play list - 06/25/2009

just heard that michael jackson died. i was a big fan in the late 80's when "BAD" was released. that's also when the moonwalker "movie" was released that had the ultra-long version of smooth criminal, had the video for bad performed by kids, and had ladysmith black mambazo singing at the end. smooth criminal is probably still my favorite song of his. AND that video even was the basis for a smooth criminal video game! (which i loved). i think i'll try to play that song on the show next week.

as for this week, started off with some latin lounge, then some latin electronic (love the zzk sound ablum), then some general electronic stuff. but the song that's been in my head the last week is mentiras by los amigos invisibles. prety cool low-tech video too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g-qZIktAtc


the whole list:

-- el cayuco , tito puente , dance mania , columbia
-- hong kong mambo , tito puente , dance mania , columbia
-- mucha muchacha , esquivel , cabaret manana , rca
-- brazil , esquivel , see it in sound , house of hits
-- around the world , Senor Coconut , Around the World , nacional
-- sweet dreams , Senor Coconut , around the world , nacional
-- cartegena , sonido del principe , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- gauchito gil , fauna , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- mentiras , Los Amigos Invisibles , commercial , nacional
-- vivire para ti , Los Amigos Invisibles , commercial , nacional
-- the love feeling , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- 2 sips & magic , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- roll off (solo remix) , cornershop , single , cornershop
-- giddian di rani , clinton , disco and the halfway to discontent , luaka bop
-- disco paradise , vhs or beta , le funk , astralwerks
-- m79 , Vampire Weekend , Vampire Weekend , xl
-- mpf , Fantastic Plastic Machine , luxury , emporer norton
-- North American Scum , lcd soundsystem , Sound of Silver , DFA Records
-- big time sensuality , bjork , debut , elektra
-- where do i begin , Chemical Brothers , Dig Your Own Hole , astralwerks
-- Little Fluffy Clouds , the orb , The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld , mercury
-- jin-go-lo-ba , Olatunji , drums of passion , columbia
-- In A Gadda Da Vida , Incredible Bongo Band , bongo rock , Mr. Bongo

play list - 06/18/2009

i'm enjoying my new yelle cd, but i was running some lyrics translations last night for her french lyrics and was shocked to find that most of her songs are pretty sexual. at least one definitely was not playable, and several were questionable. so i decided to just stick to "a cause de garcons". also got a cool cd of latin cumbia remixes from nacional and some afro-peruvian remixes from cumbancha. so lots of new music today, plus a little funk at the end.

also slipped in some more lady sovereign, the rapper from the UK. that cd also has some language issues, but "hoodie" was clean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfaAx5xcJAk

track , artist , album , label
-- ya voy (faze action remix) , novalima , coba coba remixed , cumbancha
-- tumbala (da lata remix) , novalima , coba coba remixed , cumbancha
-- kariba , faze action , moving cities , warner bros
-- sun children (feat. the real live show) , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- la lluvia (feat. richard shepherd) , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- tu fin, mi comienzo , Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada , coconut rock , esl
-- mentiras , Los Amigos Invisibles , commercial , nacional
-- dispara , gonzalo yanez , gonzalo yanez , nacional
-- yo digo baila , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- brooklyn cumbia , uproot andy , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- cartagena , sonido del principe , zzk sound vol. 2 , nacional
-- cumbia , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- A Cause Des Garcons , yelle , Pop-Up , Caroline Records
-- Hoodie , lady sovereign , Public Warning , Def Jam
-- come into my world , Kylie Minogue , fever , emi
-- give it 2 me , madonna , hard candy , Warner Bros. Records
-- the lucky one , Midival Punditz , hello hello , six degrees
-- boro boro , arash , arash , warner bros
-- Me & My Man (whitey vs. chromeo fly whitey remix) , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , Vice
-- honky tonk popcorn , pacific rhythm combo , black feeling , freestyle
-- fi-yi dance , soul ful two , because you're funky , lo
-- party in joe craig's ear , davy jr. and guess who , because you're funky , lo
-- papa was a rolling stone , the funk brothers , the best of the funk brothers , motown
-- $165 million + interest (into) the round up , david holmes , Ocean's 12 Soundtrack , warner brothers

play list - 06/11/2009

last week i heard about the french electro-pop artist yelle a couple times, watched a video and really liked it, got the cd, and played it this morning. the song is called "a cause de garcons", which i read means "because of boys". here's the video, pretty funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmLjZrH0VlY


played a few more french electronic songs after that. one of them was daft punk's phoenix. funny thing happened when i was playing that one, someone called in to tell me that my cd was skipping, but it wasn't :-) it is a pretty repetitive song, to be honest. but still good.

also continued my streak of playing from my new amadou & miriam cd and the new nickodemus cd.


Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- A Cause Des Garcons , yelle , Pop-Up , Caroline
-- Phoenix , daft punk , Homework , Virgin
-- Kelly Watch the Stars , air , moon safari , Caroline Records
-- TV Destroy , darkel , Darkel , Astralwerks
-- apologize (the real booty babes club remix) , one republic , single , capp
-- Zombie (andrew spencer and the vamprockerz remix) , Cranberries , bounce! , capp
-- har ek bat , Midival Punditz , hello hello , six degrees
-- giddian di rani , clinton , disco & the halfway to discontent , astralwerks
-- the hot for may sound , clinton , disco & the halfway to discontent , Astralwerks
-- makhana , funkadesi , yo baba , funkadesi
-- just move , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- n'dini , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- djuru , Amadou & Mariam , welcome to mali , because
-- welcome to mali , Amadou & Mariam , welcome to mali , because
-- staff benda bilili , staff benda bilili , tres tres fort , crammed
-- souka nayo mix (thievery corporation remix) , Baaba Maal , afrikya volume 1 , rasa
-- mathar (discovery of india mix) , indian vibes , thievery corporation - the outernational sound , esl
-- expo in tokyo , alan moorhouse , thievery corporation - the outernational sound , esl
-- smoke on the water , senor coconut , Fiesta Songs , Emperor Norton
-- Concheperla , novalima , Coba Coba , Cumbancha
-- Ruperta/Puede Ser , novalima , Coba Coba , Cumbancha
-- the revolt of the cockroach people , Ocote Soul Sounds/Adrian Quesada , coconut rock , esl
-- tricky tricky , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- the lucky one , Midival Punditz , hello hello , six degrees

play list - 06/04/2009 - Judaism

rabbi scott white and susan choucroun came in today during the second hour to talk about judaism. rabbi scott brought his guitar and played several songs during that time, some in english and some in hebrew. coincidentally, president obama was in egypt today giving a speech on the middle-east conflict. so rabbi scott ended the hour mentioning that and playing a song about peace, called shalom. that was good.

as an introduction to the interview, i started the show with two songs by french-israeli artist yael naim. then played african, afro-funk, and some nickodemus and thievery corporation.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- New Soul , Yael Naim , Yael Naim , warner music
-- toxic , Yael Naim , Yael Naim , warner music
-- magossa , Amadou & Mariam , welcome to mali , because music
-- djama , Amadou & Mariam , welcome to mali , because music
-- famou (remix danse) , Sekouba Bambino , african party , putumayo
-- alaye , 37th state , afrikya, volume 1 , rasa
-- afro beat blues , Hugh Masakela , the chisa years: 1965-1975 , chisa
-- the love feeling , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- 2 sips & magic , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- under my sensi (thievery corp. remix) , Boozoo Bajou , the outernational sound , esl
-- lagos communique , Theivery Corporation , the outernational sound , esl
-- you wish , Nightmares on Wax , in a space outta sound , Warp Records

play list - 05/28/2009 - guest DJ

had a guest dj today - brad bruce. so he did the first hour of music, then i did the 2nd hour. i played from the nickodemus new release, sun people. also, i just got the latest cd from amadou & miriam, so was excited to play from that too.

went to see they might be giants do their "flood" concert last week. it was awesome. i don't think i've ever seen so many fans singing the words to every song.

parents are visiting, so that's all for this week.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- 2 Atoms in a Molecule , Noah and The Whale , Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down , Mercury
-- take me out , Franz Ferdinand , Franz Ferdinand , Domino
-- Bodysnatchers , radiohead , In Rainbows , Xurbia
-- Arc of Time (Time Code) , Bright Eyes , Digital Ash in a Digital Urn , Saddle Creek
-- what if you knew , David Rovics , Songs for Mahmud , Ever Reviled Records
-- Plasitcities , Andrew Bird , armchair apocrypha , Wegawam Music Co.
-- funny the way it is , Dave Matthews Band , Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King , Bama Rags Records
-- Left Hand Suzuki Method , gorillaz , gorillaz , EMI
-- Jesus Shaves , The Roches , Moonswept , slg
-- true lies , taalam acey , the market 4 change , word supremacy perss
-- Nothing to Worry About , Peter Bjorn and John , Living Thing , V2 Music Scandinavia
-- m79 , Vampire Weekend , Vampire Weekend , xl
-- All I Want Is You , Barry Louis Polisar , Juno Soundtrack , Rhino Entertainment
-- beautiful boy , ben harper , Instant Karma: Save Darfur , amnesty international
-- 3rd Planet (BBC Radio 1 Session Radio Edit) , modest mouse , the moon and antartica , Sony BMG Music Entertainment
-- sun children , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- la lluvia , nickodemus , sun people , esl
-- sabali , Amadou & Mariam , Welcome to Mali , warner bros
-- Ce N'est Pas Bon , amadou & miriam , Welcome to Mali , warner bros
-- Refavela , angelique kidjo , Black Ivory Soul , Columbia
-- times square (1989) - radio edit , hip hop hoodios , carne masada , jazzheads
-- Hoodie , Lady Sovereign , Public Warning , def jam
-- Once upon a past , wax tailor , hope & sorrow , decon
-- we want a rock , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- Miss It So Much , royksopp , junior , astralwerks
-- Water From a Vine Leaf , william orbit , The Best of Strange Cargos , capitol

