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Catalytic Currents

May 1, 2025 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

With Agent Emi

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7:07 AM		Elvis Crespo Pintame Elvis Crespo Pintame Epic 1999
7:09 AM		Las Grecas Te Estoy Amando Locamente Las Grecas Gipsy Rock Sony Music Media 1974
7:12 AM		Mari Trini Yo No Soy Esa Mari Trini Escúchame Parlophone Spain 1971
7:15 AM		Los Catinos Alguien Canto Los Catinos Canciones Románticas Divucsa 1991
7:19 AM		Massiel Rosas en el Mar Lo Mejor de Massiel Sony Music Entertainment 1966
7:22 AM		Dúo Dinámico Resistiré En Forma Columbia 1988
7:27 AM		Luz Casal Un Año de Amor A Contraluz Parlophone Spain 1991
7:31 AM		Cecilia Un Ramito de Víolétas Un Ramito de Violetas Columbia 1992
7:34 AM		Los 3 Sudamericanos Cartagenera Los EP's Originales : Los 3 Suramericanos Divucsa 2000
7:38 AM		Los Diablos Acalorado Singles Collection DIVUCSA MUSIC 1999
7:41 AM		Massiel El Amor Tiempos dificiles WM Spain 1981
7:45 AM		Los Hermanos Rosario Morena Ven Grandes Éxitos Karen Records 2022
7:50 AM		Concha Piquer En Tierra Extraña (Pasodoble) Vintage Spanish Song No. 99: Conchita Piquer Vintage Music 2011
7:53 AM		Fulanito Guallando El Hombre Mas Famoso de la Tierra Cutting Records, Inc. 1997
7:56 AM		Celia Cruz Rie y Llora Regalo del Alma SMI Artist 2003
8:00 AM		La Banda Gorda Mi Mujer Me Gobierna Éxitos Durisimos La Banda Gorda 2014
8:07 AM		La Makina No Me Digas Que No Para el Bailador J&N Records 1999
8:11 AM		Adolescent's Orquesta Hoy Aprendí Reclamando Nuestro Espacio KORTA RECORDS 1994
8:14 AM		Wilfrido Vargas A Mover la Colita El Baile Discos TRUS 1987
8:18 AM		Lola Flores A Tu Vera Lo Mejor de Lola Flores (feat. Antonio Gonzalez) Discos Cada 2011
8:24 AM		Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 Ojalá Que Llueva Cafe Ojalá Que Llueva Café Karen Publishing Co. 1995
8:29 AM		Roberto Torres Caballo Viejo Roberto Torres y Su Charanga Vallenata, Vol. 2 Guajiro Records Inc. 1986
8:36 AM		Isabel Pantoja Asi Fue Desde Andalucia RCA Records Label 1988
8:42 AM		María Jiménez Se Acabó Se Acabo DRO/EastWest Spain 1978
8:44 AM		Massiel Eres Tiempos dificiles WM Spain 1981
8:48 AM		José Luis Rodríguez Pavo Real Serie de Autores, Vol. 3 - Herrero y Armenteros Ariola 2002
8:53 AM		Raphael Mi Gran Noche El Legado de Raphael WM Spain 2016
9:01 AM		Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 La Bilirrubina (En Vivo Estadio Olímpico, 2005) Concierto Aniversario (En Vivo Estadio Olímpico, 2005) Karen Records 2023
9:03 AM		Gloria Estefan Ayer Mi Tierra Epic 1993
9:08 AM		Carlos Vives La Gota Fría Clásicos de la Provincia Write Bright LLC 1993
9:12 AM		Azúcar Moreno Solo Se Víve una Vez Esclava de Tu Piel Epic 1996
9:16 AM		Nino Bravo Noelia Lo Mejor De Niño Bravo Universal Music Mexico 1993
9:18 AM		Azúcar Moreno Ven Devórame Otra Vez Bandido Epic 1990
9:24 AM		Pecos Háblame de Ti Serie Estelar: Pecos - Háblame de Ti Sony Music Media 1979
9:28 AM		Julio Iglesias Quijote (Quixote) Moments Columbia 1982
9:31 AM		Los Amaya Vete (Remasterizado) Nosotros los Gitanos (Remasterizado) Legacy Recordings 1977
9:36 AM		Mocedades Amor De Hombre (de "La Leyenda Del Beso") Tómame O Déjame Sony Music Media 2000
9:39 AM		Nino Bravo Te Quiero, Te Quiero Lo Mejor De Niño Bravo Universal Music Mexico 1993
9:42 AM		Rocío Jurado Ese Hombre Los Grandes Exitos: Viva el Amor RCA Records Label 2000
9:46 AM		Nino Bravo Libre Lo Mejor De Niño Bravo Universal Music Mexico 1993
9:50 AM		José Luis Perales Y Te Vas Para vosotros canto Parlophone Spain 1975
9:56 AM		Rocío Jurado Señora Rocío Jurado 15 Exitos Originales con Rocío Jurado RCA Records Label 1984
9:59 AM		Yulian Cartas Amarillas (Instrumental) La Música de Niño Bravo (Instrumental) Apollo Music 2014

Chat is archived.

