Good ole #144 potpourri

A dozen dozens add up to program #144 this week, and being the ardent numerologist that I am, I have to regard this milestone with both admiration and suspicion. I’m pleased at myself for having found this Mexican radio gig in the first place and yet I can’t help but imagine we just might run out of musical attention-getting devices, say, by the year 2050. Maybe it’s time to play a little Stockhausen...? For example, his “Helicopter String Quartet” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1YY_BvWU would be a sure crowd pleaser and I could take the rest of the week off. See what you think. Play it in a continuous loop for 60 minutes and see if it doesn’t rev your engine. Should it fail, I suppose you can always fall back on this week’s Al compás del mundo playlist wherein you shall discover Caribbean rhythms, a brief dalliance in religious or down-in-the-mouth folk tunes, a leap in faith to Asian overtures, and a final touch down in northern, central and southern Africa.

Which hour of listening pleasure would you prefer? I face for your answer.

Listo Al compás del mundo, programa #144, potpourri
First broadcast 9-5-24

01 Creations - Qua Kue Shut (Jamaica)

02 Joseph Lacides - Yo ka biguiné (Guadalupe)

03 Willie Colón - La Murga (Panama)

04 Trio Zamora - Anoche Soñe Contigo (Cuba)

05 Tlacuatzin - Xochipitzahuatl - Flor Menudita Día de Muertos (Mexico)

06 United Sacred Harp Convention - Hallelujah (USA)

07 James 'Son Ford' Thomas - Cairo (USA)

08 Jimmie Davis - Doggone That Train (USA)

09 The Turbans - Chubby (international)

10 Kebi Dhindsa - Chak Deyan Ge (India)

11 Yusuf Azad Qawwal - Malan Dil Mein Basale (India)

12 P.M. Pocket Music - Pama Rum Kwan (Thailand)

13 Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou - Madjafalao (Benín)

14 Izintombi Zomgqashiyo - Sithunyiwe Thokozile No. 3 (South Africa)

15 Mundeke Cecile Kayirebwa - Mbaririmbire (Rwanda)

16 Mazouni - Chérie Madame (feat Meriem Abed) (Algeria)

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