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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In the late 50s and early 60s, high school kids in the migrant worker communities of Southern California had dreams of rock and roll glory. They wielded electric guitars and Farfisa organs, fusing Afro-American R&B and jump blues with the Latin rhythms of their parents. They unleashed a pop culture movement that spread across borders into Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil. This is the story of a group of misfits and mavericks who played garage, proto-punk, surf, and psychedelic rock and roll.
Santana "Oye Como Va" from "Abraxas" on Columbia Richie Valens "La Bamba" from "Donna / La Bamba" on Del-Fi Records Question Mark & The Mysterians "96 Tears" from "Are You for Real?" Thee Midniters "Whittier Blvd." from "Whittier Blvd" on Microwerks Los Lobos "Volver Volver (Live)" from "Live at the Metro, Cincinnati OH 10th December 1984" on Grey't Records Los Strwck "Comunicame Tu Ritmo" from "La Doctoriza" on Phonomaster Records Los Renos "Pequeño Salvaje" from "Latinamericarpet: Exploring the Vinyl Warp of Latin American Psychedelia" on Sublime Frequencies Los Saicos "Ana" from "¡Demolición! The Complete Recordings" on Munster Los Destellos "Ronda Tropical" from "Latinamericarpet: Exploring the Vinyl Warp of Latin American Psychedelia" on Sublime Frequencies The Coppers "Acapulco, Dos de la Tarde" from "Beach Digginâ, Vol. 1" on Heavenly Sweetness Los Salvajes "Amor salvaje" from "Diablos del Ritmo 1960-1985 - The Colombian Melting Pot" on Analog Africa Elia y Elizabeth "Descripcion" from "Elia y Elizabeth" on Codiscos Los Grillos "Quiero que me quieras" from "Mi Destino es Como el Viento" Los Donkeys "Ven Quente Que Eu Estou Fervendo (Ven Caliente Que Estoy Hirviendo)" from "Vol. 2" on Disco Exito Los 4 Planetas "Dos Guitarras" from "Latinamericarpet: Exploring the Vinyl Warp of Latin American Psychedelia" on Sublime Frequencies Os Mutantes "Não Vá Se Perder por AÃ" from "Mutantes" on Universal Music The Jones "Mina" from "Screamers, Bangers and Cosmic Synths" on Triassic Tusk Records Novos Baianos "Tinindo Trincando" from "Acabou Chorare" on Som Livre