play list - 05/21/2009

took a break from the religion interviews this week, so i played 2 full hours of music for the first time in a couple months. started with some christian hip-hop though, courtesy of krs-one. then played more hip-hop including lady sovereign, whose cd i just got recently and really like. i also made sure to get some chromeo in just so i had an excuse to post a video from their appearance on yo gabba gabba! "Pete, did you wash your hands before touching these keyboards?", "Yes", "Did you????", "No :-("

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDG0c3saE4I


also, they might be giants are in town tomorrow doing a special "flood" show so i played a couple tracks form that cd. too bad i didn't put more effort into getting free tickets to give away this year like i did last year. just didn't get around to it, sorry everyone. but i bought our tickets today, should be a great show!

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- Ain't Ready , KRS-One , spiritual minded , Koch Records
-- positively inclined (feat. ASM & Marina Quaisse) , wax tailor , hope & sorrow , decon
-- Public Warning , Lady Sovereign , Public Warning , def jam
-- Turn the Page , the streets , Original Pirate Material , Locked On
-- ill bill , X-ecutioners , Revolutions , columbia
-- gutter swipe , the arch cupcake , box of bees , patriarch recordings
-- List of Demands (Reparations) , saul williams , saul williams , fader
-- culture move , asian dub foundation , rafi's revenge , london records
-- har ek baat , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- Music (from Salaam Memsaab) , r.d. burman , the bombay connection , Bombay Connection
-- Pyar Chaiye Keh Paisa , CHARANJIT SINGH , The Bombay Connection , Bombay Connection
-- night creeper , big man and the night people , because you're funky , lo recordings
-- the stingray , the funk brothers , the best of the funk brothers , motown
-- Four Sticks , midival punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- Big River (Count De Money Remix) , johnny cash , take a chance , fontana
-- Day In Day Out (Cut Chemist Remix) , nat king cole , Re: Generations , capitol
-- is you is or is you ain't my baby , Dinah Washington , Verve Remixed , verve
-- roll off (solo remix) , cornershop , single , luaka bop
-- Happy Up Here , royksopp , junior , astralwerks
-- Fancy Footwork (Crookers Remix) , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , vice
-- we're in the city , saint etienne , places to visit , sub-pop
-- birdhouse in your soul , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- Whistling in the Dark , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- music for a found harmonium , penguin cafe orchestra , when in rome.. , caroline world service
-- namaste , Karl Maddison , tibetan groove , gemini sun

05/14/2009 - play list - roman catholicism

interviewed Robert Bacic about roman catholicism today. i tried to focus more on things specific to the catholic church than on christianity in general. so we talked about priests, bishops, popes, the sacraments, saints, and more.

before that i played some euro hit 40, a funny song about karate kid 2, and more from staff bend bilili, which is a group of paraplegic musicians from the democratic republic of the congo that play homemade/handmade instruments.

-- part 1 , radio netherlands , Euro Hit 40, May 2009, part 1 , radio netherlands
-- top 10 , radio netherlands , Euro Hit 40, May 2009 , radio netherlands
-- karate kid 2 , Mexican Institute of Sound , soy sauce , nacional records
-- drop , cornelius , point , matador
-- mausam & escape , A.R. Rahman , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- Breath Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix) , sia , Colour the small one , astralwerks
-- tonkara , staff benda bilili , tres tres fort , crammed
-- pudpots , Nightmares on Wax , in a space outta sound , warp

play list - 05/07/2009 - Hinduism

Kris Krishna joined me on the show today to talk about Hinduism. i found it very interesting that he pointed out that Christianity is very similar to Judaism because Christ was originally Jewish, and Buddhism is very similar to Hinduism because Buddha was originally a Hindu. Next week's discussion will be on Roman Catholicism.

i was happy to play "music for a found harmonium" which I've had in my head many times and never knew what it was until recently. i think i knew it from napolean dynamite. here's a pretty sweet live version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJg1NNyke2E


another highlight for me today was a spanish/mexican version of "bittersweet symphony" by mexican institute of sound.

