January 26 - Show #42

Theme song: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez

Song-Artist-Album-Label

Subway Joe – Joe Bataan – King of Latin Soul – Vampisoul

Soul drummers – Ray Barretto – Acid – Fania

Jose Outside – Mongo Santamaría – Up From The Roots – Atlantic

Latin soul – Ralfi Pagán – Compilation Latin-Soul Descarga & Boogaloo – Manzana Producciones Discográficas

Muchacha – Manteca – Tremendo Boogaloo – Freestyle

Besito pa’ ti – La Lupe – Lo Mejor de La Lupe – EMI Latin

Camel walk – The Latinaires – El Barrio The Bad Boogaloo Nu Yorican Sounds 1966-1970 – Fania

Hey Jude – Tony Vega – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM/Universal

Yesterday – Cheo Feliciano – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM/Universal

Surfboard – Roberto Menescal e seu conjunto – Compilation Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve – Verve

Samba Toff – Sexteto de Jazz Moderno – Compilation The Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms Vol. 5 – Rare Groove Recordings

Bicho do mato – Walter Wanderley – Compilation Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve – Verve

Preciso dizer que te amo – Cazuza + Bebel Gilberto – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

One note samba/Surfboard – Stereolab + Herbie Mann – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

Tema in Hi-Fi – Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella – Jet Sounds Revisited – ESL Music/Schema

Bossa per due – Thievery Corporation – Jet Sounds Revisited – ESL Music/Schema

The boy from Ipanema – Crystal Waters – Compilation Red Hot + Rio – Verve

Beatless (Batucada) – Latinaire – The New Latinaires – Ubiquity Records

O eterno pecado horizontal – Che – Sexy 70 - Music inspired by the Brazilian sacanagem movies of the 1970’s – Vampisoul


Highlights of the show:

Tonight's 'Latin Soul' presented a segment of bossa nova going from old school classics to modern reviews on those classics, reaching beyond classic limits on the electronica genre and the modern musical soundscapes some dj's come with out of the classic compositions. The following two albums really meant a remarkable highlight in tonight's show.




'Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve' is a 1996 compilation on classic bossa nova that could be claimed as “the perfect one”, or one of them out there. Ranging from landmark tunes as “Água de beber”, “Desafinado”, or “Corcovado”, “Águas de março” to “The girl from Ipanema”, and “Mas que nada”, 23 wonderfull songs offer the best introduction to this music that one may expect. If you already know the themes, the selection and outline of them make a very valuable album in your Brazilian music collection. All the main authors are interpreters from the genre are here: Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Luiz Bonfá, Sérgio Mendes, Baden Powell, Stan Getz, Joâo Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto and many more. In conclusion, a must have piece of what bossa nova came from and why it was the big impact that it actually meant in popular culture around, putting Brazil in the international music map.




'Red Hot + Rio' is another compilation released in 1996 by Antilles and Verve, sponsored by The Red Hot Organization. The album meant to be a fund raising campaign to fight AIDS around the world. The album is dedicated to Tom Jobim, and obviously, the music offered is also bossa nova, and bossa nova inspired. The takes here are mainly duets doing renditions to classic Brazilian musical landmarks, some of which could be found in 'Nova Bossa: Red Hot on Verve'. The new versions combine the classic tunes with background electronica beats. In other words, modern remixes on old songs are offered. The result is outstanding. The new songs create sound landscapes with the help of dub and drum´n bass to say a couple of examples. Remarkable are Everything but the girl reviewing “Corcovado”, or Stereolab and Herbie Mann back to back on the medley “One note samba/Surfboard”. A collection of 21 songs to let oneself be carried away in wonderfuly crafted new songs out of old great compositions.