Zona Libre: Music & Culture

We had a great time partying and enjoying music with special guests Coco Maria and Palo Santo this month. We recorded this mix live at Rotten Island Records (4 Stanwix St, BK) just before everything started shutting down and all events were cancelled. Hope this brings you some joy wherever you are! sets: modrums coco maria 00:18:15 palo santo 00:58:25 modrums 01:34:20

Another round of international '80s jams from dj tres dos and modrums. From Brazil to Haiti to South Africa to MJ and beyond! Zona Libre 80s! party Thursday 11/29 Mad Tropical

As Motown has become synonymous with soul, many people associate salsa with Fania Records. With artists such as Hector Lavoe, Willie Colon, Celia Cruz and Ruben Blades, the New York record label put out such a huge volume of seminal salsa albums that many people ignore the other artists and labels that were putting out great salsa in the same period. For this mix we wanted to feature some of those other labels and artists from New York and Puerto Rico. We enlisted the help of Lo_fi_vinyl-- Lemuel, born in Puerto Rico, has been collecting vinyl for decades, including an enviable salsa collection. He featured some of the lesser known or ignored labels, artists and albums. dj tres dos selected some rarities and some artists who didn’t record on Fania but who any serious salsa fan knows and loves. El Gran Combo - “La Fiesta de Pilito”– Combo Records –1985 Orquesta Broadway –“Isla del Encanto”– Coco Records –1976 Cortijo y su Nuevo Combo –“Pica Pica”– Coco Records –1975 Conjunto Clásico –“Piragüero”– Lo Mejor Records –1980 Lebron Brothers –“Ñeñe”– Cotique Records –1973 Costa Brava –“Constanza”– Brava Records –1982 Conjunto Candela –“Maria Merce” Bronco Records –1976 Típica 73 - “Amalia Batista”– Inca Records –1974 Puerto Rico All Stars – “Reunion En La Cima” - PRAS Records 1976 Charlie Palmieri –“Despierta Julián” - Alegre Records - 1973 Cheo Rosario –“El Vive Bien Del Barrio” - Salsa Records - 1966 Chivirico Dávila –“ Cuando Tu Quieras” - Cotique Records - 1973 Monguito Santamaría –“Oye Lo Que Digo” - Inca Records - 1974 Agustin Arce Y Su Nuevo Sonido –“Árbol Caído” - Borinquen Records - 1971 Roberto Y Su Nuevo Montuno –“Virazón” - International Records - 1976 Conjunto Canayon –“Hace Tiempo” - Top Hits Records -1981 Ismael Rivera –“Satelite”– Tico Records – 1974 Manny Oquendo y su Conjunto Libre –“Qué humanidad”– Montuno Records –1983 Conjunto La Perla –“Juventud Latina”– L.A.D. Records –1982 Julio Castro & La Masacre – “El Pregonero”– New Generation Records –1979 Jose Mangual, Jr. –“Ritmo y sabor”– Velvet Records –1980 Sonora Ponceña –“Yambeque”– Inca Records –1982 Orquesta Mulenze –“Te amo en silencio”– PDC - 1981 Frankie Dante & His Orchestra Flamboyan –“Chupa-el Piruli” - Cotique Records - 1976 Dax Pacem Orchestra –“Bomba” - Amaral Records - 1969 Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound –“Hay Que Saber Comenzar” - International Records - 1977 Chorolo Y Su Combo –“Dame Un Besito” - Ricky Records - 1963? Cesar Nicolas –“La Ñá” - Coqui Records - 1978 Orquesta De Cuchon –“Tumbaron La Veintiuna” - Micris Records - 1976 Lebron Brothers –“Como Camina Mi China” - Cotique Records - 1976 Ismael Rivera –“Me Tienes Loco” - Tico Records - 1980

