Al compas del mundo – programa potpourri grab bag

These potpourris getting more potpourri-ish all the time. World music is a grab bag in the 21^st century (and according to The Mask Man (look him up) “Life is a Cafeteria. Step up and help yourself.”) You wouldn’t be faulted if the first piece was a mystery to you. It’s Thai music and it’s played by Thais as well as some Dutch folk who know their stuff. And no one is better qualified at filling the uniquely eccentric San Francisco street-jug band role than Rube Waddell. First time I ever saw them was one night out in front of Anna’s Linens store on Mission St. We jumped off the bus to see why the crowd and what was the matter… it was love at first hearing. Doing their all-time #1 hit “Mohandas”, about an Indian mac daddy’s debut in Appalachia. Punjabi banghra after that, of course, and then a quartet of most wonderful East African tunes from Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, and Madagascar. Tossed in a little jazz – great bluesy guitar by Larry Coryell in Larry of Arabia. Then there are several nominees for culture-shifting, musically satisfying wierdness, i.e. “Peter’s Trip” (Peter Fonda still awaiting Easy Rider), “Chug-A-Lug” – nuff said, and “Loca Yo” (Crazy Me) by Mexican actress/producer Kippy Casado who appeared to be living the role. Girl garage gets followed by boy garage, Iggy Stooge, competing with the Hewlett Packards and the Microsoft kids for time best spent in a garage. I just gotta know: why did Johnny Otis name his song after a small town outside of Racine, Wisconsin? And when is he going to learn to spell? [Ed Note.: What makes your big head so hard?]

Run List for potpourri grab bag first broadcast 6-8-23

01 Apichat Pakwan - Lam Toey Pasom (Thailand-Holland)

02 Rube Waddell - Mohandas (USA)

03 Balbir Bittu - Gabroo Punjab Dey (India)

04 Tadele Beqele - Enafqeshalèhu (Ethiopia)

05 Ibrahim 'Aoudh – title unknown (Sudan)

06 Shakila Na Black Star - Chozi lanitoka (Kenya)

07 D'Gary & Irma Ratazanina - Zaza Somondrara (Akata Meso) (Madagascar)

08 Gato Barbieri - Tupac Amaru (Argentina)

09 Chico Hamilton - Larry of Arabia (USA)

10 The Electric Flag - soundtrack for The Trip - Peter's Trip (USA)

11 anonymous – title unknown (Indonesia)

12 Roger Miller - Chug-A-Lug (USA)

13 Chuy Reyes - Rhumba Boogie (Mexico)

14 Kippy Casado - Loca yo (Mexico, Girl garage group)

15 Iggy And The Stooges - Gimme Some Skin (USA)

16 Johnny Otis - Caldonia (USA)

17 S.E. Rogers - Toomus Meremereh Nor Good (Sierra Leone)

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