A special trip to Angola, home to some not-so-distant relatives of Latin and Caribbean music genres, killer synths, melancholy and some of the most heartfelt anti-imperialist songs around.

Recorded live at Maxi Radio, Leiden

Angola Special | Maxi Radio | 12.06.2021

Two hours packed with prime 80s & 90s Colombian salsa!

Recorded live at Open Source Radio, Nijmegen.

Baobab On The Waves w/ Bãs Laitir | Open Source Radio | 25.03.2023

Two hours of sabor colombiano with a SALSA SPECIAL on Radio WORM.

Bãs Laitir recently came back from half a year of digging in Colombia and brought around 1 cubic meter of hand-picked records back with him. He's our guide through the history of Colombian salsa.

We will be paying tribute to all of Colombian salsa, including:
- salsa's arrival in the port cities on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts around the turn of the 1970s,
- its fever-like spread to the inland metropolises at the hands of pioneering Colombian musicians,
- the establishment of Cali as 'la capital mundial de la salsa',
- Colombian salsa's explosive golden age in the '80s and '90s,
- the impact of traditional Colombian music styles on the local salsa and vice versa,
…and more!

Pura educación! 🤯

Cinema Colombiano Radio is live every Wednesday at 4pm CET on Radio WORM, Rotterdam.

Cinema Colombiano Salsa Special w/ Bãs Laitir | Radio WORM | 19.07.2023

Recorded live at Platypus Record Shop, Amsterdam.
Broadcast on Radio Salto, 106.8 FM (Amsterdam), 11.10.2023.

Penossi Radio Curaçao Special w/ Bãs Laitir | Radio SALTO 106.8 FM | 11.10.2023

The second instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 16.06.2024.

LONGPLAY Ep.2 - Calypso, Kadans, Soca | IBBRadio | 16.06.2024

On August 1st 2024 we held a live two-hour edition of Longplay: the Zulia Special! Broadcast live from Kunsthal Lab in Rotterdam for IBB Radio and Radio Worm. Maracaibero Javier Bohorquez joined in with the Zulian facts, fictions and vinyls.
What makes the guaracha zuliana and the gaita zuliana so special?

LONGPLAY: Zulia Special (en vivo) w/ El Javier_B & Bãs Laitir | IBBRadio | 01.08.2024

The fourth instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 15.09.2024.

LONGPLAY Ep.4 - Música de cuerda | IBBRadio | 15.09.2024

Broadcast live on Lusophonica Web Radio (Cascais, Portugal), 11.09.2024.

Bãs Laitir at Lusophonica | Cabo Zouk & Coladeiras | 11.09.2024

The fifth instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 20.10.2024.

LONGPLAY Ep.5 - Curaçao Salsa Brava, Bomba & Guaguancó | IBBRadio | 20.10.2024

The sixth instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 17.11.2024.

LONGPLAY Ep.6 - 70s Haiti | IBBRadio | 17.11.2024

The seventh instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 15.12.2024.

LONGPLAY Ep.7 - Cumbias & Porros | IBBRadio | 15.12.2024

The eighth instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 19.01.2025.

LONGPLAY Ep.8 - Joropo & Pasaje | IBBRadio | 19.01.2025

The ninth instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 16.02.2025.

LONGPLAY Carnaval - Tumba & Mapalé | IBBRadio | 16.02.2025

The tenth instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 16.03.2025.

LONGPLAY Ep.10 - Montuneando | IBBRadio | 16.03.2025

The eleventh instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 20.04.2025.

LONGPLAY Ep.11 - Champeta | IBBRadio | 20.04.2025

The twelfth instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 18.05.2025.

LONGPLAY Ep.12 - 1 Year | IBBRadio | 18.05.2025

The thirteenth instalment of monthly Sunday morning show LONGPLAY, in which we highlight Curaçao as the Caribbean's musical crossroads, exploring records produced on the island and imported from the wider surrounding region.

Broadcast on IBB Radio (Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao), 17.08.2025.

LONGPLAY Ep.13 - Habana | IBBRadio | 17.08.2025

Standing in for El Javier_B on his show, Bãs Laitir pulls you into a bottomless pit of unstoppable rhythms and masterful compositions from both sides of the Atlantic.

Tracklist:
Battery Cremil - Len Mou Raid
Claude Vamur - Azizouk
Les Scorpios - Amba Drap
Babalu Eddy-Mar Salsa y Sabor - Den Mi Basilon
Karma - Respeta Bo Wela
The Friends - Mi Mucha
Karata - Mouvman
Ngakosso Le Grand Baobab - Randy
L'orchestre Anti-Choc - Wabelo Rango
F.B.I. - El Problema
Luis Tower - La Interesada Remix
Franco & Sam Mangwana - Coopération
Wagadu Gu - Easy Dancing
Mighty Botai - N.P.K. Na A Mang
Fri Sranan - Barie Nanga Sarie

Broadcast live on Operator Radio (Rotterdam, Netherlands), 03.09.2025.

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