Weekend Sunshine

Here are five collections of free and legally shared tunes to bring sunshine to your weekend! There is something here for everyone and something for any occasion. Feast your ears!

FreeMusicArchive.org player:

• Click artist name for more from this artist.
• Click "i" or song title for license and song info.
• Click down arrow picture to download song.
• Click DOWNLOAD ALBUM to download all tracks at once in a zip.

MEU CORAÇÃO É BRASILEIRO

ABOUT: Brazilian flavors from old traditional folk songs to favela funk
TAGGED AS: funk carioca, favela funk, baile funk, pop, folk, brazil, afro-brazilian, brazilian

TOYLAND

ABOUT: Bouncy, boingy, squeaky, squirmy, twinkling, sparkling! Welcome to a wonderful world of toys, ear candy, and giggles brought to you by Thiaz Itch, El Zoologico, Gangpol & Mit, Cindy Sizer, Lawrence Power, The Bran Flakes, Christian Bjoerklund, René Vis, 8bit Betty, Valzi & Zinger, and Bubblyfish!
TAGGED AS: synth pop, novelty, pop, experimental pop, toyland, toys, chip music, children, childrens music

KAIRAKUDA: AFRICAN WATER

TAGGED AS: international, world, african, africa, north african

UPDATE 06/14/10: Just learned that Kairakuda has a second African mix that you might also enjoy.

MACEDONIA: THE HARMONIC EQUIVALENT OF RUN-ON SENTENCES...

ABOUT: "... made with a road trip mixtape aesthetic in mind, but it should work as well for office cubicle therapy. Be it hip-hop or minimal techno, be it quirky and upbeat click and glitch-laden electronics, from the smooth and introspective to the edgy and erratic"

JASON: INTERNATIONAL SOUNDS 2009

ABOUT: Argentina, Mali, Haiti, Eastern Europe, India, and performances on Transpacific Sound Paradise

Many more to come! Hopefully some by YOU.

FMA New Webjay

Once upon a time, there was a website called Webjay that employed cutting edge software of the day to create playlists of music files from the web. Users were able to create, save, and share these playlists. Today, we have the Free Music Archive for making those mixes, playlists, mixtapes, or compilations.

The beauty of the remarkable music in your playlists at the Free Music Archive is that it is all free and legally shared. Copyright issues were always a problem with Webjay.

I loved Webjay. It was exciting to hear new music from people worldwide. My playlist of Brazilian music at Webjay went viral with online popularity and surprisingly landed in the New York Times in 2004. Yahoo purchased Webjay in 2006 and closed the site in 2007.

Today, the wonderful Free Music Archive offers us all a playground for creating playlists of music we enjoy for free. Those playlists can be embedded anywhere on the web. Playlists of compiled tunes are available for download with one click. That's just one of the many excellent features available at the FMA.

We all now have the power to create, share, embed, and download mixtapes and share new artists with our friends -- and all for free! Thank you, Free Music Archive! See you there!

[Fellow webjays, you can find Webjay on Facebook, and there is also a Webjay group on Facebook.]

Grabb.it for Your Webjay Playlists

If you are curious about the looks, my account is here.
Click image above to register and automatically import your Webjay playlists.

MX Play for Your Webjay Playlists

I do not have any experience with this program. I am not endorsing it. It has been suggested as an option for saving Webjay playlists.

Webjay Closing June 2007

Closing Announcement

"We are sorry to announce that Webjay will be closing its doors at the end of June, 2007. Please take this time to back up any playlists you want to keep. If you are using the XSPF Musicplayer, you may be able to keep it running. See below for instructions on moving the XSPF Musicplayer from Webjay to another host."

more: instructions for saving your playlists

UPDATE:
Webjays to check out

bricolage
OddioKatya
penguinpicks
lucas_gonze
hubjay
webjaybs
kev
chronkite
obscurantist
salishsea
seb
phauly
rjnagle
Ivan
AgentA
chromegat

C'mon, Get Happy!

I've been medicated for eight days, so now that I am easing back on the web, I'm returning happy sounds I love. Here are places I return to for keeping ears happy!