Track Artist Album Label
-- music for a found harmonium , penguin cafe orchestra , when in rome.. , e.g. records
-- royksopp forever , royksopp , junior , astralwerks
-- cumbia , mexican institute of sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- sinfonia agridulce , mexican institute of sound , soy sauce , nacional
-- moto moindo , staff benda bilili , tres tres fort , crammed
-- desolate , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- Ringa Ringa , A.R. Rahman , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- 6AM Jullandar Shere , cornershop , Woman's Got to Have It , luaka bop
-- pyar do pyar lo , sapna , best of bollywood , universal
-- dum maro dum , asha bosle w/ r.d. burman , sitar beat , guerilla
-- Elephant Power , mc yogi , Elephant Power , White Swan records
-- Namah Shivaya , Krishna Das , pilgrim heart , Triloka

play list - 04/30/2009 - Spring Fund Drive

thursday's fund drive show did not go too well for me. i'm pretty sure i raised the least amount of money that i've rasied on my show during a fund drive in the last 3 years. not sure if its the economy, or not enough listeners, or some other unlucky circumstances. pretty discouraging though. hopefully others at the station are doing better on their shows. thanks very much to those of you who did call in to donate though, i appreciate it!

the better part of the day was that right after my show my girlfriend and i drove 4 hours to saint louis to see flight of the conchords in concert. they were excellent. started off the show coming out in their robot costumes and preformed "too many dicks on the dance floor". had some great light effects too. and the theater that it was in, the fox, was incredible with the old detailed architecture and decorations. they went on to play just about all the songs from their albums, plus a few others, and some from season two. and finished off with a great synchronized dance rendition of "sugar lumps". awesome and hilarious show. then the next day we went to forest park, the bascilica cathedral, and the arch.

started off the show with an edited version of beck's "time bomb". i'd had that song stuck in my head due to the following hilarious video, the hollywood high five montage.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0e7e65a11c/highfive-hollywood-from-almost-twins-jake-jack-packard-chris-henchy-bob-turton-baratsandbereta-will-ferrell-and-milo-ventimiglia

HIGH-FIVE HOLLYWOOD! from Will Ferrell

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- time bomb , Beck , single , interscope
-- Paper Planes (DFA remix) , m.i.a. , Slumdog Millionare Soundtrack , interscope
-- whip it (philip steir remix) , devo , What is Hip? Remix Project Vol 1 , Warner Bros.
-- the pink panther theme , St. Germain , pink panther's penthouse party , virgin
-- California Soul (Diplo/Mad Decent Remix) , marlena shaw , verve remixed 4 , verve
-- strange days (theivery corporation remix) , the doors , Versions , esl
-- Happy Up Here , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- Yo Digo Baila , Mexican Institute of Sound , Soy Sauce , nacional records
-- dispara , Gonzalo Yanez , Gonzalo Yanez , nacional records
-- rio , Aterciopelados , rio , Nacional
-- Robots , Flight of the Conchords , the distant future , sub pop
-- Little Boxes , Malvina Reynolds , Ear to the Ground , Smithsonian Folkways
-- one man woman , lady k-wida ft. king yellowman , euro hit 40 - april 2009 , radio netherlands
-- dolly song , holly dolly , pretty donkey girl , virgin
-- djin djin , angelique kidjo , djin djin , razor and tie
-- senegal fast food , Amadou & Mariam , dimanche a bamako , nonesuch
-- sufism , zeb , turntables on the hudson vol 2 , rhythmlove records
-- i love music , flunk , For Sleepyheads Only , guidance
-- vivre , zap mama , ancestry in progress , luaka bop
-- the sweetest , nightmares on wax , in a space outta sound , warp

play list - 04/23/2009

no religion interviews scheduled today. still did the big read, so i had just over an hour and a half to play music. i had a few great new releases to play. the new mexican institute of sound cd is excellent, so i started with that. then the new cd from midival punditz, and eventually the new royksopp. happy up here is a great song, even if it is very similar their song eple, which i also love. here is the video for happy up here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmcPeuf5aXo


also played the song little boxes, since kathleen and i have been watching a whole lot of the showtime series, weeds

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- cumbia , Mexican Institute of Sound , Soy Sauce , nacional records
-- Yo Digo Baila , Mexican Institute of Sound , Soy Sauce , nacional records
-- electric universe , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- drifting , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- sleep on the left side (les rythmes digitales remix) , cornershop , sleep on the left side (maxi-single) , luaka bop
-- Ooh Yeah , moby , Last Night , mute
-- Little Boxes , Malvina Reynolds , Ear to the Ground , Smithsonian Folkways
-- Big River (Count De Money Remix) , johnny cash , take a chance , music world / compadre
-- nothing , the egg , /Forwards , Squarepeg
-- Happy Up Here , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- vision one , royksopp , Junior , astralwerks
-- Refavela , angelique kidjo , Black Ivory Soul , Columbia
-- hoya hoye , Bole 2 Harlem , bole 2 harlem , Sounds of the Mushroom
-- welcome to tmcr , The Pinker Tones , the million colour revolution , Nacional
-- mojo moog , The Pinker Tones , the million colour revolution , Nacional
-- Climbatize , Prodigy , Fat of the Land , Maverick
-- mango pickle down river , m.i.a. , kala , interscope
-- elephant ride , state of bengal , visual audio , six degrees
-- africaye , Bole 2 Harlem , bole 2 harlem , Sounds of the Mushroom
-- north , Afro Celt Sound System , Volume 3: Further In Time , real world

play list - 04/16/2009 - Islam

today's religion interview was islam with Rauf Mir. we talked about the koran, the five pillars of islam, islamic law, and even Greg Mortenson and his book "three cups of tea". he brought in several songs, but i didn't get the song names for this list. since islam is most prevalent in northern africa and the middle east (thank you wikipedia!) i started the show by playing music from that region. we were going to finish with some Cat Stevens (aka Yusaf Islam after he converted to islam), but that track on the cd didn't work. so here's a video of my favorite Cat Stevens songs from one of my favorite movies, rushmore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeOv7W-HeW4


Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- Ja Vidi , Christopher Goze , Arabian Travels 2 , Six Degrees
-- mambo el soudani , salamat , the rough guide to latin arabia , World Music Network
-- ole aman , Omar Faruk Tekbilek , the rough guide to latin arabia , world music network
-- yaylalar , selda , selda , finders keepers
-- ya selam , Bole 2 Harlem , bole 2 harlem , Sounds of the Mushroom
-- senamou , angelique kidjo , djin djin , Razor & Tie

play list - 04/09/2009 - Sufism

this week's world faith interview was on sufism with allaudin "dean" ottinger. he leads a sufi center in kc and also happens to be a member of the local band, bcr. so he had a couple friends join him and they played a few live songs using guitar, clarinet, and hand drums. we also played several tracks from cd that dean brought in.

today was also the start of "the big read", where half-hour of my program was used to play a part of a reading of a book. so i only played half hour of my own music today. the big read lasts 3 weeks, and i am continuing the interviews, so looks like i'll play only half hour of my own music for next couple weeks too. but i'm not complaining, i'm enjoying the interviews quite a bit.

was happy to acquire the ulrich schnauss remix of "breathe me", so i started with that. here's a video for the remix, i don't think it is official, but looks pretty good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj8IQslwn8o&feature=related


the video for the original is unique and very cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbP0c9TZfzM


Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- Breath Me (Ulrich Schnauss remix) , Sia , Colour the small one , astralwerks
-- echoes , digitalism , idealism , astralwerks
-- sweet sadness , gabin , euro lounge , putumayo
-- voulez-vous? , arling & cameron , euro lounge , putumayo
-- drifting , midival punditz , hello hello , six degrees
-- fill your cup , allaudin ottinger , in the everywhere and always , coax the muse music
-- merhaba , hudost , in an eastern rose garden , open sesame
-- beethe beethe kese kese , gaudi + nus fateh ali khan , dub qawwali , six degrees
-- greetings , hamza al din , a wish , sounds true
-- all you need is love , the beatles , yellow submarine , capitol
-- walking bass , frank martinique , little fluffy clouds , boxer

play list 04/02/2009 - Baha'i

Two fun events today. First, I was able to give away tickets to an upcoming concert for Nacional Records artists Aterciopelados, from Columbia. Then in the second hour I interviewed Barb McAtte, the representative of the Baha'i faith on the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council. We played several songs that she brought in.

Since the monks are still in town, I opened the show talking a bit about them and about the Beastie Boys support for Tibet. Here's a video from their Tibetan Freedom Concerts with some sweet break dancing clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJjuwutaCxQ


One other highlight was that Six Degrees records just sent me the new Midival Punditz CD, so I played a couple from that.

-- shambala , Beastie Boys , Ill Communication , Grand Royal
-- bodhisattva vow , Beastie Boys , Ill Communication , Grand Royal
-- electric universe , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- Four Sticks , Midival Punditz , Hello Hello , six degrees
-- whole lotta love , vitamin dub , dub tribute to led zepplin , vitamin records
-- te amo dub , fidel , crucial cuts , Nacional Records
-- rio , Aterciopelados , rio , Nacional Records
-- Gratis , Aterciopelados , rio , Nacional Records
-- Un Simple Histoire , Thievery Corporation , Euro Lounge , Putumayo
-- Salpica , mambotur , Euro Lounge , Putumayo
-- Nuit Magique , jazzamor , Euro Groove , putumayo
-- hollow reed , maurice hayes , in his service , independent
-- blessed is the spot , maurice hayes , in his service , independent
-- oh lord, my god , maurice hayes , in his service , independent
-- persian chant , mina zaeri , in his service , independent
-- leonor dely , amame , amame , insignia
-- leonor dely , posee un corazon , amame , insignia
-- taki naki , state of bengal , visual audio , six degrees

play list - 03/26/2009 - Tibetan Monks Visit from India

Really fun show today. As the second installment of my religions of the world series, I was very fortunate to have on my show today the Tibetan monks visiting Kansas City from the Drepung Gomang monastery in India. They are here for about 3 weeks, doing various events around town, hosted by the Rime Buddhist Center. They had a translator with them who spoke very good English. We talked for an hour about their visit, about Buddhism, and about the oppression of the Tibetan people by the Chinese government. These monks, like many Tibetans, fled Tibet and are living as refugees in India. The monks also performed two chants that sounded excellent.

