Frente Cumbiero has become one of the biggest representatives in the exploration of cumbia's sonic identity in Latin America. Headed by Colombian songwriter and producer Mario Galeano Toro, Frente Cumbiero is recognized as a spearhead of Colombia's new cumbia movement. 
From 1985!
Esoterica (host)
5:06:23 PM
hey
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| Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 2004
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| 5:08 PM |
| Eblis Alvarez & Meridian Brothers Un Grande Nubarrón Se Alza En El Cielo Eblis Alvarez, Meridian Brothers N Un Grande Nubarrón Se Alza En El Cielo - Single !K7 Records 2025
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| Meridian Brothers Salsa Caliente (Versión Aumentada) [Versión Aumentada] Meridian Brothers Desesperanza Soundway Records Ltd 2012
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| Minyo Crusaders & Frente Cumbiero Cumbia del Monte Fuji Minyo Cumbiero (From Tokyo to Bogota) - EP Mais Um 2020
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| Frente Cumbiero Cumbia Trosky Frente Cumbiero N Cumbia Trosky - Single Salgaelsol & Discos Biche 2025
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| El Freaky, Juanes & Alfredo Gutierrez Tesoro De Amor N CUMBIAS DE VERANO UME - Global Clearing House 2024
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| RAKTA Fim do Mundo RAKTA Falha Comum Nada Nada Discos 2019
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| Thomas High X Renya Remalomet (Ggloomy Remix)
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| Stan Getz & João Gilberto Doralice Getz/Gilberto Verve Reissues 1964
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| Blanquito Man, Control Machete & Celso Piña Cumbia Sobre el Río R N Babel (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture) Concord Records 2006 Going out to Rob from Maryland!
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| Xiu Xiu Get Up Xiu Xiu Forget Altin Village & Mine 2017
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| X-Ray Pop Alcool X-Ray Pop The Dream Machine Dark Entries Records 2012
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| Xmal Deutschland In der Nacht Xmal Deutschland Fetisch 4AD 1983
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| The Clientele Fables of the Silverlink The Clientele N I Am Not There Anymore Merge Records 2023 The Clientele are an English indie pop band formed in London in 1991. The band are currently composed of lead singer/guitarist Alasdair MacLean, drummer Mark Keen and bassist James Hornsey. Since their inception, the Clientele have released eight albums and five EPs.
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| Guerilla Toss Krystal Ball Guerilla Toss N You're Weird Now Sub Pop Records 2025 Guerilla Toss is an American rock band, formed in Boston in 2011. Now based in New York City, the group currently consists of singer Kassie Carlson, drummer Peter Negroponte, guitarist Arian Shafiee, keyboardist Jake Lichter, and bassist Zach Lewellyn.
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| 999 Psycho Man 999 Bish! Bash! Bosh! Cleopatra Records 2020
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| 1-800-Mikey Hold Me 1-800-Mikey Plushy Erste Theke Tontrager / Under The Gun 2022
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| Picassos Falsos Quadrinhos Picassos Falsos Picassos Falsos Sony Music Entertainment 1986
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| Violeta De Outono Moon Princess Violeta De Outono N Ilhas Music Magick 2025
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| Witch Eye Witch Paralyzed Asylum Tower 2008
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| Inocentes & Elemento Zero Ez Rotina (Cover) N Em Sp, Continuamos... Em Pânico! (Cover) Mutante Radio 2025
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| Wipers Up in Flames Wipers Better Off Dead - EP Zenorecords 1979
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| Herbert Suddenly Herbert N Bodily Functions Accidental Records Ltd 2001
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| Vanity Fare Hitchin' a Ride Vanity Fare Early in the Morning Gulf Coast Records 1968
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| Wall of Voodoo Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo Call of the West A&M 1982
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| Vapors of Morphine Blue Dream Vapors of Morphine Fear & Fantasy Schnitzel Records 2021
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| Van Morrison The Way Young Lovers Do Van Morrison Astral Weeks Rhino/Warner Records 1968
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| Gary Numan & Tubeway Army Me! I Disconnect from You (1998 Remaster) Replicas Beggars Banquet 1979
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| Tunic Fade Out Tunic Exhaling Artoffact Records 2021
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| Steve Wynn Death Valley Rain Steve Wynn Here Come the Miracles (Expanded Edition) Real Gone Music 2001
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| NRBQ North to Alaska NRBQ Kick Me Hard Red Rooster 1979 "North to Alaska" is a 1960 hit song recorded by Johnny Horton that was featured in the movie of the same name. The song was written by Mike Phillips, along with Tillman Franks.
