el guincho

el guincho and little guinchos

As we might've possibly mentioned once or twice, Barcelona's El Guincho will be making what I believe is his North American debut at 12:30 PM on Wednesday in Austin at Gorilla vs. Booze 2008. In preparation, we've been listening to quite a bit of this stellar summertime mix that the man himself made for the Fader recently, featuring tracks from some of his biggest influences. At the very least, this'll give us something to talk to the guy about:

mp3:
Various El Guincho's The Fader mix (63 mb)

Here's the full tracklist for the mix:

El Guicho :: The Fader mix

Souley Kanté - Fanga
Bainito Muyanda - Kibaji
Balla et Ses Balladins - Sara 70 (edit)
Los Zafiros - Mirame Fijo
Caetano Veloso - Viola Meu Bem
Milton Nascimento - Saidas e Bandeiras nº2
Marconi Notaro - Desmantelado
Alton Ellis - These Eyes
Adoniran Barbosa e Demonios da Garoa - Saudosa Maloca
Jorge Ben - Barbarella
Lord Kitchener - Kitch You're So Sweet
Damiao Experiença - A Vida É Sempre Assim (edit)
Patience and Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me

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related:

In other El Guincho news, he's among the first group of confirmed acts for this year's Pitchfork Music Festival, to be held July 18-20 in Chicago's Union Park. Other acts include Public Enemy, Animal Collective, Spiritualized, Dizzee Rascal, and more...