Get your fingers loosened up, dear listener, as we bring you a frenzied fiesta of bongo drumming. Having said that, as you will discover, in the right hands the world of the bongo can in fact be a seductively smooth experience.
This week’s theme was suggested by listener Randy Poe, who was responsible for the splendid Gene Rains reissue earlier this year which prompted heated debate on the show.
We encourage you to try playing along with the tracks in this week’s show, though we have to ask ourselves, will you be able to keep up?
Listen now:
The Music
| 1. | Ray Barretto: From Russia With Love from Señor 007 |  |
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| 2. | Les Baxter: Reverberasia from Skins | |
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| 3. | Terry Snyder & The All-Stars: Tabu from Persuasive Percussion | |
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| 4. | Jack Burger & Danny Gould: Basic Bongo Pattern from Lets Play Bongos | |
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| 5. | Jack “Bongo” Burger: Mambo Burger from Shaken Not Stirred | |
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| 6. | Serge Gainsbourg: Pauvre Lola from Gainsbourg Percussions | |
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| 7. | Sammy Davis Jr: West Side Story Medley: Jet Song/Something’s Coming/Cool/Tonight/A-Me-Ri-Ca/Gee, Officer Krupke/Maria from Live In Concert | |
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| 8. | Jack Costanzo: The Peanut Vendor from Latin Fever | |
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| 9. | Chaino: Breathing Bongos from Africana & Beyond | |
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| 10. | Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica: Would You Like Bongos With That Fugue? from Where Here Meets There | |
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