Playlist for March 15, 2008

Song, Artist / CD (included when noted)

Then came you, Euphonic [DJ Mark Farina] / Mushroom Jazz, vol. 2
Bu-Seki, DJ Krush & Toshinori Kondo / Ki-Oku
Dawnlight, Agatsuma / Beyond
Grind, Outpost / Cracks in the Pavement
Interview with Bob Marley, Mumia abu-Jamal / 175 Progress Dr.
Jammin', Bob Marley & the Wailers / One Love: Best of ~
There must be a way, Steel Pulse / African Holocaust
Tabla-Dhwani, Ravi Shankar / Ravi Shankar collection
Samarpanam, DJ Cheb i Sabbah / Maha Maya
Shri Durga, State of Bengal / Maha Maya
Alien Dreamtime, Terrence McKenna / Space-time continuum
Stand by me, Blind Boys of Alabama / Higher ground
Spirit in the sky, Blind Boys of Alabama / Atom bomb
At last, Etta James / Love songs
SOS, Chris Gilles / Catharsis
Pule ho-ola o pai ea, Pai ea / He ho'ohanohano
Pai ea, Pai ea / He ho'ohanohano
Bamboleo, Gipsy Kings / Best of ~
Comfortable zone, Govinda / Sound sutras
Dit moi, Govinda / Sound sutras
Money, Will.i.am / Future soundtrack of America
Urban Cuban, P-18, Urban Cuban
C’est comme ça, Les Rita Mitsouko / Re
Paper scratcher, Blind Melon / Change

Playlist for March 1, 2008

Song, Artist / CD (included when noted)

Seven veils, Willie & Lobo / Siete
The new pollution, Beck / A brief overview
Feel good inc., Gorillaz / Demon days
Crows, Outpost / Cracks in the pavement
Paths, Outpost / Cracks in the pavement
Sugar foot stomp, Benny Goodman
Homeless, Ladysmith Black Mambozo / Best of, vol. 2
Ujesu wami, Ladysmith Black Mambozo / Best of, vol. 2
Aural pleasure, Blackalicious / Blazing arrow
Sky is falling, Blackalicious / Blazing arrow
Doralice, Joao Gilberto / In Tokyo, 2003
Bongo fury, Jim McGrath; Drum Spirit / World of rhythm
Let there be, Astarius / Spirit rap
The snake and the moon, Dead Can Dance / Spiritchaser
Persian love song, Dead Can Dance / Toward the within
The Carnival is Over, Dead Can Dance / Into the labyrinth
Dance to the music, Sly & the Family Stone / Greatest hits
I Zimbra, Talking Heads / Fear of music
Zambra, Willie & Lobo / Zambra
Autobahn, Kraftwerk / Minimum maximum
Camelot, Monty Python / Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Camelot song, Monty Python / Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Arthur & God, Monty Python / Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Bed’s too big without you, Inner Circle / Spirits in the material world
Ride wit’ me, NSB / Ahora o Nunca
Sister, sister Sparlha Swa / In the distance
Love addiction, Sparlha Swa / In the distance
Gay rapper blues, Anna Banana
Desert walk, Deep forest
Cities, Talking Heads / Fear of music
Ain’t too proud to beg, Temptations
Watching the detectives, Elvis Costello / My flame burns blue
Friendly fascism, Consolidated / Friendly fascism

Note: This edition of What It Is was unexpectedly extended an additional 25 minutes or so, which explains the unusually long playlist.

Playlist for Feb. 23, 2008

Song, Artist / CD (included when noted)

Canned heat, Jamiroquai / Synkronized
Objection overruled, Gregory Isaacs / Night Nurse
So lonely, Gregory Isaacs / Spirits in the Material World
Every little thing she does is magic, Ali Campbell / Spirits in the Material World
Walking on the moon, Police, Live! / (Boston, 1979)
King of pain, Police / Synchronicity (1983)
Wicked game, Chris Isaak / Heart-shaped world
It’s not that complicated, Outpost / Cracks in the Pavement
Sacramento, Deep Dish / George is on
Flashdance, Deep Dish / George is on
Dreams (feat. Stevie Nicks), Deep Dish / George is on
Hip Kit, Les Rita Mitsouko / Re
Marcia Baila, Les Rita Mitsouko / Re
C’est comme ça, Les Rita Mitsouko / Re
Don’t forget the night, Les Rita Mitsouko / Re
Afrocuban dream, Changuito / Telegrafía sin hilo
Palolo, Ka’au Crater Boys / Valley style
Hoop dancer, Nicholas 2Feathers Iris / Solo live maui

Playlist for Feb. 16, 2008

Song, Artist / CD (included when noted)

World’s green laughter, B-52s
Big-time sensuality, Bjork
You’re not alone, Olive
Alienz: Planet back, Nicholas Iris / Live solo Maui
Sweet Lullaby, Deep Forest
My being, Astarius / Spirit rap
Sacred stones, Sheila Chandra
Ondar’s medley, Ondarnyng Ayany / Genghis Blues (soundtrack)
I’ll get by, John Coltrane
Ever so lonely, Sheila Chandra
Noho pai pai, Ka’au Crater Boys / Valley style
Let’s make a dope deal, Cheech and Chong [LP]
Visions, Outpost / Cracks in the Pavement
Friendly fascism, Consolidated / Friendly fascism
Love and affection, Joan Armatrading
The harder they all the bigger they fall, Sounds of Blackness
Numbers, Kraftwerk
Going home blues and mess around, Clifton Chenier
Willing and able, Prince
Shiny happy people, REM
My heart my life, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook

Playlist for Feb. 2, 2008

Song, Artist / CD (included when noted)

The Drum, Sounds of Blackness
Hunting, Deep Forest
My French brother, Bobby Hughes Experience / Outernational sound
Richest man in Babylon, Thievery Corporation / Outernational sound
Better must come, Delroy Wilson / Outernational sound
Dreamland, B-52s / Good stuff
Little fluffy clouds, The Orb
I guess I showed her, Robert Cray
So danco samba, Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
Dracula’s daughter, Lily Tomlin [LP]
And she was, David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Big gay heart, Lemonheads
Spirit rap, Astarius / Spirit rap
Celebrating sorrow, Vanessa Cronan
Intoxicated, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook / Night song
Oran Marseille, Najwa Karam
Crows, Outpost / Cracks in the pavement
Livin’ it, Martha Cinader
In these shoes?, Kirsty MacColl / Tropical brainstorm
Friendly fascism, Consolidated / Friendly fascism
My wife thinks you’re dead, Junior Brown / Junior high
My real name, Steve Martin
Nowhere fast, Blackalicious / Blazing arrow
Paragraph president, Blackalicious / Blazing arrow