TH#115 - Stella Marina [Graham's Selection Spring '26]

 

 

1 Lena Lim feat. The Stylers - ?

2 Orhan Gencebay – Hatasız Kul Olmaz

3 Afet Serenay – Maden Dağı

4 Trio Mocotó – Não Adianta

5 Sun Ra Arkestra – Everything Is Space

6 Jabula – Harvest Part II

7 The Scorpions & Saif Abu Bakr – Nile Waves

8 The Paragons – When The Lights Are Low

9 Slim Smith – Sitting In The Park

10 Charif Megarbane – Stella Marina

11 Salma El Assal – Salaam

12 Peter Moss – Satyam Shivam Sundaram

13 Sven Libaek – Misty Canyon

14 Lena Lim feat. The Stylers - ?

15 Milt Buckner – The Beast

16 Odetta – Hit Or Miss

17 Jabula – Ithumeleng Ba Mamelodi

Thanks : Piero, Benny, Derya

 

A sunny springtime journey awaits you on this comp/mixtape, starting with Mandopop singer Lena Lim backed by the kings of Singapore's 60's guitar bands The Stylers. Orhan Gencebay, ambassador of Turkey's 'Arabesk' genre, is followed by folk song 'Maden Dağı' sung by Afet Serenay. Samba legends Trio Mocotó's hit 'Não Adianta' links to jazz and afro-jazz, with Sun Ra (a rare 80's recording), South African group Jabula, and the Sudanese Scorpions with Saif Abu Bakr (reissued on Habibi Funk).

The haunting ballad 'When The Lights Are Low' by the Paragons (penned by John Holt) brings us to a reggae mood : Slim Smith's version of 'Sitting In The Park', Lebanese composer Charif Megarbane's 'Stella Marina', Sudanese singer Salma El Assal's 'Salaam'. A couple of groovy instrumentals follow : Peter Moss's synth freakout 'Satyam Shivam' (a Bollywood cover) and Australian TV composer Sven Libaek's 'Misty Canyon'. Finally, a couple of Blues/jazz classics with Hammond hero Milt Buckner and blues/gospel legend Odetta. Enjoy !