I consider myself a bit of an internet archaeologist. One of my favorite music blogs, holywarbles.blogspot.com, disappeared in a Digital Millenium Copyright Act enforcement wave. Before it was engulfed by the harsh and turbid waters of the DMCA, I rescued one of my favorite mixtapes by blog author Moahaha. He called it Soothing Sounds of Shellac For a Long Winter, but since I didn’t source my tribute from 78s, I’ve renamed it. Conjure up the spirit of yesteryear’s fête at bit.ly/darksweets or below.1) Ukulele Ike – “Night Owl”2) Cab Calloway – “Evenin’”3) Amelita Galli-Curci – “Russian Nightingale Song”4) Kansas City Six – “Paging the Devil”5) Henry Hall & His Gleneagles Hotel Band – “Home”6) Sofia Vembo – “Konta Sto Nilo”7) Desi Arnaz – “Tabu”8) Raymond Scott – “Moment Whimsical”9) Six Brown Brothers – “Peter Gink”10) Trio Vocal Hermanas Russell – “Hoy Es Tu Cumpleaños”11) Rina Ketty – “Sombreros et Mantilles”12) Carlos Montoya – “La Virgen de la Macarena”13) Harry James – “Flight of the Bumblebee”
Dark Sweets For High Desert Winter: A Festive Holiday Party Mixtape
A Festive Mixtape For Holiday Parties
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