So as a lead up to the interview I played all Indian music.

Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- forest dreams , Midival Punditz , midival punditz , six degrees
-- culture move , asian dub foundation , rafi's revenge , slash
-- red sun 4 , Anoushka Shankar , rise , Angel
-- Streets of Calcutta , ananda shankar , Ananda Shankar and His Music , Fallout
-- aa dekhen jara , r.d. burman w/ asha bhosle & kishore kumar , sitar beat! , guerilla reissues
-- cabaret dance music , Kalyani Anandjl , the bombay connection , normal records
-- dance music , govind-naresh , the bombay connection , normal records
-- hey maine , Kishore Kumar, lata mangeshkar , best of bollywood , universal
-- Ringa Ringa , A.R. Rahman , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- chunari chunari , abhijeet and anuradha shriram , monsoon wedding , milan
-- jogi , panjabi mc , beware , sequence

Play list - 03/12/2009

Started with some electronic that had some violins and classical sounds to it, then played some EuroHit40 highlights, some French music, latin music, and more electronic from Canada.

I didn't find any good official videos that i haven't posted before, so here is a one-frame video of zoo york, the first song i played. i love this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOxkaNhujy4


i'm out of town next week, but the week after i'll have tibetan monks live on my show doing some chanting and talking about buddhism! they're visiting Kansas City for a couple weeks.

-- zoo york , oakenfold , bunkka , maverick
-- gutter snipe , arch cupcake , box of bees , patriarch
-- triumphant , royksopp , the understanding , astralwerks
-- here without you (verano club mix) , andrew spencer vs. lazard , single , capp
-- Boten Anna , BassHunter , LOL <(^^,)> , ultra
-- dolly song , holly dolly , pretty donkey girl , virgin
-- Wadidyusay? , zap mama , Ancestry in Progress , Luaka Bop
-- zap bebes , zap mama , Ancestry in Progress , Luaka Bop
-- j'veux d'la musique , les nubians , One Step Forward , omtown
-- c'est pas d'lamour , Rupa & The April Fishes , Extraordinary Rendition , Cumbancha
-- voila l'ete , Les Negresses Vertes , le grand deballage , Virgin france
-- Etrange , DobaCaracal , Quebec , Putumayo
-- Should I Stay or Should I Go , Los Fabulosos Cadillacs , La Luz del Ritmo , Nacional
-- el fin del amor , Los Fabulosos Cadillacs , La Luz del Ritmo , Nacional
-- what about , RH+ , quintana roo , nacional
-- nobody remix , fidel , crucial cuts , nacional
-- te amo dub , fidel , crucial cuts , nacional
-- latina , fusion body , strawberry cough , somuchsoul
-- the island of purple waterfall , Eightcubed , city life ep , the abstract branch
-- Intro , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , vice
-- You're So Gangsta , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , vice
-- la brunette est la , La Bottine Souriante , quebec , putumayo
-- shambala , Beastie Boys , Ill Communication , Grand Royal
-- one too many mornings , Chemical Brothers , exit planet dust , Astralwerks
-- timber , coldcut , Let Us Play , Ninja Tune
-- Namah Shivaya , Krishna Das , pilgrim heart , Triloka

play list 03/05/2009 - American Indian Spirituality

today was the first of a series of shows i'm doing where i'm inviting different representatives from the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council on to talk about their religion. i'm also hoping to fit music in whenever possible. so today was a good start, i had kara hawkins and stumbling deer on to talk about american indian spirituality. they also are musicians so they performed two improvisational songs using flute, rattle, drum, and vocals. i thought it went really well, i hope all the shows go this well. not sure who i'm having on next week, if anyone, but in three weeks i will have some tibetan buddhist monks on to chant and the week after that the representative of the bahai faith.

started the show off playing the two oscar nominated songs from slumdog millionaire, and some more electronic jazz, including mr. scruff. i didn't play this particular mr. scruff song, but its one of my favorites and i have played it many times:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS_CLIF1h-o


Song , artist , album , label
-- Jai Ho , a. r. rahman , Slumdog Millionaire , interscope
-- o...saya , A.R. Rahman and M.I.A. , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- conceptions , 4hero , hed kandi 59 Serve Cihlled , hed kandi
-- Lush Life (Produced by Cee-Lo) , nat king cole , Re: Generations , capitol
-- Day In Day Out (Cut Chemist Remix) , nat king cole , Re: Generations , capitol
-- y ahora tu , Up, Bustle, & Out , trip hop and jazz , ninja tune
-- spandex man , mr. scruff , keep it unreal , ninja tune
-- ruperta / puede ser , novalima , Coba Coba , Cumbancha
-- Wadidyusay? , zap mama , Ancestry in Progress , Luaka Bop
-- miss.Q.In , zap mama , Ancestry in Progress , Luaka Bop
-- silence go boom , The Sons of Silence , heavyweight rib ticklers , unfold
-- Fideo (para aqui) , yeska , Skafrocubanjazz , aztlan
-- looking for north , Various Artists , sacred spirit 2: more chantes and dances of the native americans , higher octave
-- tuuli , Hedningarna , hedningarna 1989 - 2003 , Northside
-- jhoom , gabrielle roth and the mirrors , jhoom , raven

play list - 02/19/2009

some station engineers had to do some maintenance work on the transmitter during my show today, so i was only on-air until about 11:15. but we were still streaming on the internet and we never know for sure when we'll be back on-air, so we just keep the show rolling. i may replay some of the off-air songs next week, i hope the web listeners don't mind a few repeats.

