Try Again Sound System

Welcome back to Try Again Sound System, Episode 2. We're going to take a trip around the world for funky and weird covers of huge international hits, in most particular versions: cumbias, boogaloo, highlife...
Most of these versions where really hard to find until recent days, where some records labels made a huge effort in publish on CD some incredible music from africa, south and central america... I've listed the albums (or Various Artists Compilations where you can find those gems - amongst other).
Make yourself a pleasure, buy these records and enjoy...

01- Deodato (Brasil): Also Spracht Zarathoustra (Richard Strauss)
from his album Prelude
02- La Lupe (Cuba): Fever (Otis Blackwell)
from El Barrio: The Bad Boogaloo Nu Yorican Soul 1966-1970 (VA)
03- Ray Barretto (Puerto Rico): Wipe Out (The Surfaris)
from his album Acid
04- Los Destellos (Peru): Para Elisa (Beethoven)
from Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru (VA)
05- Grupo 606 (Bolivia): Rompe, Cruza o Ayudame (The Door's Break on Through)
from Psicofásicos De Bolivia - Go-Gó A 4000 Metros (VA)
06- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (USA): Walk on By (Burt Bacharach)
from his album Slightly Latin
07- Gabor Szabo (Hungary): Paint it Black (The Rolling Stones)
from his album Jazz Raga
08- Ramblers Dance Band (Ghana): Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd)
from their album Hit Sound of the Ramblers
09- Skorpyons of Jamaica (Guess !): Think (About It) (James Brown)
from Good God! Heavy Funk Covers of James Brown From All Over The World 1968-1974 (VA)
10- Gang Do Tagarella (Brasil): Melo da Tagarela (Rappers Delight) (Sugarhill Gang)
from Black Rio - Brazil Soul Power 1971-1980 (VA)

You can download the non-mixed tracks as a ZIP archive at:
http://www.divshare.com/download/4255343-583
(in case you don't like my poor mixing skills...)

Matt Perry