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Washington DC
17:00 - 19:00

D.C. reissue and private press label People's Potential Unlimited specialise in preserving the weirdest and rarest of boogie, funk, and more from the 70s and 80s - plus a new generation of artists drawing from the lo-fi DIY sounds of the cosmic boogie past. This special includes tracks from 1979-1989 by Glass Pyramid, Flikk, L.S. Movement Band & many more.

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Los Angeles
18:00 - 19:00

A somber and experimental guest mix from produder and DJ Maral – featuring Iranian classics, early shellac recordings of Iranian classical Music, and field recordings of folk music from different regions of Iran. Tapping into the liminal feelings of being in the diaspora, mixtures of sadness, anger, fear and nostalgia. A cathartic mix for anyone in the world.

André Toussaint

André Toussaint

André Toussaint has been played on NTS shows including Rum Punch w/ Danny Fitzgerald , with Bambino first played on 27 May 2021.

Haitian ex-patriot André Toussaint moved to Nassau, Bahamas in the 1950s performing as a singer-guitarist for the tourist and lounge crowd. Featuring many of his own compositions along with many current calypsos of the day, Toussaint was fluent in French, Haitian Creole, Italian, and Spanish. He performed folk songs of Bahama, was an accomplished guitarist who worked with small orchestras until his death in 1981 and was considered to be one of the founding fathers of modern Bahamian music.

Some of his best known songs included: Island Woman, Gondolier, Est Es Felicidad, Complaini d'Amour, Calypso Island, Little Nassau/Bahama Mama, School of Cha Cha Cha, C'est Si Bon, Perfidia, Bambino, J'Attendrai, Cucurrucucu Paloma, Watermelon Spoilin'/Here I Go Walkin', Jusque Bout du Monde', Come Closer to Me Hold 'M Joe, El Reloj, Mi Yiddishe Mama. Nadie Me Ama, Marisa, Ciao Ciao Bambino and Granada.

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André Toussaint

André Toussaint has been played on NTS shows including Rum Punch w/ Danny Fitzgerald , with Bambino first played on 27 May 2021.

Haitian ex-patriot André Toussaint moved to Nassau, Bahamas in the 1950s performing as a singer-guitarist for the tourist and lounge crowd. Featuring many of his own compositions along with many current calypsos of the day, Toussaint was fluent in French, Haitian Creole, Italian, and Spanish. He performed folk songs of Bahama, was an accomplished guitarist who worked with small orchestras until his death in 1981 and was considered to be one of the founding fathers of modern Bahamian music.

Some of his best known songs included: Island Woman, Gondolier, Est Es Felicidad, Complaini d'Amour, Calypso Island, Little Nassau/Bahama Mama, School of Cha Cha Cha, C'est Si Bon, Perfidia, Bambino, J'Attendrai, Cucurrucucu Paloma, Watermelon Spoilin'/Here I Go Walkin', Jusque Bout du Monde', Come Closer to Me Hold 'M Joe, El Reloj, Mi Yiddishe Mama. Nadie Me Ama, Marisa, Ciao Ciao Bambino and Granada.

Original source: Last.fm

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