..:::... Glubibulga's Suoni Scorretti. Slap-Press.com, home of such marvelous, gifted, Italian nuts as Okapi and Camilla Falsini, puts together great playlists. I've learned about fun new artists through them. You might want to check the archives, too. If you click "playlist & info," you will be led to the artists' cool websites. [stream #6]

..:::... Zenguin.com Streams. Blogio teammate Perri knows all about Webjay. In fact, she designed their logo. Check out the members of the Zenguin family along with several others of her fun playlists. [stream the Zenguin artists]

..:::... Comfort Stand Favorites. A happy assortment of favorites from the quirky all free all the time Comfort Stand Recordings netlabel. Large catalog from which to choose your own collection of favorites. Enjoy many other playlists, too. [stream]

:D

Beloved Pieces of Difficult Listening

[stream these tunes]


A mailbox full of requests for oddio has prompted this post. Careful what you wish for, friends!

Voices of the Chatahoochee Harp Singers [shape note singing] - Melancholy Day
download tune
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Chinese Kids from the Internet Chinese Music Archive - We Are So Happy
download tune
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Shooby Taylor, The Human Horn - Lift Every Voice and Sing
download tune
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Stark Effect - Armour Hot Kids
download tune
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Tripod Sardine - Ceramix
download tune
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The Apartment - Alone Now
download tune
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Stark Effect - Eeples and Beeneenees
download tune
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Robley 'Bob' Evans - 5-No. 2
download tune
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Quahogs - Work In Progress
download tune
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Daddy And Daughter - Popcorn Popping On The Apricot Tree (Take 1)
download tune
visit the website

Bell Sisters - Bermuda [demo for RCA, 1951]
download tune
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Little Marcy - Little Robin Redbreast
download tune
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American Radio Warblers - Skaters Waltz
download tune
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Evolution Control Committee - I Want A Cookie
download tune
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Oleg Kostrov - Otpusknye Svistuny
download tune
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Os Tron - Emotional Needs Sound Sources
download tune
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Big City Orchestra - The Consumer CD - Track 36
download tune
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Tapeworm Collective - Erase Return Remix
download tune
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Udom Silapin and Ensemble - Lao Kruan [Thai funeral music]
download tune
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The Lothars - Banjolin
download tune
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Pangenitor [Pucca Pan] - Bang on It with an Axe
download tune
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Guido Deiro [1886-1950] - I Don't Care Polka
download tune
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Songs to Wear Pants To - He Will State The Obvious (Captain Obvious Theme Song)
download tune
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Ergo Phizmiz - Lady Godiva's Operation
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But wait! There's more!

Lord Kelvin - The Frog Blues Experience
"This 'song' is a frankensteinian hybridic mixture of two previously uploaded open source audio recordings: the colorado river (frogs!) field recordings and Clarence Ashley's, 'My Sweet Farm Girl.' I finagled it around a bit to get it to sound interesting to say the least. I got it so the frogs seem to be singing along at times."
download tune
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Clarence Ashley - My Sweet Farm Girl
"Recorded on December 1, 1931 in New York City. Ashley plays guitar and sings, with Gwen Foster on guitar and harmonica. The sexual connotations are rather obvious."
download tune
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AK-Momo - Women to Control
"On the debut from this Swedish duo, the voice of Anna Karin von Malmborg floats coolly above a bed of music created using mellotrons and an Optigan. Think Joanna Newsom fronting Goldfrapp..."
download tune
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Ready for something that might get radio play?

Nic Armstrong and the Thieves - If We Can't Escape, My Pretty
"Nic Armstrong and the Thieves embody the undying spirit of rock 'n' roll - fuzzed out guitars, raggedy drum kits, and spirited vocals are the rule of the day. Their new album 'The Greatest White Liar' blends rockers with tuneful ballads and jaunty dancehall numbers. "If We Can't Escape My Pretty" is a non-album track often performed in live sets. It represents the fresh energy of a band that's ready to take America by storm."
download tune
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Spillsbury Raus - Schlagziele
download tune
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Spillsbury Raus - Kurz Vor Vier
download tune
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Despistado - Burning House
download tune
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Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight Goodnight
"the acclaimed quartet from Victoria, British Columbia"
download tune
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And on that note, I bid you goodnight. Happy listening!

Webjay Purchased by Yahoo!

Webjay has been acquired by Yahoo! Music




« per Lucas, creator of Webjay

« per Yahoo!

