Tune in to the PWMH this week as we revisit songs with World Music origins that became hits on the Top 40 and FM radio in the 60’s & 70’s.
Airs from: April 8th to April 14th, 2024
Featuring:
1. Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (from the album "Best of World Music: African" on Putumayo)
2. Hugh Masekela - Grazin' In the Grass (from the album "Best of World Music: African" on Putumayo)
3. Santana - Oye Como Va (from the album "Abraxas" on Columbia)
4. Mongo Santamaria - Watermelon Man (from the album "Watermelon Man" on Milestone)
5. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Girl From Ipanema (from the album "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays" on Verve)
6. Kaoma - Lambada (from the album "World Beat" on Epic)
7. Sergio Mendes - Mais Que Nada (from the album "Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66" on A&M)
8. Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa (from the album "Soul Makossa" on Atlantic)
9. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - A Taste of Honey (from the album "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" on A&M Records)
10. The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (from the album "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" on RCA Victor)
11. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (from the album "The Harder They Come" on TIME)
12. Ritchie Valens - La Bamba (from the album "The Very Best of Ritchie Valens" on Music Club)
13. Gipsy Kings - Bamboleo (from the album "Gipsy Kings" on Elektra/Nonesuch)
14. Harry Belafonte - The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) (from the album "Calypso" on RCA)
15. Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff (from the album "Timepieces: Best of Eric Clapton" on PolyGram)