"What does freedom mean to you?" Our special guest Adrian Is Hungry asked a community of DJs this question. As #ZonaLibre, we answered with a listening session/live mix at Rotten Island Records and we invited Adrian to come down and share his sounds and thoughts. These songs address the concept of freedom on many levels: From slavery, emancipation, political and economic liberation to personal and communal celebrations, the momentary freedom of carnival and dance, and of course, sexual liberation. “História da Liberdade no Brasil” - Martinho da Vila “Negrume da Noite” - Ilê Aiyê “Que Que A Bahia Tem”- G.R.E.S. Imperatriz Leopoldinense (RJ) - Samba Enredo 1980 “Carnival Piquant Bayaron’n” - DP Express “La Consentida” - Carnival en Las Tablas (Panama) “l’Esclave” - Papa Wemba “Carimbo” - Ismael Rivera “La Abolición” - Pete “El Conde” Rodríguez “Exploitation” - Gemini All Stars “Get Your Assets Out” - Scorcher “Man Must Live” - Arrow “Black Power” - Lord Kitchener “Revolution” - Vaudou Game “Liberation” - Sonny Okosun “Sorrow Tears And Blood” - Fela Anikulapo Kuti adrian is hungry: “Báilalo (Si Puedes)”- Grupo De Experimentación Sonora Del ICAIC “Festival de Negritos” - Lucho Bermudez “La Negra Celina” - Los Golden Boys “Songo Sorongo” - Rafael Cabeza y Su Conjunto “Sueltala Pa’ Que Se Defienda - Los Megatones De Lucho “Fuiste Mi Amor” - Fruko y Sus Teso ft. Saoko “Dolores” - Joe Cotto y Su Orquesta ft. Mon Rivera “Yo No Quiero Piedras En Mi Camino” - Ismael Rivera “Sali Porque Sali” Cheo Feliciano “Compañeros (Trabajo y Tierra)” - Adalbardo Alvarez y Son 14 “Soy Antillana” - Celia Cruz y Sonora Ponceña “La Libertad (Lógico)” - Eddie Palmieri “Paz y Alegría” - Grupo Clave “Yes I Will” - Gilberto Sextet about hope “Quítate El Sostén” Susana Estrada “Mina Ngilijaji”- Ntombi Ndaba “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”- Risco Connection

From Cuba to Brazil, Nigeria to South Africa, the '80s happened everywhere. Zona Libre DJs tres dos and modrums mix some of their favorite '80s jams, recorded live at Mixtape Shop in Bed Stuy BK, 6/15/2018. Track List: "Ekun Lo Pe'Ran Ninu Oko" - Akanni Animashaun "Muso" - Mandingo "Get Ready" - Tony Tuff "Rassemblé" - Larose & Missile "¿Quién Ha Visto Por Ahí Mi Sombrero De Yarey?" - Orquesta Original De Manzanillo "Que Palo Es Ese (Remix)"- Los Van Van "Los Sitios Entero" - NG La Banda "Ashadei" - Magnum Band “Salve Ela” - Bebeto “Vem Menina” - Emilio Santiago “A pesar de você” Chico Buarque “Nzambi/Mudiakime” - Alcione “Se le ve” - Batacumbele “Agua que cae del cielo” Conjunto Son 14 “Yo no quito pan”- Conjunto La Perla “Nwananga” - Obed Ngobeni "Oremi" - King Sunny Ade "Nii Me Ba" - C.K. Ladzekpo "La Case En El Aire"- Jimmy Salcedo "Rudo Imoto" - Four Brothers "Sopa De Caracol (Extended Remix By Alex C. & Frank Miret)" - Banda Blanca "Tumble Down" - Shadow "Guelegnon" - Tohon Stan "Fuji Garbage Series II" - Chief (Dr.) Sikiru Ayinde Barrister "A La Verde Gue" - Yomo Toro "Jovica" - Crazy "Zouk La Se Sel Medikamen Nou Ni - Kassav “Pingui Bill" - Loketo “JT” - Kanda Bongo Man “Me enamoro de ella” - Juan Luis Guerra “Semba ritmado” - Teta Lando “Grito de guerra” - Moraes Moreira “Fullgás” - Marina Lima “Nação” - Joao Bosco “Boi de amazonas” - Nazaré Pereira “Desapariciones” - Ruben Blades

The first Zona Libre Listening Session is an informal history of konpa and kandans, from Nemours Jean-Baptiste to Exile One, D.P. Express to Skah Shah and beyond, tracing the transnational migrations of sound and people from Haiti to the D.R., Colombia, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica, and NYC, Miami and Montreal. Special guest Jude Duverger shared his intimate knowledge with hosts DJ tres dos and DJ modrums. Recorded live at Rotten Island Records, Brooklyn, NYC, 5/22/2018. Tracklist: Rit Komesyai - Nemours Jean-Baptiste Mal de amor - Juan Luis Guerra Mal Élevé - Raoul Guillaume Lagen - Zotobré L’évangile - Les Shleu Shleu Pour Elle - Ibo Combo New York City - Tabou Combo L’ecole Lagué - Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville Pale pale ou - D.P. Express Pa Collé - Les Gypsies de Petion-Ville Ensem' ... Ensem'... - Scorpio Debake - Les Freres Dejean Reconciliation - Orchestre Tropicana Pa coute ti mal - Orchestre Septentrional Bon Bitin A Hie Soi La- Les Aiglons Cadence-lypso- Exile One Cuisse la - Les Aiglons O La Ou Yé - Les Maxels Sueur - Lino and the Hardway Maria- Gemini All Stars Zouke - Skah Shah #1 Doudou #2 - George Loubert Clancy Nou Rinmin Pou La Vi - Dadou Pasquet & Magnum Band Asé la - D.P. Express Jalousie - Magnum Band Mandela - Larose & Missle 727 Jou la Mort - Larose & Missle 727 Pa’ cole - Scorpio Cesó - D.P. Express