Tropical North Podcast

Tropical North returns with another forward thinking selection from London's thriving bass music scene. This time round we welcome Carthnage to the podcast, a new project from University Of Tropical Sound label chiefs Diezmo, which aims to explore and reinterpret the music of the African continent from Mahgreb to Durban. Lush. Full Track list.. 1) Baba Zula - Abdülcanbaz (Romanski Edit) 2) Takassun - Harissa (Bass Mix) 3) Sibu - Yasmin 4) Hataah - Anayesafiri 5) Chab-Rassi - Cheikha Rimitti 6) Quarteto De Olinda - Caldo de canal (Larry SKG Rmx) 7) Noura Mint Seymali - El Mougelmen (Mettabbana remix) 8) Hataah - No Shoes (Original Mix) 9) Jack Essek - Carceral 10) Jack Essek - Malan Barkir (Original Mix) 11) Kasbah Rockers - Bedaoui Door Bell 12) Ain El Karma - Timboletti Remix 13) Jack Essek – Ayawamat original-mix 14) Etienne Jaumet - Metallik Cages (Acid Arab Remix) 15) Neşe Karaböcek - YALI YALI (Oliver Ferdinand Edit) 16) Señora – Flauta 17) Hanini - Allaoui traditionnel (GAN GAH EDIT) 18) Am

We return with an exclusive selection from Berlin based selector and radio host DJ Radio Hobo. His Troptopia radio show with Edna Martinez is a real focal point in Berlin's thriving tropical scene and the monthly transmission's showcase the infectious sound's of Champeta, Semba, Samba, Compas, Coladeira, Cumbia, Salsa, Highlife, Zouk, Sega, Afrobeat and much more music from across the tropical spectrum. We are delighted to have him on the podcast. Full Track List. 1. unknown 2. Uproot Andy - Mabele remix 3. Tony Allen & Jeff mills - Locked and loaded 4. Quantic & Nidia Góngora - Que Me Duele? 5. Hallex M Carlos Mena - Oggun 6. Tshetsha Boys - Nwa Pfundla 7. Unknown 8. Chalo Correia - Unknown 9. Gyedu Blay Ambolley - Simi Rapp (Multi Culti Edit) 10. La Compagnie Creole - A.I.É (The L.L. Club Mix) 11. Unknown 12. Mpese Mpese Band - Mpese Theme (Drum Talk Remix) 13. Jowaa - Banku Dade 14. Unknown www.tropicalnorthpodcast.com

KENSAYE take's the rein for episode 14 and his mix really hit's the spot with lush tropical rhythm's, futuristic global flavour's and floor shaking afro/house from the talented DJ/producer and radio host. Full track list. 1. Kokoroko - Abusey Junction 2. Gitkin - Grand Street Feast 3. Zunido da Mata - Brilhantina (Sibu & Joe Nagall edit) 4. Sergio Mendes - Fo'-Hop (Por Tras De Bras De Pina) 5. PaloyMano Cba - BALAFON REMEZCLA 6. DJ Center - Center's Groove 7. Xique-Xique - Protetores & Orixás (JPATTERSSON Trumpet Edit) 8. Samba De Coco Raízes De Arcoverde - O Grilo (DJ Tahira Remix) 9. The Funkees • Akula Owu Onyeara (The Busy Twist edit) 10. Clem Beatz - Hymne 11. Lá Lauê - Roda Maravilhosa (Ohxalá edit) 12. Richy Pitch - Ninsuo Feat Kwesi Dankwa 13. La Estereofonica - Afrosound 14. Afrodita Vs G Flux - Ciclon del Caribe (Canalh remix) 15. Oumou Sangare - Kounkoun (Pedro Remix) 16. Poirier - Sowia feat. Samito 17. Gozar x Captain planet - Pitie 18. Novalima - Como Yo (Captain Planet Remix) 19. Thornato -

For our 13th episode we are incredibly lucky to bring you another fine selection of modern highlife sounds, classic afro flavour's and global bass music from a duo who are making waves in London's tropical scene right now. Village Cuts. Watch out for these two.. Full track list. 1. Nauli Ya Uda - Urafiki Jazz Band 2. Esono Adwene Na Esono Nyansa - Kumapim Royals Band 3. Mali Kélétiew - Binta Tangara 4. Maga Traz A Lenha (ft. Jahdan Blakkamoore) - Maga Bo 5. Otieno Owing Ramogi (Nik Weston & Rudyʼs Midnight Machine edit) - D.O. Misiani 6. Africa - King Ayisoba 7. Ogguere - Sunlightsquare 8. MGanga MKuu (Banda Westfalica Remix) - Makadem 9. 100% TVA - Djouna Big-One 10. Dedication Yaku - Peter Kigia 11. Ochieng DJ Komoro - Victoria Chomeka 12. Nyar Kanan (Village Cuts Edit) - Collela Mazee 13. Carnaval (Alma Negra Edit) - Cortijo & His Time Machine 14. Zelvoula - Granmoun Lélé 15. M V D " Afro - Soul Faya 16. Kawral (Umoja Edit) - Collectif Denke Denke Koy 17. Aye Ata - Danvers 18. Wine Down Low (ft. Mad Dog

