Radio Is A Foreign Country 14 – Stranger Things

Stranger Things (RIAFC 0014)

A sago beetle mouth harp from 1960s Papua New Guinea; beautiful night recordings from the forests of old Borneo ca. 1950s; a rare pareret orchestra from Bali; vintage Thai shadow music & Malaysian pop; amazing recordings made off the radio in India; a stunning field recording of what the Amazon, Gran Chaco & Patanal sounded like in the 1950s; and some great psychedelic chicha from Peru.

PLAYLIST

– “Live Beetle Jew’s Harp,” Mahisu. Recorded by Robert MacLennan [Papua New Guinea, 1963]

– “Joueur de Sampey.” Recorded by Guy Piazzini [Borneo, ca. 1956-1957]
– “Joueuses de Lotong” [Borneo, ca. 1956-1957]. Recorded by Guy Piazzini.

– “Kapeng Dateng” [Borneo 1953-1954]. Recorded by Pierre Ivanoff.

– “Pinakang” [Borneo, ca. 1970s]. Recorded by Guy Saint-Clair.

– “Sewagati (Bersama),” Suling Pereret [Indonesia, Year Unknown]

– “Jew’s Harp (Juring Rangguin) of the Temiar” Recorded by Hans Oesch [Malaysia, 1963)

– “Pone Tala Pone,” P.M. 7/Jupiter [Thailand, year unknown]

– “Sakura,” D’Venus [Malaysia 1968]
“Jog,

– ” Zia Mohiuddin Dagar [India, ca. 1996-1997]

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“Sote Sote Aadhi Raat,” Salma Agha [India, 1983]

–
“Psychedelia,” X’lents [India, 1970/1971]
Excerpts from Radio India, Alan Bishop

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“Animaux Sauvages d’Amerique du Sud (excerpts). Recorded by Richard Chapelle [South America, 1963-1975]

– “Chinito en onda,” Los Mirlos [Peru, 1974]

– “El sabor de mi selva,” Grupo Selva [Peru, 1970s]

– “Bola bola en el tres,” Los Wemblers de Iquito [Peru, 1970s]

Radio Is A Foreign Place 08 – East Africa

East African Mixtape (RIAFC 008)

A selection of East African pop music (1960s-1990s), including rare Ethiopian electronica and urban azmariwotch on cassette, Somali dhaanto on VHS tapes of television broadcasts, and some great taarab records from Zanzibar/Tanzania and Kenya.

PLAYLIST

ENGENAÑELANE, BETSAT SEYOUM & ABBEBE FEKADE [ETHIOPIA]
AGEREN AYEHUWAT, YISHAK BANJAW [ETHIOPIA, 1986]

LIBEY MA’ADULEY, YISHAK BANJAW [ETHIOPIA, 1986] 

TEZETA, MUNAYE MENBERRU [ETHIOPIA, MID-1970S]

AHWAK, SOLOMON MAHMOUD [SUDAN, YEAR UNKNOWN] 

FATUMA GASSIM: WAIMALYMAFUN EFITTUBRA [SOMALIA, YEAR UNKNOWN] 

UNKNOWN, QADIIJO QALANJO [SOMALIA, YEAR UNKNOWN]
DIRYAAN, QADIIJO QALANJO [SOMALIA, YEAR UNKNOWN]

WAAYO, FAYNUUS (SOMALIA, YEAR UNKNOWN)

MA HURDEE, (DUR BAND/SAHRA DAWO & MUKTAR “IDI” RAMADAN [SOMALIA, 1986]

RAG WAA NACAB IYO NASTEEXO, AAMINA CAMAARI [SOMALIA, 1980S]

YA ZAMANI, ZUHURA SWALEH [KENYA, 1981]

MPENDE ANAEKUPENDA, URSULLA & BLACK STAR MUSIC CLUB [TANZANIA, 1983]

CHOZI LANITOKA, SHARMILA & BLACK STAR MUSICAL CLUB [TANZANIA, 1983]

NDEGE KAA UFIKIRI, YASEEN MOHAMED [KENYA, 1960S]

Ethiopia

Somalia

Zanzibar

Tanzania

Kenya

Radio Is A Foreign Place 027 – Folk Magic Radio

Folk Magic Radio (RIAFC 027)

A brilliant cover of “Not Great Men” (Gang of Four) by a Javanese gong ensemble, haunting folk gong magic from the mountains of Vietnam, hypnotic village party gong orchestra recorded by Kink Gong, a vintage gong record from Borneo, obscure international surf, dreamy vintage radio pop from SE Asia.

1. ID/Bumper: Excerpts from A Day in the Sun is Like a Radio to Me [John Thayer/Power Moves Library, 2017] & Asian Radio Environments [Jesse Paul Miller 2014].

2. Not Great Men, Sekar-Melati [Java, 2011].

3. La Danza de Fuego (edit), Los Relampagos [Novola ‎– N-603, Zafiro ‎– N-603, 1966].

4. Blondie In Khmer Camouflage. Radio Phnom Penh [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2005].

5. ID/Bumper: Exploding Briefcases of Cairo, Radio Palestine (Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2004) & Fade, Air Tapes (Phong Tran/Power Moves Library, 1996/1997). 

6. Original Music From Golden Dragon VHS Cassette (excerpt), Golden Dragon Band [Cambodian Cassette Archives, Sublimes Frequencies, 2016].

7. Noe Euy Srey Noe (Lady Named Noe), Eueng Nary & Pen Ran [Cambodian Cassette Archives, Sublimes Frequencies, 2016].

8. Gongs & Bamboo Tubes, Kavet Ratanakiri Cambodia [Kink Gong, 2014].

9. Indagine, I Marc 4 [Nelson Records – G.L.P. 1008, 1971].

10. Rubber of High Quality (excerpt), Radio Thailand: Transmissions from the Tropical Kingdom [Alan Bishop & Mark Gergis, Sublime Frequencies, 2006].

11. Unknown, Radio Thailand: Transmissions from the Tropical Kingdom [Alan Bishop & Mark Gergis, Sublime Frequencies, 2006].

12. The Theme From the Black Cat, Scotty McKay [Falcon, 1967].

13. Shortwave Radio, Uyghurs/Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China [Fausto Caceres, Shirley & Spinoza Radio].

14. Montagnard Gong Ensemble

15. Hiway Xpress, Lata Ramasar [K.D.R. Records, 1980].

16. Pamanabil [excerpt), Los Nativos [Private Mexican Garage Surf, 1965].

17. Isan Lam Plearn), Angkhanang Khunchai & the Ubon Phatthana Band [EM Records, 2014].

18. Pinakang [Borneo, ca. 1970s]. Recorded by Guy Saint-Clair [Playa Sound], ca. late 1970s/early 1980s].

19. Estroncio 90 (excerpt), Locos del Ritmo [Orfeon, 1961].

20. Classic Rock-Country Oldie, Radio Myanmar (Burma) [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2008].

21. 20 Pop Music (Tin Tin Oo) Radio Myanmar (Burma) [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2008].

22. Unknown Burmese pop son. ဘလခငလနမငသ ပလ

gongs

surf

asia

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