A couple weeks ago, HoneyKnuckles, ZNote and I, Shelmatic gathered together in the hot, sweaty Pirate Cat Radio studio to kick out some fresh world beats. Each cut it up in their own way, guiding us on an adventurous journey across the globe. Unfortunately, this beautiful episode was lost to us through the tangled web of technology and human error. Yearning to hear those songs again, we decided to bring it back this week with a Global Rhythms Redux edition.
We started off with the melodic and soothing sounds of UK’s Heliocentrics, who took us to a “Distant Star” and beyond with their stellar Out There album swaying throughout the show. Z-Note came prepared with an arsenal of funky balkan beats mixed with traditional sufi/modern electronic amalgamations created by several talented artists at Turkish DoubleMoon Records. HoneyKnuckles held his own with the brash, fun and outrageous Gogol Bordello and the dance inducing classic, Magdalenha by Sergio Mendez.
The interational vibrations in the studio were enhanced by special guests Diana Diroy and our very own Aisha Heredia. After treating us to a short preview of their upcoming documentary on women community leaders in the Phillipines, they spent some with us talking soup about the composition of the film, the conditions currently faced in the Phillipines and their personal goals for the documentary. Check out the debut this Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation located at 868 Kearney (@ Jackson) from 4-6pm.
-Shelmatic
6/6/2009
Tracklist:
(over talk)
The Heliocentrics/Distant Star/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Flight 583/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Once Upon A Time/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Beyond Repair/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Sirius B/Out There
DJ Z-Note
Shantel Vs. Kazim Koyuncu/Ben Seni in Dub/Istanbul Twilight
The Heliocentrics & Mulatu Astatke/Phantom of the Panther/Inspiration Information 3
Cay Taylan/Ciftetelli/East 2 West:Istanbul Strait Up
J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science/Revolution/Soul Vibrations
Magnifico & Turbolentza/Hir Ai Kam, Hir Ai Go/Balkan Beats
Orient Expressions/O Divanin Ustundeki Baygin Bakisin/East 2 West:Istanbul Strait Up
Burhan Ocal & The Trakya All Stars/Melike (DK3 Re-Worked)/East 2 West:Istanbul Strait Up
Orient Expressions/Ehmendo (pressure Drop Remix)/East 2 West:Istanbul Strait Up
Max Pashm/Manea-k/Balkan Fever
Balkan Beat Box/Bulgarian Chicks/Balkan Beat Box
Dunkelbunt ft. Amsterdam Klezmer Band/Dunkelbunt Dub/Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers too
Orient Expressions/Istanbul/Divan
Interview w/ Diana Diroy and Aisha Heredia
(over talk)
The Heliocentrics/Unititled/Out There
The Heliocentrics/They Are Among Us – Part 1/Out There
The Heliocentrics/The Zero Hour/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Joyride/Out There
The Heliocentrics/The American Empire/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Before I Die/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Intermission/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Age of the Sun/Out There
The Heliocentrics/They Are Among Us – Part 2/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Nico – Winter Song (Heliocentris Remix) /Out There
The Heliocentrics/A World of Masks/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Sounds of the East/Out There
The Heliocentrics/Somewhere Out There/Out There
The Heliocentrics/20 Second Chance (K2’s Prayer)/Out There
DJ Honey Knuckles
Yamasuki/Yama Yama/The Yamasuki Singers
Yamasuki/Kono Samurai/The Yamasuki Singers
Red Astaire/Mambo El B-Boy/Nuggets for the Needy
Ray Barretto/Pastime Paradise/The Roots of Acid Jazz 1
Gogol Bordello/Onto Transmission/Gogol Bordello vs Tamir Muskat
Armando Trovajoli/Sessomatto/Italian Cinema Lounge
Aldo Vanucci/Walk like a man/12″
Roy Ayers/Running Away/12″
Burning Spear/S.O.U.L./12″
Manu Dibango/Soul Makossa/Soul Makossa
Sergio Mendes/Magdalenha/Brasileiro
Sanguine Soul 
OK, check it out. I want the crew to listen to Red Astaire’s “Mambo” again and then listen to The Champ’s 1950’s classic “Tequila”. Since The Champs were, in essence, a Latin R&B group, it’s probably not surprising that the opening riffs are very similar.
Also, just to bring everything full circle, last month Shelmatic featured some sampling of The Main Ingredient’s version of “Summer Breeze” in a Biggie joint. Seals & Croft, who wrote and performed the original “Summer Breeze” in the 70’s were members of The Champs. (Although they joined shortly after Tequila was orignally recorded.)
Everything that goes around, comes around.
Peace
Good ear RockManCat. Tequila is one of those timeless throwbacks. I still remember that weird scene in Pee Wee’s Great Adventure where he dances to that song trying to win over a bar full of bikers who are trying to kill him.
-Honey Knucks
where’s the write in section for naming the show?? it should be called “honey knucks money fucks”! I mean, if you can swear on the radio you might as well go all the way…just sayin’
Keep it sanguine sundays or change to sanguine soul. Aisha when is the spoken word portion of the opening?