An Indian Summer

I was going to call this my Summer compilation, but I’m not sure how much summer is left in the UK, where I guess most listeners will be, so here’s the hypothesis: it’s early September, and an Indian Summer has arrived. A warm afternoon mellows into a balmy evening. This is what plays on your stereo as you enjoy a few drinks in the garden. Of course, these tunes work just as well for an ordinary summer day. It starts with some storming afro-beat, sashays into some latin grooves, takes an electronic turn and turns folksy at the end.

Click here to listen to my Indian summer compilation (61.5mb quicktime file). I’ll remove it after two weeks, just in case someone takes issue with me putting tunes here.

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Track list:

1. Bukom Mashie – Oscar Sulley & the Uhuru Dance Band
2. Egbe Mi O – Fela Anikulapo Kuti
3. Viva Tirado – Fania All-Stars
4. Ever Fallen in Love? – Nouvelle Vague
5. Nothing Owed – Bonobo
6. Change – Bugge Wesseltoft
7. Ballade de Melody Nelson – Serge Gainsbourg remixed by Howie B
8. Unemployed in Summertime – Emiliana Torrini
9. The Man in the Station – John Marytn
10. Love on a Farmboy’s Wages – XTC

Thanks to the excellent Monkeyfunk blog for exposing me to the opening track, Bukom Mashie, and for inspiring me to put this mix online.