Friday, June 6, 2008

Show 68: June 2008

First airing on June 7... Repeat on June 21

EXOTICA GOES LATIN!
It's exotica with a latin beat... or is is latin music with an exotic twist?
It all gets so confusing sometimes...

plus:
2 Artists of the Month!
Mayan Sacrifice cocktail!
NEW: The Non-Tiki Tiki Tune of the Day!

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SET 1: ARTISTS OF THE MONTH:

DOMENIC FRONTIERE (June 17, 1931)
Read some background info about film and TV composer, accordionist, and alleged ticket scalper Domenic Frontiere at the still and always informative spaceagepop.com...

Song :: Jaguar God
Album :: Pagan Festival

Song :: Festival
Album :: Pagan Festival


LALO SCHIFRIN (June 21, 1932)
Noted pianist, composer, and arranger Lalo Schifrin has an official website with plenty of info, including an extensive biography and discography, here...

Song :: Borneo
Album :: Several Shades Of Jade (Cal Tjader, arr. Schifrin)

Song :: Dissolving
Album :: There's A Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On

Song :: The Wave
Album :: Piano Strings And Bossa Nova

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MAYAN SACRIFICE Cocktail
  • .5 oz tequila
  • .5 oz 151 proof rum
  • 1 oz Kahlua
  • 1 oz vodka
Pour Kahlua into a small rocks or old fashioned glass. Add 151 rum and tequila. Top with vodka. Ignite the vodka and allow to burn for a few seconds. Extinguish and quickly put a straw in the glass (making sure to go down to the bottom of the glass). Drink up!

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SET 2: EXOTICA GOES LATIN - PART 1

Song :: Siboney
Artist :: Martin Denny
Album :: Afro-Desia

Song :: Carnavalito
Artist :: Warren Barker
Album :: A Musical Touch of Far Away Places

Song :: Besame Mucho
Artist :: Michel Magne
Album :: Tropical Fantasy

Song :: Paraiso
Artist :: Clouseaux
Album :: Beyond Good and Evil

Song :: Tabou
Artist :: Lecuona Cuban Boys
Album :: Latin Lounge

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SET 3: EXOTICA GOES LATIN - PART 2

Song :: The Breeze and I
Artist :: The Islanders
Album :: The Enchanted Sound of the Islanders

Song :: Amapola
Artist :: Michel Magne
Album :: Tropical Fantasy

Song :: Frenesi
Artist :: Bo Axelzon & his Exotic Orchestra
Album :: Tiki Twilight

Song :: Copacabana
Artist :: Augie Colón
Album :: Chant Of The Jungle

Song :: Manha De Carnaval
Artist :: Martin Denny
Album :: Latin Village

Song :: Jungle Drums
Artist :: Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
Album :: Latin Lounge

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THE NON-TIKI TIKI TUNE OF THE DAY

Song :: A Man Without Love
Album :: Basil Henriques & The Waikiki Islanders
Artist :: Hawaiian Nights