👁 Bold start to the show, Agent Emi!

yessssss feeling crazy today

too much good and fun Spanish/ Portuguese music out there to not play it

Elvis!!!

Ooh a theme!! Hell yeah

Good morning, Rob!

Good morning TAndy and Agent Emi

Also, happy International Labor Day, AKA May Day.

Will you be playing any more good and fun Spanish/Portuguese music? Asking for a friend

yes!!!!!! I'm going to try :))

gooooood morning allll

Happy real Labor Day everyone!

YESSSS MAY DAY

Emi, sounds good!

VIBES ARE UP!!!!!

vibes are amber and lukewarm, a rather comfy atmosphere.

well yes I guess if we're being hyper specific like that

I'm just a girl and im just happy to be here so who am I to say what the vibes are

The vibes will, however, turn red hot if merengue is played. Burning, even.

I'll see what I can dig up in the stacks in that case...

I remember hearing this song (rosas en el mar)

veryyyyyy possible, Massiel made it very far in Eurovision if I remember correctly so she's pretty big

OOH THIS SONG

wooohhohohohhh

I am sure I heard Rosas En El Mar a few times on DC area Spanish-language AM radio stations back in the late 80s when I was listening almost exclusively to those stations.

oooo wait that is so sick, you've always been locked in on music discovery haven't you

Well, the "alternative" station started to suck, and the local college station started to emulate the alternative station for a couple of years. So I had no choice to but to listen to Spanish-language pop

heck yeah! that's awesome

Dig the wake up vibes. Never know what to expect from WPRB, but all good

Happy Friyay Eve

Hey Pengy!'

keeping everyone on their toes

TAndy! Happy Thursday bud

ayyy here we go

corner store music 🤩

tried to dig something up just for y'all

the stacks stay slacking sometimes fr

Hello Pengy!

Rob! Whaddap my guy

This music makes me want bodega food...

Sadly, I must take a walk and take a nap. I think the walk is coming first. This has been a great show so far, Agent Emi!

heck yeah I support all of these endeavours, sounds like a great plan

But wait, I decided to put my laundry away first #Boring so I get to hear CELIA CRUZ :-DDDD

YESSSSSS LEGENDARY

*from my other Spanish-language radio period 20-22 years ago

Yes indeed!! I was so so sad when she died

heck yes I love all these radio arcs

:(((((

This is a good commute. Crisp spring air, spanish music and super strong cubano coffee

gosh yes that sounds perfect

Ojalá que llueva café! Big big Spanish lang song of the late 80s early 90s

YESSSSSS gosh it's so good

https://www.discogs.com/release/15552670-Various-Cuba-Son-Les-Enregistrements-Fondateurs-Du-Son-Afro-Cubain-1926-1962

Great comp:

oh heck yeah thank you so much, digging into this right no

https://www.discogs.com/master/1016263-Various-The-Rough-Guide-To-Psychedelic-Cumbia

There are just too too many great Spanish, Brazil, South America, Central America, Cuba, Caribe etc etc etc compilations.... Could listen all day

That last song is totally going to be an earworm for me

Mornin Brian!

yessss 1000 percent, I'll continue chugging away on this journey

Isabel Pantoja :-D

Celia Cruz "Caramelo A Kilo" is sooo good. Diff versions throughout the decades all good. The call and response w/ the backing vocals. Love it.

I own this album on vinyl and I love the song "Queriendo Y No".

Okay, time for my walk. Bye!

y gracias

YYAYAYAYAAY enoy!

ENJOY***

por supuesto!!!

Hey early birds! Nice playlist!

Sup Bike R!

Loving this show today. Unfortunately for my coworker, he said his parents used to listen to every one of these songs on loop

LOL sorry just had to hit y'all with the classics

Sup TAndy!

Hi Bike!

Hahah I thought that was so funny. This is completely fresh to me, and he's humming two measures ahead prepared for the key change

LMAO he knows his stuff, I love that

Good call!

#unbothered

I'm back, ready for more classics

Elia y Elizabeth - another great find that I heard about in recent decade or so. Vampisoul records on Bandcamp has some of their lps.

https://vampisoul.bandcamp.com/

And Vampisoul has way too many other great Spanish language albums...

OOOOOOOO this is awesome!!!! I love it thank youuu

I am a true catalytic convert after this show today. Well done, DJ Agent Emi!!

AYAYAYAYY WWWWW

so glad to hear it

Ya great playlist today. So many A#1 songs

woohoooooo so glad to hear it

Nice one Emi!