Al compás del mundo   195, 8-28-25, original songs and their covers   01 Richard Berry - Louie Louie (USA) 02 The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (USA) 03 Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love (USA) 04 Elise LeGrow - Who Do You Love (Canada) 05 Dolly Parton - Jolene (USA) 06 The White Stripes - Jolene (USA) 07 Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower (USA) 08 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower (USA) 09 Alemayehu Eschete - Ayalqem tedengo (Ethiopia) 10 Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime (England) 11 Little Willie John - Fever (USA) 12 Elvis Presley - Fever (USA) 13 Solomon Linda - Mbube (South Africa) 14 The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (USA) 15 Billy Roberts - Hey Joe (USA) 16 Wilson Pickett - Hey Joe (USA) 17 Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack (USA) 18 Becca Krueger - Hit the Road Jack (USA) 19 Beethoven Symphony 9 (Choral) - Ode an die Freude (Germany) 20 Rube Waddell - Ode An die Freude (USA)   Throughout t...

  Al compás del mundo   #193, 8-14-25 - Tuff Vibes, vol. 1 - reggae   01 Sons of Light - Land of Love 02 Devon Russell - Jah Hold the Key 03 Judah Eskander - Jah Light 04 Barrington Levy - Look Youthman 05 Al Campbell - Fight I Down 06 Barry Brown - Warmonger 07 Don Carlos - Plantation 08 Anthony Johnson - Hey Mr. Rich Man 09 Eddie Constantine - Tenement Yard 10 Burning Spear - Jah Jah No Dead 11 Desi Roots - Weed Fields 12 Johnny Clarke - Blood Dunza 13 Earl Cunningham - Jail House 14 Lacksley Castell - Guiding Light 15 Cornell Campbell - Hard Time 16 Noel Ellis - Memories 17 Prince Jammy - Throne of Blood   Here’s another contribution to the Al compás del mundo radio program from flesh and blood prodigy, Ras Haas. A long-time collector of Jamaican vinyl, Ras has claimed that honorific title due to an abiding interest and participation (as a consumer) in the island’s musical scene. For me it’s an entire playlist where almo...

  192, 8-07-25 – worldly potpourri   01 Juluka - Ibhola Lethu (Sovany) (South Africa) 02 Hany Mehanna - Dala (Egypt) 03 Aung Win Group - Mother River (Myanmar) 04 Insan Olmaya Geldim - Kirpiğine Kaşına (Turkey) 05 Luis Enrique Casal - El Arbolito (Panama) 06 Lola Flores - La Faraona (Spain) 07 Dengue Fever - Seeing Hands (Thailand and USA) 08 K.R. Nagati - De l'Orient à l'Orion (Tunisia) 09 Kalyi Jag - La Romnjasa (Roma, Hungarye) 10 Jaime Pineda - Cuando el viejo se enamora (Colombia) 11 Liam O' Maonlai - Amhrán na hEascainne (Ireland) 12 Yayah Ratnasari & Bhinneka Group - Bau Tapi Ngeunah (Indonesia) 13 Mulangeni Sounds - Kwathu ku Mulangeni (Malawi) 14 Red Baraat - Sialkot-Zindabad (India and USA)   This week’s program, it’s a worldly potpourri. Or maybe, a weirdly potpourri in its logic or lack thereof. It’s a big ol’ grab bag of stuff. Culled from a file of worthy Al compás del mundo fodder that resides on the fringes where poten...

  Historically, the tango (and its close cousin, the milonga) has been considered an example of world cultural property, i.e. something to be nurtured by the likes of UNESCO. It was born in the 1880s in back streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina and across the river in Montevideo, Uruguay. Considered a lewd, low-class form of entertainment, particularly due to its intimate couples dance moves, it, of course, became the favorite of the masses. Many a music producer has learned that lesson: don’t tell the masses what they should listen and dance to. By the early 20 th  century France seemed to have a soft spot for the tango, as well as Hungary, Britain, Germany, and other European centers. Record production, cabaret shows and radio broadcasts from the 1920s onward served to introduce this seductive sound to an ever-wider audience. Why did the tango captivate the public far and wide? One could ask the same about reggae music, Cuban rhythms, rock and roll, and other musical trends em...