Have A Reggae Christmas

 Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with a compilation that I put together of reggae, ska, and rocksteady Christmas songs

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Pepe Guizar - Geografia Musical de Mexico

This is a great album that I highly recommend to anyone as it complies music of the many different regional styles that are found throughout Mexico, everything from the marimba of southern Mexico to ranchera and corridos from northern Mexico. The music on this album also mainly has lyrics which are focused on describing how a particular state or city are unique and beautiful. Most of the music here is by Pepe Guizar however there are a few songs by other artists. Really recommend this one to anybody as it is a great album really worth giving a listen to.

Aquí les dejo un álbum muy bueno que trae música de todos los diferentes estilos que se encuentran en México. La mayoría de las canciones son cantadas por Pepe Guizar pero hay unas cuantas que son cantadas por otros artistas. Les recomiendo mucho este álbum ya que las canciones que trae son verdaderamente muy buenas!

Some music from the album/unas de las canciones del album

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Nigeria Special (3) Sir Victor Uwaifo - Guitar Boy Superstar

Victor Uwaifo is in my opinion the best guitarist to come out of the Nigerian music scene and could also rival any of the more well known guitarists of the Western World. Guitar Boy Superstar compiles some of his greatest hits though ironically the song Guitar Boy which is one of my favorites was left off you can find it on Youtube though.
If you play electric guitar or are a fan of any type of music that revolves around this instrument I highly recommend this album! A personal favorite on here is West African Safari which almost does make you feel like you're in a Range Rover going through the West African desert.

1. Kirikisi   

2.Igboroho  

3.Idogo   

4.Egbe Natete   

5.Edenderio   

6.Obodo Eyo  

 7.Talking Instruments 

 8.Agho  

9.Iye Iye Oh  

10.Mother Witch   

11.Atete   

12.Ebibi  

13.Osalobua Rekpama   

14.Do Lelezi   

15.Akuyan   

16.Dododo   

17.Madaka  

18.Happy Day From Me To You   

19.West African Safari

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Woody Guthrie - Asch Recordings Vol 1-4

Woody Guthrie is arguably one of the most important folk musicians to come out of the US. Woody Guthrie is famous for his often humor filled songs but also for his highly politically and socially influenced songs where he made comments about things like the Great Depression, mistreatment of workers in the US, and rise of fascism in Europe. At a time when the US was filled with racism and paranoia Woody was one of the few who was not afraid to openly support rights for African Americans and for immigrants. If you like any sort of folk music from the US or are interested in listening to the artist that influenced other great musicians like Joe Strummer and Bob Dylan then I highly recommend you give Woody Guthrie a listen.

