For those of you who are new to my MidNight Gems series. Welcome to this nightly trip on which we will uncover & recover some amazing songs & covers.
Last week we had a lovely summer session, now the heat is on over here so I can´t get rid of those smooth steamy sounds.
It´s been getting hot in here....
So I took off my clothes...
But I am sure you did not come for that mental picture.
But with the temps above 40 Celsius, it´s feeling like a true Spanish Summer and so i let the Latin vibe lead me once again tonight and it took me to one of my first Latin discoveries ever. And they are still around!
Mr Bobby | Manu Chao | Playing For Change
But I think the first Spanish song I ever listened to was about a moon and a kid, yes that very famous story was executed in so many ways...but this definitely mi typo de camino.
Belén Aguilera - LUNA x VÉRTIGO
I played her last week and she is back because I am just too impressed by this dutchie. I probably like this song even more, Its hard to believe that this sound comes from the country of cheese and wooden shoes, a country that has hardly any summer!
SEVDALIZA - ALIBI FT. PABLLO VITTAR & YSEULT
Yseelt jumped out in that previous song. So I looked her up, at least virtual and she has some great stuff, especially the French songs are tres gentile.... check her out she can fill a summer night by herself!
Eddy de Pretto feat Yseult - Pause x Kiss
Not sure what I liked better the song or the video, but I think it fits perfectly on this lazy trip visiting a flamingo in a Cave in my backyard. And that vid, it just makes me wanna do illegal stuff.
Laberinto - Juan Son ft. Luis Humberto Navejas
It reminded me of one of those songs that helped me improve my Spanish when I finally tried to make some effort....yes I am Enamorada with Lolita voices!
Pedrina y Rio - Enamorada
If I play Manau Chao I always have a hard time not playing these guys for me those two just go together like Cuba and Rum, Viva el Cuba Libre.
Orishas - Represent Cuba
From Cuba to Granada! Now I am not a big fan of that Gypsy flamingo sound they love so much round here....but hell yeah, this is made in my backyard and if you do it like this I give a big like.
This is how flamingo looks in CUEVAS DE SACROMONTE DE GRANADA
MËSTIZA & Friends - (DJ live session) Flamenco y Electrónica en Sacromonte (Granada , España)
Some things just taste better with a beat! Especially these Gypsy Tunes on a hot summer night!
B Jones & Romaric - Bamboléo
Youtube Playlist.
All these gems were added to this week´s YouTube playlist.
All Midnight Gems Playlist can be found here
Spotify Playlist:
The Spotify playlist might not capture the whole show but is meant to represent it as well as Spotify makes it possible:
Riddle Me This
Guess What, my riddle was all about summer and solved so there´s no hint today.
What the fluff is Midnight Gems?
Somewhere lost in time, trying to escape out of the rabbit hole back into the rat race there is a vacuum..... that´s the place where midnight gems are found.
My Midnight Gems will try to uncover & recover those beautiful songs that nobody ever noticed or might have been forgotten.
Who the fluff am I?
Being a former DJ playing about everything and having an uncompleted study of radio journalism. I have been wanting to do this for years...Thought about it many nights and guess now it´s time to finally take it to the streets.
Hope you enjoyed this well-known wave of fantastic music and that you still feel like joining me on the next Midnight Gems Session coming soon.
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