The World Cup is finally here.
Team of Choice: England
Backups: Holland or Argentina or Australia or USA
Booze: Magners
Location: Various London pubs
Prediction: Argentina winners.
And football fever has hit the soundwaves,
so I've taken this opportunity to indulge
in some eclecticism and funky beats...
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vol. 1 :: Afropop
60s - 80s retrospective...
mp3:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/rs23h7
(40mb)
01. Fela & The Africa 70 - Who're You (8:45) (Nigeria)
02. The Heroes - Come With Me (2:44) (South Africa)
03. Amanaz - Khala My Friend (3:27) (Zambia)
04. Mahotella Queens - Zwe Kumusha (2:36) (South Africa)
05. Flaming Souls - Mosquito (2:50) (South Africa)
06. Leki Santchi - Napo De Mi Amor (3:25) (Benin)
07. The Monks - Blockhead (2:32) (South Africa)
08. Di Rob - Make It Fast, Make It Slow (5:25) (Ghana)
09. Franklin Boukaka Et Manu Dibango - Le Bucheron (3:28) (Congo)
10. Mahotella Queens - Wozani Mahipi (2:20) (South Africa)
11. Melotone Sisters With Amaqola Band - I Sivenoe (2:48) (South Africa)
12. Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Lomhlaba Kawunoni (The Earth Never Gets Fat) (2:56) (South Africa)
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vol. 2 :: Latin America
sounds spanning the past five decades...
mp3:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/joca7u
(91mb)
01. Os Mutantes - Panis Et Circenses (3:38) (Brazil)
02. Troll - Mexicana (3:30) (Mexico)
03. Tom Zé - Elaeu (4:33) (Brazil)
04. Jeanette - Porque Te Vas (3:18) (Spain)
05. Huracanes - Cambio (2:45) (Spain)
06. Los Saicos - Salvaje (2:38) (Peru)
07. Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Black Panta (4:33) (Jamaica)
08. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Mas Que Nada (2:40) (Brazil)
09. Beth Carvalho - Andança (3:05) (Brazil)
10. Sonya - En Mi Nube (Get Off My Cloud) (2:36) (Spain)
11. Los Mac's - Dear Friend Bob (2:03) (Chile)
12. Caetano Veloso - Alfomega (5:51) (Brazil)
13. Barry Brown - Tourist Season (3:56) (Jamaica)
14. Gilberto Gil - Bat Macumba (2:35) (Brazil)
15. Los Fronterizos - La Anunciación (2:42) (Argentina)
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vol. 3 :: Multiculturism in the Modern Age
17 countries represented, not all of them made it to the finals unfortunately...
mp3:
side a http://www.sendspace.com/file/jo46rw
side b http://www.sendspace.com/file/wxmi0l
(110mb)
side a
01. OOIOO - Moss Trumpeter (2:36) (Japan)
02. Konono N°1 - Guiyome (3:26) (Congo)
03. El Guincho - Kalise (5:07) (Spain)
04. jj - from africa to málaga (2:50) (Sweden)
05. Cornelius - Beep It (4:02) (Japan)
06. M.I.A. - Sunshowers (3:18) (Sri Lanka/England)
07. Under Byen - Alt Er Tabt (3:43) (Denmark)
08. Gustavo Santaolalla - The Skin of the Earth (2:51) (Argentina)
09. Turzi - Afghanistan (5:39) (France)
10. Bonde Do Role - Geremia (2:44) (Brazil)
side b
11. Bjork - Vokuro (3:24) (Iceland)
12. Taken By Trees - Watch The Waves (4:25) (Sweden/Pakistan)
13. Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté - Sina Mory (4:28) (Mali)
14. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes (4:03) (France)
15. Lau Nau - Painovoimaa, valoa (5:00) (Finland)
16. Amadou & Mariam - Ce N'est Pas Bon (3:49) (Mali)
17. Shugo Tokumaru - Kiiro (4:00) (Japan)
18. Silje Nes - Ames Room (2:19) (Norway)
19. Monkey - Pigsy in Space (2:15) (China/England)
20. Modeselektor - The White Flash (Feat. Thom Yorke) (4:49) (Germany/England)
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