New and classic international flavour's, psychedelic cumbia, spiritual jazz and infectious afro rhythm's from Tropical North. Music from Lancelot Layne, Jesuino Galo Doido, Napo De Mi Amor, Stella Chiweshe and The Meridian Brothers. Tasty. 1. Stella Chiwese - Inner Voice 2. Francis Bebey - Forest Nativity 3. Malika B & Dave Hucker - Injection Of Blackness 4. Lanceloy Layne - Yo Tink It Sorf 5. The Meridian Brothers - Fiesta (Con El Whiskey Del Folclore) 6. Abelardo Carbono - Quiero A Mi Gente 7. Wasamaye Rock Group - Wasamaye 8. Tradyson Ka - Kan La Line Leve 9. Napo De Mi Amor - Cacatchoule Berceuse Bassari 10. Mutable 01 - Track 2 11. Afshin/KissMyBlackJazz - Jesuino Galo Doido 12. Truby Trio - Jaleo (feat Concha Buika) 13. Cesaria Evora - Nho Antone Escarderode (Kerri Chandler album mix) 14. Alma Negra - Sueno Latino 15. Mutable 02 - Track 3

Episode 11 lands with an exclusive selection of eminently danceable international gem's from the relentless tropical fun machine that is Edinburgh's Samedia Shebeen. Featuring tracks from Penya, Zazou Bikaye, Kasin and Kokolo. Positive. Track-list. La Mecánica Popular - Móntame En La Tormenta Malphino - Molienda Dur-Dur Band - Jaceyl Mirahiis Erlon Chaves - O Anjo E O Diabo Ricardo Marrero & The Group - Babalonia Kassin - Relax Da Lata - Ronco Da Cuica ft. Jandira Silva & Pedro Martins Kokolo - How We Gonna Work It Out (Bosq remix) DJ Jose Marquez & Celia Cruz - Herencia Africana (Jose Marquez Salsafrican Mix) Penya - Iyesa (Daisho Remix) Ola Jagun & His Ancestral Rhythms - Odo Oya (Boyd's vocal mix) Red Axes feat. Insaac Students - Musica Electronique Zazou Bikaye - Na Kenda (Afro-Acid Mix) Strut - Las Palé Ali Baba - Tcha! Tcha! Merengue. www.tropicalnorthpodcast.com

For our tenth episode we bring you a uniquely uplifting selection of classic boogie flavours, international vibes, and on point tropical edits from south London party starters Tropical Traffic. Featuring tracks from Maya, Nu Guinea, Denroy Morgan and Marcel Vogel. Disco for the common good. Track list. Deep Joy - JC Salinas edit Andy Narell - Natty Stick Sunset  -Cruise Andre Tanker - Basement Party Mirage - Nous Deux Maya - Lait De Coco edit Montana Orchestra - South Soul Party Rhodes mix Amazon Club - Forest Jam Barbara Hernandez ‎– All Nite Tonight - Vakula edit Denroy Morgan - Happy Feeling Ray Mang version Marcel Vogel feat. Tim Jules - If You Like Raf Reza - Pineapple Island Nu Guinea - Je Vulesse Oyama - Edit 13 Demdir Dem Bu Dem - FOC edit Jules Etienne - Don't Wanna Talk About It (Feat. Dysco D.) Pat And Pats ‎– Tobago Loris Baker - Tropicale www.tropicalnorthpodcast.com

Episode nine lands ever so smoothly with a superb selection of laid back exotic delights and balearic gems from Newcastle's crate digging party starters Seek Magic. Bliss. Track list. Odeon - Fauna  Ziad Rabhani - Houdou Nisbi Fabrizio de Andre - Sinan Capudan Lascia Saraba - Sate Muso Merva Grier - Feeling Like a Million Cedric Brooks - Songbird Nova Casper - Turned On To You The One O Ones -  Radio Cosmo 101 Pink Rhythm - India Max Essa - Han Zon Roc Daboa - Mi Pais Yasunori Soryo & Jim Rocks - So Long America Hidemi Ishikawa - Love Comes Quickly www.tropicalnorthpodcast.com

