Sé agradecido. Be thankful. That’s what we Americans did this month (some of us New Yorkers just extra thankful to be alive) and with that being said, thank goodness for drums. I got beats from Brazil, Africa, Latin America, and the US. And just to make sure it knocks properly, I’m going extra heavy with the bongos this time around. Setting it off in Jamaica, we go through some classic rocksteady, take a detour with Major Lazer then some essential UK new wave from The Clash and The Specials. From there we get into some funk, cumbia, latin, Afrobeat, disco. In other words, we wake the town… So don’t sleep.
DOWNLOAD: Wake the Town – Sé Agradecido
Tracklist:
Black Brothers With The New Establishment – School Children
Duke Reid – Work Your Soul
Ansel Collins – Bigger Boss
Johnny Osbourne – We Need Love (Whale Spring re-edit)
Major Lazer – Original Don (Feat. Partysquad) (Diet Original Don)
The Clash – Overpowered By Funk
The Specials – International Jet Set
Earth Wind And Fire – Beijo (Interlude) aka Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude)
Captain Planet – Dame Agua
Antonio Pinto, Ed Cortes – Convite para Vida
Aquarius Band – Sultana
Manu Dibango – African Battle
Liquid Liquid – Optimo
Kidboy – Yo Me Voy De Aqui
Enoch Light – Hijack
Incredible Bongo Band – Bongo Rock
