The comeback orchestras of West Africa; from Bosnia to Cambodia in six easy steps; beep beep boogaloo; Cuban timba
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Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year
Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1996 Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Von Vo Nono | Orchestre Poly-Rythmo (Benin) | Cotonou Club | Strut | 2011 Moussogbe | Bembeya Jazz National (Guinea Conakry) | The Syliphone Years | Sterns | 1973 On Verra Ca | Orchestra Baobab (Senegal) | La Belle Epoque | Syllart | 1978
Railway Station | No Smoking Orchestra (Bosnia-Serbia) | Black Cat, White Cat original soundtrack | Barclay | 1998 Shaktar Donetsk | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001 Oh My Golem! | Geoff Berner (Canada) | Victory Party | Mint | 2011
Iz Oblaka Rosa Pada | Mojmir Novakovic I Kries (Croatia) | Ivo I Mara | Kopito | 2004 Skin To Skin | The Sway Machinery (USA) | The House Of Friendly Ghosts, Volume 1 | JDub | 2011 Family Business | Dengue Fever (USA) | Cannibal Courtship | Concord | 2011
Hot Barbecue | Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers (USA) | Rip A Dip | Milestone | 1995 Bobo! Do That Thing | Willie Bobo (USA) | Bobo! Do That Thing / Guajira | Tico | 1963 Happy Soul With A Hook | Dave Cortez With The Moon People (USA) | The Bad Boogaloo: NuYorican Sounds 1966-70 | Fania | 1968 Bang! Bang! | Joe Cuba Sextet (USA) | Wanted Dead Or Alive: Bang! Bang! Push Push Push | Tico | 1966
Mercy Mercy Baby | Ray Barretto (USA) | Fania Records 1964-1980: The Original Sound Of Latin New York | Strut / Fania | 1968 Shining Knight | Willie Rosario (USA) | Two Too Much | Alegre | 1967 Use It Before You Lose It | Bobby Valentin (USA) | Fania Records 1964-1980: The Original Sound Of Latin New York | Strut / Fania | 1971
Mi Musica | Alexander Abreu Y Havana D'Primera (Cuba) | Haciendo Historia | Ahi-Nama | 2011 Que Sorpresa | Los Van Van (Cuba) | Lo Ultimo En Vivo | Caribe | 1994 La Bruja | NG La Banda (Cuba) | La Bruja | Magic Music | 1995
Nadie Puede Contra Esto | Pupy Y Los Que Son Son (Cuba) | Tranquilo Que Yo Controlo | Egrem | 2008