I’ve just browsed through some nice music on a Sunday evening in April… It resulted in a mix between cool jazzy, Latin, Balkan and Bollywood tunes, I hope.

One of my all-time favourites is the track I Love My Baby by the United Future Organization, here in a Norman Cook & Ashley Slater remix. The track got a new reverence by the The Jivers on the Jazz & Milk-Compilation Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 3.

Recently, I listened to the remix compilation I Like It Like That of Fania Latin classics in more detail. I already had put the remix of La Lupe‘s interpretation of Fever into my 2009 review. Now I discovered another track on that compilation: Ray Barretto‘s O Elefante in the SSH remix is really cool!

Miss Platnum‘s If You Were Mine was also already in my 2009 review. She used a sample of a cool Bollywood tune which is on the Bombay Connection compilation Bombshell – Baby of Bombay: Kahan Hai Woh Diwana.

Apropos cover versions: Listening to the Balkan track of Fanfare Ciocarlia, I remembered Cake‘s interpretation of Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps. Then another one, perhaps? – Okay, the version of Sunray… Finally I digged out an older track from Fatboy Slim and one from Moby.

Here the links for a listening @ Mixcloud:

Here’s the track listing:

1. Nostalgia 77: Quiet Dawn (feat. Beth Rowley)
   Tru Thoughts’ 10th Anniversary (CD1) (Tru Thoughts 2009)
2. Modaji: Grass Is Greener
   The Electrickus EP 12inch (Altered Vibes 2007)
3. Blossom Dearie: Just One Of Those Things
   Verve Unmixed Vol. 3 (Verve 2005)
4. United Future Organization: I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Jazz Norman Cook & Ashley Slater Remix)
   Jazzin’ ’91-’92 (99 Records 1992)
5. The Jivers: Do What (feat. Anqui)
   Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 3 12inch (Jazz & Milk)
6. Me & You: I Wish I Was An Elephant
   Music For Birthdays – Floating (CD1) (Rebtuz 2008)
7. Ray Barretto: O Elefante (SHH Remix)
   I Like It Like That LP (Fania / Mr. Bongo 2008)
8. Lagartijeando: Doloreando
   Neo Bailongo 12inch (ZZK 2010)
9. Basement Freaks: Gypsy Breaks (Tal M. Klein Remix)
   Gypsy Breaks 12inch (Aniligital Music 2009)
10. Fanfare Ciocarlia: Asfalt Tango
    Indestructible Balkan Beats (Manteca 2005)
11. Cake: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
    Fashion Nugget (Volcano Entertainment III 1996)
12. Sunray feat. Kym Mazelle: Perhaps (Radio Mix)
    Perhaps (MCD) (PIAS 2001)
13. Laxmikan-Pyarelal: Kahan Hai Woh Diwana
    The Bombay Connection Vol. 2: Bombshell Baby Of Bombay (Bombay Connection 2006)
14. Miss Platnum: If You Were Mine
    The Sweetest Hangover (Four Music 2009)
15. Wake & Bake: Funky Blue Beard
    Funky Blue Beard / Funky Pie 7inch (Tramp Records 2007)
16. Gecko Turner feat. Eska: Monosabio Blues
    Monosabibio Blues 7inch (Lovemonk 2007)
17. Goldfrapp: A&E (Hercules And Love Affair Remix)
    Hercules and Love Affair A&E (MCD) (Mute 2008)
18. Anita O’Day: Sing, Sing, Sing (RSL Remix)
    Verve Remixed Vol. 3 (Verve 2005)
19. Anita O’Day: Sing, Sing, Sing
    Verve Unmixed Vol. 3 (Verve 2005)
20. Björk: It’s Oh So Quiet
    Post (Mother 1995)
21. Wax Tailor: Ungodly Fruit
    Tales of the Forgotten Melodies (Mole Listening Pearls 2006)
22. Käzamix: Awai This
    Käzamix (Kaza Mix 2002)
23. Boulez Republic: Juan Puma
    Toolbox Ltd 07 12inch (Toolbox 2004)
24. Dave Bartholomew: Shrimp And Gumbo
    Shrimp & Gumbo 7inch (Jukebox Jam Series 2010)
25. Bobby Valentin: Geronimo
    Dance The Latin Soul 7inch (Fania / Jazzman 2007)
26. Charlie Parker: La Cucaracha
    Now’s The Time (CD (Membran Music)
27. Dave Bartholomew: Ah Cubanas
    Shrimp & Gumbo 7inch (Jukebox Jam Series 2010)
28. Vono Box: Pepita
    Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 2 12inch (Jazz & Milk 2008)
29. Barakas: Kes
    Shapes 08:02 (CD2: DJ Tracks) (Tru Thoughts 2008)
30. Nirobi & Barakas: Bungee Jump Against Racism (Diesler Remix)
    Shapes Z EP (Tru Thoughts 2005)
31. Setenta: Funky Tumbao
    Sweet Dreams / Funky Tumbao 7inch (Hot Casa Records 2008)
32. Fatboy Slim: Praise You (Original Version)
    Right Here, Right Now (MCD) (Skint 1999)
33. Moby: Summer
    Porcelain (MCD) (Mute 2000)

