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Saturday, October 31, 2009 Favoriting
Pink Puffers + Halloween

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Pink Puffers on parade. From TPapi's HONK Festival 2009 Flickr photo set.

The Pink Puffers brass band regularly fills the streets, squares and historical sites of Rome with their buoyant brand of funk, soul, jazz and New Orleans inspired originals and covers, not to mention the occasional Italian 70s film soundtrack. The rambunctious Romans hit our shores earlier this month at the invitation of the fabulous HONK Festival, a grand gathering of activist street bands held annually in the Boston area.

HONK festival bands are known for their vaudevillian antics - stilt walking, juggling etc. - and outrageous costumes. The Pink Puffer's own trademark bright pink outfits are more carnivalesque than scary perhaps - but their Vespa-throttling volume is definitely not for the timid. The thirteen Puffers squeezed into FMU Studio B for a blood-curdling, spine-tingling live session.

The HONK festival is a blast, with bands playing on the streets of Boston, Harvard Square in Cambridge, and a full day on multiple stages in Davis Square, Somerville. There is also a parade, and a big concert finale. Usually the festival is held on Columbus Day Weekend.

Some two dozen bands traveled from around the country - and two from Italy - to participate this year. And in keeping with the participatory spirit of the event and the activist band movement, this year you could sign up to play in a one-off pickup band and march in the parade even if you didn't come with a band. See http://www.honkfest.org for images and video from the festival and to learn more.

Also on this show: Somewhat scary internationally-flavored songs and tarantellas for Halloween.

Special thanks to our illustrious assistant engineer Bil Bowen - inventor of the revolutionary frame drum mic, the Pandeiro Microphone!

This Week's Playlist:

Dream Syndicate: Halloween Favoriting / The Days of Wine and Roses / Rhino / Slash

Fairport Convention: Tam Lin Favoriting / Liege and Lief / A & M

Steeleye Span: Allison Gross Favoriting / Parcel Of Rogues / Shanachie

The Country Gentlemen: Bringing Mary Home Favoriting / The Early Rebel Recordings 1962-1971 / Rebel

Bonzo Dog Band: Look Out, There's a Monster Coming Favoriting

Wilfrido Vargas: El Extraterrestre (Version Robotica) Favoriting / El Extraterrestre / Rodven

Aterciopelados: Dia Paranormal Favoriting / Rio / Nacional
Uri Geller vs the Colombian Paramilitary - A Halloween Nightmare!

Lisandro Meza: Cumbia de los Locos Favoriting / Lisandro's Cumbia / World Circuit

Dan Zanes: La Bruja Favoriting / Nueva York / Festival Five
Vocals: Lila Downs

Los Caballeros: Dracula Cha Cha Favoriting
Malaysian, curiously enough. Thanks to WMBR's The Intercontinental, Jesse Kaminsky's show Wednesdays 6-8 pm on WMBR, Cambridge MA. We heard this song on Jesse's terrifying Halloween special earlier this week (playlist and archive here).

Lord Kitchener: Love in the Cemetery Favoriting

Harry Belafonte: Zombie Jamboree Favoriting

Pink Puffers: Manlio Favoriting
Live on WFMU

Pink Puffers: Roma a Mano Armata Favoriting
Title song from 70s Italian film / Live on WFMU

Pink Puffers: Portace N'Artra Pecora, Kebbabbaro Favoriting
Live on WFMU

Pink Puffers: Fear for Fever Favoriting
Live on WFMU

Pink Puffers: Backside Love Favoriting
Live on WFMU

PInk Puffers: Miracle Favoriting
Live on WFMU

Pink Puffers: Push It Favoriting
Hungry March Band song / Live on WFMU

PInk Puffers: Ended Love Without a Reason Favoriting
Live on WFMU

Pink Puffers: Better Get it In Your Soul Favoriting
Mingus classic / Live on WFMU

Pink Puffers: Heavy Brass Favoriting
Live on WFMU

Monty Python: The Witch Favoriting / Life of Brian (DVD)

Nistanimera: Chore Favoriting / Chore

Pietro Cillone: Novina e Soni a Bailu Favoriting / Various Artists: Tribu Italiche 9 - Calabria
Tarantella played on the fabulous southern Italian Launeddas

Quartaumentata: Vai Favoriting / Pizzica La Tarantula

Il Parto delle Nuvole Pesante: Raggia Favoriting / Various Artists: Tribu Italiche 9 - Calabria

Gogol Bordello: Harem in Tuscany Favoriting / Super Taranta! / Side One Dummy

Agostones: Ordogbomba Favoriting / Ordogbomba / Etnofon
The Devil's Bomb. Project of Hungarian musician Bela Agoston, who sings and plays saxophone and bagpipes.

Lou Quinse: Calant de Villafranca Favoriting / Pour Passer Lou Rhone / Lou Quinse

Jim Albertson: The Jersey Devil Favoriting

Caterina Caselli: Puoi Farmi Piangere Favoriting
I Put a Spell on You - the Italian Hit Version

Richard Thompson: Season of the Witch Favoriting / Various Artists: Crossing Jordan (Television Soundtrack) / Sony

Natacha Atlas: I Put a Spell On You Favoriting / Ayeshteni / Mantra

Yat-Kha: Black Magic Woman Favoriting / Re-Covers / World Village

Bo Gumbos: Zombie-Zomb Favoriting / Bo & Gumbo / Sony




Listener comments!

  6:23pm Maestroso:

Great start to Hallowe'en Rob!
  7:34pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks for hosting a live show tonight. It's excellent!
  7:38pm Your DJ:

Thanks!
  7:40pm God:

Diggin' it!
  7:47pm Mitten John:

Hooray!! Pink Puffers!!!!
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