“Just a killer Brazilian late 60s early 70s playlist, some weird cuts and others that are completely sublime and gorgeous yet a bit odd. I can listen to this sh*t forever. Brazil has its own pulse unlike anywhere else” – Alan Bishop

PLAYLIST
1. Celio Balona – Tema Di Batman
2. Egberto Gismonti - Luzes Da Ribalta
3. Rita Lee – Vamos Tratar Da Saude
4. Rogerio Duprat - Flying
5. Gal Costa – Tuareg
6. Os Terriveis – Mar Cruel
7. Milton Nascimento – Tema Dos Deuses
8. Lula Cortes – Bajhan; Oracao Para Shiva
9. Egberto Gismonti – Lendas
10. The Magnetic Sounds – Lost in Space
11. Chico Buarque & Ennio Morricone – Queste E Quelle
12. 14 Bis – God Save The Queen
13. Jorge Ben – Charles, Anjo 45
14. Os Mutantes – Qualquer Bobagem
15. Marconi Notaro – Antropologica
16. Milton Nascimento – Carlos, Lucia, Chico E Tiago
17. Egberto Gismonti – Pendulo

Listening to Brazil ... with Alan Bishop (RIAFC 048)

A deep dive into the Aural Archipelago archive, featuring field recordings from Sumatra, Java, and Kalimantan. All field recordings by Palmer Keen (Aural Archipelago, 2014-2017) except for “Simalungen Rayat.”  To hear more, please visit http://www.auralarchipelago.com. This episode originally broadcast on Resonance 104.4 FM (London, UK) May 7, 2018 and on Delgado's Dolphin Radio - WXDR 99.1 FM (New Orleans, Louisiana) September 23, 2018.

RIAFC 004

The Aural Archipelago Archive (RIAFC 004)

A great selection of Indian filmi songs & instrumentals, Iraqi choubi, and Thai molam. RIAFC 006 originally broadcast on Resonance 104.4 FM (London, UK) October 1, 2018 and on Delgado's Dolphin Radio - WXDR 99.1 FM (New Orleans, Louisiana) October 7, 2018.

India | Iraq | Thailand (RIAFC 006)

Beautiful old field recordings of xylophone orchestras and electric thumb piano from the Congo; a selection of radio recordings featuring hypnotic thumb piano master Ekuka Moriss Sirikiti from Uganda (courtesy of Nyege Nyege Tapes); and a mixtape of the phenomenal balafon magic of Molobali Keita from Mali.

RIAFC 009
Misengu (Salampasu) recorded by Jos Gansemans (Congo, 1973)
Mutomboko and Luwendo (Luba) recorded by Hugh Tracey (Congo, 1957)
Kutomboka Dance, Mulopwe Ensemble (Lunda) recorded by Jos Gansemans (Congo, 1970)
Unknown, Orchestre “Bana Luya” Niengele Tshibangu recorded by Bernard Treton/Guy Level (Kinshasa/Congo, 1978)
Ekuka Rework, Ekuka Moriss Sirikiti (Uganda, 2018)
Kwon Otino Anyira, Ekuka Moriss Sirikiti (Uganda, 1978-2006)
Omaro Cil Pacu, Ekuka Moriss Sirikiti (Uganda, 1978-2006)
Pwoc Bot Lira Dpi Miyo Pikipiki, Ekuka Moriss Sirikiti (Uganda, 1978-2006)
Molobali Keita Mixtape (Mali, ca. 1990s)

Radio is a Foreign Country

African Xylophone Orchestras & Thumb Piano (RIAFC 009)

A brilliant cover of "Not Great Men" (Gang of Four) by a Javanese gong ensemble, haunting folk gong magic from the mountains of Vietnam, hypnotic village party gong orchestra recorded by Kink Gong, a vintage gong record from Borneo, obscure international surf, dreamy vintage radio pop from SE Asia.