Disc 1
01 - This Land Is Your Land.mp3
02 - Car Song.mp3
03 - Rambling Round.mp3
04 - Talking Fishing Blues.mp3
05 - Philadelphia Lawyer.mp3
06 - Lindbergh.mp3
07 - Hobo's Lullaby.mp3
08 - Pastures of Plenty.mp3
09 - Grand Coulee Dam.mp3
10 - End of the Line.mp3
11 - New York Town.mp3
12 - Gypsy Davy.mp3
13 - Jesus Christ.mp3
14 - This Land Is Your Land.mp3
15 - Do-re-mi.mp3
16 - Jarama Valley.mp3
17 - The Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done.mp3
18 - Picutre From Life's Other Side.mp3
19 - Jesse James.mp3
20 - Talking Hard Work.mp3
21 - When That Great Ship Went Down.mp3
22 - Hard, Ain't It Hard.mp3
23 - Going Down the Road Feeling Bad.mp3
24 - I Ain't Got Nobody.mp3
25 - Sinking of the Reuben James.mp3
26 - Why, Oh Why_.mp3
27 - This Land Is Your Land.mp3
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Disc 2
01 - Muleskinner Blues.mp3
02 - Wreck of the Old 97.mp3
03 - Sally Goodin'.mp3
04 - Little Black Train.mp3
05 - Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet.mp3
06 - Baltimore to Washington.mp3
07 - Rubber Dolly.mp3
08 - 21 Years.mp3
09 - Sowing on the Mountain.mp3
10 - Bed on the Floor.mp3
11 - Take a Whiff on Me.mp3
12 - Stepstone.mp3
13 - 13 - Put My Little Shoes Away.mp3
14 - Hen Cackle.mp3
15 - Poor Boy.mp3
16 - Stackolee.mp3
17 - Johnny Hart.mp3
18 - Worried Man Blues.mp3
19 - Danville Girl.mp3
20 - Gambling Man.mp3
21 - Rye Straw.mp3
22 - Crawdad Song.mp3
23 - Ida Red.mp3
24 - Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy.mp3
25 - Train 45.mp3
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Disc 3
01 - Hard Travelin'.mp3
02 - Farmer-labor Train.mp3
03 - Howdjadoo.mp3
04 - Ship in the Sky.mp3
05 - I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore.mp3
06 - Mean Talking Blues.mp3
07 - Better World A-comin'.mp3
08 - Miss Pavlichenko.mp3
09 - So Long, It's Been Good to Know You (Wwii Version).mp3
10 - New Found Land.mp3
11 - Oregon Trail.mp3
12 - Vigilante Man.mp3
13 - 1913 Massacre.mp3
14 - Talking Columbia.mp3
15 - Two Good Men.mp3
16 - Sally, Don't You Grieve.mp3
17 - Talking Sailor.mp3
18 - What Are We Waiting On_.mp3
19 - Railroad Blues.mp3
20 - Ludlow Massacre.mp3
21 - Ladies Auxiliary.mp3
22 - Miner's Song.mp3
23 - When the Yan ks Go Marching in.mp3
24 - U nion M aid (Excerpt).mp3
25 - Rubaiyat (Excerpt).mp3
26 - The Many and the Few.mp3
27 - Hanukkah Dance.mp3
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Disc 4
01 - Ranger's Command.mp3
02 - Buffalo Skinners.mp3
03 - Billy the Kid.mp3
04 - Cowboy Waltz.mp3
05 - Pretty Boy Floyd.mp3
06 - Along in the Sun and the Rain.mp3
07 - Whoopie Ti Yi Yo, Get Along Little Dogies.mp3
08 - Froggie Went A-courtin'.mp3
09 - Buffalo Gals.mp3
10 - I Ride an Old Paint.mp3
11 - Dead or Alive.mp3
12 - Slipknot.mp3
13 - Cocaine Blues.mp3
14 - Go Tell Aunt Rodie.mp3
15 - Chisholm Trail.mp3
16 - Stewball.mp3
17 - Wild Cyclone.mp3
18 - Train Blues.mp3
19 - Red River Valley.mp3
20 - Fastest of Ponies.mp3
21 - Stewball.mp3
22 - Snow Deer.mp3
23 - When the Curfew Blows.mp3
24 - Little Darling.mp3
25 - Blowing Down That Old Dusty Road.mp3
26 - The Return of Rocky Mountain Slim and Desert Shorty.mp3
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Andres Landero - Con Ritmo Tambores y Velas

 All the way from Colombia this is Andres Landero "El rey de la cumbia". Cumbia is a style of music which originated in Colombia and can now be heard throughout most of Latin America. Cumbia has its origins when the slave trade brought people from West Africa to the areas of what is now Colombia and Panama and thus their music styles mixed with those of the Spanish and the people of the new world. I really recommend this to anyone who likes any sort of Latin or tropical music as this is the type of music that will make you want to get up and dance.

01. Virgen de la Candelaria
02. Magdalena Ruiz
03. Carmelita adios
04. Tambo Tambo
05. Maria del Carmen
06. La pollera rosada
07. Mi machete
08. El gallo Moro
09. Martha Cecilia
10. El Gaitero
11. Lolita la Cumbiambera
12. Ay Jose
13. Cuando lo negro sea bello
14. Liduvina de mis amores
15. La cigarrona
16. Juanita
17. Perdí las abarcas
18. La pava Congona
19. La Negra
20. El guía
21. Cumbia en la India
22. Dos Negras
23. Canto Negro

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The Standells - The Hot Ones

The Standells are a garage rock band from 1960's California, the first Standells song I ever heard was the cover of Good Guys Don't Wear White done by punk band Minor Threat. The Standells own style is very much almost like a mix of 60's rock and roll with what would later become known as punk rock in the 1970's. They were known by some people as "The Beatles of North America". The album that I am sharing here is one that compiles somewhat rare Standells covers of songs done by other artists such as The Beatles, The Monkees, Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs, etc. and is definitely worth downloading and giving a listen to.