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| The Dream Syndicate Glide The Dream Syndicate How Did I Find Myself Here? Anti/Epitaph 2017
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| Roxy Music Mother Of Pearl Roxy Music Deep Cuts - EP 1973
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| D'Angelo and The Vanguard Ain't That Easy D'Angelo and The Vanguard Black Messiah RCA Records Label 2014 rip D'Angelo.
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| D’Angelo and The Vanguard Really Love D'Angelo Black Messiah RCA Records Label 2014
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| D'Angelo Spanish Joint D'Angelo Voodoo Virgin Records 2000
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| D'Angelo Cruisin' Brown Sugar Virgin Records 1995
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Chat is archived.
Bud Burroughs
5:12:30 PM
Hello, Eso! I very recently discovered how amazing D'Angelo's Voodoo album is
Esoterica (host)
5:14:03 PM
oh yeah for sure, and hey bud!
Esoterica (host)
5:19:04 PM
i will have to play something off that album, i think
Rob from Maryland 🦀
5:23:24 PM
¡CUUUMBIA con La Sonora Esoterica!
Esoterica (host)
5:23:54 PM
yes!! cumbia moderno no less
Rob from Maryland 🦀
5:25:32 PM
Excellent!
Esoterica (host)
5:25:46 PM
sweet:)
Rob from Maryland 🦀
5:27:13 PM
Might you be taking requests?
Rob from Maryland 🦀
5:28:26 PM
(of a ~25-year old song that might fit in?)
Esoterica (host)
5:29:34 PM
yes of course
Esoterica (host)
5:29:45 PM
whatcha thinking, rob?
Rob from Maryland 🦀
5:34:14 PM
"Cumbia Sobre El Rio" by Celso Piño, Control Machete, and Blanquito Man. It would have fit in with the last three cumbia songs you played. But if it's too late to play more cumbia, that's fine!
Esoterica (host)
5:37:23 PM
ok i will look :) thx!
Esoterica (host)
5:42:10 PM
This is the version I found form the film Babel. Hope it works!
Rob from Maryland 🦀
5:43:37 PM
That's it!! ¡¡Muchas gracias, Esoterica!!
TAndy
5:43:43 PM
Jam alert 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
Esoterica (host)
5:44:32 PM
letsss goooo!
Esoterica (host)
5:44:38 PM
Hey TAndy!
Esoterica (host)
5:44:47 PM
you are very welcome, rob:)
Rob from Maryland 🦀
5:45:37 PM
I heard it on the Spanish-language radio around here back in the day. One evening just after sunset it came on the radio and that was a little spooky
Rob from Maryland 🦀
5:46:16 PM
Hi TAndy, yes, jam!
Guelo <3
5:51:34 PM
☮️
michael gudgeon
5:58:19 PM
w/u esoterica tandy rob guelo!
Esoterica (host)
5:59:16 PM
yo, michael!
Stevie P
6:02:19 PM
hey DJE!
Esoterica (host)
6:03:07 PM
howdy stevie!
Esoterica (host)
6:03:14 PM
long time no talk
Esoterica (host)
6:03:17 PM
:)
Stevie P
6:04:15 PM
yeah, it's not one of my normally listening to PRB times
Stevie P
6:04:37 PM
but yeah... long time no talk
Esoterica (host)
6:05:31 PM
yeah i get that. haven't seen mr. m anymore either
Esoterica (host)
6:05:41 PM
well missed seeing ya!
Stevie P
6:07:46 PM
missed seeing ya and hearing ya!
Esoterica (host)
6:08:53 PM
:)
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:33:44 PM
@Esoterica, I had the laptop volume down and we were talking. But, I heard "Mark Jenkins", "Howard Wuelfing", "DC", and "book". Pray tell, what is the name of the book, and who are you interviewing next week?
Esoterica (host)
6:34:45 PM
Howard Wuelfing who just came out with a book an anthology of Descenes and Discords, DC zines.
Esoterica (host)
6:35:56 PM
I feel badly bc they posted I was airing tonight but I am not ready to air it.
Esoterica (host)
6:36:04 PM
next week! 10/21
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:36:34 PM
Cool!! I'll see if my local cool indie bookstore has ordered 100 copies, I mean, if I can reserve a copy
Esoterica (host)
6:37:08 PM
yeah for sure:)
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:40:07 PM
Huh, only 800 copies printed, when they're gone, that's it, according to his website (so I guess not available digitally/online?)
Esoterica (host)
6:45:25 PM
wow. i got a digital copy to preview for the interview but maybe tey are not selling digitally?
