funky bompa - santo domingo diggin

funky bompa is the host of the sonoton radio show and the man behind the flash black show on ldbk radio
i first heard of him when i discovered one of his radio shows, a poets of rhythm special, a while ago
you can check out his myspace for more amazing mixes, but for now check out this one

Last summer I had the chance to spend a few weeks in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (DR). To make a long story short, I went for a year to Santo Domingo as an exchange student 10 years ago. Now I have a second family, a Dominican one, which I visit on regular digging trips back there. I quickly learned the language (Spanish), the culture, the dances and of course the music.
Being part of the large Antilles, in the Caraib region, DR has a tropical climate. That is not a good point regarding conservation of the precious vinyl. You might hear that in the mix joining this post, but the music is worth it...
Often, records are sold right on the streets. Not many dealers are to be found,
but among the years I managed to know the ones still carrying the "long plays". Private collectors are always a good treat too.
Heat, sweat, moldy record covers, bugs all over the place... Sometimes a dirty job, that resulted this time in a nice 200+ LPs and a handfull 45s to get home.



funky bompa - santo domingo diggin

00:00 Jimmy Spleer - Super Rhyme's Rap (Dazz Records 1980)
00:49 Vaughn Mason - Bounce, rock, skate, roll pt2 (Brunswick 1979)
03:21 Salsoul Orchestra - Journey to Phoebus (Salsoul 1977)
07:53 The Impact Of Brass - So far so good (Motown 1971)
11:30 Willie Rosario & Orchestra - Consorte (Inca 1977)
14:22 Saoco - Siempre sere guajiro (Mericana 1976)
19:48 Los Virtuosos - Montuno viene (Discolor 1977)
23:49 Carmen Rivero - Cumbia, cumbiamba (Caytronics)
26:28 Linda Vera - La yerba santa (Discos Columbia)
29:01 Indio Bravo - Celos (Zuni)
31:30 O.V. Wright - Born all over (Back Beat 1971)
34:36 Barrabas - Chico (RCA 1972)
38:17 Leon Thomas - Shape your mind to die (Flying Dutchman 1972)
43:24 Curtis Mayfield - We the people (Curtom 1971)
49:21 Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino - Cuba linda (Mericana/Salsoul 1975)