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San Antonio Sounds San Antonio Sounds September 20th, 2023 (Hour 1)
San Antonio Sounds

The great Texas river city is a mix of Mexican, German, Anglo and African American cultures, among others. Home to the Texas Conjunto Festival and the International Accordion Festival, San Antonio is best known for Tex-Mex or Tejano music played by squeeze box masters like Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez and Mingo Saldivar among many. We’ll speak with Flaco, who in collaborations with Doug Sahm, Ry Cooder, and Los Super Seven, has carried the music worldwide. “Chicano brown-eyed soul” performers like Sunny and the Sunliners and other groups describe music that connected New Orleans and Louisiana Swamp Pop with San Antonio and East Los Angeles. We’ll also talk with Vox organ legend Augie Meyers who worked in the high hippie era with Doug Sahm as part of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in the Texas Tornadoes. The conversation comes full circle with Max Baca, the leader and bajo sexto player of Los Texmaniacs who was influenced by both Flaco and Doug Sahm. The Grammy-winning family band sticks with tradition, but finds ways to include country, blues and rock. Plus music from Sam the Sham, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Freddy Fender and Willie Nelson. ¡Vamos!

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THE FUNK SOUL UNIVERSE: GALACTIC AND JOE BATAAN

April 29th, 2015

It’s an exploration of the funk universe on American Routes. New York City’s pioneer of Afro-Latin Soul, Joe Bataan, tells us about his boogaloo beginnings, melding latin beats with soulful sounds and his move toward “salsoul” and rap. And a conversation with Stanton Moore and Ben Ellman from New Orleans’ Galactic about their love of all things funky from the Crescent City and beyond.

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HOUR ONE

  • Guero Bounce Galactic
    Carnivale Electricos, ANTI-
  • Fire on the Bayou The Meters
    Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology, Rhino
  • Funky Broadway Wilson Pickett
    The Definitive Collection, Atlantic
  • Funky Kingston Toots and the Maytals
    Time Tough: The Anthology, Chronicles
  • Hook and Sling Eddie Bo
    Funky, Funky New Orleans, Funky Delicacies
  • In the 6th Trombone Shorty
    Backatown, Verve
  • Instrumental: Ease Back The Meters
    Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Galactic

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  • Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky Lee Dorsey
    Soul Mine: The Greatest Hits, Charly
  • Kingdom of Izzness Dr. John
    Locked Down, Nonesuch
  • I Wish Stevie Wonder
    Songs in the Key of Life, Motown
  • Instrumental: Dirty Harri The JB's
    Funky Good Time: The Anthology, Polydor
  • You'll Never Change Bettye LaVette
    Souvenirs, Art & Soul
  • Beating Like a Tom Tom Ernie K-Doe
    Here Come the Girls, Charly
  • There Is Something on Your Mind Professor Longhair
    New Orleans Soul '60s: Watch Records, Mardi Gras
  • Cantaloupe Island Herbie Hancock
    Empyrean Isles, Blue Note
  • Watermelon Man Mongo Santamaria
    Skin on Skin, Rhino

HOUR two

  • Chili Beans Joe Bataan
    Mr. New York and the East Side Kids, Fania
  • Summertime Blues The Lebron Brothers
    Psychedelic Goes Latin, Boso
  • Bang! Bang! Joe Cuba
    Greatest Hits, Fania
  • Kiko and the Lavender Moon Los Lobos
    Kiko, Slash/Warner Bros.
  • Times Are Changin' (Los Tiempos Cambian) Jimmy Sabater
    Solo, Tico
  • The in Crowd Ramsey Lewis
    Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul, Rhino
  • Soul Power Walter Wolfman Washington and Smokey Johnson
    Funky Funky New Orleans, Funky Delicacies
  • Instrumental: Sabor Tipico The Lebron Brothers
    Salso y Control, Fania
  • SEGMENT: Joe Bataan

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  • Hey Sister Monguito Santamaria
    Hey Sister, Fania
  • Little Sister Elvis Presley
    From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60s Masters, RCA
  • Bold Soul Sister Ike and Tina Turner
    Bold Soul Sister: The Blue Thumb Recordings, Hip-O
  • Instrumental: I Want to Thank You Lonnie Smith
    Live at Club Mozambique, Blue Note
  • Honey, Honey Ray Charles
    The Chronological Ray Charles: 1949-1950, Classics
  • My Kind of Girl Frank Sinatra and Count Basie
    Sinatra-Basie, Reprise
  • Spanish Harlem Ben E. King
    Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Atlantic
  • Lucy's Spanish Harlem Louie Ramirez
    In the Heart of Spanish Harlem, Mercury
  • Long Way Home (Back to New Orleans) Los Poboycitos
    Brand New Dance, superultramega
  • The Point Dr. John
    Still Spicy Gumbo Stew, Ace

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