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Whoa, Alright a big shout out to the emissary of Uncle Meghabhuti for reaching out to me to bring some international funk to their show. It was so fun playing some funky tunes and talking about them and the world. Hopefully something that can happen again real soon. Its unfortunate that that Uncle Meghabhuti & Funkscribe Present do not have a podcast feed but you can go to their pa

Angola... Man, talking about a collision of ideas, cultures and fortunes... Damn. Colonized by the Portuguese the influence is felt but even more is the backlash, the resistance, and and the sounds of survival. Depths upon Depths... there are so many levels to the music in this podcast and so many stories to tell. If you need more check out these Links! http://www.afropop.org/count

Jamaica... Man the cultural interplay between the US and Jamaica and the exchange and development of musical ideas has been eye opening for me. So much of modern US music across popular genres has so many Jamaican connections and influences. Shout out To DeeJay Slippy Mike from FredomSounds for starting the ball swinging and getting me back to what really matters. Listening to musi

Mexico, the land of intense volume. Mexico the land of free flowing Victoria cerveza and bars that can blast the banda at obscene levels. Mexico the land where you can wake up every morning to your neighbor singing along to the Spanish version of Piano Man. Mexico, the land where you need an accordion to make gang signs. Mexico the land of speed bumps that will bump you. Mexico the

Alright, so this is the first podcast that doesn't really have a country as its focus, so let me explain that a little bit. This show is all about cover songs that I encountered in different languages while I was listening to the tons of albums from each country. Now, these songs all share two things in common: One, they were originally sung in English before they were translated i

Ahh, France where people speak French. I can't get over some of these rockin french ladies. Some with there growly voice, some with there angelic folkyness, and some with the Art Ensemble of Chicago behind them. Love it! I've been looking up some videos and I'll keep posting them below the playlist. We'll start with some sleazy old Serge trying to win over Whitney. France 1) Le Fer

This week we're gonna go through the USSR. The USSR was one of the last old school empires, which was composed of other nations that were first conquered by the Tsars then taken over by the Dictators of the Proletariat. So the Soviet Union was a pretty diverse place going from Baltic counties, to the Stans, with a little outer Mongolia thrown in the mix. Anyway I'll try and represe

Japan, and yes they are going to rock you. except they are not good at pronouncing it. Yup, they actually had to change the term rock n' roll to a word that was easier for them to pronounce, and that term was "group sounds". But obviously that does not rock, I think that they still do. Japan 1) August, 1970 - Tokyo Kid Brothers 2) Tunnel Tengoku - The Dynamites 3) 男の中の男 -

India, I have allways had a thing for Bollywood, you know the camp, the dance and the moody girls, but damn they all can rock too! And there all on Youtube! And, yes they are amazing! man, I am telling you India is blowing my mind, ears and eyes this week. So, come and get your fill. India 1) Taxi-Kal Raat Sadak Pe Ek Ladki - Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle 2) Ankhen Meri Maikhana - Ash

Ethiopia! man I have to say after immersing myself in the sounds of Ethiopia that this is a country where they just know how to get their instruments playin right. Warm horns, trembling or tremeloing voices, and under it all some deep apegiating bases that just make you want to start bobin your head. There is something about their melodies too, so uniquely Ethiopian. Man, Ethiopia