A plethora of weird and wonderful world music from two amazing sources. Host Rob Bitschofsky looks at a bundle of obscure but delightful 45s from The Exotica Project and liberally plunders from the back catalog of the fantastic Sublime Frequencies label.
We begin with some selections from The Exotica Project, a beautifully curated labour of love website that gathers 100 singles of lesser-known artists mining the exotica groove. Check it out at www.exoticaproject.com
| Blue Congo Ray Johnson - Single |
| Voo Doo Man Quartet Tres Bien - Single |
| Moon Mist The Blue Jeans - Single |
| Tanganyika Billy Saint featuring Bill Osborne Combo - Single |
| Blue Oasis Chuck "Big Guitar" Ernest with the Satellite Band - Single |
| Taboo Del-Tones - Single |
| The Crazy Cuban Perez & Brana - Single |
| K-L-Dee Bobby Donaldson - Single |
| Raga Theme for Ragu Dave Brubeck Featuring Rago - Single |
| Polynesian Paradise The Centuries - Single |
| Voodoo Woman Curtis Knight - Single |
| Forbidden Island The Islanders - Single |
| Sunset Mood Carmen Lesay - Single |
| Midnight in Montevideo Biscaynes with Co-Encidentals - Single |
| Enchantment The Melody Mates - Single |
| Keeper of the Sea Bruce Norman Quintet - Single |
| The Cleopatra Kick Jack La Forge - Single |
| Chant of the Jungle Red Garrison and His Zodiacs - Single |
| Camel Walk (Part Two) The Saxons - Single |
| Blue Castaway The Shelltones - Single |
| Love Charms Diane Maxwell - Single |
| In My Black Lace Jeri Simpson - Single |
| Temptation Cha Cha The Tempters - Single |
| Voodoo Kiss Don Sargent and the Buddies - Single |
| Cosmic Climax (Polynesian Chant of Green Creation) George Loa Maui Loa (Little Brother) - Single |
| Seventh Veil Jim Pierce - Single |
| G. I. Rhapsody Pepe Frenandez and His Afro-Cubans - Single |
| Yucatan The Tremors - Single |
| Undiscovered Island Stan Applebaum, His Orchestra and Chorus - Single |
| Along the Ginza Yo Yo Hashi - Single |
| Tabu Manny Duran and Orchestra - Single |
| Martinique (Pt. No. 2) Ty and Ed - Single |
| Caribbean Cruise The Three Bars Featuring Nicky Roberts - Single |
| Congo - Part 1 Twistin' Kings - Single |
| The Snakecharmer Big Black - Single |
| Arabian Jerk The Merits - Single |
| Umbe Jack Medell and His Orchestra - Single |
| Jazz in Port Said; Bossa Nova Araby Eddie Kochak & Hakki Obadia - Single |
| Hokus Pokus Jimbo's Combo - Single |
| Pacifica Vince & the Waikiki Rumblers - Single |
| ...and now a switch of gears to some strangely compelling dispatches from around the planet courtesy of the eclectic Sublime Frequencies label, a long-time favourite of This Island Earth. We'll visit India, Indonesia, Thailand, Mali and more... |
| Sitgol #1 Haba Haba Group - Folk And Pop Sounds Of Sumatra Vol. 1 |
| Small Ensemble, Myanmar Unknown - Leaf Music, Drunks, Distant Drums |
| Are You Tired Of Me Already? Thongmark Leacha - Molam: Thai Country Grooves From Isan Vol. 2 |
| Radio Delhi #1 Unknown - Radio India: The Eternal Dream Of Sound |
| Radio Fes Unknown - Radio Morocco |
| Hsiang Waing Improvisation, Myanmar Unknown - Leaf Music, Drunks, Distant Drums |
| Siti Payung Pimp Rubiah - Folk And Pop Sounds Of Sumatra Vol. 1 |
| Radio Surabaya Unknown - Radio Java |
| Radio Lowlands Unknown - Radio India: The Eternal Dream Of Sound |
| Radio Varanasi Unknown - Radio India: The Eternal Dream Of Sound |
| Segou Unknown - Bush Taxi Mali - Field Recordings From Mali |
| Unknown Unknown - Ethnic Minority Music of Northeast Cambodia |
| Pequeño Salvaje Reno - Latinamericarpet: Exploring The World Of Latin American Psychedelia Vol. 1 |
| Aao Twist Karen Kazi Aniruddha - Bollywood Steel Guitar |
| Mon Du Dow Johnny Guitar - Shadow Music Of Thailand |
| Kuni Majagani Group Inerane - Guitars From Agadez (Music Of Niger) |
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Hey Rob - cool stuff.
1:39 PM, January 29th, 2012