playlist for Sep. 20

song, artist / CD

Julian's (In Prison), Holly Tannen / 3 songs for Julian and his friends
Multi-viral, Calle 13 :: Democracy Now interview with René Pérez
Je veux, Zaz
Salto Latino, Abya Lala / Cambia
They move like somnambulists, Filasteen / Dirty bomb
Je hais les dimanches, Edith Piaf
Love addiction, Sparlha Swa / In the distance
Springtime, Ma Muse / Strange and wonderful
Electric inter-tribal, A Tribe called Red / Riddom nation
Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros, Flight of the Conchords
Dreams, Cranberries
Darkest skarlet wild rose, Patchy Sanders / The wild peach forest
The noose of Jah city, King Krule
Street life, Jazz Crusaders
Fault lines, Tom Petty
Theme from Batman
Will o' the wisp, Miles Davis & Gil Evans / Sketches of Spain
Pray for rain, Absynth Quintet / Telepathy with Glowbugs
Shirt off my back, Peter Rowan / You were there for me
Mitakuye Oyasin, Nahko & MFTP
intro to "Gumbo" (pt. 1 of Jazz), Ken Burns
At last, Etta James

playlist for Sep. 6

song, artist / CD

Wikileaks Samba, Sonic Disobedience
The Geek shall inherit the earth, Holly Tannen / The Flower of Australia
Moonboots, Kyoka
Royals, Sad Clown
Matrimandir, Suduaya Elegy / Psychedelic Goa Trance 2013
Nyama musango, Thomas Mapfumo
Hurricane, Bob Dylan
Spirit in the sky, Norman Greenbaum
Hash pipe, Tiger Hi-fi
Statesboro blues, Taj Mahal
On and on and on, The Low 12
Sunshine daydream, The Grateful Dead
Netzwerk (Falls like rain) [Camo & Krooked rmx], Klangkarussell
Crumblin' heart, Max Weaver
Julian's in prison, Holly Tannen / The Flower of Australia
The highwayman: Johnnie Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Get together, the Youngbloods
Havana blues, Chico O'Farrill
Risk it, Nakho & Medicine for the people

Playlist for Aug. 16

Ala Akbar, Abya Yala
Take yo' praise, Camille Yarbrough / The Iron Pot Cooker
Praise you, Fatboy Slim
Royals, Sad Clown
Nyoka Musango, Thomas Mapfumo / Chimurenga forever
I tend to avoid alcohol, from The Rum Diary
Robin Williams on alcohol
Di Bombs, Ikwunga / Indestructible African Beats
No GMO, Ras Gabriel
Following the puppets, Those Darn Accordions / No strings attached
Flower duet, from the opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes
Let's get the moonlight, Michita & Haiiro / Soul session
Your love will blow me away when my heart aches, Son Little
Drivers on the phone, Bob Rivers
Moonboots, Kyoka
Menthol cigarettes, from The Rum Diary
Azamane Tiliade, Bombino
Be so happy, Heartless Bastards (from Don Peyote)
Rama de Tamarindo, Petrona Martínez
C'est si bon, Eartha Kitt
Home, Edward Sharp & the Magnetic Zeroes

playlist for July 19

Price of silence, a re-mix of Cancion Protesta by Aterciopelados / Oyé
Ana ma fiye, Najwa Karam
Wikileaks samba, Sonic Disobedience
Sinsemilla feat. Denyo, Seeed / New dubby conquerors
Streets O Ramallah, Checkpoint 303
Modern prophit, Nicholas Eyeris / Synchroneyes Symbols
Young man in America, Anais Mitchell
Woman, John Lennon
Persian love song, Lisa Gerrard / Mirror pool
Ya basta, Anne Feeney / Dump the bosses off your back
Agra the emerald mix feat. Paul Horn, Cheb i Sabbah
Slingshot Hiphop, Palestinian Rapperz
Which side are you on, Rebel Diaz
Risk it, Nahko & Medicine for the People / Dark as Night
Why we build the wall feat. Greg Brown, Anais Mitchell / Hadestown
Toad, Cream
The victim gets the blame, Anne Feeney / Union Maid
Israelites, Desmond Dekker & the Aces
Palestine will be free, Maher Zain / Thank you Allah
We will not go down, Michael Heart

