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The New Arts Desk Radio Show 5

Lusophone explorations and Africanised country & western this month

by Joe MuggsFriday, 30 May 2014

Kasaï Allstars: right at home in among The Arts Desk's mix'n'match

Joe and Peter are back with another show of the exotic and out-there, with a heavy leaning towards the Lusophone this time.

Music from Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde and Portugal itself features, including some very serious Brazilian disco and a taste of Kuduro. But there's also modern Swedish psyche rock guitar virtuosity, Californian ambience, Congolese ritual, Catalonian post-dubstep, and heartbreaking country & Western balladry with just a hint of West Africa to it, among much, much more. Dive in, we dare you. Tracklist below.

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Tracklist

Part 1

Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra – Don't Cha Know he’s Alright (Far Out Recordings)
Orlando Voorn – Rewind (Out-Er)
Grenier, Archie Pelago – Jellyfish Supernova (Melodic)
Teebs – Holiday (Brainfeeder)
Mental Abstrato & DJ Tahira – Baião (Far Out)
Kasaï Allstars – As They Walked Out into the Forest on Sunday They Encountered Apes Dressed as Humans (Crammed Discs)
Metal Metal – Sao Paulo No Shaking (Mais Um Discos)
Eat Lights Become Lights – Time Enough (Rocket Girl)
Lost Midas – Head Games (Tru Thoughts)
Downliners Sekt – Soul Débris (InFiné)

Part 2

Jah Wobble presents PJ Higgins – I Did Bad (Sonar Kollektiv)
Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Pity The Children (Rune Grammofon)
Buraka Som Sistema feat. M.I.A., Dj Znobia, Saborosa, Puto Prata – Sound of Kuduro (Enchufada / Sony BMG)
DJ Rashad – Something About The Way (Southern Belle)
Susheela Raman – Shaarabi (harmonia mundi)
Fhloston Paradigm – It’s All (Hyperdub)
Matthewdavid – Moon Moods (Brainfeeder)
The New Line – Danville Girl (Brendan Taafe)
Sleepmakeswaves – It’s Dark, It’s Cold, It's Winter (Monotreme)
Ildo Lobo – Nha Fidjo Matcho (Harmonia)
Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra – Freefall (Jose Carettas Mix) (Far Out Recordings)

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