Playlist for Jan. 16

song, artist / CD

Matadjem Yinmxan [Why all this hate between you], Tinariwen [Deserts]
Strawberry Letter 23, Shuggie Otis / Freedom flight
Get ready, Rare Earth
Ring my bell, Anita Ward
Free ride, Edgar Winter Group
Mindwalk, Blo / Step three
Diamond Dogs, Bowie
Lie to me, Jonny Lang
excerpt from Muscle Shoals
Zij, Marco Borsato
Steppin’ out, Joe Jackson / Night and Day
Rocky Mountain High, John Denver
a clip from the first season of the smash TV hit Mad Men
Rebel blues, Puppa Lëk Sèn / Burn
* Golden years, Capt. Tez *
Breathe, Human
The way we were, Barbara Streisand
Happy trails, Van Halen
Joe, Alabama Shakes
Roll away the stone, Mott the Hoople
Buy for me the rain, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

playlist for Jan. 2

song, artist / CD

Tamino and the temple of Dub, Gaudi / In between times
Doki doki thump thump, Eric Sumo / Liza the Fox Fairy
Return I will to old Brazil, The Real Tuesday Weld
Moving, Macaco
Good morning blues rmx Real Tuesday Weld, Count Basie / Verve Remixed Xmas
Smokin’, Boston
The Edge, David McCallum
It don’t mean a thing, Ella Fitzgerald
Let’s get it on, Marvin Gaye
Riders on the storm, the Doors
Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the funky dj’s, Torres Brothers
Four3two feat. Eckhardt Tolle, Phaxe + Morten Granau
Alors on danse, Stromae
North American scum, LCD Soundsystem / Sound of silver
Ain’t I a woman, Anne Feeney / Look to the left
Revolutionary tea party, Lillian Allen
Isn’t this world enough?, Admiral Fallow / Tree bursts in show
Refavela, Angelique Kidjo / Black ivory soul
Magnet and steel, Walter Egan
Et de clarinette, Palov & Mishkin / Think twice

playlist for Dec. 19

Christmas Fais Do Do, Marcia Ball / Genuine Houserockin' Christmas
Mele Kalikimaka, Christafari Reggae Christmas
Let it snow, Cuba L.A. / Navidad Cubana
Boogie woogie Santa Claus, Christmas Jug Band / Uncorked
Blue Christmas, Porky Pig
Danse of the sugar plum fairies, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones / Jingle all the way
Santa’s North Pole Blues, Paul Hansbury
She’s underneath the mistletoe again, Antsy McClain & the Trailerpark Troubadours
Nedeleg ar bastored, Roger Abjean / Les Chants de la Nativité: en pays Breton
Russian Monastic Vespers / Sacred Treasures: Choral Masterworks from Russia
The Jailers, Richard Einhorn
Spirit rap, Astarius / Spirit rap
Nutcracker suite (Dance of the funky DJ's), The Torres Brothers / Acid X-mas
Baby it's cold outside, Kermit Ruffins
Blue Christmas, Elvis Presley
Winter wonderland Christian Prommer rmx, Shirley Horn / Verve Remixed Christmas
I saw Daddy kissing Santa Claus, Ru Paul / HO ho ho
Anything goes, Ella Fitzgerald / The Cole Porter songbook
Good morning blues rmx the Real Tuesday Weld, Count Basie / Verve Remixed Xmas
(What's so funny 'bout) Peace, love and understanding; Nick Lowe
Nedeleg, Eliane Pronost et al. / Les Chants de la Nativité: en pays Celte
You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch, Asylum Street Spankers / A Christmas spanking
Humboldt Wassail, Holly Tannen / Rime of the ancient matriarch
Chpt. 24, Pink Floyd / The piper at the gates of dawn
Turn the world around, Ta'Kaiya Blaney
Blanca Navidad, Los Reyes / Christmas around the world
No Christmas for me, Zee Avi / This warm Dec., a Brushfire holiday v. 1

