Here we go… our Mono Loco Mixtape – Pinoy Grooves show on Soho Radio uploaded to Mixcloud for your listening pleasure. Bringing you the best Soul, Latin, Jazz, Funk & Disco from the Philippines and me and host Ricardo Lorrio also talk about some of the history and artists behind the music. Listen now…
https://www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/mono-loco-mixtape-pinoy-grooves-20102018/
Playlist
- Jazz Friends – Bluesanova
- Bobby Enriquez – One Note Samba
- Bong Penera – A Beat Contemplation
- Nerio De Gracia – Half Step’N
- Joe Cruz & The Cruzettes – Nena
- Vilma Valera – I Got You (I Feel Good)
- The Pitch Boys – It’s A Mans World
- Eddie Peregrina & The Blinkers – Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
- Ronnie Villar & The Firedons – Love Potion No.9
- The Sunstrokes – Proud Mary
- Gener Agnes & His Falcons – Midnight Hour
- Eddie Mesa & The Hijacks – Money That’s What I Want
- Victor Wood – Knock On Wood
- The Bad Habits arranged by Pablo Vergara – This Old Heart Of Mine
- JA & The Jitterbugs arranged by D’Amarillo – It’s The Same Old Song
- Helen Gamboa – Soul Time
- The Nailclippers – Pass The Dutchie
- Aristi & The Soundmakers – I Shot The Sheriff
- The Joysticks – Young Gifted & Black
- Vilma Valera – Israelites
- Please – Hold On I’m Coming
- The Hijacks – Sing A Simple Song
- The Grandells – Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
- Soul Jugglers – Hanggang Magdamag
- Advisors – Sumayaw O Makinig
- Solid Band – Funky Beat
- Hangmen – Boogie Na Sa Kalye
- VST & Co – Step No, Step Yes
- Nanette – Ganyan Ang Pagibig
- WADAB – Wanna All Dance And Boogie
- Black Opinion – Disco Manila
- Hajji Alejandro – Ingit Lang Sila
- Tirso Cruz III – Whats Going On
PINOY GROOVES 
This is a revelation! I had no idea that such music was ever made in the Philippines, a land I only know for being swamped in power-ballads, ’70s American rock and, generally, music undesirable to my ears. Thank you for an extremely interesting and enjoyable listen.
I found the quality of the soul, funk and boogaloo numbers, frankly, surprising. As a fan of Jamaican music, I was intrigued and stupefied to hear songs I know well being covered by Filipinas/os – who’d have thought it! However, what I found most instructive was your final selections of originals sung in Tagalog, showing a depth beyond the, albeit impressive, ability to simply cover a song well.
In my opinion, the Philippines often suffers from a rather poor, two-dimensional representation abroad. What you are doing with your impressive site is a direct challenge to that which can only be for the good. Thanks again.
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Many thanks for the kind words. Hopefully will be putting together some more shows for Soho Radio this year. I have also just done a little Pinoy Ska/Reggae mix on my mixcloud which you can check out here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/soulguerrilla/edsa-via-orange-street-reggae-and-ska-from-the-philippines/
Thanks again for the support!
All the best,
Chris.
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Thanks Chris, that was fun! For me, the I Shot The Sheriff cover and the vocals on Israelites get closest to the sound of reggae, a notoriously hard sound to emulate. That said, the star track, for me, is the Tagalog cover of Shame & Scandal – excellent! I look forward to further musical outings from you.
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Yes Israelites and I Shot The Sheriff two of my favourites as well. I have a couple other versions of Shame and Scandal (seems to of been a popular record to cover) but thought 4 versions in one mix might of been a bit much haha. Thanks for listening.
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Too much Shame & Scandal is a dangerous thing but, in the world of reggae, there’s no such thing as too much version!
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