Bodega Pop's Bollyvault

On Weds May 28, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio led a 3-hour tour from the dawn of Hindi cinema to this year's hottest hits from the indefatigable film factories of Mumbai. 

Toss back a bottle of Bombay Gin with Bollywood’s biggest lush, K.L. Saigal! Thrill to the lilting highs and lows of Lata Mangeshkar’s fiercest competitors: Shamshad Begum, Geeta Dutt and Rajkumari! Get your hip drive, shoulder shuffle and hair flip on to Hindi funk, soul, disco, rock and hip-hop unavailable on any compilation!

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The Obscurometer

Holy Obscurity, Batman!

On Weds, May 21, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio featured artists certified by The Obscurometer as 90% or greater obscure. We dug deep into our collection for little-heard delights ranging from Yugoslavian disco to Lebanese garage.

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SEX, DRUGS + ROCK 'N' ROLL

On Wednesday, May 14, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio paid homage to everyone's favorite vices, alternately panegyrized and censured by Brazilian 420 activists, Palestinian Just-Say-No-ers, handjob-begging Islamic punks, and guitar heroes and haters from Beijing to Warsaw.

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Molam Douangpheng | Sout Yot Molam Siphandone

Listen to a track from this CD as part of last week's Bodega Pop Live

Grab the whole CD here

Track list c/o Peter Doolan (who also supplied singer name + album title):

01. lam siphandone

02. khap som

03. lam siphandone

04. khap som

The owner of the Vientiane Asian Grocery Store in Seattle's Othello neighborhood recommended this wonderful album to me and I took his advice -- smart move on my part. Nothing but this woman's incredibly soulful, colorful voice with khaen accompaniment. During the aforementioned show last week, listener Hyde requested that I post this -- and, so, here it is.

Sex, Drugs + Rock 'n' Roll | Bodega Pop Live Wednesday

From 7-10 PM EDT Wednesday, May 14, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio pays homage to everyone's favorite vices, alternately panegyrized and censured by Brazilian 420 activists, Palestinian Just-Say-No-ers, handjob-begging Islamic punks, and guitar heroes and haters from Beijing to Warsaw.

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Listen: Southeast Asian Explosion

On Weds, May 7, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio featured Bollywood-influenced Kampuchean synth, French pop by Southeast Asian immigrants in Paris, rippin’ Lao metal-hip hop, obscure tracks by Luk Thung + Cambodian rock giants -- all pulled from bodega shelves in Seattle’s most diverse neighborhood.

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SEA to SEA | Bodega Pop Live Wednesday

From 7-10 PM EDT this Wednesday, May 7, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio features Bollywood-influenced Kampuchean synth, French pop by Southeast Asian immigrants in Paris, rippin’ Lao metal-hip hop, obscure tracks by Luk Thung + Cambodian rock giants -- all pulled from bodega shelves in Seattle’s most diverse neighborhood.

Bookmark the page and see you Wednesday night!