playlist for Dec. 5

song, artist / CD

Strings of life, Derrick May
Harvest moon, Poolside / Pacific standard time
Alger Alger, Les Orientales / Acoustic Arabia
Charleston Butterfly, Parov Stelar / Charleston Butterfly
El Closet, Paz Quintana
Sirens of the dead sea, Erik Sumo Band / The Life and Adventures of ~
Flower police, Camo Cowboys
Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond
Bittersweet genesis with him and her, Kishi bashi
Tired of waiting for you, the Kinks
Coastin’ feat. K. Flay, Zion I / The Takeover
Southern nights, Alan Toussaint
Chained to the couch, Devil Makes Three
Plush, Stone Temple Pilots
Working for the government feat. Buffy Ste.-Marie, A Tribe called Red
Gotta get up every morning, Junior Brown / Semi-crazy
Un amor, Gipsy Kings
Alf leila wa leila ["1001 nights"], Ibrahim Maalouf / Diagnostic
River, Ibeyi
Terrorists love tourists, Felix Culpa
Elephant song, Sky cries Mary / Exit at the axis

playlist for Nov. 21

song, artist / CD

Jarro feat. the Polish Ambassador, Saqi / Quest’s end
KMUD dub plate, Soulfyre Music
Kalan nege, Issa Bagayogo / African Beats
Crows, Outpost / Crack the pavement
Happy, Pharrell Williams - in Egyptian Arabic
Christians and pagans, Dar Williams
Overflow, Amber Darland
Breathe feat. vocals by Angela McCluskey, Telepopmusik / Genetic world
The fear, Lily Allen
Get high, Brandy Clark
Catgroove, Parov Stelar / Coco Pt. 2
Stoneground, the Bee Eaters
Be still, Big Boi & Janelle Monáe / Sir Luscious Left Foot, the son of Chico Dusty
The Passenger, Iggy Pop
Trim a bale of ganja, Darryl Cherney
Business time, Flight of the Conchords
Would that not be nice, Divine Fits
Love me or leave me, Nina Simone :: What happened, Ms. Simone? trailer
Jump into the fire, Harry Nilsson
Everybody’s, JJ Grey & Mofro / Lochloosa

playlist for Nov. 7

Look to the left, Anne Feeney
Radio # 1, Air / 10 000 Hz Legend
Dopebeats, Le Peuple de l’Herbe / Radio Blood Money
Feelin’, Bomba Estereo
Inter-species communication, Lucky People Center
La foule, Edith Piaf :: what's the song about?
You little trustmaker, The Tymes
Rise, Flobots
I am resistance, Rico Pabon
About noon, the Mar-keys
Take the A-train, Duke Ellington
Cuban boogie-woogie, Andy Kirk and his 12 Clouds of Joy
Sufani, Gaudi
Bits and pieces, Dave Clark Five
l'Accordéoniste, Edith Piaf :: what's the song about?
Smells like teen spirit (Nirvana), Patti Smith
It’s a long way to the top, AC.DC / High voltage
Cherokee Rose, Whiskey Bliss / The Cowgirl gospel
Sweet leaf, Black Sabbath
Dabka, Shafik Kabha
Closer to the sun, Slightly Stoopid
The Horror, RJD2 / Deadringer

playlist for Oct. 17

song, artist / CD

7 seas, Phaxe and Morten Granau
Rumble in the jungle, A Tribe called Quest, Fugees, Busta Rhymes, and Forté
Never never land, The Venusians / Hot planet
La foule, Edith Piaf
Ganja smuggling, Eek-a-mouse
An improvised concert, Reggie Watts
Over the rainbow, Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwo’ole
Non je ne regrette rien, Edith Piaf
No nos van a callar, Majo y Mafe feat. Rebecca Lane
Mushroom hunter, Animal Eyes
Zippy, Michael Peter Smith
Suits are picking up the bill, Squirrel Nut Zippers / Perennial favorites
Dublin town, Damien Dempsey / They don’t teach this shit in school 
The ballad of Dr. Bud, Capt. Hawaii and the Shallow People
Trim a bale a day, Darryl Cherney
Flower police, Camo Cowboys
Radon balloon, Oysterhead
Lookin out my back door, Creedence Clearwater Revival
Girls lie too, Terri Clark
Ca plane pour moi, Plastic Bertrand / An 1
Hymne a l’amour, Edith Piaf
Cosmic dancer, Mollycoddle / Beautiful Californian failure