mainly i was playing jazz remixes the second hour because i just got a promo for a cd of nat king cole remixes. but i also got some electronic dance and reggae and soca and african in too. soca in honor of upcoming carnaval! played a maximus dan song that i didn't find a good video of, but here is a different one, about soccer even!:
http://www.youtube.com/v/pPxN8BAdVVA&hl=en


next week is our band auction and the week after that i'm going to begin having leaders of different religions as guests on my show and then playing some music related to their traditions. should be interesting

-- you're my disco , waldorf , this is tech pop , ministry of sound
-- lose that girl , saint etienne , good humor , sub pop
-- I Feel Space , Lindstrom , it's a feedelity affair , feedelity
-- Fancy Footwork (Crookers Remix) , chromeo , Fancy Footwork , vice
-- gotta go , fusion body , strawberry cough , somuchsoul
-- The Richest Man in Babylon , Thievery Corporation , The Richest Man In Babylon , esl music
-- Brothers & Sisters , Butch Cassidy Sound System , heavyweight rib ticklers , unfold
-- highway robbery , Krosfyah , soca gold 1998 , vp records
-- soca train , maximus dan , soca gold 2004 , vp records
-- intro , zap mama , Ancestry in Progress , Luaka Bop
-- vivre , zap mama , Ancestry in Progress , Luaka Bop
-- Vanorapa , chiwoniso , Rebel Woman , Cumbancha
-- Lush Life (Produced by Cee-Lo) , nat king cole , Re: Generations , Capitol
-- Brazilian Love Song Produced By Michaelangelo L'Acqua , nat king cole , Re: Generations , Capitol
-- pick up , bonobo , zen cd85 a retrospective , ninja tune
-- pre 63 , groove armada , vertigo , jive electro
-- the girl from ipanema , Pizzicato Five , pink panther's penthouse party , virgin
-- California Soul (Diplo/Mad Decent Remix) , marlena shaw , verve remixed 4 , verve
-- take care of business (Pilooski Remix) , nina simone , Verve Remixed 4 , verve
-- manteca (Funky lowlives remix) , Dizzy Gillespie , verve remixed 2 , verve
-- take five , the specials , today's specials , virgin
-- Cantaloop , us3 , nu jazz cool , ocho
-- freedom , hedfunk , trip hop and jazz , ninja tune

play list - 02/12/2009

i didn't realize that today was lincoln's AND darwin's birthday until "blind guy" called in to let me know. so i learned that, and also i was playing some canadian artists (feist and lhasa and fusion body) and didn't realize that chromeo was canadian until i saw on the feist cd that chromeo remixed one of her tracks, then looked it up and they are from montreal. so i learned a lot today. i played the chromeo remix and so i got in a total of 4 canadian artists. also some ska and reggae and some funk and disco.

for disco, i didn't play this particular song from saturday night fever, but maybe i should have. this is maybe the best movie dance scene ever?!?!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mepFmJNqsus



track, artist, album, label
-- Anywhere on this road , lhasa , the living road , nettwerk
-- my moon my man , feist , the reminder , Interscope
-- La Frontera , lhasa , the living road , nettwerk
-- cachita , ska cubano , Ay Caramba! , Cumbancha
-- latin goes ska , the skatalites , deep ska vol 1 , proper
-- Hands Off She's Mine , The English Beat , I Just Can't Stop It , GO Feet/London
-- simmer down , The specials , today's specials , virgin
-- evil dub , Hi-Fi Killers , jamaica , loosegroove
-- get busy , sean paul , Dutty Rock , Vp Records / Wea
-- ruff winers , lil rick feat. alison hinds , soca gold 2000 , vp records
-- Jai Ho , a. r. rahman , Slumdog Millionaire , Interscope
-- karma hunters , the pinkertones , the million colour revolution , nacional records
-- SeaLion (Chromeo Remix) , feist , the reminder , Interscope
-- That's Good , devo , devo e-z listening disc , Rykodisc
-- Ida Red , the wilders , Holiday Hoedown , kkfi
-- settin' the woods on fire , the wilders , Holiday Hoedown , kkfi
-- campus , Vampire Weekend , Vampire Weekend , XL
-- auto , hexstatic , zen cd85 a retrospective , ninjatune
-- electrotumbao , the pinkertones , wild animals , nacional records
-- akai 47 , Nortec Collective presents Bostich & Fussible , Tijuana Sound Machine , Nacional
-- picky , fusion body , strawberry cough , somuchsoul
-- night fever , The Bee Gees , saturday night fever , polydor
-- heaven , VHS or Beta , le funk , Astralwerks
-- lady (you bring me up) , The Commodores , Best of the Commodores , Atlantic
-- Le Freak , chic , the very best of chic , ATLANTIC
-- Mothership Connection (Star Child) , PARLIAMENT , Parliament's Greatest Hits , Casablanca Records
-- let's groove , Earth ,Wind & Fire , greatest hits , Columbia