playlist for July 5

The machine 2006, Brother / As you were
Stomping ground, Resonance / Organic Dance Didgeridoo
excerpt from the film Muscle Shoals
Ask Grandma, Taj Mahal
Statesboro Blues, Taj Mahal
One time one night, Los Lobos
Echo, Terri Lyne Carrington / Mosaic
Odhiambo Otieno, Secret Museum of Mankind (v. 8)
Hill and Gully Ride, Secret Museum of Mankind (v. 1)
Nie Smuccie Sie Tatry, Secret Museum of Mankind (v. 1)
Can you feel it?, Jackson 5 / Triumph
Punky's dilemma, Simon and Garfunkel / Bookends
Stormy weather, Cab Calloway
Transformation, Terri Lyne Carrington / Mosaic
Pressed Rat and Warthog, Cream / Wheels of fire
Middle of the madness, Microcosmic (Kimiko Jay & Darian Gray)
Lonely women, Laura Nyro
Guru bramha, Jai Uttal / Buddha Bar v. 1
Three times of the day, Dylan Trees
Supermassive black hole,  Muse / Knights of Cydonia

Playlist for June 7

Note: the May 17 edition of What It Is was pre-empted by KMUD's Block Party.

song, artist / CD

Saturdays, Cut copy / Bright like neon love
Voodoo child, Angélique Kidjo / Cover the world
Sinsemilla, Seeed / New Dubby Conquerors
Papa la Ska, Bossa Nova Beatniks / End civil twilight
Dilruba, Shahbaz & Ayaz
It's not unusual, Tom Jones
Barroom girls, Gillian Welch / Revival
Wild thing, The Troggs
Mnemonics, DJ Logic
Pahinni aloha, Hapa / In the name of love
Supafunkadholic (Esjay's Red Light Remix), Delhi 2 Dublin
The first, Motherlode
Shades, Arstidir
Dust my broom, Taj Mahal / Taj Mahal
Cake-walking babies come home feat. Eva Williams, Clarence Williams Blue Five
Your eyes, Bombay Bicycle Club / A different kind of fix
Lightning crashes, Live / Throwing copper
Prends courage, Feufollet / Cow island hop
Louisiana zydeco, Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Standing my ground
What's left of the flag, Flogging Molly / Drunken lullabies

Playlist for May 3

Sinsemilla feat. Denyo, Seeed / New dubby conquerors :: lyrics (in Engl & Ger.)
Rong radio, Benjamin Zephaniah
Positive herb, Niyorah / A different age
Change my name to Bill, Nicolas Iris / World bridger
54-46 was my number, Toots and the Maytalls
Disco Deviance 31 clips, SHMLSS
Feelin', Bobma Estéreo
El Mayoral, Peña / Peña - Afro Peruvian Music
Donde estas Yolanda?, Pink Martini / Sympathique
I am resistance, Rico Pabon + Agua Libre
Duo concertant for violin and piano (Stravinsky), Leonidis Kavakos
Beatitudes, Sirin Ensemble
Hikoki gumo, Yumi Arai
Sisters, A Tribe Called Red / Nation II Nation
Tumbao, Ruben Gonzales
Wolf teeth, JD McPherson
When she smiles she lights the sky, Plantlife
Tha heart's find, D M Tea Hawk
Nose job, Pure-Land
Sway, Julie London
Friday the 13th, Supreme Beings
Oxbow lakes, The Orb
ABoneConeDrone, Sheila Chandra
Hey Tía, Instituto Mexicano del Sonido
Love your ways, Salmonella Dub / Inside the dub plates
Tanguillos marineros, Ojos de brujo / Techari