It's 30° outside of the very cool, very dark superterranean CKCU world headquarters. The government has declared it a "heat event". I've curated a fine mix of the old and new as the soundtrack for it. Dig in, earthlings down below!
K'etema Anbessa Orchestra - Negestat ![]() |
Malandro de Boa Lagartijeando - Caboclo - Single ![]() |
Understand What Black Is The Last Poets - Understand What Black Is ![]() |
Üryan Geldim Burcu Güneş - Anadolu'nun Güneşi ![]() |
Baby Don't You Cry Ricardo Ray - Jala Jala Y Boogaloo |
Dancing With Sweetness, Tonight Kip Hanrahan - Crescent Moon Waning ![]() |
Andy Laughs At One Of The Few Golden Veins In Our Bronx Childhood (For Andy Gonzalez) Kip Hanrahan - Crescent Moon Waning ![]() |
We Were Not Alone (Fernando Looks For Closure - But There's Never Any...)(For Lou And Jack) Kip Hanrahan - Crescent Moon Waning ![]() |
San Vicente Milton Nascimento - Miltons |
Songhai (feat Sidi Toure) Invisible System - Invisible System: Bamako Sessions ![]() |
Bamako Invisible System - Invisible System: Bamako Sessions ![]() |
A Min We Vo Nou We Les Sympathics de Porto Novo - African Scream Contest 2 ![]() |
Crosseyed and Painless Angélique Kidjo - Remain In Light ![]() |
Once In a Lifetime Angélique Kidjo - Remain In Light ![]() |
Right Start (Unfinished Outtake) Talking Heads - Remain In Light |
Burning Down the House Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense |
Redemption Time The English Beat - Here We Go Love ![]() |
Be There For You The English Beat - Here We Go Love ![]() |
Best Friend The English Beat - I Just Can't Stop It |
Can't Get Used to Losing You The English Beat - I Just Can't Stop It |
Monkey Murders The English Beat - Wha'ppen? |
Spar Wid Me The English Beat - Special Beat Service |
Duppy Conqueror Bob Marley and the Wailers - Some of the Best |
Ska Journey The Ethiopians - Wild Train ![]() |
Come To Town The Ethiopians - Wild Train ![]() |
Tinoge Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids - An Angel Fell ![]() |
Soliloquy for Michael Brown Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids - An Angel Fell ![]() |
L'Escribota Sourdure - L'Esprova ![]() |
Slipstream Jon Hassell - Listening To Pictures (Pentimento, Vol. One) ![]() |
Was In the Blues Sly & Robbie Meet Nils Petter Molvær Feat. Eivind Aarset And Vladislav Delay - Nordub ![]() |
LOVE the new Invisible System. It is indeed aka Dan Harper, UK / African producer and sound maker, in combo with a collection of additional musicians. His/their Ethiopian - flavoured music is also KILLER.
2:14 PM, June 17th, 2018