“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-5). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives. You can subscribe to the podcast with this URL (click here to subscribe in iTunes).
I put together a bit of a Colombian feature at the start of the show since I have some friends who are going to be in Bogotá this week. From there it just meanders all over the place.
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Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)
El Sexteto Miramar: “Cumbiamba” – Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes. The Powerhouse of Colombian Music 1960-76 (Soundway)
J. Alvear: “Cumbia Cincelejana” – Diablos Del Ritmo-The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-85 (Soundway)
Afrosound: “Caliventura” – The Afrosound of Colombia, vol. 1 (Vampisoul)
Rodolfo y Su Tipica RA7: “Tabaco y Ron” – The Afrosound of Colombia, vol. 1 (Vampisoul)
Fruko y sus Tesos: “Lamento cubano” – The Afrosound of Colombia, vol. 1 (Vampisoul)
Wganda Kenya: “El caterete” – The Afrosound of Colombia, vol. 1 (Vampisoul)
Chico Trujillo: “Polera Amarilla” – Cumbia Chilombiana (Oveja Negra)
Los Átomos De Paramonga: “El trencito” – Cumbia Beat, Vol. 1: Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966-1976 (Vampisoul)
Cumbia Los Galleros: “Soledad” – Cumbia Cumbia 2: La Epoca Dorada de Cumbias Colombianas (World Circuit)
Sonora Tropical: “Lluvia” – Diablos Del Ritmo-The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-85 (Soundway)
Calixto Ochoa y Los Papaupas: “Lumbalu” – Diablos Del Ritmo-The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-85 (Soundway)
Guillermo Muñoz y Conjunto Tipico del Magdalena: “Cumbia de Todos” – The Original Sound of Cumbia: The History of Colombian Cumbia & Porro As Told By The Phonograph 1948 – 79 (Soundway)
Nacho Paredes con Los Vaqueros Sabaneros: “Dulce Lamento” – The Original Sound of Cumbia: The History of Colombian Cumbia & Porro As Told By The Phonograph 1948 – 79 (Soundway)
Star Band de Dakar: “Malagueña” – Star Band de Dakar Vol.1 (Bellot Records)
Wey Len Nobel: “Kay Len Fecce” – Ivory Coast Soul 2 (Hot Casa)
Digable Planets: “Black Ego” – Blowout Comb (Pendulum Records)
The Heliocentrics: “Calabash” – 13 Degrees Of Reality (Now-Again Records)
Bola: “Abayetidu Ma” – Volume 7 (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
Blind Arvella Gray: “Take Your Burden to the Lord” – The Singing Drifter (Conjuroo)
Hugh & Karl Farr: “I Said Goodbye” – Texas Stomp: Hot ‘N’ Bluesy – Fiddle/Guitar and Twin Guitar Duets: 1934-1940 (Country Routes)
Gerson King Combo: “Blows” – Gerson King Combo (Polydor)
James Brown: “Mother Popcorn” – Newport Jazz Festival 7/6/1969 (Concert Vault)
The New Mastersounds: “The Tin Drum (featuring Sam Bell)” – This Is What We Do (3 on the B)
Karl Hector & the Malcouns: “Ngunga Yeti Fofa” – Ngunga Yeti Fofa (Now-Again Records)
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound: “Before You Die” – Howl (Bloodshot Records)
The Smiths: “Hand in Glove” – Louder than Bombs (Sire)
Astrud Gilberto: “Bim Bom” – Look To The Rainbow (Polygram )
The Scientist & Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub: “Tubby” – The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota’s Heavyweight Dub (self-released)
Bra Sello & His Band: “Soul Time Nzimande Go” – Next Stop … Soweto Vol. 2: Soultown. R&B, Funk & Psych Sounds from the Townships 1969-1976 (Strut)
Tear Drop: “I’m Gonna Get You” – Eccentric Soul: The Forte Label (Numero Group)
Heshoo Beshoo Group: “Lazy Bones” – Armitage Road (EMI Columbia)
Steven Hashimoto’s Mothra: “Tradewind” – Tradewind ()
David Murray Infinity Quartet: “French Kiss for Valerie” – Be My Monster Love (Motema)
