What happens when you travel around the world with your mind wide open? You start to absorb all the energy of the places you visit. The cultures inform and enrich your inspired action. T-Kay is a woman who is enlightened in this experienced manner. She has whirled around the globe and back again and always incorporates her international vision into the sounds she shares. Enjoy this spin around the world with one of dublab’s brightest selectors.

intro: prefuse 73 – the afternoon love-in – vocal studies + uprock narratives – warp (2001) [u.k.]

01. perez prado and his orchestra feat. patricia – cose cose cose – dilo (ugh!) – rca victor (1958) [cuba]
02. puerto rico y su combo – la cumbia del pescador – curro fuentes and the big band cumber and descarga sound of colombia 1962-1972 – soundly (2011) [colombia]
03. mulatu astatke – asiyo belema feat. frank holder – new york–addis–london: the story of ethic jazz – strut (2009) [ethiopia]
04. cheb rayan and rima – dana dana – dj/rupture presents: after tropical comes arid – self-released (2011) [north africa]
05. la fontaine – ege anestem – self-titled – unknown label [ethiopia]
06. sonora – pela’o dub – sonora remezcla – isa gt ep – self-released [u.s.]
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07. 1st down – a day wit the homiez – b/w front street – full frequency (1995) [u.s.]
08. lauryn hill – fu gee la (global remix unreleased) – j period presents: best of lauryn hill volume 2 – self-released (2005) [u.s.]
09. ana tijoux – pie izquierdo – 1977 – nacional (2010) [chile]
10. astrud gilberto and gil evans – berimbou – look to the rainbow – verve (1965) [brasil]
11. jovino dos santos – brazilero – afro-latino disco/cabo verde nha terra – metro som (1984) [cape verde]
12. donatella with ennio morricone and his orchestra – uno solo – díario de uma adolescente [brasil]
13. les compagnons de la chanson – l’amour est bleu – les compagnons de la chanson sing france’s greatest hits – columbia [france]
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14. jrocc – chasing the sun – some cold rock stuff – stones throw (2011) [u.s.]
15. joe bataan – ernestine – call my name – vampisoul (2005) [u.s.]
16. jorge ben – descobri que sou um anjo – jorge ben (1969) [brasil]
17. ocote soul sounds – nessuno – taurus – eighteenth street (2011) [u.s.]
18. lo borges – toda esas agua – lo borges – emi import (2005, originally released 1972) [brasil]