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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge 10-7-15 Pop & Exotica

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge Playlist: October 7, 2015

On this week’s show we once again reconnoitered the great gamut of pop and exotica music in all its absolute abnormality.

Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge is broadcast on Wednesdays, 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. “Hawaii Sing to Me,” the 1934 recording by Andy Iona & The Islanders, found on their nostalgic compact disc: Hawaiians in Hollywood – Smooth, Sweet & Swinging – 1934-36, with Mr. Iona on Rickenbacker Frying Pan Six-String Electric Lap Steel Guitar, Ukulele & Arrangements; Danny Stewart on Lap Steel Guitar; Allen Kila on Guitar and Sam Koki on Bass.

  2. “Destination Paradise,” performed by The Brothers Cazimero on their 1998 album: Destination Paradise, featuring Robert and Roland Cazimero on Vocals and various instruments.

  3. The Sol K. Bright composition “Sophisticated Hula” waxed by The Essential Resophonics on their debutante CD: Volume I – Evening in the Islands.

  4. “The Following Sea,” found on the rondelayable retrospective: Don Ho’s Greatest Hits.

  5. “Ain’t No Big Thing,” recorded by Hawaii’s own Matt Catingub and his band named Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack on their scintillating CD: Shake Those Hula Hips.

  6. “Yellow Bird” appears on the cornucopious compact disc: Taboo – The Greatest Hits of Arthur Lyman – The Sensual Sounds of Exotica and was recorded at the Henry J. Kaiser Aluminum Geodesic Dome, Honolulu.

  7. “Lover's Prayer,” performed by Myrtle K. Hilo from her loquacious LP: The Singing Cab Driver.

  8. “Call of the Jungle,” the 1962 45 rpm by Carl Stevens was found on the Brit historical document: Popcorn Exotica – R&B, Soul & Exotic Rockers from the ‘50s & ‘60s.

  9. “The Enchanted Sea,” is another exotica classic derived from the superblative CD set:The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny.

  10. “Los Salvajes Bailan Mambo,” composed by Julio Gutierrez and performed in Rio de Janeiro in 1958 by the Septeto Anacaona, a unit of the all-female big band made up of sisters from the same family, found on the ample anthology: Anacaona – Buena Vista Sisters Club – The Amazing Story of Cuba's Forgotten Girl Band.

  11. “Taboo,” the 1934 song by the Cuban composer Margarita Lecuona performed by Les Baxter and His Orchestra on the rumbustious restrospective: African Jazz & Jungle Jazz.

  12. “Come Rain or Come Shine,” the 1939 song by Rube Bloom and Johnny Mercer sung by Buddy Greco on his 1962 corporeal and spirited LP: Body & Soul, arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey.

  13. “Music Makers” derived from the pluperfect production: Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica Presents the Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel, with a 23-piece orchestra led by Mr. Ho, a/k/a Brian O’Neill, who also plays Piano, spotlighting the talents of Tim Obetz on Steel Guitar.

  14. “The Breeze and I (Andalucia)” composed by Ernesto Lecuona and recorded in 1958 by the Mexican music master himself, Juan Garcia Esquivel on his ambitious album: More of Other Sounds, Other Worlds.

  15. “Tearaway Brass” by the British composer Malcolm Lockyer, and taken from the curious collection: Music for Gracious Living 2.

  16. “Showroom Dummies (Radio Edit)” by Señor Coconut (a/k/a Uwe Schmidt), found on the combustive compilation: The New Sounds of Latin Jazz, Volume 4: Nacional Records 2013.

  17. “Unto the Resplendent” by The Mermen from their aquatic album: The Amazing California Health and Happiness Road Show.

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