1. ID/Bumper: Excerpts from A Day in the Sun is Like a Radio to Me [John Thayer/Power Moves Library, 2017] & Asian Radio Environments [Jesse Paul Miller 2014].
2. Not Great Men, Sekar-Melati [Java, 2011].
3. La Danza de Fuego (edit), Los Relampagos [Novola ‎– N-603, Zafiro ‎– N-603, 1966].
4. Blondie In Khmer Camouflage. Radio Phnom Penh [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2005].
5. ID/Bumper: Exploding Briefcases of Cairo, Radio Palestine (Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2004) & Fade, Air Tapes (Phong Tran/Power Moves Library, 1996/1997). 
6. Original Music From Golden Dragon VHS Cassette (excerpt), Golden Dragon Band [Cambodian Cassette Archives, Sublimes Frequencies, 2016].
7. Noe Euy Srey Noe (Lady Named Noe), Eueng Nary & Pen Ran [Cambodian Cassette Archives, Sublimes Frequencies, 2016].
8. Gongs & Bamboo Tubes, Kavet Ratanakiri Cambodia [Kink Gong, 2014].
9. Indagine, I Marc 4 [Nelson Records – G.L.P. 1008, 1971].
10. Rubber of High Quality (excerpt), Radio Thailand: Transmissions from the Tropical Kingdom [Alan Bishop & Mark Gergis, Sublime Frequencies, 2006].
11. Unknown, Radio Thailand: Transmissions from the Tropical Kingdom [Alan Bishop & Mark Gergis, Sublime Frequencies, 2006].
12. The Theme From the Black Cat, Scotty McKay [Falcon, 1967].
13. Shortwave Radio, Uyghurs/Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China [Fausto Caceres, Shirley & Spinoza Radio].
14. Montagnard Gong Ensemble
15. Hiway Xpress, Lata Ramasar [K.D.R. Records, 1980].
16. Pamanabil [excerpt), Los Nativos [Private Mexican Garage Surf, 1965].
17. Isan Lam Plearn), Angkhanang Khunchai & the Ubon Phatthana Band [EM Records, 2014].
18. Pinakang [Borneo, ca. 1970s]. Recorded by Guy Saint-Clair [Playa Sound], ca. late 1970s/early 1980s].
19. Estroncio 90 (excerpt), Locos del Ritmo [Orfeon, 1961].
20. Classic Rock-Country Oldie, Radio Myanmar (Burma) [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2008].
21. 20 Pop Music (Tin Tin Oo) Radio Myanmar (Burma) [Alan Bishop/Sublime Frequencies, 2008].
22. Unknown Burmese pop son. ဘလခငလနမငသ ပလ

RIAFC 027

Folk Magic Radio (RIAFC 027)

Hypnotic (and historic) gong records from the mountains of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Kalimantan, and the Philippines. You'll hear amazing gong orchestras among a number of ethnic minorities, including the Jorai and other Montagnards, Kenyah, Modang, and Badjao recorded in the field by Georges Condominas, Jacques Dournes, Jose Maceda, Patrick Kersale, David Blair Stiffler, and Laurent Jeanneau. Many thanks to Vincenzo Della Ratta, Laurent Jeanneau, Yasuhiro Morinaga, and Cutri Giuseppe.  Cover images is taken from Patrick Kersale’s “Gongs Vietnam-Laos” (CD - Playasound #PS 65256).

PLAYLIST
Ensemble de Gongs Cing Arap, Georges Condominas (1982)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Montagnard Gong Ensemble (VHS tape posted to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtXVCdA0Kqs
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Jeu de Six Gongs Plats "cing ting" – Village de Hang Kroc, Georges Condominas (1965-1966)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Ensemble de gongs musique pour le sacrifice aux génies de la maison commune (1-2 #4). Recorded by Patrick Kersale (VDE-Gallo, 2001)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Ensemble de gongs musique de funérailles (4-7). Recorded by Patrick Kersale (VDE-Gallo, 2001)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Ensemble de gongs musique de réjouissances. Recorded by Patrick Kersale (VDE-Gallo, 2001)
Gongs of Every Power (exceprt), Patrick Kersale (2004)
Jeu de Gongs, Music of the Kenyah and Modang in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Recorded by Jose Maceda (1977).
GongASide (excerpt), Kink Gong. Recorded by Laurent Jeanneau (Discrepant, 2014)
Brao Kavet 1 Village Party, Gongs Ratanakiri. Laurent Jeanneau (Kink Gong 2004)
Kulintang - Badjao or Yakan Gong. Recorded by David Blair Stiffler (Numerophon, 1988)

GONGS OF EVERY POWER (MIXTAPE) (RIAFC 032)

Gongs of Every Power (Mixtape) (RIAFC 032)

An intense psychotronic journey through the South American backlands with Los Siquicos Litoralenos. You can expect lots of turbulence so tighten your seatbelts. And don't let your dopamine thirsty digital anxiety win you over because this one builds little by little – marching bands, cows, unforgettable Andean wonders, experiments in radio disruption, psychophasic Bolivianity, tunes from the Argentine Littoral and other great mysteries of the Southern Cone, subliminal messages and psycho-paranormal revelations. 

Many thanks to Rogelio Kukumente. Germen de Trigo, DJ Surubi, Capitán Pixel, Dr Multiversal, Coco Xixi, and Don Pifostio. Produced by Nicola Kokote. Photo & cover design by Elizabeta de los Montes.

