October 6 - Show #28

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

María, María – Mercedes Sosa – 30 años – Polydor

Gracias a la vida – Mercedes Sosa – 30 años – Polydor

Sólo le pido a Dios – Mercedes Sosa – 30 años – Polydor

Latin thing – Benítez – Playtime-Latinsoul Boogaloo – Hi & Fly Records

Grazin’ in the grass – Orchestra Harlow & Ismael Miranda – Playtime-Latinsoul Boogaloo – Hi & Fly Records

Dame un tipi – Frankie Dante & Orquesta Flamboyan – Playtime-Latinsoul Boogaloo – Hi & Fly Records

El watusi – Ray Barretto – We Got Latin Soul – Charly Records

El watusi – Cal Tjader – Primo – OJC/Fantasy

Cabato – Wild Bill Davis – From Latin to Jazz Dance Vol.5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Boo-go-loo – Les McCann – Bucket O’Grease – Verve

Night in Tunisia – Buck Clarke Sound – From Latin to Jazz Dance Vol.5 – Rare Groove Recordings

You have changed my life – Jane Bunnett – Radio Guantánamo: Guantánamo Blues Project Vol.1 – Blue Note

El pez – Tanaóra – Día Real – Moondo Records

Going up! – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet – ¡Bien Bien! – Patois Records

Beijo de longe – Cesaria Evora – Café Atlantico – RCA

Cinamon & clove – Lee Evans – Cinamon & Clove – Verve

Take seven – Roger Roger – The Mood Mosaic 7-“the new shapes of sound” – Partners in crime

El embajador y yo – Jaime Delgado Aparicio – El Embajador Y Yo-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Vampisoul

A starlett for you – Andre Luterau – The Mood Mosaic 7-“the new shapes of sound” – Partners in crime

My job – Sexteto Electrónico Moderno – Sounds from the Elegant World-Groovy night club music from Uruguay 1968-71 – Vampisoul

Misturada – Kjeli Ohman – The Mood Mosaic 7-“the new shapes of sound” – Partners in crime

Dedicated to love – Manfred Hübler & Siegfred Schwab – Vampyros Lesbos Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Crippled dick hot wax!



Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul great moments of the night have been the amazing Latin funk and soul tunes from the compilation "Playtime-Latinsoul Boogaloo" and the delightful melodies by Jane Bunnett. Here you may find a review on both albums.


The France and Luxembourg based label Hy & Fly brings this awesome compilation released in 2005. In their series of “Playtime”, they explore mainly the 70´s through funk and soul rhythms for the most part, also combined with jazz and Latin, depending on the volume. The vintage dancefloor feeling and sounds is the formula. This compilation is the volume 1 of the subseries “Playtime Latinsoul Boogaloo” and it truly is an assett for any radio show to air these tunes. More than other compilations in boogaloo, here a demanding listener will find authentic crossover gems of soul and Latin beats. Setting the tone with the hot and upbeat opening track “Latin thing” by Benítez, songs come one after the other, the classic Ralfi Pagan´s “Latin soul”, The TNT band´s “The meditation”, a Latin review of “Grazin´in the grass” by Ismael Miranda & Orchestra Harlow, even a Latin-doo wop crossover by Joey Pastrana in “Sincerely”. Ray Barretto is present with “El bantú”, following the path of his popular “El watusi”. The king of Latin soul, Joe Bataan is present with “I´m satisfied”. Remarkable as well, and that´s a lot to say among so many good tunes, “Dame un tipi” by Frankie Dante & Orquesta Flamboyán. Those artists and many more you may find in the album. It contains 17 thrilling tracks which will satisfy those who know Latin soul and funk, and will make fall for it to new listeners. To sum up, an album highly recommended to own and offer amazing music and good taste in your parties.


Jane Bunnett is a Canadian jazz musician whose instrument is the soprano sax and the flute. She has long been exploring the fusion of Afro-Cuban beats and jazz melodies. In order to do so, for years she has been traveling to Cuba to absorb inspiration and knowledge. Along with her support band The Spirits of Havana and quite a numerous guests among which she counted with Grupo Changüí de Santiago and Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo, she presents this album “Radio Guantánmo: Guantánamo Blues Project Vol.1”. Released by Blue Note, it obtained the 2006 Juno Award Winner for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year. Here you may find a sample of contemporary melodies beautifully carried out with the sound of her sax and her ensemble The Spirits of Havana when such mix has been nicely achieved. It is a long album with different influences, letting different musical discourses along the tracks. In the end, you have heard contemporary jazz tunes with a Latin flavor as the opening track “Changui para Alfredo”, “You have changed my life”, or “Conga blue”; whereas other tunes lie on a more purely Afro-Cuban inspired musical territory, as the “changüí” style from Guantánamo bay, where the album has found base for the recording and collaborations to happen. A moving theme is dedicated to the city of New Orleans. Nonetheless, this album is realised the year that hurricane Katrina hit and so was “New Orleans under water”. In conclusion, an amalgam of diverse ethnic sounds seamlessly threaded which outcome is worthwhile to explore to find joy and peace of spirit.