#Mixtape: Beautiful & Absurd

1. Techawit - Dexter Story

2. Energy - Sampa the Great feat. Nadeem Din-Gabisi

3. Money - Leikili47

4. Binz - Solange

5. Evening News - Cee-Lo feat. Chazzie & Sir Cognac the Conversation

6. Jimi - Willow Smith

7. Street Fighter Mas - Kamasi Washington

8. Triángulo - iLe

9. Ice Storm Spirits - Marco Saviolo

10. Las hojas de los naranjos - Gepe

11. Monkey Boy - Ibaaku

12. Waltz - Fatima

13. Insane - Madison McFerrin

14. ESSS - Mark de Clive-Lowe 

15. Replaceable - Moses Sumney 

16. Sin dones - Juana Molina

17. La Bruja - Tlen Huicani & Lino Chávez

18. Royalty - Hypnotic Brass Band

#Mixtape: Sabbatical Mix

Art by Paul Caicedo

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From the Petronio Alvarez festival in Cali, Colombia, south to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, music I picked up during 18 weeks traveling the Andes. Much gratitude to the music vendors along the journey who took the time to school me and JL on their favorites from the region and send us off with a shortstack of the best in their collection.

1. Vamo a levanta - desconocido

2. La monita retrechera - desconocido

3. Atoticha - desconocido

4. San Antonio - Markitos y Su Sabrosura

5. Mi Buenaventura Mi Peregoyo - Leonor González Mina

6. Negro Mirar - Etelvina Maldonado

7. San Antonio - Grupo Bahía

8. Nanguita - Quantic & Nidia Gongora

9. Adios Morena - Rio Mira

10. Pagano - Nicola Cruz

11. Katary - Los Nin

12. Maria Sabina (voz Huaira) - Rodrigo Gallardo

13. Sendero del Monte - Mateo Kingman

14. Chan Chara - Jaja

15. Sangra Corazón - Hermanas Mendoza Suasti

16. Que Nadie Sepe Mi Sufrir - Julio Jaramillo

17. desconocido

18. Saca la Mano - Eva Ayllon

19. Taki Ti Taki - Susana Baca

20. Toro Mata - Caitro Soto

21. Chicha Fuerte - Banda Sinfonica Sunicancha

22. Chuwa Yaku Kawsaypuni - Luzmila Carpio

23. Flor de Dia - Savia Andino

24. Ma Yembre - Amaru

25. Saya Sensual - Kjarkas

26. El Carretero - José René Moreno

27. Chacarera de un Triste - Santa Entre Buenos

28. Quimey Neuquen - Jose Larralde (Be Svendsen Edit)

#Mixtape: Sendero Sideral

Artwork by Paul Caicedo

1. Zap Mama - Take Me Coco

2. El Pulgero - Quimica

3. IFE - 3 Mujeres

4. Yma Sumac - A Mi Palomita

5. Beyoncé ft. Jack White - Don’t Hurt Yourself

6. Anderson.Paak - Come Down

7. ZAKI - Do The Right Thing

8. Paul Simon - Wristband

9. Beirut - The Shrew

10. Art Melody - Karong Karogo

11. Justo Betancourt - Pa’ Bravo Yo (Dengue Dengue Dengue! Remix)

12. Alexandre Klinke - Tempo

13. Esteban Peon ft. Nadia Szachniuk - Las Hojas Tienen Mudanza

14. Joe Vasconcellos - Huellas

15. Wanlov ft. Kyekyeku - Yumyumyumyumyum

#Mixtape: Corazón Contento

Artwork by Paul Caicedo

1. La Flor y la Voz, Parte 1 - Sidestepper

2. Antena - Systema Solar

3. Blue Boss - Sampa the Great

4. San Antonio - Novalima

5. Karpatskyi Rep - DakhaBrakha

6. What’s Happenin’ - Sid Vaga

7. Daniel (ft. Nandi Ndlovu) - Batuk

8. Fingerprints (Mo Serious Edit) - Hiatus Kaiyote

9. Can’t Live With The World - Laura Mvula

10. Toxic - Yael Naim

