The Waters of March

Elis Regina sings Jobim.

Ida in Seattle

Love me some Ida. Here they are playing Johnny Hahn's piano at Pike Place Market and in the Central Library.

Gírias do Norte x 4

Jackie put the Xangai version on a mix tape in the 80s, been looking for it ever since. Can anyone tell me about this song? It seems to really get around.

Chico César & Xangai (Eugenio Avelino)


Triero (sounds like Orixa songs)


Trio Rapacuia (Forró = Brazilian zydeco!)


Vanessa Longoni & Terratronix (rock band)

Scratching the Surface

Lê Quan Ninh never fails to astonish me. Brilliant improviser.

What They Were Really Playing

Now that's what I call CHANGE in America!

RIP John Martyn

He leaves a big hole in the world. No way I can post only one thing. So much beauty.

May You Never (1973)


Make No Mistake (1973)


Solid Air (great version with Danny Thompson - 1987)

Spencer the Rover (1995)


Hurt in Your Heart (2007)

Finally! The World Gets a Funky President

James Brown, Say It Loud... meets Nigeria's Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Black President.

DIY Ambient: Zendesk Wall o' Buddha Machines

By now you may have heard of the Buddha Machine, the ambient version of the Walkman. You can buy the box, download the loop files, or put it on your iPhone. But much better yet, you can also do your own online multi-Buddha ambient thing with up to twenty one virtual Buddha Machines simultaneously at the Zendesk for hours of navel-gazing enjoyment. You may never see me again...

Nice & Naughty

Ladies and gentlemen...Miss! Eartha! Kitt! (when I made this my xmas post a few days ago, I had no idea she was going to die on xmas...damn!)

The Other Delta Blues

Nile (Hamza el Din, oud), Yangtze (Tao Chu-Shen, guqin), Mekong (Kim Luyén, voice)