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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: September 7, 2016

On this week’s Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge radio show we once again explored an exoskeletal extrusion of pop and exotica music in all its structural unsoundness.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast every Wednesday, 5-6 pm Eastern Time (2-3 pm on the West Coast) at http://www.radiofairfax.org. The show is broadcast live; no recorded shows are archived, but some listeners choose to record it on their computers to listen later. Radio Fairfax also can be heard on Tune In Radio at tunein.com, and streamed on smartphones by downloading the Tunein app. It also can be streamed on Roku and Google TV at: http://tinyurl.com/3uqfsz9

  1. “Ku’ulpo I Ka He’e Pue One” was sung by Nina Keali’iwahamana and is found on her self-titled album recorded in the 1970s: Nina.

  2. “Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai (Plants of the Sea)” composed by Edith Kanaka‘ole and performed by the Ka’au Crater Boys on their 1993 production: Valley Style, featuring Ernie Cruz Jr. on Acoustic Guitar, Troy Fernandez on ukulele, and Mike Muldoon on percussion.

  3. “Puuiki,” PuUiki Beach Park on Oahu, sung and played on ukulele by Pekelo Cosma on his incomparable compact disc: Going to Hana Maui, spotlighting the talents of Isukea Bright on steel guitar and Ocean Kaowili on backing vocals and bass.

  4. “Fakateni” was recorded in the 1940s and comes from the historical document: Vintage Hawaiian Treasures, Volume Three – Tahitian Drums & Dances Performed by Toti’s Tahitians. Toti started in Tahiti and then moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, to perform at Don the Beachcomber’s there, later moving to Ft. Lauderdale where he performed at the Mai-Kai Restaurant until his retirement in 1982.

  5. “One Night in Hilo” was drawn with swizzle sticks from Arthur Lyman’s able album: Music of Hawaii, where plays the marimba on this track.

  6. “Stone Gods of Bimini” performed by the group called Ixtahuele on their recording: Pagan Rites.

  7. The aptly titled tune: “Tiki” was composed by Les Baxter and performed by Martin Denny and Si Zentner, found on the cosmopolitan compilation: Sven A. Kirsten Presents: The Sound of Tiki.

  8. “Moon Song” was written by Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow for the 1932 movie: Hello, Everybody, and was sung by Doris Day on her 1957 labial LP: Day By Night, with the orchestra arranged and conducted by Paul Weston.

  9. “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach for the 1933 Broadway musical: Roberta, performed by The Mallet Men on the 1961 well-channeled LP: Percussion—Staged for Stereo.

  10. “Enter Sandman,” originally recorded by Metallica, sung for us by none other than Richard Cheese with his band, Lounge Against the Machine, including Bobby Ricotta on piano and Gordon Brie on bass on their sipping CD: Apertif for Destruction.

  11. “Streetcar Named Irving,” by the composer and arranger Bob Thompson on his 1960 locomotive LP: The Sound of Speed, recorded in Italy with the Orchestra Dei Concerti di Roma, conducted by Paul Baron.

  12. “On a Slow Boat to China,” the 1947 song by Frank Loesser, taken from the 1958 LP: The Jackie Paris Sound, featuring Barry Galbraith on electric guitar.

  13. “Topless Holiday” came from the The Tiki Tones’ scintillacious CD: The Leisure Experiment, spotlighting Karen Maness on vocal.

  14. “Samba de Orfeu,” the song written by Luiz Bonfá for the 1959 film: Black Orpheus, sung by Tony Bennett on his 1966 cinematic survey: The Movie Song Album, accompanied by the composer on acoustic guitar, under the direction of arranger Johnny Mandel.

  15. “Cante e Dance” was performed by Pink Martini on their copacetic compact disc: Hey Eugene!

  16. “Chiseling Music,” waxed by Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica on their Tiki spectacular: Where Here Meets There, featuring Tev Stevig on the Tanbur (the long-neck Turkish lute) and Brian O’Neill (Mr. Ho), the band leader on vibes and percussion.