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The Ninth Case of the Pirates' Radio of the Caribbean

12:00pm, 11-19-2017
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Listeners, you may recall my recent case of the Pirates' Radio of the Caribbean for the XRAY FM fall fund drive. Today I have to go back for a double dip because I still have so many good tracks in the queue!

The theme is rootsy cadence and carnival dance sounds that bounced around Central and South America from the 60s through the 80s. We start the show with some acoustic old-timey charm from Cuba and Haiti in the opening set. I turn up the "gusto" through the balance of the first hour, and I feature some rare and fiery "Marinera" singing from the African diaspora in Peru. Highlight of the first hour is the first time Compay Segundo dusted off the classic track "Chan Chan": this soon-to-be hit for the Buena Vista Social Club is performed here along with Pablo Milanes on a 1992 LP release.

The second hour today turns to Brazil, where we again hear regional brilliance from Bahia in the form of forro, carimbo, and siria. We start the second hour with a set of my beloved slow jams, then we build to a boiling finish.

After a couple weeks of modern sounds, it's back to dirty delightful roots music on The Adventures.

  • 12:02pm Ojos Malignos by Pablo Milanes Con Cotan El Albino Y Compay Segundo on Anos Vol. 3 (PM Records)
  • 12:05pm Duda y Temor by Evelio Rodriguez on Evelio Rodriguez (Guama)
  • 12:08pm El Velerito by Trio La Rosa on Recordando el Sabor Cubano (MAG)
  • 12:11pm Dulce Chinita by Evelio Rodriguez on Evelio Rodriguez (Guama)
  • 12:14pm El Lunarcito de Maria by Trio Servando Diza on Recordando el Sabor Cubano (MAG)
  • 12:17pm Vela by Edner Guignard & His El Rancho Hotel Orchestra on Meringues d'Haiti (Rancho Records)
  • 12:21pm El Pagare by Los Guaracheros de Oriente on Recordando el Sabor Cubano (MAG)
  • 12:24pm Esta Noche Nomas Canto by Augusto Ascuez, Augusto Gonzlaez, Abelardo Vasquez w/ Carlos Hayre, Vicente Vasquez... on La Marinera Limena Es Asi (Odeon)
  • 12:26pm Malhaya by Augusto Ascuez, Augusto Gonzlaez, Abelardo Vasquez w/ Carlos Hayre, Vicente Vasquez... on La Marinera Limena Es Asi (Odeon)
  • 12:28pm Soy Guajiro Del Monte by Celina Y Reutilio on Recordando el Sabor Cubano (MAG)
  • 12:31pm Silencio by Augusto Ascuez, Augusto Gonzlaez, Abelardo Vasquez w/ Carlos Hayre, Vicente Vasquez... on La Marinera Limena Es Asi (Odeon)
  • 12:33pm Mamita Mi Senorita by Augusto Ascuez, Augusto Gonzlaez, Abelardo Vasquez w/ Carlos Hayre, Vicente Vasquez... on La Marinera Limena Es Asi (Odeon)
  • 12:35pm La Caporala by Augusto Ascuez, Augusto Gonzlaez, Abelardo Vasquez w/ Carlos Hayre, Vicente Vasquez... on La Marinera Limena Es Asi (Odeon)
  • 12:40pm Macusa by Pablo Milanes con Cotan El Albino y Compay Segundo on Anos Vol. 3 (PM Records)
  • 12:43pm Mandame Quitar La Vida by Augusto Ascuez, Augusto Gonzlaez, Abelardo Vasquez w/ Carlos Hayre, Vicente Vasquez... on La Marinera Limena Es Asi (Odeon)
  • 12:45pm Chan Chan by Pablo Milanes Con Cotan El Albino Y Compay Segundo on Anos Vol. 3 (PM Records)
  • 12:48pm Llamando a Santa Barbara by Celina Y Reutilio on Fiesta Santeria Vol. 1 (Suaritos)
  • 12:50pm Rezando A Yemaya by Celina Y Reutilio on Fiesta Santeria Vol. 1 (Suaritos)
  • 12:53pm A Santa Lucia by unknown artist on Fiesta Santeria Vol. 2 (Suaritos)
  • 12:55pm A San Alejo by unknown artist on Fiesta Santeria Vol. 2 (Suaritos)
  • 12:58pm Fiesta Para Obatala by Celina Y Reutilio on Fiesta Santeria Vol. 1 (Suaritos Records)
  • 1:02pm Mares Y Arenas by Pablo Milanes Con Cotan El Albino Y Compay Segundo on Anos Vol. 3 (PM Records)
  • 1:05pm Recuerdo Tropical by Trio Servando Diaz on Recordando el Sabor Cubano (MAG)
  • 1:08pm Queinoso E Tremoso by Dona Onete on Banzeiro (Mais Um Discos)
  • 1:11pm Na Areia Da Praia by Nazare Pereira on Ver-O-Peso (Gravasom)
  • 1:14pm Clarao Da Lua by Nazare Pereira on Ver-O-Peso (Gravasom)
  • 1:17pm Retirando by Trio Mossoro on Forro do Mexe Mexe (Tapecar)
  • 1:20pm So Recordando by Trio Mossoro on Forro do Mexe Mexe (Tapecar)
  • 1:24pm Dunas Da Princesa by Nazare Pereira on Ver-O-Peso (Gravasom)
  • 1:27pm Historia do Anel by Trio Mossoro on Forro do Mexe Mexe (Tapecar)
  • 1:30pm Eu Sou Eu by Ze Do Peba on Forro Perigoso (RS Discos)
  • 1:32pm Siri E Caranguejo by Pinduca on Selecao de Ouro (Magazine)
  • 1:34pm Choupette by Edner Guignard & His El Rancho Hotel Orchestra on Meringues D'Haiti (Rancho Records)
  • 1:37pm Ti Cherie by Edner Guignard & His El Rancho Hotel Orchestra on Meringues D'Haiti (Rancho Records)
  • 1:40pm O Pinto by Pinduca on Selecao de Ouro (Magazine)
  • 1:43pm Ninguem Me Segura by Ze Do Peba on Forro Perigoso (RS Discos)
  • 1:45pm Forro Do Mexe Mexe by Trio Mossoro on Forro Do Mexe Mexe (Tapecar)
  • 1:48pm Sinha Pureza by Nazare Pereira on Ver-O-Peso (Gravasom)
  • 1:51pm Mistura de Carimbo Com Ciranda by Pinduca on Selecao de Ouro (Magazine)
  • 1:54pm Bala De Rifle by Pinduca on Selecao de Ouro (Magazine)
  • 1:57pm Lua Jaci by Dona Onete on Banzeiro (Mais Um Discos)
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