Steve's guest Mattias Gustafsson-- songwriter, producer, restauranteur--was raised in Paris and now lives in Jersey City. Check out his website: mattiasound.com
Artist
Track
Comments
Big Guitars from Texas
Boomerang
Just to get things started
Big Guitars from Texas
Lost Incas
Austin blues guitarist Denny Freeman does the twang thing with a Peruvian flair
Ah-Kin
Can Can
From "Spirit of the Andes" on Earthtone. Can't tell if these are Peruvian players or not but it's a nice tune regardless
Cumanana
Alipio Cruz Ramirez
More from Peru
Susana Baca
Zamba Mulato
Baca takes the Afro-Peruvian musical tradition and mixes it with Latin music-- with striking results. This tune is from her self-titled 1997 album on Warner Bros.
Gotan Project
Arrabal
Parisian musicians mix electronica with tango
Bajofondo Tango Club
Exodo II
Written by Juan Blas Caballero
Aterciopedos
Esmeralda
These velvet rockers from Columbia got two Grammy nominations in 97 & 98
Trio Esperanca
A Noite
Brazilian acapella trio
Mano Negro
Indios de Barcelona
Manu Chao and band
M
Je dis M
New French pop singer
Camille
Ta Douleur
Won Best New Artist in France last year
Emilie Simon
La Vie en Rose
Cover of the Edith Piaf classic. Emilie Simon wrote the sound track for "The March of the Penguins" movie
[from "The Science of Sleep"]
Generique Stephanie
Charming soundtrack music by Jean-Michel Bernard, from a charming movie, set in Paris, with Gael Garcia Bernal & Charlotte Gainsbourg
[from "The Science of Sleep"]
Coutances
This one was written by Dick Annegarn
[from "The Science of Sleep"]
If You Rescue Me
Wearing cat costumes, members of the cast-- including Bernal on drums-- do an adorable cover of this Lou Reed tune
Serge Gainsbourg
Marilou Reggae Dub
In 1976 Gainsbourg worked with Sly & Robbie on an entire album of reggae rhythms with French lyrics
Bernard Lavilliers
Saudade
Produced by Mattias Gustafsson, with strings by Deodato
Didier Cormier
Berimbau
Didier-- formerly of Jersey City, now back in Paris-- put out a his "Esperanto" CD in 2004. He's got nice website: dcarmier.com
Abigail Zsiga
Better With You
Mattias' production
Audrey Martell
World of Indifference
Audrey & Mattias wrote all the songs on "Life Lines" (audreymartell.com)
Amadou et Mariam
M'Bife
Toumast
Tallyatidagh
Tuareg couple from Algeria
Oumou Sangare
Yala
Mali
Richard Bona
Sona Mama
Singer and bass player from Cameroon
M.I.A.
Amazon
Sri Lankan pop artist
Ofra Haza/Don Was
Daw Da Hiya (instrumental)
In 1992, Ofra Haza, singer from Yemen, with with Don Was, producer from L.A. Even without her voice, this is a cool tune