Bongo Madness by Don Ralke And Buddy Collette, released on Crown Records in 1957.

Ambient Exotica wrote:

Bongo Madness is to this day a successful take on the then rising market of Afro Jazz or Cuban Jazz. However, it also blends exquisitely with the Exotica genre due to Collette’s effervescent flute melodies and the bold bongo and conga percussion that is used on all of the ten tracks. Don Ralke’s three compositions are specifically worth noting, my favorite being Noche In Havana due to its dreamy painting of a nocturnal peaceful landscape near the capitol. But Don Tosti’s Bellezo Y Diablo is equally outstanding due to its gloomy bass sequences that is foreshadowing an omnipresent calamity.

http://www.ambientexotica.com/exorev067_donralkepresents_bm/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAfgM1UBpDI

#DonRalke #BuddyCollette #Jazz #Exotica #LatinJazz #AfroJazz #Bongos #Flute #Music

El miércoles 25 de febrero les tocó a @LesRobots, una de esas bandas instrumentales que tocan con disfraz e instrumentos exóticos como el #theremin.

Dignos de verse.

#GaragePunk #exotica #SurfPunk

12 1/2 Geishas Must Be Right by Paul Mark And His Orchestra And The Geishas, released on Sounds of Hawaii in 1963.

Ambient Exotica wrote:

...Recorded in Honolulu.., the stupendous amount of 14 tracks offers a different take on Japanese Folk songs and classics than Mark’s preceding instrumental LP East To West (1961). Whereas that album is created by a septet and features a truly unique and superb mélange of slick Hammond organ chords, bongo blebs, mystical koto twangs and shamisen backings, 12½ Geishas Must Be Right shares much more similarities with classically symphonic structures. A few twists are nevertheless woven in for good measure. In its center is a choir of three geishas who either provide the lead vocals on the respective material or sing together in a cheerful way.

http://www.ambientexotica.com/exorev243_paulmark_geishas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIC26v5Ay4&list=RDxnIC26v5Ay4&start_radio=1

#PaulMark #Hawaii #SpaceAgePop #Exotica #AmbientExotica #Music #JapaneseMusic

Ended Wednesday and welcomed Thursday with Far East Goes Western by Tak Shindo, released on Mercury in 1962.

Ambient Exotica wrote:

"J. J. Lilley's and Frank Loesser's Jingle, Jangle, Jingle marks the beginning of Tak Shindo's Far Eastern treatment, and its point of departure will move many Exotica fans: clanging wood sticks, cascading harps and dark Asian temple gongs with a very long rumbling sustain depict a Japanese landscape that boosts the yearning of the audience. An additional shamisen is prominently interwoven…"

http://www.ambientexotica.com/exorev105_takshindo_fegw/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9XK4zMG27I&list=OLAK5uy_nYUgsFutxcr2jtCX1rIDgN1ucEstwART8&index=13

#TakShindo #AmbientExotica #Exotica #SpaceAgePop #Music #CountryAndWestern #Shamisen #FilmThemes

The Lounge Club Vol. 8: Exotica, Ultra-Lounge & Deep Grooves – The Hypnotic Chamber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSNbKqFVJcI

In our eighth volume, The Hypnotic Chamber, we step into a world of shadows, Exotica, and deep grooves. This is a deep dive into the trance-like state of 1960s High-Fidelity—where the mysterious allure of Tiki Lounge meets the relentless, circular pulse of analog bachelor pad music. From the dry, dead-room acoustics to the mesmerizing loops of vibraphones, marimbas, and warm upright bass, every track has been crafted to pull you deeper into the illusion. It’s a sonic journey that bridges the gap between cinematic spy-noir and the hypnotic rhythms of global Exotica. Expect a landscape of contrasts: the subtle, seductive tension of a dimly lit room colliding with organic, repeating grooves designed to make time stand still. This is more than a playlist; it is an invitation to surrender to the vintage analog trance. A World of Shadows, Exotica, and Deep Grooves.

Great International Hits by Balsara & His Singing Sitars, released on Odeon in 1968.

Groovy covers of Beatles, Sound of Music and Nancy Sinatra hits to frug to!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDGjaMOxJA

#Balsara #Sitar #SpaceAgePop #Exotica #TheBeatles #SoundOfMusic #NancySinatra #Frugging #Music

Latin-esque is a studio album from the Mexican bandleader, pianist, and composer Juan García Esquivel and his orchestra. The album, released in 1962 on the RCA Victor label..

In his book Exotica: Fabricated Soundscapes in a Real World, David Toop wrote: "Unlike most recordings, there is no attempt to cement the right and left loudspeaker channels into a cohesive (if virtual) whole; for Esquivel, the space between loudspeakers was an empty vessel through which normally immovable instruments roamed, sometimes hovering in the air or darting back and forth like hummingbirds. Crude as the sound magic is, the illusionism has parallels both with the Kinetic painting and sculpture of Bridget Riley and Pol Bury or with the surreal imagistic dislocations of Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFZLgZr-9lo&list=PLdJMb0jVSvc82smFLOioKlE5qzp_OawPZ&index=1

#Esquivel #SpaceAgePop #Exotica #DavidToop #LatinMusic #Music