1. Last Train To Clarksville

2. Wild Thing

3. Sunshine Superman

4. Sunny Afternoon

5. Lil' Red Riding Hood

6. Eleanor Rigby

 7. Black Is Black

8. Summer In The City

9. You Were The One

10. School Girl

 11. Ten O'Clock Scholar

12. When I Was A Cowboy

13. Don't Tell Me What To Do

14. Misty Lane

15. Standells' Love Theme

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The Ramones - Street Fighting Men

Another one by request this is a 2 CD compilation of rare Ramones tracks and demos

CD 1 :
01. I wanna be your boyfriend
02. Judy is a punk
03. I don't care
04. I can't be
05. Now I wanna sniff some glue
06. I don't wanna be learned/I don't wanna be tamed
07. You should never have opened that door
08. Blitzkrieg bop (Single version)
09. Needles & pins (Early version)
10. Slug
11. It's a long way back to Germany (U.K B-Side)
12. I don't care (Single version)
13. Sheena is a punk rocker (Single version)
14. I don't want you (Ed Stasium version)
15. Rock n' roll high school (Ed Stasium version)
16. Come back, she cried (A.K.A I walk out)
17. Yea, Yea
18. I want you around (Soundtrack version)
19. Danny says
20. I'm affected
21. Please don't leave
22. All the way
23. Do you remember rock'n' roll radio?
24. Touring (1981 version)
25. I can't get you out of my mind
26. Chop suey (Alternate version)
27. Sleeping troubles
28. Kicks to try
29. I'm not an answer
30. Stares in this town / Indian giver (Original mix) CLICK TO DOWNLOAD  CD 2 :
01 Indian Giver (Original mix)
02. New girl in town
03. No one to blame
04. Roots of hatred
05. Bumming along
06. Unhappy girl
07. My-my kind of girl (Acoustic demo)
08. Street fighting man
09. Smash you
10. Howling at the moon
11. Planet earth 1988 (Dee Dee vocal version)
12. Daytime dilemma
13. Endless vacation
14. Danger zone (Dee Dee vocal version)
15. Out of here
16. Mama's boy
17. I'm not an answer (Dee Dee vocal version)
18. Too tough to die (Dee Dee vocal version)
19. No go
20. I don't want to go to the basement
21. 53rd & 3rd
22. I wanna be your boyfriend
23. Judy is a punk
24. Loudmouth
25. Carbona not glue
26. Can't say anything nice
27. Surfin' safari
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Orchestra Lovy Du Zaire

Congolese rumba is arguably one of my favorite styles of music with its incredible guitar work and great rhythms that make you forget all your troubles and make you just want to get up and dance. Orchestra Lovy Du Zaire is a group I came across online and have really enjoyed the few songs by them that I have been able to find and listen to. Here I compile them for you so you can enjoy this great music which so little people in the west know about.

1. Orchestra Lovy Du Zaire - Conseil Dami
2. Vicky Longomba & Lovy Du Zaire - Ba Cuites Ya Vatican
3. Vicky Longomba & Lovy Du Zaire - Invocation
4. Vicky Longomba & Lovy Du Zaire - Nakobala Ata Mongamba
5. Vicky Longomba & Lovy Du Zaire - Thomas Kinshasa Bomoko

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Cantos Ferrocarrileros

 This an album that was originally only given to workers on Mexico's national railways known as FNM (Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico) sometime around the late 1980's early 1990's I believe. The album features songs of many different styles of Mexican music everything from bolero to ranchera and corridos all sharing the similarity of having to do something with the railroad. The majority of the songs (except for El Trenecito - Los Hermanos Rincon and La Rielera- Lucha Moreno) are performed by Oscar Chavez.
This is a great album for anyone who enjoys the music of Mexico and also for people to listen to what was once the great national railroads of Mexico which sadly due to corrupt governments no longer exist.

1- CANA DE AZUCAR  
2- DEL DESCARRILAMIENTO DEL FERROCARRIL CENTRAL DE ZACATECAS  
3- NO VOLVERE  
4- DEL ATAQUE A LA ESTACION PEDERNALES  
5. EL CRIMEN DEL EXPRESO
6- CORRIDO DEL PRIMER TREN  
7- DE LA LOCOMOTORA  
8- LOS DOS AMIGOS  
9- DEL DESCARRILAMIENTO DE TEMAMATLA  
10- EL TRENECITO  
11- SIETE LEGUAS  
12- EL CORRIDO DE TEXAS  
13- NO ME CONDENES  
14- LA RIELERA  
15- EL TRNECITO NORTENO  
16- EL SON DE LA NEGRA  
17- EL FERROCARRIL  
18- CORRIDO DE JOSE MOSQUEDA
19- EL ENAMORADO  
20- EL CHACA CHA DEL TREN  
21- EL TREN SIN PASAJEROS  
22- EL TREN PASAJERO  

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Various Artists - A Place Called Jamaica

One of my very first reggae albums and to this day one of my favorites A Place Called Jamaica does a great job of compiling some great tunes of the many music genres to come out of Jamaica. Reggae, rocksteady, dj, dub, this album has a bit of everything. I really recommend this to anyone who is just starting to learn about all of the great music to come out of Jamaica. But also really recommend it to anyone that just wants to have a lot of great tunes compiled into one album.

