Need some heat for your wintertime? Here’s a preview/quickmix for Sofrito’s Tropical Discotheque compilation on Strut, mixed by DJ Hugo Mendez. For their debut compilation, Sofrito bring together 15 dynamite tropical grooves old and new ranging from raw cumbia, heavy Congolese soukous, bassline calypso and cosmic highlife. The full compilation will be out in January on Strut
1. BANDA LOS HIJOS DE LA NINA LUZ – QUIERO AMANACER
2. LES YA TOUPAS DU ZAIRE – JE NE BOIS PAS BEAUCOUP
3. FRENTE CUMBIERO – PITCHITO
4. FAIR NICK STARS – ARRETE MAL PARLE
5. KYEREMATEN STARS – MAYE OBI DEN
6. VICTOR UWAIFO – OHUE (FRANKIE FRANCIS & SIMBAD EDIT)
7. ADOLFO ECHEVERRIA – SABROSO BACALAO
8. EL TIMBA – DESCARGA BONTEMPI
9. MIGHTY SHADOW – DAT SOCA BOAT
10. DANY PLAY – FA’WAKA
11. SAFOHENE DJENI – MAHU WO ASIE
12. TI CELESTE – POPILATION BASSE-TERRIENNE DU ABOIS
13. QUANTIC Y SU CONJUNTO LOS MITICOS DEL RITMO – CUMBIA DE MOCHILLA
14. ROARING LION – CARNIVAL LONG AGO
15. GNONNAS PEDRO – YIRI YIRI BOUM