« some Webjay favorites

+ Bricolage - Extreme Lounge Terror Vol 1 [ Vol 2]

+ Penguin Picks - The Family

+ Seb - Seb's Picks

+ Lucas - Streak of Lean

+ Salish Sea - World Music

+ Hubjay - Compendium Musicalis

+ Kev - Agora

+ Chronkite - Audio Moonwaking

+ Sub Sessions - Dub

+ and I dig my Webjay playlists, too

Afternoon Delight

Interupting your day to bring you these gems currently in play here

:: Lloyd Rogers - 12 albums [via Free Albums Galore]

:: Malaventura tunes and videos

:: Bricolage - Soundsystem playlist

:: mkc - Top 100 2005 playlist

:: LIVE: Shirley & Spinoza archives shares shows in several formats. Latest shows include a Blevin Blectum live program!

:: Maximum RocknRoll Radio Anarchives has lots of shows for you, too. The Link Wray tribute in Show 961 features my favorite Wray cover, The Milkshakes - Run Chicken Run.

:: Lady Bombon Vs. Gigaboy - Stereo-Sonico [CSR062]

:: Kukla, Fran & Ollie holiday LP at Your Pal Doug's place

:: Leoš Janáček, String Quartet 1, "Kreutzer" (1923) performed by the Kuttner String Quartet [also via Free Albums Galore]

Winter Cheer

Okay, so the last post was seriously anti-Winter. What can I say? I'm looking forward to warmth in the sun.

Perhaps you would prefer some warm Winter cheer? Here ya go!

:: Winter Wonderland, a delicious selection of more than 50 timely tunes that I chose just for you, dear webpals

:: Last year's fun posts of activities and music celebrating Winter
      December Brings Winter Music v1
      December Brings Winter Music v2
      December Brings Winter Music v3

Come on over, friends! We can cut out paper snowflakes. It is actually getting warmer outside, and we are now up to 23°F (-5°C). I've got cocoa on the stove and a pot of hot spiced deliciousness brewing. We'll try to keep warm together.

Arctic Sounds

Pine Lake Films made a lovely, instrumental short film titled Alaska, so you may experience the beauty and granduer of Alaska. [04:05 min]

:: stream the sounds in this post ::

"What would America gain by allowing heavy industry into the the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? Very little. Oil from the refuge would hardly make a dent in our dependence on foreign imports -- leaving our economy and way of life just as exposed to wild swings in worldwide oil prices and supply as it is today. The truth is, we simply can't drill our way to energy independence.

"Although drilling proponents often say there are 16 billion barrels of oil under the refuge's coastal plain, the U.S. Geological Service's estimate of the amount that could be recovered economically -- that is, the amount likely to be profitably extracted and sold -- represents less than a year's U.S. supply.

"It would take 10 years for any Arctic Refuge oil to reach the market, and even when production peaks -- in the distant year of 2027 -- the refuge would produce a paltry 1 or 2 percent of Americans' daily consumption. Whatever oil the refuge might produce is simply irrelevant to the larger issue of meeting America's future energy needs."

source: Natural Resources Defense Council

Arctic Refuge 101 Factsheets | Take Action | Video | Slideshow | Damage Map pdf | Arctic Refuge Action Day site | Natural Resources Defense Council | Fast Facts

Oil produced from the Arctic Refuge would come at enormous, and irreversible, cost. The refuge is among the world's last true wildernesses, and it is one of the largest sanctuaries for Arctic animals. Traversed by a dozen rivers and framed by jagged peaks, this spectacular wilderness is a vital birthing ground for polar bears, grizzlies, Arctic wolves, caribou and the endangered shaggy musk ox, a mammoth-like survivor of the last Ice Age.

:: Arctic Loons [SoundDogs]
:: Kevin Pierce - Alaska Tourism ad [official site]
:: Tony Sawyer - Alaska excerpt [Red River Country]

Why destroy America's foremost wildlife refuge for less oil than we consume in a single year?

:: Arctic Science Journeys - Big Oil, Big Whales, Big Trouble [Alaska Sea Grant]
:: Armonite [Italy] - Inuit excerpt [official site]
:: Arctic - Someone Turning [official site]

Please take a minute to click here to send a letter to the US Congress. There is even a prewritten letter option, if you are in a hurry.

