Mining the Audio Motherlode, Volume 74 (MP3s)

Give the Drummer Some's
Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere

Big doings here at the Motherlode since Volume 73 posted two weeks ago. The new web stream has launched and is now pumping out musical gems 24/7 (you can listen in right now). My radio show Give the Drummer Some has successfully shifted over from WFMU's broadcast stream to the new stream (working title the "Audio Motherlode") and is airing live every Friday, 9-noon (though probably not next week due to the big move.) Speaking of which, the movers are coming tomorrow (tomorrow!) to transport the whole kit and several kaboodles from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh, where I'll reconnect all the cables and rev up the deal for real. To keep in touch with all developments (especially the new streaming audio venture), be sure to get on the Motherlode mailing list. Now here are this week's offerings, albeit with abbreviated descriptions. I gotta go pack...

Various  ~  "Glorious African Music"
(Courtesy of Philip Schulze)

Dance the Continental
Gazillion thanks to listener Meredith W. for sharing links to her pal Philip's wonderful African music collections. There are six CDs worth of amazing tunes from all over the continent. (Gorgeous cover art provided.) Glorious indeed.

James Moody  ~  "James Moody & His Modernists w/Chano Pozo"
(Blog: L'Ostia Latin Jazz)
[Password = Chumancera]
From the album: Workshop (mp3)

Bongo Man Go
Nice complement to the Dizzy Gillespie/Chano Pozo record shared in Volume 61 of the Motherlode.

Tenore de Orosei  ~  "Amore Profundhu"
(Blog: We Love Music)
{Annoying pop-up ad, but worth it}

Sardinian Splendor
This ancient style of polyphonic singing originated on the island of Sardinia.  Otherworldly and breathtaking. (This is the second appearance by this group in the Motherlode. The previous entry appeared in the first-ever post.)

Brenton Wood  ~  "Baby You Got It"
(Blog: Funk My Soul)
From the album: Me and You (mp3)

Mr. Oogum Boogum
Not to be confused with Bretton Woods (the New Hampshire conference site where plans the IMF and World Bank were drawn up after WWII), Brenton Wood is pop soulster behind the chart bubbling hits "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimmee Little Sign" from 1967, the latter of which appears on this full-length LP.

Erkin Koray  ~  Assorted 45rpm Singles
(Blog: Ghost Capital)

Hookah Hijinks
Some say he was the first Turkish rocker. Ever the rebel, Koray was accosted by knife-wielding thugs who didn't like his long hair. More than once. 

Pixinguingha   ~  "Pixinguingha e Sua Banda"
(Blog: Toque Musical)
From the album: Fale na Orelhinha de Çá (mp3)

Choro King Plays Songs of Love
From 1957, these tunes sound for all the world like the coolest carousel music ever. This music is meant to accompany the festivities of the celebration of São João (Saint John) common in Northeastern Brazil.

Listen for music from these and other incredible finds on
Give the Drummer Some, Fridays, 9 to noon (ET)
streaming live on the AUDIO MOTHERLODE.

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Comments

[Chris Acklin]

"Pixinguingha e Sua Banda" is already a goner. Hopefully it'll be re-upped.

Continued thanks, Doug.

[Doug S.]

For the Pixinguingha, scroll down in the Comments. Another (active) link lurks there.

[Goyim in the AM]

Is the stream going to be accessible on future versions of the iPhone app?

[Doug S.]

YES! The stream will be added to the WFMU app on iPhones and Droids. Not sure when, but fairly soon...

[Daniel]

How come there is no link to the stream on the FMU home page? Or am I missing it?

[tim]

Volumes 1, 3 and 4 of the Glorious African Music comps don't download, looks like he coded the link wrong, just comes back to same page.

[Steven]

I can't find the download links to the Glorious African Music sets either. Anyone?

[Sluggo]

To download the Glorious African comps, you need to hover over the tiny type underneath each of the cover images - on most of them, the asterisk at the end is the link.

[Phillip]

Glorious African Music: New Links Up - Thanks & Enjoy

[Doug Schulkind]

Brilliant Phillip, thanks!