Here is a splash into Mondo Disco wrapping around the South China Sea with samples of Funky DISCO from THE PHILIPPINES, SOUTH KOREA, HONG KONG, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, INDONESIA and JAPAN. Offering a sizeable selection of CITI POP, we also include GINGER ROOT from California. GINGER ROOT is actually CAMERON LEW, a talented CHINESE AMERICAN singer and composer who dabbles in the CITI POP sound with considerable success:
We offer the artists' names followed by the country of origin and original year of the following record's release.
| MARINI & THE STEPS - SINGAPORE (1970) |
| JE T'AIME... MON NON PLUS MARINI & THE STEPS - 7" - POPSOUND |
| REGALADO - THE PHILIPPINES (1977) |
| PINOY FUNK REGALADO - AYO KE DISCO: BOOGIE, POP & FUNK FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (1974-88) LP - SOUNDWAY |
| NA MI - SOUTH KOREA (1985) |
| 허수아비 NA MI - NA MI VOL. 4 (LP) - HYUNDAI |
| GINGER ROOT - UNITED STATES (2024) |
| NO PROBLEMS GINGER ROOT - SHINBANGUMI (LP) - GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL |
| TOSHIKI KADOMATSU - JAPAN (1984) |
| AIRPORT LADY TOSHIKI KADOMATSU - AFTER 5 CLASH (LP) - AIR |
| ARIA YUNIOR - INDONESIA (1984) |
| SALAH TINGKAH ARIA YUNIOR - AYO KE DISCO: BOOGIE, POP & FUNK FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (1974-88) LP - SOUNDWAY |
| NAOMI AKIMOTO - JAPAN (1984) |
| TELEPATHY NAOMI AKIMOTO - POISON 21 (LP) - INVITATION |
| NAOMI AKIMOTO - JAPAN (1982) |
| BEWITCHED（ARE YOU LEAVING SOON) NAOMI AKIMOTO - PACIFIC BREEZE 3: JAPANESE CITY POP, AOR AND BOOGIE 1975-1987 (2LP) - LIGHT IN THE ATTIC |
| TOSHIKI KADOMATSU - JAPAN (1987) |
| 52ND SREET 'AKIKO' (VAPORWAVE EDIT) TOSHIKI KADOMATSU - SHE IS A LADY (LP) - AIR |
| ANRI - JAPAN (1983) |
| CAT'S EYE (NEW TAKE) ANRI - TIMELY!! (LP) - FOR LIFE |
| BLACK BROTHERS - INDONESIA (1977) |
| MANGGE MANGGE BLACK BROTHERS - AYO KE DISCO: BOOGIE, POP & FUNK FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (1974-88) LP - SOUNDWAY |
| OSAMU SHOJI - JAPAN (1987) |
| SUSPIRIA OSAMU SHOJI - HORROR MUSIC SHOW (LP) - COLUMBIA |
| JOHN PHILIPS & THE STEPS - INDONESIA (1977) |
| AYO KE DISCO JOHN PHILIPS & THE STEPS - AYO KE DISCO: BOOGIE, POP & FUNK FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (1974-88) LP - SOUNDWAY |
| ANRI - JAPAN (1983) |
| REMEMBER SUMMER DAYS ANRI - 7" - FOR LIFE |
| MARINI & THE STEPS - SINGAPORE (1979) |
| KUINGIN DEKATMU MARINI & THE STEPS - AYO KE DISCO: BOOGIE, POP & FUNK FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (1974-88) LP - SOUNDWAY |
| EPO - JAPAN (1980) |
| DOWN TOWN EPO - 7" - RCA |
| ARIA YUNIOR - INDONESIA (1984) |
| SALAH TINGKAH ARIA YUNIOR - AYO KE DISCO: BOOGIE, POP & FUNK FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (1974-88) LP - SOUNDWAY |
| PEACH & APRICOT - JAPAN (2021) |
| WATCHING OVER YOU PEACH & APRICOT - - WARNER MUSIC JAPAN |
| MINAKO YOSHIDA - JAPAN (1982) |
| LIGHT'N UP MINAKO YOSHIDA - LIGHT'N UP (LP) - ALFA |
| KINGO HAMADA - JAPAN (1982) |
| MIDNIGHT CRUISIN' KINGO HAMADA - MIDNIGHT CRUISIN' (LP) - MOON |
| ANRI - JAPAN (1983) |
| SHYNESS BOY ANRI - TIMELY!! (LP) - FOR LIFE |
| LES CIRCUS - JAPAN (1994) |
| MR. SUMMERTIME (UNE BELLE HISTOIRE) LES CIRCUS - LIASON (CD) - MERCURY |
| 牧瀬里穂 - JAPAN (1991) |
| MIRACLE LOVE (NIGHT TEMPO MIX) 牧瀬里穂 - MIRACLE LOVE (CD) - P0NY CANYON |
| MARIYA TAKEUCHI - JAPAN (2021) |
| PLASTIC LOVE MARIYA TAKEUCHI - 12" - MOON |
| MIKI MATSUBARA - JAPAN (2023) |
| MAYONAKA TO DOOR / STAY WITH ME (2023 MIX) MIKI MATSUBARA - POCKET PARK (2023 MIX) - PONY CANYON |
| GINGER ROOT - UNITED STATES (2019) |
| WEATHER GINGER ROOT - 7" - ACHROPHASE |
| TIAN NIU - HONG KONG (1979) |
| DENG NI ZAI YU ZHONG TIAN NIU - AYO KE DISCO: BOOGIE, POP & FUNK FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (1974-88) LP - SOUNDWAY |
| MINAKO YOSHIDA - JAPAN (1980) |
| MIDNIGHT DRIVER MINAKO YOSHIDA - MONOCHROME (LP) - ALFA |
| FATIMAH RAZAK - MALAYSIA (1974) |
| DAHAGA FATIMAH RAZAK - AYO KE DISCO: BOOGIE, POP & FUNK FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (1974-88) LP - SOUNDWAY |
| AHMAD NAWAB - MALAYSIA (1979) |
| ARIES AHMAD NAWAB - AHMAD NAWAB (LP) - WEA |
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This will be very interesting, Elorious.And I really like the format on the playlist !!
8:49 AM, July 5th, 2025