Ése 4

Yesterday I primed you for this pick, go back a day and get all the links for the earlier volumes. I always rail against Cinco De Mayo being a non-Mexican, Mexican holiday. It does exist, but it's not as big as it is in the United States. I am not going off today, today I will just join in and have a Modello Negra and some Pozole (one of my favorite soups). I can never make it quite right. My neighbor (Eva) from years back used to make the best Pozole ever! She tried to teach me. She lived across the street from us. Her kids played with mine and I just always got invited when she cooked Mexican food. Great family! Anyway more Dude Rock with a latin base.

Ése 4

56 Malo - Cafe

57 Mandrill - Mango Meat

58 Sapo - Can't Make It

59 Brownout - Con El Cuete

60 Seguida - Mambo Rock

61 Azteca - Can't Take The Funk Out Of Me

62 El Chicano - Brown-Eyed Girl

63 Macondo - Get It On Girl

64 Jungle Fire - Culebro

65 Ray Camacho & The Teardrops - Si Si Puede

66 Tierra - Sun God

67 Coke - Go Away

68 Santana - Give and Take

69 Ghetto Brothers - Girl From The Mountain

70 War - Me And Baby Brother

71 Chango - Chango

72 Massada - Arumbai

Ése 3

Well, to get ready for tomorrow, this is volume 3 of my latin dude pick Ése. It may have veered a little, but tomorrow I veer back. The idea is latin or chicano rock, songs a dude would like. You tell me do you think some dude (Chicano or not) would dig these songs? I think so. BTW, notice that I use the tilde over the "e" in some places and not the others, it's because it is a pain to alphabetize. No other reason. So, ese, enjoy the tracks.

Ése 3

38 Chicano Batman - Black Lipstick

39 Brownout - African Battle

40 Los Lonely Boys - Onda

41 Jungle Fire - Tropicoso

42 Ralph Robles - Come And Get It

43 Texas Tornados - Una Mas Cerveza

44 Azteca - Red Onions

45 Grupo Fantasma - Cumbia De Los Pajaritos

46 Boogaloo Assassins - No No No

47 Ozomatli - (Who Discovered) America

48 Luis Santi Y Su Conjunto - Los Feligreses

49 Mestizo Beat - Featherbed Lane

50 El Chicano - Viva Tirado

51 Thee Midniters - Chicano Power

52 Chango - Sacapa-Chango'

53 Sapo - Been Had

55 Joe Bataan - Subway Joe

ExiCumbias 2

I know it's not Cinco De Mayo yet, but I was excited about this compilation. I think of it as the floorbangers of cumbia. You probably could play almost any one of these when someone asks for a cumbia and they would be happy. Now it does wander a tiny bit since Cumbia wanders a bit. I have a few variations of cumbia, not all just one part of the world. If you like cumbia, you'll love this pick. If you have no idea about cumbia, this is a good sampling. Check out volume one (ExiCumbias 1) which I did post last year on Cinco De Mayo, for more, but this one is the one with the bangers. That doesn't always mean the hits, just the ones that will get or keep someone on the dancefloor.

ExiCumbias 2

20 La Sonora Dinamita - Mi Cucu

21 Aniceto Molina - La Cumbia Sampuesana

22 Los Immortales - La Pollera Colora

23 Selena - Bidi Bidi Bom Bom

24 Los Angeles Azules - El Liston De Tu Pelo

25 Banda Blanca - Sopa De Caracol

26 Rafael Coides - Cumbia En Do Menor

27 AJ Harris and the Pink Tacos - Brisket Beats (Smokehouse Sonidero Mix)

28 Bareto - Carinito

29 Chico Trujillo - La Escoba

30 Los Mirlos - La Danza De Los Mirlos

31 Margarita La Diosa De La Cumbia - Que Bello

32 Joe Arroyo - La Rebelion

33 Fruko Y Sus Tesos - A La Memoria Del Muerto

34 Grupo Canaveral - Tiene Espinas el Rosal

35 Los Palmeras - El Bombon Asesino

36 Super Lamas - La Pelusa

37 Systema Solar - Yo Voy Ganao

38 Gilda - No Me Arrepiento de Este Amor

39 Los Tucanes de Tijuana - La Chona

ExiCumbias 1

This Cinco de Mayo pick is fun, but not necessarily having to do with Mexico. Not that Cinco De Mayo really has much to do with Mexico either. It's become a holiday for all latinos in the US. Which makes this a little more appropriate. Cumbias were actually a Colombian thing, but appropriated by many Latin countries including Mexico. There are bands all over that play cumbias. These are some of my favorites. I do have a few on my Exitos series of comps that aren't on here. Maybe I will peel them off and add them to volume two. Exitos just means hits and I made one bad pun to start naming these and I stuck to it although it makes no grammatical sense in Spanish. Lo Siento. I'm sorry. That's just the way it is. Happy Cinco de Mayo anyway.

