Kookaburra Summer

This is the last episode of Okapi Sound System for a while. I turned off the mic, and just went to town on the boards – so enjoy this hour long mix of summer tunes. Let’s figure out a place for bass-heavy tropical vibes in Baltimore. Until then blast this out yer windows. And stay tuned for more okapi and kookaburra.

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Tracklist:

1. Dj Reganomics – E Boi

2. Architecture in Helsinki – Heart it Races (Dj/Rupture Remix feat. Mr. Lee G)

3. Vybz Kartel – Party Me Say

4. Sonora and Mundaca – Wilderness

5. Leftside – Dance People

6. De Tropix – Tap Tap

7. Santigold – Shove it (Toy Selectah Cumbia Remix)

8.  Lagartijeando – La Cumbia de la Lovlya Mezccla Original

9. Machel Montano – Gyal Wuk (Whistling Riddim)

10.  The Very Best – Yoshua Alikuti

11. Nguzunguzu – Warn U

12. Bunji Garlin – Bam Bam

13. DJ Oktay – T-K TAK

14. Equinox – Sky Daggering Riddim

15.  Black Ryno – Nuh Tek Talk – Matt Shadetek Remix

16. Abelardo Carbonà y su Conjunto – Palenque

17. Lagarijeando – Taki Onkoi

18. Hilton – Yoka le Roulement

19. Fuse ODG feat. Tiffany – Azonto

20. Petrona MArtinez – La Vida Vale La Pena (Uproot Andy Remix)

21. Schlachtofbronx – Apizaco

22. Mumdance – Malandrozo

23. Squeeze – Yanga for Me

24. KuduroDecaleSpedUpGhanaPopDoubletimeMadness (courtesy DJ/Rupture)

Beautiful Heatstroke

A hazy and tripped out beginning to the show leads into some deep house with an eventual ascent into proper tropical vibes.

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Tracklist:

[Image via So Painting]

1. Animal Collective – Transverse Temporal Gyrus Part 1

2. Flaming Lips and Prefuse 73 – Supermoon made me want to Pee

3. World’s End Girlfriend – Two of Us

4. Actress – Black Harp

5. The Congos with Sun Araw and M Geddes Gengras – Food Clothing and Shelter

6. Actress – N E W

7.  Dr Malinga ft Oskido  Jika

8.  Arca – Manners

9. Silver Bullit ft. King Ayisoba – Koloko

10.  Silver Bullit ft. King Ayisoba – Koloko [Very Best Remix ft. Afrikan Boy]

11. Waga 3000 – Dal Fo Yi Kin Dao (Rester Fort et Combatif)

12. Tinny – I Need It (Remix) (Feat. Samini, Asem, Trigmatic, Edem And Donaeo) (Prod. By Lynx) (BiGxGh.Com)

13. The Bust Twist – Ldn Luanda

14. Joyce Muniz & Shanti Roots – Cumbia Nightlife

15.  lancelot layne – yo tink is sorf 9 rafael aragon rmx

16. The Congos with Sun Araw and M Geddes Gengras – Happy Song

Get Movin It’s Summer

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Tracklist:

1. Shabazz Palaces – Are You.. Can You.. Were you…

2. Untold – Motion the Dance

3. Spoek Mathambo – Put some Red on It (Shabazz Palaces Remix)

4. Falty DL and Machine Drum – Give in 2

5. Shlohmo – Rained the Whole Time (Nicholas Jaar remix)

6. Chanca via Circuito – Malandrozo

7. Ajebutter 22 and Studio MAgic ft. Taymi B – Senrenre

8. Lancelot Layne – Yo Tnk is sorf – Rafael Aragon mix

9. Addison Groove – Sooperlooper

10. Lando Kal – Inquisition

11. Red Fox – Money Ball (Heatwave Remix)

12. DJ Oktay – T’k TAK (remix)

13. Homenaje a Justino – Socavon (Mosca Verde Remix)

14. AlgodoÌ n Egipcio – ‘La Espina del Cardenche’

Time Travel Roots

Here’s the show from this week, will post tracklist tomorrow. Starting from a new one from Schlachofbronx (which I can’t stop listening to) we travel BACKWARDS IN TIME to take a look at the ingredients that have informed the development of Tropical Bass/Global Ghettotech/Cultural Smorgasbord Super Music. The show ends in 1898. Yeah, that’s right phonograph cylinders.

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Spring Loaded Double Fire

Big, loud show tonight. Thanks to everyone who listened. We’ve got TWO tracks each from Mosca Verde, 2562, Stylo G and the week’s big showstoppers: A Tribe Called Red (Get their new album for FREE). Ontario-based DJ collective bringing the sounds of Native American music to the dancefloor… with lots of screaming. Turn it up, and enjoy the bounce between these hard noisy tracks and the usual tropical tunes like Mavado and Burundanga. Okapi out.

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Tracklist:

1. 2562 – Jerash Hekwerken

2. Wganda Kenya – Yoro (Burundanga Remix)

3. Blockhead – Smoke Signal

4. Mavado – Settle Down

5. 2562 – Nocturnal Drummers

6. Stylo G – Call me a Yardie (Sonora Remix)

7. A Tribe Called Red – Electric Pow Wow Drum

8. A Tribe Called Red – Look at This

9. Mosca Verde – Freaky Gangsta

10. Fox Productions – Indian Wine Riddim

11. DJ Lovely feat. Arwee – Beng Beng

12. Lagartijeando – Aero Tinku

13. los pilaresdela creacion – Rostroso

14. Mosca Verde – Saur Globa remix

15. Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation – Knock by the Stairs

16. El Timbe – Un Pirata Soy (Remix)

17. Stylo G feat Warning Crew – More Ganja

[image via Scrappy Annie]

Plant Your Feet

Show from 3/26/2012

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A mix of cooler, less sunny tunes for a blustery spring night, or maybe its the words of the end times swirling around. Some big new tunes through. Till next week!