We are back with a distinctly Brazilian flavoured selection from Craig Kirkby. Craig is an integral part and resident DJ at the always excellent 'Cavort' and 'Liaison' club night's based in Ulverston and his home town of Barrow In Furness. Craig brings the ethos of these club nights to his 'Liaison' radio show on Manchesters online radio community MCR LIVE. Definitely one for lovers of Brazilian vibes and fans of the house, nu-disco and re-edits scene alike. Craig's selection features no nonsense dance-floor grooves from the likes of Fatnotronic, Aroop Roy, Sartorial and Joutro Mundo. Perfect. Tracklist. 1. Fatnotronic / In Flagranti - Botoque 2. YSE Saint laur'ant - The Optimistic Voyeur​ 3. Painel De Controle - Relax​ 4. Joutro Mundro - Tropical Affair​ 5. Satorial - Music Power​ 6. Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - Vendetta (Al Kent Re-Mix)​ 7. Joutro Mundro - Olhos De Sa​ 8. Hotmood - Superstar​ 9. Aroop Roy - Quem Vai Querer​ 10. Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco - Coconuts For Breakfast www.tropi

Tropical North is on selection duties for episode six with an hour of uplifting Caribbean disco and calypso Funk flavours. Features tracks from Shadow, Wild Fire, Nadie La Fond, Kalyan, Nappy Mayers and Embryo. Summer. Vibes. Tracklist. 1. Mavis John - Use My Body 2. Wild Fire - The Rebels 3. Ronnie Butler and the Ramblers - Peace Without Love 4. Nappy Mayers - Music Man 5. Shadow - Way Way Out 6. Embryo - Light The Light 7. Umoja i-Nity - Foxy Sourcy Lady 8. Nadie La Fond - Hot For Your Love 9. Don and Oli - Superman 10. Tru Tones - Dancing (Vedit02) 11. Naddie La Fond - Wanna Believe in Love (Al Kent Edit) 12. Smile Street People - Lypso Disco 13. Kalyan - Trini Vibes (Charles Maurice Edit) 14. Orlando Julius - Disco Highlife (Percussion Tool) 15. Charles Maurice - Bio Rhythms

Tropical North Podcast returns with another selection of positive music from around the world. This month we are pleased to bring you 90 minutes of tropical flavours and on point balearic action from highly regarded Leed's selector Andy Hickford (Downtown Science). Tracks from the likes of Makadem, Lord Shorty, Dan Shake, Tom Blip and Giles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band. Vibes. Tracklist. 1. Makadem - Myako (Jimku Remix) 2. Mala - Calle F 3. Manu Dibango - Les Cavaliers (Plaid Edit Over Dub) 4. Gilles Petersons Havana Cultura Band - La Rumba Experimental (MCDE Remix) 5. Toby Tobias - Aouta Gabon 6. Esnard Boisdur - Soufwans (3am Mix) 7. Tom Blip - Wrong Guanco 8. Adaye - Turn It Up (Frankie Francis 3am Edit) 9. Tirago - We Like To Party 10. Eno Louis - Hot Love 11. Bayo Damaio - Listen To The Music 12. Afro National - Jokenge (IG Culture Edit) 13. Mutable - Unknown 14. Dan Shake - De I Comahlee Ha 15. Coco/Fabert - Dan DI Fwan 16. Lord Shorty - Vibrations Groove 17. Mighty Shadow - Dat Soca Boat www.tr

Tropical North Podcast returns with a two hour selection of global grooves and sonic gems supplied by highly regarded northern selector Graham Newby. Graham, more commonly known as DJ Gripper(Sonic Zoo Radio/Barrow Underground Music Society)effortlessly blends Latin-Jazz, Brazilian and Afro flavours, Psych and Afro-Synth oddities to create a heady sonic excursion full of rhythm and soul. Impressive. Tracklist. 1. Sunburst - Simba Angunuma 2. Odion Iruoje - Love Care 3. Onom Agemo & The Disco Jumpers - Kurifuna 4. Sunburst Band - Enzi Za Utumwani 5. Dikalo - Equality 6. Afrodita - Africa My Dear 7. JariBu Afrobeat Arkestra -BOMB 8. Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Dege Dub 9. Count Ossie & The Rasta Family - Chanting Higher Heights 10. Francis Bebey - Savanah Georgia 11. Professor Wouassa - We Thit 12. The Mauskovic Dance Band - Down In The Basement 13. Fawda Trio - I Got The Blues 14. Sonido Gallo Negro - Cumbia De Sanación 15. Sofiane Saidi - El Ndjoum 16. Onom Agemo & The Disco Jumpers - Aljahalat 17. Sp