play list - 02/05/2009 - mini fund drive

We had a mini fund drive this week. so i helped pitch through the news shows from 8:30 to 10:00 and then two more hours for my show. i had others sitting in with me much of the time so that makes it more enjoyable. its still a bit stressful and i was getting discouraged about half way through. but some good donations came in later and my show ended up raising a decent amount, so i wasn't totally depressed at the end.

i got in some good electronic stuff, a few funk tracks, and a couple more soca. for the funk, i played a song from ocean's 12 called "l.s.d. partie". i didn't realize until looking on youtube just now that the song was actually from 1969. it was apparently used in the soundtrack for a french movie from around then that looks pretty interesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RbzQ5bK2Ek


Track , Artist , Album , Label
-- ready for the road , blue ventures , soca gold 2000 , vp
-- athena , rabih merhi , bodyshock , caravan records
-- millionaire , a. r. rahman , Slumdog Millionaire , Interscope
-- bhangra fever , Midival Punditz , midival punditz , six degrees
-- brimful of asha (norman cook remix) , cornershop , sleep on the left side (maxi-single) , warner brothers
-- You're not from Brighton , Fatboy Slim , You've come a long Way Baby , Astralwerks
-- digital love, daft punk , Discovery , virgin
-- At the River , groove armada , vertigo , jive electro
-- dear limmertz , azymuth , faze action presents abstract funk theory , obsessive recordings
-- l.s.d. partie , roland vincent , ocean's twelve soundtrack , warner brothers
-- hippy skippy moonstrut , the mighty show stoppers , black feeling , freestyle
-- destroy she said , circ , this is techpop , ministry of sound
-- genedefekt , green velvet , this is techpop , Ministry of Sound
-- come down on me , lemon jelly , 64 95 , impotent fury / xl recordings
-- sunday paper , farid , turntables on the hudson vol. 5 , giant step
-- mud madness , 3 canal , the rough guide to world party , world music network
-- ooh la la , goldfrapp , supernature , Mute
-- life begin again , Afro Celt Sound System , Further In Time: Vol 3 , real world

play list - 01/29/2009

played a few from nickodemus's CD "endangered species" today, and a couple reggae and soca tunes, and more from a.r. rahman. also did a few jazzy songs, including jamiroquai's "virtual insanity". i never really thought of that as jazz but wikipedia described it as acid jazz, and it was on a cd i have called "nu jazz cool", so whatever. I always liked it, and the video is a TRIP!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJmX1z1NY2c

today's full list:

-- particle man , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- we want a rock , they might be giants , flood , elektra
-- bachelor pad , fantastic plastic machine , the fantastic plastic machine , emporer norton
-- flowers , cibo matto , Stereo Type A , warner brothers
-- human behavior , bjork , debut , Elektra
-- i love music , flunk , For Sleepyheads Only , Guidance Recordings
-- would you , touch & go , ultimate club mix 98 , polygram
-- got to get up , Afrika Bambaata vs. carpe diem , ultimate club mix 98 , polygram
-- back from africa , nickodemus , endangered species , esl
-- rhythm love reprise , nickodemus , endangered species , esl
-- ruperta / puede ser , novalima , coba coba , cumbancha
-- endangered species (outro) , nickodemus , endangered species , esl
-- stir it up , funkadesi , yo baba , funkadesi
-- the bare necessities , harry connick, jr. , simply mad about the mouse , columbia
-- yeyo , esquivel , cabaret manana , rca
-- virtual insanity , jamiroquai , nu jazz cool , ocho
-- lucky you , nanko , dancehall nice again 2006 , sequence
-- be strong , sizzla , dancehall nice again 2006 , sequence
-- soca train , maximus dan , soca gold 2004 , vp
-- de river , sanell dempster , caribbean divas , victory world
-- Ringa Ringa , A.R. Rahman , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- liquid dance , A.R. Rahman , slumdog millionaire , interscope
-- conceptions , 4hero , hed kandi 59 Serve Cihlled , hed kandi
-- sonido total , the pinkertones , the million colour revolution , nacional
-- now that the love has gone , we in music , felix da housecat - excursions , obsessive
-- bohemian sunset , jazzanova , hed kandi 59 serve chilled , hed kandi