Welcome back to the Flying Carpet! Its been a busy summer, festivals, gigs and so much exciting new music.
This selection is mostly an afro latin thing with some of the latest remixes and new bands from South America to the African states, what an amazing world of sounds we live in!
Put together to promote a new venture Chilli Fried presents THE AFRO LATIN BEAT with the amazing instumentalist Neil Sparkes and his ever mutating Afro latin band BOUGARABOU providing the live heartbeat of the night.
We are doing dates in seaside towns of Kent at the mo, the next one WHITSTABLE on the 20th AUGUST- mail me on alexanderjs@mac.com for details!
See ya soon

Alex ( DJ AUNTY!)

1. Preguntas Por Que - Lightning Head

2. Insane in the Brain - Prince Fatty

3. Colegiala Dub - S.O.S.

4. Dulce con Chile(Sonidero Nacional Cumbow Remix)-Sargento García

5. Salsa Verde - unknown

6. Kako & Orchestra, Vocals by Azuquita - Shingaling Shingaling

7. Gaita de las Flores (Criollo Mix) - Lucho Bermúdez

8. Sabor Tropical (DJ Sabo feat Dario Boente Remix) - Empresarios

9. Rumba Loca feat. Eddy Jey & el Michel -DJ Buxxi & DJ Buñuelo

10.Ingoina Le Nayathi (Captain Planet Remix) - Intombi Zephepha

11.Maphuti (Captain Planet Remix) - The Mgababa Queens

12.Tungalala (El Sapo) - Son Palenque

13.Mini Kusuto - Colombiafrica

14.Miracle (The Very Best Remix) - Baaba Maal

15.Zambezi (Fool's Gold Remix) - Tinashe

Strange times, great music and the start of summer
A mix to stagger around town

1. Jah nuh dead - El remelon vs Sinead O connor

2. Ghost Town - Fantasma_

3. Ethiopik Mood - Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra

4. Demo Crazy - Femi Kuti (EarthRise SoundSystem Day By Day Remix)

5. Indian Girl Dub - Dominic Owen Remix The Love Theme Remixes

6. Empty without you - Diana Ross( Hard Food reggaemash)

7. Love Me Forever - Carlton & The Shoes

8. Good father - Afrikan Simba

9. Del Ray - Sola Rosa

10. Mi Corazon - Bajofondo Tango Club

11. Tu jesty fata - Kanizsa Csillagai

12. Un Niño que llora en Los Montes de María + El Hueso (King Coya Remix) - Petrona
Martinez

13. Van D Remix - Unite

14. Santa Tae (dert remix) - frank emilo flynn

15. Down Dominaton Part 2 (DJ Delay dub) - La Cherga

16. Because ( Bost+Bim mix) - Beatles ft Ras Pidow

MONKFISH live this Saturday! "African tropical guitar pop" is what they call it, and if last time they came is anything to go by they will tear up the dancefloor once again!
Meanwhile a new mix to get in the mood, its sunny , its spring and time to dance....

1. rift valley groove - Sofrito Sounds

2. As We Enter Ethiopia - Damian Marley & Nas

3. Sebero - Issa Bagayogo

4. Downtown Barkings (Afrobeat Edit) - The Dynamics

5. Do Your Best (Faze Action Remix) - Femi Kuti

6. Spirit Of Fela (Guynamukat Afro-Boogie Labour Of Love Remix) - Kaleta & Akoya Afrobeat

7. Sabroso (Ssbo & Zeb remix) - Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra

8. Artistiya - Sabo edit

9. Adzagli (StreamerPilot Broken Afro Rmx)- Kofi Ayivor

10.Afrovibes - Dj Max & Gabb

11.Tabou for the people - Sofrito Sounds

12.Dehiminiké - François Lougah

13.Living Stone - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

Here in the wastes of podland a comment is always welcome! That way I know what works and also what you lovely listeners enjoy, so please take a moment to say hi!

Whats to say??? Fed up with cold and stuff so put together a mix to jump around with!!!

PS By the way the picture one of mine!

PPS Next Flying Carpet MARCH 20th featuring the afro tropical sounds of MONKFISH..YEAH!!!!!

and now the tracklist...

1. Oromo Dub (Cushitic Dub)- Tommy T

2. African talk - Disco killah

3. Artistiya - Sabo edit

4. One for Senegal - The Pleb

5. Afrika Man (Diesler Remix) - Kokolo

6. Revolutionary Dreams - Zeb

7. Watch We (Souljazz Orchestra Remix) - Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle

8. N'Dini (feat Ismael Kouyate - Tal M Klein Remix) - Nickodemus

9. JJD (Remixed by Afrodisiac Soundsystem) - Rhythm Roots All Stars

10.Afrovibes - Dj Max & Gabb

11.Going back to Madan, Africa - Hot Couture

12.See - Mafikizolo

13.La Pegajosa - Boogaloo

14.Despelu Queen Palenque (Remix) - Kussima

15.Of life - dakunt

16.Dis Sound - Overproof sound system

To celebrate and warm up for Doreen Thobikele at Passing Clouds this week a mix of vintage South African jive and dance from the vaults of the FC hard drive! Sadly I understand not a word that is sung in most of these songs, but they certainly reach the dancing bits!

1.Khawwyane (Mosadi Ku Rima) - Miriam Makeba

2.Ndaya - M'pongo Love

3.Tambayi Makachenjera - Zexie Manatsa and the Green Arrows

4.Tap Tap Ntshebe - Dark City Sisters

5.Mathari - Mbaqazo Boys

6.Jabulani Mabungu - Izintombi Zomgqashiyo

7.Lipassa Ya Clesh - Anti Choc/Dodoly/Nono Monama/Ngouma Lokito Wabelo Rango

8.Marcory Gazoil - Soukouss Stars

9.Sea Water - Mtabhane Ndima

10.School In - SDV Swing Band

11.Ice Cream and Suckers No 2 - Soweto Stokvel Septette

12.Mmaditaba - Irene & Sweet Melodians

13.Ngoana O - Izintombi Zo Moya

14.Soukous Tonic - Soukous Soukous

15.Ekhaya - Jobs Combination

16.Piano Song - Miriam Makeba