An interesting start to this week’s show for all you ethnomusicologists…
Japanese Dancehall?
Thoughts?
I guess it’s no stranger than English Dancehall when you think about it but this kind of thing does seem to polarise people—
A wonderfully executed soundtrack to a well connected global village, or shameless musical tourism?
It sounds great anyway, which is my main criteria.

‘Akane – Dancehall Head’

Sweet video too.

In a nice, though accidental, continum of that theme we played the new teaser single from everyone’s favourite posh yank aphrophiles (is that even a word..?)

‘Vampire Weekend – Horchata’

You can get it for free at THEIR WEBSITE.

Here’s a recipe to make yourself a Horchata too, I had many when I was in Barcelona this summer.

We then played this little feel good afrobeat monster-
(Prompting me to ask KC off air- Why is it that every culture other than English can make happy music that is somehow not cheesy? – he had no answer…)
‘Basti Grub – El Latino’

Album out now apparently.

We then played an old singing the news as Pat is down in London town.

KC’s Backrow Banter reviewed:
Away We Go – 8.5/10

The Invention of Lying – 6/10

and Mid-August Lunch – 7/10

We finished with –
‘The Do- On My Shoulders (WILDLIFE remix)’