Journey Without Maps brings you vintage, rare, and underground global music from uncharted sonic territories. Every week, I unearth a new musical landscape: African soul & funk, Latin rhythms, eastern European electronica, Middle East psychedelic, Asian surf rock ⦠and more.
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This is the soundtrack to an era of conflict and chaos. Feverish electric guitars, the Cuban influence â both musically and militarily â of merengue, discarded Portuguese folk, the dreamy surf-rock guitars of Luanda Bay, and the carnival rhythms of kilapanga, rebita, kazukuta and kabetula.
Os Angos "Avante Juventude" from "Angola, Soundtrack 2 (Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978)" on Analog Africa Santos Junior "N'Gui Banza Mama" from "Angola Soundtrack - The Unique Sound of Luanda (1968-1976)" on Analog Africa Os Korimbas "Samba Braguez" from "Angola Soundtrack - The Unique Sound of Luanda (1968-1976)" on Analog Africa Carlos Lamartine "Pala Ku Nu Abesa o Muxima" from "Historias Da Casa Velha" on Sons D'Africa Os Bongos "Lena" from "Soul of Angola: Anthologie de la Musique Angolaise 1965 - 1975" on Lusafrica Negoleiros Do Ritmo "Lemba" from "Angola, Soundtrack 2 (Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978)" on Analog Africa Os Alegres "Wenda Solá" from "Os Alegres" on Do La Si Discos Jovens Do Prendo "Semba Da Ilha" from "Soul of Angola: Anthologie de la Musique Angolaise 1965 - 1975" on Lusafrica Joy Artur "Kudizanga Dia Veiangongo" from "Angola 70's (1974-1978)" on Buda musique Africa Ritmos "Agarrem" from "Angola, Soundtrack 2 (Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978)" on Analog Africa Africa Show "Inspiração de Nito" from "Angola, Soundtrack 2 (Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978)" on Analog Africa Waldemar Bastos "Sofrimento" from "Pretaluz (Backlight)" on Narada Urbano De Castro "Xala-Kiambote" from "Xala-Kiambote / Margarida" on Rebita Rocky Marsiano "Kisua Ba" from "Meu Kamba, Vol. 2" on Akwaaba Music Batida "Puxa (feat. Beat Laden)" from "Batida" on Soundway Records