Aaron Byrd crafts an exclusive playlist to help you get away
KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd has been listening to a lot of music that reminds him of anywhere but here and now. Listen to this mix for an audible getaway.
By Aaron Byrd • • 1 min readWanna get away? It's rhetorical, we ALL do. I've been listening to a lot of music that reminds me of elsewhere, so I put together a sonic offering that takes me to another place. Hopefully it does the same for you.
I start the set off with a song I heard in a cafe in Mexico City a couple of months ago. It was a moment: perfect song, perfect setting, perfect mood. Every time I hear it, it takes me back to that little corner cafe in Condesa.
Enjoy the ride and take a trip with me. Just a tip, best enjoyed with headphones.
1) Hypnotic Brass Ensemble "Kepra"
2) Pharoah Sanders "Astral Traveling (Boozoo Bajou Remix)"
3) Captain Planet "Malama"
4) Khaled "Ne M'En Voulez Pas (For Given Mix)"
5) AHEF "Mahane Mohabbat"
6) Chancha Via Circuito "Barú (El Búho Remix)"
7) Barcelona Gibsy Klezmer Orchestra "Amari Szi Amari (BALMARKODES Edit)"
8) JaJa "Elega al Che"
9) Omar Khorshid "Solenzara"
10) AkizzBeatzz "Ain Hijla (BARU remix)"
11) The Kondi Band "Yeanoh (Powe'hand Binga'dbe)"
12) Simon Mejía "Majaná (AIWAA Remix)"
13) Seventh Soul "Koocha Lar feat. Alotefe (Original Mix)"
14) Pablo Fierro "Guanile (Pablo Fierro's Orchestra Mix)"
15) Tutu Atrash "Medjool Dreamz"
16) Soapkills "Leh Zaalen"