Derrick Harriott - Message Form A Black Man
Junior Murvin - Rescue The Children
Horace Andy - Lonely Woman
Roman & Dave - Changing Times
Dave Robinson - Native Woman
Keith & Tex - Stop That Train
Scotty - I Worry
Rudy Mills - A Place Called Happyness
Big Youth - Cool Breeze
Dennis Brown - Lips Of Wine
Earl Sixteen - Malcom X
Winston McAnuff - Ugly Days
Earl Sixteen - Dreadlocks Unite
The Chosen Few - Shaft
Derrick Harriott - The Loser
Scotty & Derrick - Sesame Street
Augustus Pablo & Derrick Harriott - Bells Of Death
Keith & Tex - This Is My Song

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The Ramones- Pleasant Dreams Sessions

By request here are the demos of The Ramones album Pleasant Dreams. Very cool stuff in this album worth checking out for any Ramones or punk rock fan

1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION – 01 -Sitting In My Room
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 02 - Sleeping Troubles
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 03 - She's A Sensation
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 04 - She's A Sensation
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 05 - Yea, Yea
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 06 - Baby Say You Bag
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 07 - 7-11
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 08 - Don't Go
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 09 - This Business Is Killing Me
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 10 - Touring
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 11 - I Wasnt Looking For Love
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 12 - You Sound Like You're Sick
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 13 - The KKK Took My Baby Away
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 14 - All's Quiet On The Eastern Front
1981 - PLEASANT DREAMS SESSION - 15 - Come On Now

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The 101'ers - Smokey Joe's Cafe

I've been a fan of Joe Strummer and The Clash since I was about 13. For about the same length of time I've been a fan of his first band The 101'ers however until very recently did I come to find out that this album (Smokey Joe's Cafe) existed. For anyone who has heard Elgin Avenue Breakdown (101'ers first album) then you will already be familiar with the music style on here. However for those who have never heard this band before it is a great mix of classic rock and roll with rockabilly and really is just great music worth checking out.

CD1:
01 Gloria
02 Rabies
03 Keys To Your Heart
04 Surf City Instrumental
05 Sweet Revenge
06 Surf City Pathway
07 5 Star Rock And Roll
08 Surf City Interrupted
09 Studio Chatter Pathway
10 Keys To Your Heart
11 Unknown Song
12 Sweet Revenge
13 Monkey Business
14 Shake Your Hips
15 Junco Partner
16 Don't Let Go
17 Surf City
18 Sweet Revenge
19 Sweet Revenge
20 Surf City
21 Keys To Your Heart
22 Heartbreak Hotel
23 Heartbreak Hotel

CD2: (Live)
01 Bonnie Moronie
02 Letsagetabitarockin'
03 Shake Your Hips
04 Hoy Hoy
05 Heartbreak Hotel
06 Cho Cho O'Boogie
07 Smokey Joe's Cafe
08 Johnny B. Goode
09 Oh Carol
10 Out Of Time
11 I'm Down
12 Route 66
13 Who Do Ya Love
14 Silent Telephone
15 Monkey Business
16 Junco Partner
17 Be Bop A Lula
18 Steamgauge 99
19 Hideaway
20 I Saw Her Standing There
21 Slippin' And Slidin'
22 Willie And The Hand Jive
23 Sweety Of The St. Moritz
24 Motor Boys Motor
25 Roll Over Beethoven
26 Gloria (Edited)


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Francoise Hardy - The Yeh Yeh Girl From Paris

By request here is another album of the magnificent Francoise Hardy. Yeh Yeh Girl From Paris features some of Francoise's early songs (which in my opinion are her best) and is really worth listening as they all have a very classic 60's pop sound with Francoise's great voice.

1. Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles

2. Ca A Rate

3. La Fille Avec Toi

4. Oh Oh Cheri

5. Le Temps De L'amour

 6. Il Est Tout Pour Moi

7. On Se Plait

8. Ton Meilleur Ami

9. J'ai Jete Mon Coeur

10. Il Est Parti Un Jour

 11. J'suis D'accord

12. C'est A L'amour Auquel Je Pense

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Tumbele! Biguine Afro & Latin Sounds From the French Carribean 1963-1974

Unlike the music from Jamaica and the English speaking Caribbean the music of the French Caribbean is for the most part unknown outside of the French speaking world. Tumbele presents music from the French speaking islands of Haiti and the islands Guadeloupe and Mountinique which if I am not mistaken to this day are still governed by Paris. The music on this album is a mixture of Congolese rumba, Hatian compas, and Cuban guguancos and biguine which all mixed together to form the unique style of Tumbele. This music is testament to the inmense multi-cultural past that this part of the world has had. Also I really recommend this album if you like any sort of music that features electric guitar as some of the songs on here have some of the coolest guitar riffs and solos that you will hear.

. Barel Coppet Et Mister Lof - Jeunesse Vauclin (3:05)
2. Les Loups Noirs D’Haiti - Jet Biguine (3:26)
3. Abel Zenon - Pas O Soué La (2:15)
4. Raphael Zachille - Manzè Mona (2:46)
5. Robert Mavounsy Quartet - Henri Te Vlé Mayé (2:46)
6. L’Orchestre Jeunesse de Paul-Emile Haliar - La Vie Critique (2:21)
7. Orchestre Combo Zombi Et Michel Yeye - Mussieu A Têt’a Poisson La (2:34)
8. Les Kings - Oriza (4:00)
9. Claude Rolcin Et Le West Indian Combo - Colas-La (2:10)
10. Anzala, Dolor, Vélo - Ti Fi La Ou Té Madam’ (5:25)
11. Leopards - D’Leau Coco (5:04)
12. Ensemble La Perfecta - Jojo (4:48)
13. Le Ry-Co Jazz - Dima Bolane (4:09)
14. Lola Martin - Edamise Oh! (4:25)
15. Les Aiglons De Basse Terre - Chombo Meringue (2:37)
16. Les Gentlemens - Son Tambou La (3:48)
17. L’Ensemble Abricot - Chonga (5:20)
18. Francisco - Fileo (2:30)
19. Monsieur Dolor Et Les Guitar Boys - Panty (5:28)
20. Robert Loison - Jean Fouillé, Pie Fouillé (5:09)

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Nirvana (60's) - All Of Us

Unknown to many there was a band in 1960's UK named Nirvana way before, Kurt Cobain and his group came along and stole the name of the (in my opinion) much better 1960's group. Though Nirvana had a very unique rock style they only achieved limited commercial success and never became as famous as some other British bands to come out of the 60's, their music is still definitely worth checking out. And unlike the 90's US group of the same name which made depression and frustration and the such "cool" the original Nirvana tried to inspire a positive feeling and to look at all the good things in life. Which at least in my book already puts them miles ahead of the 90's group that most people have heard of.

1. Rainbow Chaser
2. Tiny Goddess
3. The Touchables (All Of Us)
4. Melanie Blue
5. Trapeze
6. The Show Must Go On
7. Girl In The Park
8. Miami Masquerade
9. Frankie The Great
10. You Can Try It
11. Everybody Loves The Clown
12. St. John's Wood Affair


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Kortatu Azken Guda Dantza

This is the last album of the Basque ska/punk group Kortatu recorded live in 1988. It is a great album with very many politically charged songs. Something really worth checking out for anyone who likes punk or ska music.

1.      After-boltxebike

2.      Oker nago

3.      Etxerat!

4.      Equilibrio

5.      Mr. Snoid entre sus amigos los humanos

6.      La línea de frente

7.      Gernika 37-87

8.      Makurtu gabe

9.      Hotel Monbar

10.  Sospechosos

11.  A la calle

12.  La familia Iskariote

13. Desmond Tutu

14.  Platinozko sudurrak

15.  Aizkolari

16.  Jimmi Jazz

17.  Denboraren Menpe

18.  Zu atrapatu arte

19.  Tatuado

20.  Nicaragua sandinista

21.  Hay algo aquí que va mal

22.  A.E.K.ko beteranoak

23.  Jaungoikoa eta Lege Zaharra

24.  El último ska

25.  Kolpez kolpe

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Nigeria Special (2) Sonny Okosun

Sonny Okosun is arguably one of the most recognized and famous Nigerian artists after Fela Kuti. Much like with Fela, Okosun's music was heavily influenced by politics and the social issues going on in Africa at the time. One of his mos famous songs is Fire in Soweto which talks about the different struggles and conflicts happening in Africa at the time and how the common man was the one that kept being the most affected by these. He developed his own sound so much so that his music came to be simply known as Ozziddi. The sound quality is a bit rough on some of these songs but give them a listen as they are great and do a great job of showing the harsh realities that the African continent has and continues to face to this day.

