Hello again! Well ok, I just couldn’t resist doing another mix so soon after last one posted last week-end, but you know it’s been more more than 2 months since my last DJ gig, and the next one won’t be before the end of January… So here is a delicious selection of ultra rare mambos, pachanga cha cha cha, plenas, bombas, guajiras, and of course a couple of supra merengues. let’s just say I’ve been waiting a long time to blend my favorite merengue tracks into one selection, so here it is. Truly hope you’ll enjoy this one as much as the other mixes available on this blog!

Hello everybody! To end this first year on a nice note, I thought about sharing some of my favorite cumbias from my record collection. I really hope you like it! Please share with your friends and anybody who you think like cumbia, as these very special and rare tracks might not be available anywhere else on the web… Really really hope you gonna enjoy this one and please play as loud as your stereo can hold!! See you soon!

ritmo de cumbia
zapatoca
cumbia con velas
marta lucia
negra cumbiambera
cumbia del sol
cumbia en do
silvestre
negro y su cumbia
las vueltas de pello
noches de colombia
cumbia del puerto
cumbia en la sabana
cumbia buena
cumbia suave

Born in Alsace (France) and based in Montréal since a few years now, Jerome Decis – DJ Kobal – is a true record digger with his 20-year experience! I’m very proud to have had this amazing DJ and pal along for the Canicule Tropicale ride since the beginning of it all back in September of last year. We started pretty low profile in a few local bars until we got a big opportunity to play at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in July 2011. Then the rest is History. Ah well, that’s not true… The History has only just begun for Canicule Tropicale!

Well enough talk now and let’s get down to business! I asked Jerome a couple of weeks ago to record a first mix for the blog, so he kindly asked me which style I would like to get. So because I don’t have a lot of cuban stuff in my record collection (yet!), why not make it an AFRO-CUBAN MIX? Well here it is folks! Missing this killer killer selection would definately be a major fail if you ask me…!

For more info on DJ Kobal’s bio and available online mixes, please visit these nice links:
DJ Kobal on facebook
Mixcloud
WeFunk Radio
Afrokats Record Label

Tracklist:
conjunto caney – ni yo mismose (areito)
pacho alonso y su pachucos – simale a lo bonne (areito)
grupo irakere – bacalao con pan (areito)
elio reve y su charangon – mi salsa tiene (areito)
juan pablo torres – pastel en descarga (areito)
grupo monumental – si para usted (areito)
orquestra riverside – en casa del trompo no bailes (areito)
los reyes – un lamento hecho cancion (areito)
los chuqui – su senoria el son (areito)
braciela mario & friends – mambo inn (caiman)
a sandoval – night In tunisia (areito)
raul gomez – dacapo (areito)
los 5. u.4 – seis iguala seis (areito)
grupo monumental – limitacion (areito)
mozambique – maria caracoles (areito)
mozambique – mozambique (areito)
benny more – tumba tumbador (discuba)

Tracklist:

kaiso – jouvert (intro)
derrick harriot – john tom
king fighter – my little chiquito
joey lewis – nut vendor
george symonette – love alone
cyril diaz and his orchestra – chive soup merengue
joey lewis – the theme from papellon
peter regis – letter from miami
super brass and chorus – i shot the sheriff
hot cool spice – funky calypso
cyril diaz and orchestra – trouble for so
mighty cypher – me ting is mine
john chipman’s confidential club orchestra – x-mas time in nassau
trinidad limbo orchestra – maracaibo
sir lancelot – crab give
kaiso – thousand to bar
mano marcellin – bobine
lord blakie – trinidad carnival
king fighter – come leh we go
hot cool spice – water gun
carl beaver henderson – waiting in vain