Esoterica (host)
6:45:30 PM
*they
Stevie P
6:46:42 PM
i'm diggin this tune
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:48:02 PM
Huh, I'll look more closely at the website later
Alan Parsec
6:49:34 PM
Hi Esoterica!! Rob!!! and Stevie!!!!
Alan Parsec
6:49:53 PM
this tune brings back memories....
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:51:12 PM
Hi Alan! It does bring back memories.
Esoterica (host)
6:51:27 PM
hi alan!
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:51:39 PM
Seen any birds lately? Heard anything on a Mexican radio?
Esoterica (host)
6:51:39 PM
love hitchi' a ride!
Esoterica (host)
6:51:44 PM
hitchin'
Esoterica (host)
6:51:52 PM
not in real life tho
Alan Parsec
6:53:27 PM
Hey everybody, just finished extending windows 10 for a year, and the first thing I check to see if working is WPRB stream, and on comes Hitchin'...Sweeeeeeettttt!!!
Esoterica (host)
6:53:53 PM
nice! alan
Alan Parsec
6:54:53 PM
Will get into Win 11 in the spring, when I have the time for things to possibly go Bonkers haha!!
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:55:10 PM
There used to be a club in DC called "BBQ Iguana" but I never went in
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:55:21 PM
Hey, a Blue Jay
Esoterica (host)
6:55:49 PM
this is right up your alley!
Esoterica (host)
6:55:57 PM
ha rob!
Alan Parsec
6:56:06 PM
Blue Jay = Alarm system for the forest!
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:56:36 PM
And a chickadee and a Tufted Titmouse
Rob from Maryland 🦀
6:56:47 PM
Alan, you are correct!
Alan Parsec
6:56:53 PM
usually when they spot you, they start squawkin'
Alan Parsec
6:57:18 PM
...but they also sing a nice song too!!
Esoterica (host)
6:58:33 PM
good to know!
Alan Parsec
7:03:38 PM
Goin' back to 68 again! Year of "Hey Jude", and first trip to orbit the moon, at Christmas time..
Esoterica (host)
7:04:40 PM
nice, alan!
Francis
7:05:38 PM
Gary Numan will never sound not cool to me
Esoterica (host)
7:06:17 PM
totally! aw him at parx on friday!
Alan Parsec
7:06:19 PM
Love that artist for Sure!
Esoterica (host)
7:06:20 PM
saw
Esoterica (host)
7:06:25 PM
amazing
michael gudgeon
7:18:44 PM
this is special tunic song!
Esoterica (host)
7:18:53 PM
hey michael, for sure
Esoterica (host)
7:18:55 PM
:)
Alan Parsec
7:24:10 PM
Waaaay up North!
Esoterica (host)
7:24:40 PM
yup!
Alan Parsec
7:25:46 PM
I wanna hear "Way up North" two Octaves Looower LOL!
Esoterica (host)
7:27:05 PM
ha!
Rob from Maryland 🦀
7:32:38 PM
Mother of Pearl!!!
Esoterica (host)
7:32:52 PM
i had a feeling you would dig
David Shortell
7:33:39 PM
Anybody see Steve Wynn at White Eagle Hall or Milkboy three weeks ago?
Esoterica (host)
7:34:41 PM
no i missed it, david.
Esoterica (host)
7:35:06 PM
i saw him opening up for mott at the keswick 2019
Esoterica (host)
7:35:13 PM
with dream syndicate
David Shortell
7:35:15 PM
Is 999's "Psycho Man" different from the Black Sabbath song?
Esoterica (host)
7:35:24 PM
yes i believe
Esoterica (host)
7:56:44 PM
thanks everyone for stopping by:)
Esoterica (host)
7:56:51 PM
and for listening
Commie Francis
7:57:39 PM
oh, what about d'angelo (that's a lil kim quote not an actual question, RIP)
Alan Parsec
7:59:25 PM
Thank you & bcnu!
Rob from Maryland 🦀
7:59:32 PM
Loved the show, thanks Esoterica!
Commie Francis
7:59:37 PM
after the line i quoted she sings "i want some of that brown sugar". it's a song that is much too dirty to play on wprb that my college roommate listened to ALL THE TIME
Esoterica (host)
7:59:42 PM
thx commie!
Esoterica (host)
7:59:51 PM
thx rob glad you liked
Esoterica (host)
8:00:17 PM
haha commie did her constant playing drive you nouts?
Esoterica (host)
8:00:23 PM
nuts
Esoterica (host)
8:00:35 PM
bye, y'all:)