Welcome to another round the world music adventure with a difference. We're taking it easy over the month of August as most people are on their summer holidays we've prepared a selection of some of our favourite tropical tracks. Sound crews Tropical Treats and Sofrito get a look in along with vinyl that is now seeing the light of day due to the record digging endeavours of labels including Analog Africa, Soundway Records and Vampisoul. There's a Nina Simone remix in there and a couple of surprises. Thanks to DJ Moos for blogging some of his cumbia collection which has come in handy. Hope you hear something you enjoy.
1. Amadou and Mariam - M'Bif Balafon - Dimanche A Bamako - Because - Mali
2. Tropical Treats - Waarewaah - African Riddims 12" - Gamm - Sweden
3. The Sweet Talks - Akampayne - The Kusum Beat - Soundway Records - Ghana
4. Sofrito Specials - Rift Valley Groove - Sofrito Specials Present Tropical Sound Clash - Sofrito Specials - UK
5. Pax Nicholas and the Nettey Family – Ataa Onukpa - Nateef Know De Road of Teef - Daptone - Nigeria
6. CK Mann – Kofi Wadzdzi - Ghana Funk from the 70's - Hippo Records - Ghana 3:11
7. Sofrito Specials - Tabou for the People - Sofrito Specials Present Tropical Sound Clash - Sofrito Specials - UK
8. Nina Simone – See Line Woman - US
9. Los Silvertones – Uptight - Panama Vol.3: Calypso Panameno Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Tipica on the Isthmus 1960-1975 - Soundway Records - Panama
10. Alfredo Linares – Boogaloo Girl - Gozalo Volume 3 - Peru - Vampisoul
11. Les Leopards – D’Leau Coco - Tumbele - Soundway Records - Martinique
12. Ti Coca and Wanga Neges – A Tan Mango - Haiti Colibri - Haiti - Accords Croises
13. Los Corrolaeros De Maguajal – El Molinillo
14. El combo Los Galleros – Tobaco Masco - Arriba La Cumbia - Crammed - Colombia
15. Adig Bodoto – Gnossas Pedro – Africa Boogaloo: the Latinization of West Africa - Benin - Honest Jons
16. Cumbia Sigo XX - Naga Pedale - Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla and Afro-Roots in Colombia 1975-1991 - Colombia - Soundway Records