11. The Golden Flute - Yusef Lateef

12. Soukura - Alsarah & The Nubatones

13. Chilanga Banda - Café Tacvba

14. Colibria - Nicola Cruz

15. $200 TB prod.Flying Lotus ft. Austin Peralta - Thundercat

16. La Cumbia del Borracho - Sonikgroove

17. Vértigo - Meridian Brothers

#Mixtape: Spring Fling

artwork by Paul Caicedo

1. Lotus Land - Tito Puente

2. Singles - Ibeyi

3. Bird's Lament - Moondog

4. Want Your Love - Fantasma

5. Cut the Cake (ft. Moonchild) - Maramza 

6. Ridin Round - Fatima

7. Naeja - Gabriel Garzón Montaño

8. Madres - Dayme Arocena

9. Who Knows (ft. Gabriel Garzón Montaño) - Quincy Vidal

10. Trouble (Bloom Bap Fonk Mix) - José James

11. Technology - Fatima

12. Saetas en el Aire - Le Parody

13. Ayan Filé (Clap! Clap! Remix) - Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains

14. Cat Rider (Poolside Remix) - Little Dragon 

15. Indiana - Umoja

#Mixtape: Healing Timpanics

1. Balafonix - Elmore Judd

2. Walking in the Rain - Grace Jones

3. Mariposa (Bonitafly Mix) - Nickodemus & Osiris ft. Carol C

4. Que Quiero Volver - Captain Planet ft. La Yegros

5. Nyiduonge Drums- Owiny Sigoma Band

6. ? Sonora Remix - Mercedes Sosa

7. How We Be - Sinkane

8. Las Estrellitas - Apache O'Raspi 

9. Robots (Hazeem Remix) - Bilal

10. Even Steven - Elmore Judd

11. Coplita - Chancha Via Circuito ft. Mariam Garcia

12. Zandisile a capella - Simphiwe Dana 

13. Embeloso - Carolina Camacho 

14. La Fiesta de la Tirana - Inti-Illimani

15. They Reminisce Over You - Quantic y su Conjunto Los Miticos del Ritmo

16. The Tide Is High - The Paragons

17. Assim - Domenico +2

#Mixtape: Searching for Inti

From April, 2013

1. Lila Downs - Yo Ya Me Voy

2. Gualajo - La Gallina Culidura (Thornato Edit) 

3. Björk - Crystalline (Boddhi Satva Ancestral Soul Edit) 

4. Atoms for Peace - Before Your Very Eyes

5. Laura Mvula - That's Alright

6. Bells Atlas - Loving You Down

7. Pamba Laumba - Alvarito

8. Big Boi & Andre 3000 - Pink Matter Remix

9. Figura - Ze Bula (Perfect Loosers Remix)

10. Harry Belafonte - John Henry (Thornato Edit)

11. Nina Simone - Solitude

12. Mexican Institute of Sound - Cumbia Meguro

13. Adele - Set Fire to the Rain (Reggae Edit)

14. Pasaje Universo - Vidala del monte + Del monte experiment

15. Various Artists - Rosie Work Song (Thornato Cumbia Edit)

#Mixtape: Harmonic Convergence

From June, 2012

1. Toto la Momposina - Mohana

2. Menores de Edad - Oyelo

3. Curumin - Selvage

4. Maga Bo - No Balanco da Canoa (feat Rosangela Macedo and Marcelo Yuka)

5. The Very Best - Secousse (feat African Boy, Mimitah, Mo Laudi, BLK JKS, Marina Gasolina, Kudashe, Isa GT & Jose Hendrix)  

6. Baby Cham v. Swappi - Wine (Bubble on a DJ)

7. Baloji - A l'heure d'ete/Saison seche

8. The Lions - Cumbia del Leon (Freeformer Toddy Ts. Psycho Dub)

9. Very Be Careful - El Puma

10. Mexican Institute of Sound - Yo Digo Baila

11. Nomsa Maswai - Nguwe

12. Obafunke - Obachant

13. Zaki Ibrahim - Something in the Water 

14. Tom Ze - Xiquexique

15. Azealia Banks - Jumanji 

16. The Very Best - You Got the Love (Florence - The XX Remix)