Episode 62: Bongo Rock by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band

This week we feature the source material of some of the most influential tracks in hip-hop.

Bongo Rock by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band
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Shiny shiny 40th anniversary sleeve from Mr. Bongo

Shiny shiny 40th anniversary sleeve from Mr. Bongo

Bongo Rock 40th Anniversary release on Mr. Bongo Records

Michael Viner on Wikipedia

Incredible Bongo Band on Wikipedia

Apache on Who Sampled

44th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Google Doodle

Living in Hi-Fi Episode 45: Lord Cody & The Coralites (they also cover Apache)

Sample This Documentary (Rotten Tomatoes)

The Thing with Two Heads on YouTube

The Thing with Two Heads. Music Supervisor: Michael Viner. It's bad. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Episode 61: Aion by Dead Can Dance

Do you sometimes expect whistles and instead it’s flutes? Yeah, same. 

Aion by Dead Can Dance
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Episode 60: Cowboy Favorites by Clint Eastwood

What is a dogie, anyway? 

Cowboy Favorites by Clint Eastwoo
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Cowboy Favorites LP on Real Gone Music

Cowboy Favorites on AppleMusic

Music of Clint Eastwood on Wikipedia

Dogie on Free Dictionary

The King of Tears on Malcom Gladwell’s Revisionist History Podcast

Episode 59: Belly Dance from Lebanon by Omar Khorshid

This week we bring you psychedelic guitar from Lebanon

Belly Dance from Lebanon by Omar Khorsid
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Belly Dance from Lebanon on Amazon

Omar Khorshid on Wikipedia

Omar Khorshid Fan Website

Episode 58: Music for an Arabian Night by Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra

This album has nothing to do with the Middle East... or does it?

Music for an Arabian Night by Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra
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Your standard romanticized orientalism and exotica aesthetic.

Your standard romanticized orientalism and exotica aesthetic.

Orientalist tropes abound! No mention of the Rahbani Brothers or source material.

Orientalist tropes abound! No mention of the Rahbani Brothers or source material.

Abdo Habib Ghandoura by Shiraz AKA Dancing Eyes