinny lil … Continue reading →

Iran. Such an old, refined, complex and beautiful musical tradition. I fell in love with the quartertones, the improvisation, the mystical sufi traditions and then the 60s and 70s pop and rock traditions. ahh Iran. Iran 1) Apologies – The … Continue reading →

Turkey! a bastion of great 60′s rock fused with traditional rhythms and melodies. can’t say enough. Turkey 1) Bir Araya Gelemeyiz – Orhan Gencebay 2) Obur Dünya – Cem Karaca 3) Mühür Gözlüm – Kent Yedilisi 4) Mogollar_Sýla – Mogollar … Continue reading →

Korea… Funny but in the fifties the United States fought a war with the Communists in Korea, and left in its wake an military presence of at least some 30,000 troops that are still there today. While the main duty … Continue reading →

Alright, Chile. Some great music came out of Chile in the late sixties and early seventies up to the 1973 Coop, when things tended to cool off a bit. Funny how in Eastern Europe the Communist governments were very distrustful … Continue reading →

Yugoslavia, the dream that ended so badly. There are many who still long for it, its music and its potential. This is just a little sample of what was. Yugoslavia 1)  Napušteni Dom – Zlantni Deeaci 2)  Dobro Dosla Draga … Continue reading →

OK, here we go, Hungary. Originally I wanted to do a show on Yugoslavian 60′s rock and how it meshed with the folk and Roma musical traditions in the countries that were formally Yugo. But while I was listening to … Continue reading →