RADIO SIQUICA EP80 (RIAFC 033)

Radio Síquica EP80 (RIAFC 033)

Obscure cassette of garage rock from Shan State (Burma/Myanmar). The information available to me lists the artist as Sai Ngao Luen (ၸႆၢးငဝ်းလိူၼ်). But some say this sounds like Saing Saing Maw.

SHAN STATE GARAGE ROCK (RIAFC 036)

Shan State Garage Rock (Myanmar/Burma) (RIAFC 036)

Kink Gong (aka Laurent Jeanneau) is known for his collection of surreal soundscapes made from augmented field recordings. With “Take Off DJ”, Kink Gong returns to the airwaves at Radio is a Foreign Country with a uniquely raw and intense exploration of the pakhawaj drum and other rhythms.

RIAFC 040 - Take Off DJ - Kink Gong

Take Off DJ - Kink Gong (RIAFC 040)

Strange military orchestras, surrealist regional poetry, outsider gaucho folklore, lost radio emissions, old cassettes, local noise-makers, weird chamamé mixes, low-fi rural psychedelia ..., Nicola Kokote (Los Siquicos Literaleños) explores the unusual soundscapes and music of his hometown Curuzú Cuatiá and surrounding Corrientes Province, Argentina. An earlier version of this mix originally broadcast on Radio CASo, a radio project of Centro de Arte Sonora (Argentina). 

Radio is a Foreign Country would like to thank Nicola Kokote, Panorama De Audioexperimentación Nacional (PAN), Radio CASo, Centro de Arte Sonora, and the Ministry of Culture (Argentina) for partnering with us to make this mixtape available to our listeners.  

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RADIO CASO CORRIENTES CURUZU (RIAFC 041)

Kuruzú Tape (RIAFC 042)

Recorded and assembled by Italian ethnomusicologist Vincenzo Della Ratta, this mixtape features a selection of field recordings made throughout southeast Asia, including a Dayak Benuaq gong ensemble, recorded over the phone one night in Borneo, playing a genre of funerary music called titi mati. And after you’ve listened to this, check out his Sublime Frequencies release Kwangkay: Funerary Music of the Dayak Benuaq of Borneo (SF106LP) and another great collection out on Akuphone called The Gamelan of the Walking Warriors: Gamelan Beleganjur andthe Music of the Ngaben Funerary Ritual in Bali (Akuphone).

Tracklist
1 Semut Megarang, from The Gamelan of the Walking Warriors (Akuphone, AKU1007).
2 Soundscape of Pleiku City (Vietnam, 2007).
3 Pak Viktor plays the gambus lute and sings (Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, 2011).
4 A Jarai gong ensemble playing in a funerary ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2013).
5 A busker playing the saw duang fiddle (Luang Prabang, Laos, 2009).
6 A Black H’Mong woman singing a song (Sa Pa, Vietnam, 2007).
7 A funeral march played by a brass band (St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2007).
8 Titi mati, from Kwangkay: Funerary Music of the Dayak Benuaq of Borneo (Sublime Frequencies, SF106LP).
9 A gerantang bamboo xylophone player by the seaside (Pasir Putih, Bali, Indonesia, 2010).
10 An Ede gong ensemble playing in a communal ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2013).
11 The Juar melody played by a Bahnar man on the ting ning tube zither (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2018).
12 The Juar melody played by a Jarai gong ensemble in a communal ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2012).
13 A Dayak Benuaq gong ensemble playing during a healing ritual (Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, 2011).
14 A Black H’Mong man playing the jaw’s harp (Sa Pa, Vietnam, 2007).
15 A Rongao man playing the trung bamboo xylophone (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2020).
16 A Laotian man playing the khen mouth organ (Southern Laos, 2009).
17 A Dayak Benuaq gong ensemble playing in a healing ritual (Kutai Barat, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia, 2011).
18 Siu Khoi (ting ning tube zither) and Rochom Tih (koni spike fiddle with a mouth resonator) playing a well-known Jarai lullaby (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2016). 
19 A Bahnar gong ensemble playing in a communal ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2019).
20 Kokuh porotok, a well-known Bahnar song, sung by Ksor H’Hoanh and Ksor Thuc, and accompanied by the ting ning tube zither, played by Siu Khoi (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2009).
21 A Jarai gong ensemble playing in a funerary ritual (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2012).
22 An old Bahnar man singing the classic French song Boire un petit coup (Central Highlands of Vietnam, 2019).

RIAFC 045

Sounds From Southeast Asia (RIAFC 045)

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Kuruzú Tape (RIAFC 042)

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