ExiCumbias 1

01 Los Angeles Azules - Cómo Te Voy A Olvidar

02 Run The Jewels featuring Santa Fe Klan - Ooh La La (Mexican Institute Of Sound Versión)

03 Natalia Lafourcade - Tú Sí Sabes Quererme

04 Caifanes - La Negra Tomasa (Bilongo)

05 Selena - Techno Cumbia

06 Ruben Blades - Eres Mi Canción

07 Celso Piña with Control Machete, Blanquito Man - Cumbia Sobre El Río

08 Mexican Institute Of Sound - Cumbia

09 Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Padre Nuestro

10 Bomba Estereo - Fuego

11 Rodolfo y su Típica RA7 - La Cologiala

12 La Sonora Dinamita - Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir

13 Celso Piña with El Gran Silencio - Cumbia Poder

14 Bersuit Vergarabat - Yo Tomo

15 El Gran Silencio - Chuntaros Style

16 Mon Laferte - Te Juro Que Volveré

17 Los Lobos - Kiko And The Lavender Moon

18 Los Bukis - Encadenada A Mi

19 Lido Pimienta - Nada

Exicinco (Exitos 5)

More of the Exitos series of picks. This pick is volume five and perfect for Cinco De Mayo. Some of my favorites mixed together. Different genres within the Latino "label" and all with my weird naming convention. Pardon me if you actually speak or write fluent Spanish. I had four years, but I obviously learned more in the restaurants I worked at and the soccer teams I played on. I even coached youth soccer and had to be able to speak my own broken Spanish to the parents (the kids had no problems with English). Having visited Central and Southern America and lived in areas of town where I was the only non-Latino on the block, I got exposed to some great music from all over, especially once everyone knew I was the "white" DJ who actually liked their favorite songs and played them at the block parties. These can be played at any mixed event and keep people happy. And have a great Cinco De Mayo!

Exicinco (Exitos 5)

01 Los Lobos featuring Antonio Banderas - Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazon)

02 Vicente Fernández - El Rey

03 Ramon Ayala - Tragos Amargos

04 Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band - Chile Pie

05 Caballo Dorado - No Rompas Mi Corazón (Achy Breaky Heart)

06 Mana - Oye Mi Amor

07 La Sonora Dinamita - Mi Cucu

08 Don Omar Featuring Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro

09 Alicia Villarreal - Ladrón

10 Margarita La Diosa De La Cumbia - Mi Bombon

11 Pedro Fernandez - Yo No Fum

12 El Coyote Y Su Banda - Y Que Paso

13 Ozuna - Del Mar

14 Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente

15 Banda El Recodo - Te Presumo

16 Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona - Bailando

17 Azul Azul - La Bomba (Diaz Bros. Remix)

18 The Guadaloops - Nunca Es Tarde

19 Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval

20 Marc Anthony - Vivir Mi Vida

21 Deorro With Elvis Crespo - Bailar

What Is The Connection? Tequila 2

Happy Cinco de Mayo! This is part two of the Tequila Connection. If you didn't find your favorite tequila song yesterday, I am pretty certain it will be here today. I didn't get every tequila song or margarita song, but I got a lot over these two days. Have a safe and fun Cinco de Mayo! Drink some beer (or water) in between your tequila to slow it down. Get a lyft, don't drive. But do listen to these to these great tequila songs. There is something for every taste! But if I missed your favorite Tequila song, please leave it in the comments in case I ever make volume 3. Not too unlikely.