Let us pay our last respects to
Eartha Kitt († 25.12.2008), Blossom Dearie († 07.02.2009), Ali Akbar Khan († 19.06.2009), Michael Jackson († 25.06.2009), Margot Ebert († 26.06.2009), Patrick Swayze († 14.09.2009), Eduard Zimmermann († 19.09.2009) and Mercedes Sosa († 04.10.2009). Rest in peace!

In the end of 2008, the Berlin radio station radiomultikulti from the public broadcaster RBB was closed. Instead of this programme, the Cologne station Funkhaus Europa is transmitted in Berlin. But, some of the former crew of radiomultikulti has started the internet spin-off “Multicult”, Version 2.0.

In 2009 we could relisten to DT64, the GDR youth radio from before, during and after the Changes, because there was an events series with original radio broadcasts and discussions about them. The Berlin radio project Herbstradio gave us the original remake of Grenzpunkt Null with Rex Joswig (Herbst in Peking). And the alternative internet radio station ByteFM from Hamburg has won an Alfred Grimme award. Congratulations!

Moreover, the Wall came down 20 years ago. 20 years later, German television ZDF has a fully digital newsroom, the so-called “green hell”. Apart from that, we had elections in Germany with a not so thrilling election campaign…

Here’s my track listing:

1. Intro & Eartha Kitt
2. Eartha Kitt: Uska Dara – A Turkish Tale
   That Bad Eartha (With Henri René And His Orchestra) (RCA)
3. Blossom Dearie
4. Blossom Dearie: I Like London In The Rain
   I Like London In The Rain 7inch (Potential)
5. Blossom Dearie: Just One Of Those Things (Brazilian Girls Remix)
   Verve Remixed 3 (Verve)
6. Blossom Dearie: Dusty Springfield
   Simply… Dusty (CD1) (Mercury)
7. Ali Akbar Khan
8. Ali Akbar Khan & Asha Bhosle: Guru Bandana
   Incredible !ndia (Universal)
9. Michael Jackson
10. Ed Smith: Billie Jean
    The Michael Remixes Vol. 1 (7inch) (EDR)
11. Margot Ebert
12. Parov Stelar: Promises (feat. Klaus Hainy)
    Coco (CD1) (Etage Noir)
13. Patrick Swayze
14. Patrick Swayze: She’s Like The Wind
    Dirty Dancing (OST) (RCA)
15. Eduard Zimmermann
16. Bio Bonsai: Nackte Leichen YZ
    Canale Grande (Plattenmeister / Der Verlag)
17. Mercedes Sosa
18. Mercedes Sosa: Soy Pan, Soy Paz, Soy Mas
    Quango World Voices (Island / Quango)
19. Drop The Lime: Hear Me (Radio Edit)
    Hear Me 12inch (Trouble & Bass)
20. Radio 2009
21. Radio Trip: Whole Wide World
    Music Heads (Jalapeno)
22. Zeb: Politricks & Culture
    Zeb Step (Rudiments)
23. Kultur & Politik 2009
24. Goonda: Mumbai Drivin’ (GOONDA Novacaine Mix)
    Third World Radio (Strike-Ups: Original Blend) (High Chai Music)
25. Sub Swara: Yeah (Sharmaji Remix)
    Coup d’Yah Remixes Vol. 3 (Sub Swara)
26. Luca: Eastern Highway
    Speakeasy 12inch (Samurai Red Seal)
27. El Remolon: Cumbia Bichera (feat. Pablo Lescano)
    Pibe Cosmo EP 12inch (Crosstalk)
28. Outro