The Case of the Fund Drive Pirates' Radio of the Caribbean

Today is my show for the 2017 XRAY FM fall fund drive... hope all of you can pledge some support for this unique community radio experience.

Today we revisit a popular show genre for catchy tropical rhythms: Pirates' Radio of the Caribbean (the eighth total case, in case you are counting). This plate is evenly balanced between Cuba and Brazil, with a side of Haiti, and it's all covered in old-timey charm sauce. Great rhythmic music today for everything from toe tapping to dancefloor limbo.

I am devoting attention today to one of my favorite things to do on the show: uncover dusty and forgotten tracks from the 50s and 60s (along with more modern tracks in a vintage vein). I love it when these old-timey tracks still have enough potent hip-swiveling juice to move a modern dance floor. My own love for vintage tropical sounds may well date back to a childhood fascination with my parents' old copies of Harry Belafonte calypso albums.

I will be talking just a little today about the power of community radio. Viva XRAY!!