What Is The Connection? Tequila 2

24 Rick Derringer - Cheap Tequila

25 Marc Jordan - Margarita

26 Jason Aldean - Tattoos And Tequila

27 Luke Bryan - One Margarita

28 J.J. Cale - Teardrops In My Tequila

29 Kid Cudi - Tequila Shots

30 Lenny Dee - Tequila

31 Kenny Chesney - Tequila Loves Me

32 Ted Heath & His Music - Tequila

33 Juanes, Christian Nodal - Tequila

34 Jamiroquai - Hot Tequila Brown

35 Brooks & Dunn - Tequila Town

36 Jon Pardi - Tequila Little Time

37 Santana featuring Romeo Santos - Margarita

38 Allen Toussaint - Tequila

39 Ryan Griffin - Salt, Lime & Tequila

40 Eddie Rabbitt - Pour Me Another Tequila

41 Ramsey Lewis - Tequila Mockingbird

42 Pretenders - Tequila

43 Johnny Winter - Cheap Tequila

44 Kentucky Headhunters - Cheap Tequila

45 Mr. Cranky - Tequila Moon

46 Steve Goodman - How Much Tequila (Did I Drink Last Night)

47 Alan Jackson - Mexico, Tequila And Me

What Is The Connection? Tequila 1

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo. A fun holiday for not just Mexicans, but appropriated by all Americans. Wasn't a huge holiday until Mexican in the United States took it over. It actually celebrates a minor victory of one of Mexico's wars way back when. It is not Mexican Independence day! I thought that for years and I should have known better. I was born in California and school kids there learn all sorts of Mexican history. Or maybe I did get taught that, but I was just a bad student? Either way now it is the day that everyone drinks and drives around in lowrider cars with Mexican flags on them. SO to celebrate I have a couple of days worth of Tequila songs in this connection. My favorite alcoholic drink although I am not drinking anymore. I miss a really good Añejo. Sipping Tequila can be very tasty. Most of these songs are not about that, though. Be careful! Tequila can be dangerous.

What Is The Connection? Tequila 1

01 The Champs - Tequila

02 Dan + Shay - Tequila

03 Bobby Bare - Tequila Sheila

04 Joe Nichols - Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off

05 Los Del Rio - Tequila Boom Boom

06 Lonestar - Tequila Talkin'

07 Jim Reeves - Drinking Tequila

08 Randy Rogers Band - Tequila Eyes

09 John Anderson - Straight Tequila Night

10 Eagles - Tequila Sunrise

11 Kovacs - Tutti Frutti Tequila

12 Paradiso Girls - Patron Tequila

13 Jax Jones & Martin Solveig - Tequila

14 Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville

15 Lorrie Morgan & Sammy Kershaw - He Drinks Tequila

16 Tracy Byrd - Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo

17 Kevin Fowler - Tequila Kisses

18 Terrorvision - Tequila (Mint Royale Shot)

19 Sammy Hagar - Mas Tequila

20 Darius Rucker - One Tequila

21 Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter - You And Tequila

22 JD Walker with Mark Cooke - 1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila, Floor

23 Jason Aldean - That's What Tequila Does

Mariachi Inspired

Cinco De Mayo is one of those holidays that is American, but pretends to be Mexican. It isn't celebrated, really, in Mexico. It isn't Independence day for Mexico. It was mostly in California and it celebrates a small war that Mexico won (against all odds, like the Alamo, but with better outcome). It is mostly about beer and getting drunk and causing havoc in the streets of the city with Mexican flags on your low rider. But that has nothing to do with this pick. These are all songs that were inspired by Mariachi bands. Listen and you'll get it. Now drink beer, get arrested. Congratulations! You celebrated Cinco De Mayo!

Mariachi Inspired

01 Love - Alone Again Or

02 Freddy Fender - Before the Next Teardrops Falls

03 Molotov - Frijolero

04 Dwight Yoakam - Sorry You Asked

05 Los Lobos featuring Antonio Banderas - Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazon)

06 Elvis Presley - Guadalajara

07 Devotchka - Bad Luck Heels

08 Metalachi - Crazy Train

09 Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire

10 Nariachi Mexicano - Mariachi Loco

11 Beck - Burro

12 Zander Schloss - Salsa Y Ketchup

13 Calexico - Crystal Frontier (Widescreen Version)

14 Doug Sahm and Band - (Is Anybody Going to) San Antone

15 Tubes - Malaguena Salerosa

16 Plugz - El Clavo Y La Cruz

17 Mariachi El Bronx - 48 Roses

18 The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away

19 Genesis - Illegal Alien

20 Vandoliers - Sixteen Years

21 Hot Banditoz - La Cucaracha Dance (Party Remix)

22 Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio

23 Mariachi Mexteca featuring Hugh Cornwell - Golden Brown