Al compás del mundo - programa #121

Al compás del mundo - programa #121 - Spring Potpourri

It’s spring! Which, I suppose, means different things in different places. Boston just got dumped on with hella snow; San Francisco is seeing cold (relatively), clouds and rain; and we here in Tequisquiapan, Queretaro in the middle of Mexico are suffering our way through 80-degree blue-sky days. I remember youthful exuberance in Madison, Wisconsin, when we played baseball on a March day when the temperature suddenly reached 50 degrees. We dodged patches of snow that still remained, but I guess that’s also something from the past that remains a wistful memory. Anyway, I’m searching for a theme for this week’s program that really has nothing to do with spring. But look! And smell the blossoms! The Kazakh folk group sings of flowers and Roma Indians from Rajasthan dance for the sheer joy of being alive! Regrettably, Johnny can’t dance as per Clifton Chenier and Billy wishes Stackalee hadn’t doubted his reading of the dice. But mostly it’s a positive bunch of tunes we’re putting forth here and I believe it gives “potpourri” a good name. - J.H.

Run list for Al compás del mundo - programa #121, – Spring potpourri
First broadcast 3-28-2024

01 Kiyohiko Senba and his Haniwa All-Stars -- ちゃーのみ友達スレスレ (Japan)

02 Yanti Bersaudara - Gumbira (Indonesia)

03 Yishak Binjaw - Libey Ma'aduley (Ethiopia)

04 Crimi - Mano d'Oro (Algeria-Italy)

05 Kader Tarhanine - Al Gamra Leila (Tuareg, Algeria)

06 Ihya Boudkir and Ahwach Ntfarkhin - Tiyt ajig a lward (Morocco)

07 Indian Rajasthan Gypsy dance (India)

08 Kazakh folk group - My Flower (China)

09 Kostas Nikitas - Ale Ale (Greece)

10 Eteria - Ой вийди Грицю (Ukraine)

11 Carmen Amaya - Tondero (Spain)

12 Lisandro Mesa y los Hijos de la Nina Luz - Cachaco Sabanero (Colombia)

13 El Piporro - Don Baldomero (México)

14 Frank Hutchison - Stackalee (USA)

15 The Jubalaires - Noah (USA)

16 Clifton Chenier - Johnny Can't Dance (USA)

17 Arthur Big Boy Crudup - My Baby Left Me (USA)

18 The Movers - Balele (South Africa)

On an alley, one dark and drizling night...

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