1. Third World
2. Fire in Soweto
3. Tire Ni Oluwa
4. Tell Them
5. My Woman

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Los Alegres de Teran - Revolucion Mexicana

The Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920 was an extremely important event in the country's history politically, socially, and also musically. During the war "corridos" (short songs about an important person or place or something like that) developed as a way to spread news of what was happening in the front. Songs were written detailing one general's great victory over another at a certain city and the song would spread as a way to communicate the news to people throughout the country. Here is a small sample of songs done by Los Alegres de Teran. All of these (except for Corrido del Norte) share one thing in common being that they were all written detailing the exploits of General Francisco (Pancho) Villa and his men such as General Felipe Angeles. These are definitely worth checking out as they do a great job of describing why many of these men are still seen as heroes to most Mexicans. 

1. Corrido Villista
2. El Siete Leguas
3. La Persecusion de Villa
4. La Tumba de Villa
5. El Corrido del Norte
6. Corrido de Felipe Angeles
7. El Mayor de Los Dorados

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Los Alegres de Teran - Vol 1

Los Alegres de Teran were the ones responsible for making musica norteña (literally translated as northern music) popular throughout Mexico. The style of music has its roots when German and other European immigrants made their way to northern Mexico bringing with them the accordion and music styles like polka. This new music mixed with other styles that were already present in Mexico. Los Alegres de Teran made up of accordionist Eugenio Abrego and bajo sexto player Tomás Ortiz formed in the 1940's and introduced this style of music to the rest of the country, eventually recording over 100 LP's.
Here is a small sample of the songs they recorded, something definitely worth checking out for any fan of the genre or of Mexican music in general.

1. Alma Enamorada
2. Desilusion
3. Florita del Alma
4. Coranzoncito Tirano
5. Dos Favores
6. Tus Ojos
7. El Cuervo y El Escribano
8. En Avion Hasta Acapulco
9. Por Tu Culpa
10. Amor Que Se Aleja .
11. Flor del Rio
12. Besitos de Mujer
13. La Rubia y La Morena
14. Me Persigue Tu Sombra
15. Te Quiero Mas
16. Mis Brazos Te Esperan
17. Las Nubes

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Nigeria Special (1) - Bongos Ikwue

Nigeria has been one of the African countries with the greatest music scenes, giving the world the heavily political artists Fela Kuti and Sonny Okosun not to mention genres like afrorock and afrofunk. Today I will focus on 70's Nigerian pop artist Bongos Ikwue who from what I have gathered (not being Nigerian but hearing what Nigerians have said to me) was extremely popular and famous. At one point even becoming part of a scandal after his song Mariama was supposedly said to be about the Nigerian first lady.

I am posting a compilation of songs of his that I have found online and gathered, the audio on some is a bit rough but this is still great music. As a side note to anyone who cares if you listen to Bongos music and that of other Nigerian artists as well you will hear what seems like an influence from the classic American country music sound which to me is kind of interesting.
Hope you enjoy the music!
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1.Never Never Say Never Again
2. Tear Drops
3. I've Found a Woman
4. Still Searching
5. Sitting On The Beach
6. Love My Girl
7. Mariama
8. You've Got To Help Yourself
9. So Far So Good
10.Woman Made The Devil

Part 2
1. No More Water in The Well
2. Show The Man Who Don't Need A Woman
3. Baby Let Me Go
4. What Am I To Do

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The Clash - Street Rats Ultra Rare Trax

This is a great album for any Clash fan. It has a lot of demos and live versions of songs that are hard to find. You'll find everything from the cover of Roger Miller's King of The Road to some rough sounding live recordings from The Clash's beginning days.

London’s Burning (Polydor Demo version)
Cool confusion (alt. version)
white riot (1977 video promo)
Safe european home (06-09-81)
Janie Jones (06-09-81)
Washington Bullets (06-09-81)
Junko Pardner (11-27-82)
One More Time (11-27-82)
BankRobber (11-27-82)
Kill Time.
Pressure Drop (alternate version)
White man in hammersmith palais (live version)
King of the Road (Roger Miller cover)
Revolution rock (instrumental)
Oh Baby Oh
The Beautiful People are Ugly Too
Louie Louie (The Kingsmen cover)
Sitting at my party (09-05-76)
Deadly Serious (09-05-76)

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