DJ Afro Meets DJ Julian

September 2 2021

Outernational

Chicha / Cumbia / Deep House / Disco / Funk / R&B / Reggae / Salsa / Soul

Another gig with DJ Afro AKA Jose “Cheo” Pardo, this time outdoors at the very awesome Caracas Arepa Bar in Rockaway Beach. It was a perfect July day with lots of groovy people and families and beach bum weirdos. Mostly just a hang out crowd, but weirdly enough, everyone started dancing when Cheo played “Native New Yorker” (!). We played two records each for most of the day, aside from the part where Cheo schooled me on “Romantic Salsa”, an era of salsa from NYC and PR from the late 80s/early 90s that I know nothing about. I get by with my Fania standards, which are timeless classics in NYC, but my knowledge of Latin music past the early 80s is paltry at best. I’m also just starting to dig into psychedelic Chicha from Peru as a result of these sets (the Los Diablos Rojos song above, for one). All the more reason to keep playing more gigs with my dude. Thanks for listening and get it in this weekend, cuz tomorrow is not the least bit promised.

Azymuth - Vôo Sóbre o Horizonte

Rock Steady Freddy - Bohemian Rhapsody 

James Brown  - Popcorn With Feeling

The Specials - Ghost Town

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (Loo & Placido mash)

Eddie Roberts - 24000 Baci

Towa Tei -Technova

Beastie Boys - Groove Holmes

The Meters - Cissy Strut

Jorge Ben - Ponta De Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)

Locobeach - Rata

The Gap Band - Shake

Funky C - Standalone Mode

The Anders Hjelmstad Experience - Mystic Brew

Black Shakespeare - Dreams

Soda Stereo - Nuestra Fe

J Balvin & Bad Bunny - Combo Un Bebe

Hammond Classics - Mi Tierra

Los Diablos Rojos - El Guapo 

Bomba Estereo - El Alma y El Cuerpo

Sandra de Sa - Guarde Minha Voz

Wally Badarou - Chief Inspector

Sabo - Obátala (Nicola Cruz Remix)

Gerardo Frisina - African Seeds

Leon Bridges - Bad Bad News

Gabin - Doo Uap Doo Uap Doo Uap

Beastie Boys VS Herbie Hancock - Intergalactic Rockit (138 blend)

Touchdown - Ease Your Mind

Candido - Thousand Finger Man (Roots remix)

Willie Bobo - Always There

Wiliie Bobo - Grazing In The Grass

Reggae Clinic 65 - Caravan

Jerry LeGrand - Todo Me Gusta de Ti

Las Chicas Del Can - El Negro No Puede

Los Cantantes - El Venao

Proyecto Uno - Pumpin’

Joe Cuba - Bang Bang 

Ray Barretto - Indestructible

Celia Cruz y Johnny Pacheco - Toro Mata y

Fania All Stars - Coro Miyare

Ray Barretto - Pastime Paradise

Madd Wikkid - Around The World

MFSB - Love Is The Message

Odyssey - Native New Yorker

Sister Sledge - Lost in Music

Roy Ayers - Running Away

Groove Collective - (She’s So) Heavy

Elements of Life feat. Lisa Fischer - Into My Life (You Brought The Sunshine)

Nuyorican Soul - Sweet Tears

Willie Colón - Abuelita

Eddie Palmieri - Azucar Pa Ti

Hector Lavoe - Mi Gente

Ruben Blades - Plastico

Celia Cruz - Usted Abuso

Willie Colón - Sin Poderte Hablar

Grupo Niche - Una Aventura

Willy Chino - Medias Negras

Hildemaro - Amanecí Contigo

Joe Arroyo - La Rebellion

Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval