Mark Leckey 18th March 2025

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From Cuba to Mexico via ports like Veracruz and Yucatán, guaracha, son montuno and rumba crossed the Gulf, inspiring a new wave of sound. Radios, dance halls and Mexican cinema turned tropical rhythms into part of everyday life. Between the late ’50s and mid ’70s, Mexican Sonoras took that fire, added their own swing, and created a unique tumbao — brass blazing, congas rolling, voices full of sabor.

Pop Experimental Trap Noise

Contemporary British AV artist, collagist, and NTS host Mark Leckey takes to the airwaves to play oddities from his collection. Everything from doo-wop to gabber.

Tracklist

Hadows Of Forgotten AncestorsHadows Of Forgotten Ancestors
Remember Me Ivanko, At Least Twice A Day. I Remember You Seven Times And Hour.
UmfangUmfang
Scene (feat. Diamond Stingly)
Death Is Not The EndDeath Is Not The End
Brown Wax Home Recording Of Mother And Father Trying To Get Billy Out Of Bed, Followed By Whistling Solo