Journey Without Maps brings you vintage, rare, and underground global music from uncharted sonic territories. Every week, I unearth a new musical landscape: African soul & funk, Latin rhythms, eastern European electronica, Middle East psychedelic, Asian surf rock ⦠and more.
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Time to feast and celebrate. A time for joy, happiness, pork meat, and plantains. On this installment of Journey Without Maps, we celebrate Christmastime in Latin America. Holiday songs from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru, and Panama.
Celia Cruz & La Sonora Manacera "Jingle Bells" from "Festejando Navidad" Willie Colón & Hector Lavoe "Aires de Navidad" from "Asalto Navideno, Vol. 1 & 2 (Deluxe Edition)" on Fania El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico "Alegre navidad" from "En Navidad" on Viva Combo El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico "Alegria y Paz (feat. Andy & Pellin)" from "It's Christmas Time! (15 Remastered Original Recordings)" on Combo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz "Bella Es Navidad" from "Feliz Navidad Con La Fania" on Fania Los Jibaros "DeÌcimas De Nacimiento" from "Where Will You Be Christmas Day?" on Dust-to-Digital Ismael Rivera "Llego Navidad" from "Feliz Navidad" on Fania Juan Torres "Puebilito de Belem" from "Feliz Navidad" on Musart Ander & Carlos Carrasco "Blanca Navidad" from "Navidad a Ritmo de Bachata" on Sony U.S. Latin Fruko y Sus Tesos "Mosaico Navideño: Vamonos Pal' Campo / La Nochebuena / Rumba en Navidad" from "Navidades Con Salsa" on Discos Fuentes Tania "Parranda en Navidad" from "Bailables de Diciembre" on Industria Nacional del Sonido Ltda. Los Imanes de Chincha "Navidad del Pobre" from "Perú: Canta y Baila, vol. 6" on FTA Jose Feliciano "Feliz Navidad 2" from "Las Estrellas en Navidad" Padre Diego "Cumbia de Navidad (feat. Grupo Alaja)" from "La Navidad del Niño Dios" on Adep (Audiovisuales del Perú) Lucho Azcarraga y su Conjunto "Auld Lang Syne" from "Alegres Pascuas en Panama"