Tracklist:

1.  Keith Fullerman Whitman – Issue Generator (for Ellane Radigue)

2. Sun Araw, M Gengras and the Congos – Happy Song

3. Schlachtofbronx – Slowine

4. NHK – 587

5. Mo Kolours – Keep it Up

6. TOK – I Don’t Care (Heatwave remix)

7. Susumu Yokota – Renounce the World

8. Ana Tijoux – Shock (Captain Planet Remix)

9. Zulu – Kwame

10. Face T – Jumbo (A Tribe called Red remix)

11. We Don’t Belong in Pacha – Bad Boy Tonight

12. Addison Groove – Rudeboy

13. Mo Kolours – Mini Culcha

14. Anna Love – NGAT

15. Susumu Yokota – Inception

[Image by Mediageek]

Spring Flowers Gone Digital

A whole ton of new tracks, bringing the summer heat a few months early. Check out Fuse and Tiffany bringing some London love to the Azonto dance phenomenon. And new from Argentina’s Zzk label, a new album from Fauna and crazy chiptune cumbia dubstep madness from Super Gauchin. New collaborations from Uproot Andy & Chief Boima and Burial & Four Tet. And the monstrous return of long lost South African star Felix Laband!  Terrific to see the man back in action, and I can’t wait for some proper releases. Anyway, enjoy the flurry of snow that finally came through the east coast, and let’s hope next week we can sweat for real. So many big tunes! How’d we fit ’em in just one hour?

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Tracklist:

1.Super Guachin – Me Fume el Fichin

2. Fauna – E

3. Nina Dioz & Li Samet

4. Boogat – Esa Mujer

5. Felix Laband – New track from Red Bull Mixtape

6. Caetano Veloso – Tropicalia (ATCR Remix)

7. Uproot Andy and Chief Boima – Sina Makossa Remix

8. R2Bees ft. Sarkodie and Nana Boroo – Agyeiii

9. Fuse and Tiffany – Azonto

10. Vybz Kartel – Party Me Say

11. Kendrick Lamar

12. Super Guachin – Se Pixelo el Vinito

13. Mock the Zuma – Ome

14. Burial and Four Tet – Nova

15. Belbury Poly – A Pilgrim’s Path

16. Steven Price, Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe – The Block

17. Busy Signal and TOK – On my mind

Africa Everywhere

Got the goods from the show last night. Starting with some drifting soundscapes, we take some new hip hop from Africa as a jumping off point to see the continant’s influence take form in all sorts of places. Spoek Mathambo offers a super futuristic take on classic afrofunk, and the Hackney Empire’s lond awaited full length showcases the roots of the London crew. And seen above, Ghana songsmith Tinny’s epic new “I need it.”

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Tracklist:

1. Suzzane Ciani – Paris 1971

2. Radiohead – Bloom (Jamie XX Rework Part 3)

3.Robot Orchestra – Beat the Odds

4. Anthony B – Cant stop We From Talk (sterotyp 800 pound gorilla mix)

5. Alec Lomani – Pop Revolution

6. Ayriq Akam – Bienvenie au Cameroun

7. FOKN Bois – Gimmie Pinch

8. Seun Kuti – The Good Leaf (Spoek Mathambo Remix)

9. AJ Homes and the Hackney Empire – The Story of the New Electric Highlife

10. Squeeze – Yanga for Me.

11. Tinny – I Need It (Remix)

12. MMM – Meets tsheta Boys

13. El Critica – Maga Bo

14. J Martin ft. Cabo Snoop – Good Tym

Carnival Special

Last night’s show was an epic marathon of the latest Soca jams. Mostly just straight mixing with minimal voice overs by yours truly – so you can play it proud at your party/kitchen/earpods/whatever.

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TRACKLIST:

1.Rebirth Brass Band – You Move Ya Lose

2. Whining Made Easy (Youtube Video)

3. Machel Montano – Gyal Wuk (Whistling Riddim)

4. Patrice Roberts – Man Dem Darlin  (Whistling Riddim)

5. Busy Signal – CAribbean Jabb

6. Klaze – 4d Riddim

7. Swappi – 4d Gyal

8. Benjai – Trini

9. Kes The Band – Wotless

10. Poirier – Work That

11. Bunji Garlin – Bam Bam

12. Natalie Storm – What a Bam Bam

13. Kes the Band – Precision wine

14. Poirier – Who Got Di Riddim

15. Kes the Band – Coming Over

16. Mad Dog – Early Morning

17. Denise Belfon – Dance & Dingoly

18. Fantom Dundeal – Summertime (Charlie Sheen Riddim)

19. Fadda Fox – Wine it Gal (Charlie Sheen Riddim)

20. Patrice Roberts – Swing it up (Charlie Sheen Riddim)

21. Machel Montano – Do Fraid (Charlie Sheen Riddim)

22. Busy Signal – Get Outta My Way

23. Shadow – Do Mix Meh Up

New Shows Are Up

Posted in the Archives, or right here. This was last Tuesday’s show, and the week before. I posted the latest show in 320kbs – if anyone thinks I should sacrifice quality for file size, let me know and I’ll switch it up.

Keep listening every Tuesday from 8-9pm.  Seen above and featured in the most recent broadcast, UK dancehaller Stylo G, of the timely hit Winter Swag.