For our fourth episode we are delighted to welcome Secret Life Music's fox bothering balearic badman Mike Boorman to the podcast. Mike delivers an exclusive selection of sunset psychedelia and blissed out electronica recorded live at Hostel La Torre in Ibiza. Mikes own productions sit nicely alongside tracks from David August, Nightmares on Wax, T- Coy, James Brown and The Rolling Stones. Vibes. 1. Afterlife - Spanish Fly 2. Reverso 68 - Baa Boo 3. Nightmares on Wax - Ethnic Majority 4. Sothy - Lam Sueng Bang Fai (Shelter’s Edit) 5. Jams Brown - Givin’ up food for funk 6. Endgames - Ecstasy 7. Rolling Stones - Dance 8. Memoryman - Somebody 9. T-Coy - Da Me Mas 10. Mike Boorman - Consequences 11. Radar - Nothing is real 12. David August - Instant Harmony 13. Mike Boorman - The land where the pharaoh died 14. Ananda Project - Moment before dreaming (Idjut Boys dub) 15. Silicone Soul - Room 666 at the deadly hotel www.tropicalnorthpodcast.com

We continue the series with a two hour selection of worldly electronic gems and left of centre dance music supplied by northern party starter and all round top bloke DJ Turtlewax (Lost N Found). His mix has a distinctly psychedelic feel to it bringing together old school balearic vibes, dub, percussive workouts, afro-latin grooves and tribal house and techno from stalwarts such as Flying Lotus, Faze Action, Giles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band, Dub Colossus and Henrik Schwarz. Bang on! 1. KLF - Chill Out (ODC1 Remixes) DJT'S 241 Edit 2. DJQ* - Glasgow's Jazz *intro* from (D's 'Ring Your Thing To Get Past Fast' Re-Dub) - 3. Elmore Judd - Bass Bully 4. Flying Lotus - Melt! 5. Wareika Hill Sounds - Coconut Head Special 6. The Sunshot Band - Stinger 7. Salsoul Invention - Salsoul Machine 8. Palov & Mishkin - Et De Clarinete 9. Tape Five - Tequila (Garden of Delight Extended mix) 10. Obafunke - Bush Workout (Attica Blues Nocturnal mix) 11. Cultural Mambo - Docking in Outer-space 12.Bruno E - Dado

For episode two we are delighted to bring you a selection of retro flavoured sunshine grooves from mysterious Melbourne based producer PARADISE BOX. (Echovolt /Crimes Of The Future) As expected the mix seamlessly brings together tropical vibes, Japanese boogie, dusty deep house, techno, international proto-house flavours, electro funk, and uplifting vocal jams from the likes of Ruff Dug & Glowing Palms, Model 500, Colonel Abrahams, Brother Resistance, John Rosa and Rick James. Cooler than the other side of the pillow and absolutely essential! 1.Ken Muramatsu – Ocean Breeze 2.Masahiko Kondō - 風のドライブイン 3.JT Taylor – Long Hot Summer [Dub] 4.Total Contrast – Sunshine 5.Glowing Palms x Ruf Dug – Rachael’s Team 6.Judy Mowatt – So Many Eyes 7.Tony McKenzie – Ha Chica [inst] 8.Brother Resistance – Can I Get a Witness 9.Massive Sounds – I Want You 10.Paul Rutherford – Seduction 11.Colonel Abrams – You Don’t Know 12.Blaze – If You Should Need a Friend 13.Annette - Dream 17 14.Robert Palmer – The Silver Gun 15.Mo

Tropical North starts things off with an hour of his favourite high energy Afro-Disco, Boogie and Electrofunk floor fillers, on institutions such as Soundway, Soul jazz, Mukatsuku, Cultures Of Soul, Crown Ruler and Rush Hour! Essential. 1. Ofege - Burning Jungle (Guynamukat Edit) 2. Ondeno - Mayolye (Afro Disco Monster Edit) 3. The Sivertone Steel Band - Steel Band Disco (Caribbean Feeing Edit) 4. Peter Abdul - Dont You Know 5. Danny Offia and The Friks - Funk With Me 6. Benis Cletin - Soul Fever 7.Christy Essien - You Cant Change a Man 8. Houn Pierre - Mansoun Djouwi (Guynamukat Re-Edit) 9. Mukat Edits 1 - We Like De Disco (Dirty Diggers re-edit) 10. Mukat Edits 5 - Funk Is what You Want 11. Hotline - Stay Close 12. Focus - Zulu EP ( HAY! HaY!) 13. The Hardworkers - Ayoba Yo 14. Christy Ogbah - advice 15. Harrari - Party