:: Inuit Women Talking [Canada's National Inuit Org.]
:: Canada Inuit Games and Songs - Hamma Katajjait [Meditacia.sk]
:: Inuit Shaman Chant [Prof. Dr. Francisco Diez de Velasco]
:: Garritan Orchestral Strings - Arctic Caverns [official site]

With Congress about to decide the fate of the Arctic Refuge, environmental and grassroots groups have organized a massive rally in Washington, DC on September 20, 2005. More info at the Arctic Refuge Action Day website.

:: Goodyear Tire ad for Ultragrip Ice Radials [Goodyear
:: Curtis Eller's American Circus - Alaska [official site]
:: Chandelle - Alaska [official site]
:: Eyes Adrift - Alaska [SpinART Records]

Here is Robert Redford's letter to Americans regarding rescuing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

:: Alaska Public Radio Network - Dena'ina Language Institute [Alaska Native Language Center]
:: Wayne Hancock - North To Alaska live [Internet Archive]
:: Chris Collins - Alaska [official site]

Due to the extreme cold, short growing season and nutrient-poor soils, Arctic vegetation is extremely fragile. Plant communities scarred by bulldozer tracks, oil spills and other human activities can take decades to recover.

:: Clarence Birdseye's Alaska [UpBeet]
:: Phoenx [Germany] - Quinn the Eskimo, Part II [official site]
:: Kanda - Arctic [Boptart]

At least five species of marine mammals live in or near the Beaufort Sea along the coastal plain's northern edge. These include spotted seals, ringed seals, bearded seals, beluga whales and endangered bowhead whales.

Arctic Refuge 101 Factsheets | Take Action | Video | Slideshow | Damage Map pdf | Arctic Refuge Action Day site | Natural Resources Defense Council | Fast Facts

On Finding a 1986 Punk Mixtape

Okay, so I am digging through the old cassette crates and spy a punk mixtape circa 1986. I see Philly punk band Ruin on it, and I smile thinking of AgentA the former lead singer. He now operates The Unofficial Ruin Site. He continues to make music, and also has a brainbending online radio show, Headtones, and puts together great playlists for you at Webjay. Thanks to AgentA and the Ruin crew, you can still enjoy some Ruin online. Be sure to check out other members' sites, too, including drummer Bloody Rich. [I cannot even start off on the Little Gentlemen tangent, another Bloody Rich band. Man, I love East Coast '70s and '80s punk. Thanks to Baltimore's defunct WCVT for sending it in the air to me.]

Also on the tape are NYC hardcore band the Cro-Mags. Wondering what they are up to these days, I seek their official site. Well, it seems that both founders Harley Flanagan and Parris Mayhew operate their own version of the official band website. Both are very cool. You should know that one of the sites offers THE AGE OF QUARREL LP online for free. After you enjoy it, you can purchase it from the other official site which is selling it for $12. That was a once a beloved album of mine. Track 9 "Hard Times" is a minute and a half of my sweet sixteen.

Allmusic.com: Before the Cro-Mags, the idea of combining heavy metal and hardcore together was unheard of. But with the release of their classic debut, The Age of Quarrel, hardcore-metal was born, and in its wake, came a legion of similarly styled offspring (Biohazard, Vision of Disorder, etc.). Although the group endured an endless amount of line-up shifts (which is probably the main reason they never became as well known as they should have), the Cro-Mags continued to record and tour in one form or another. Through it all, the New York City-based group's leader has been bassist Harley Flanagan, who in 1977 at the ripe old age of ten (!), started his first punk band during a European trip. Upon returning to NYC, Flanagan supplied drums for the Stimulators, a band that performed quite a bit locally and in Washington, D.C., alongside the Bad Brains. The early ‘80s saw the initial Cro-Mags line-ups formed, with a variety of members playing alongside the only constant -- Flanagan. By the middle of the decade, the best known Cro-Mags line-up was in place -- Flanagan now on bass, former Bad Brains roadie John Joseph on vocals, Parris Mayhew on guitar, and Mackie Jayson on drums -- who soon built a rabid following via shows at CBGB's.

February

And so we begin another February. Hello friends. For your pleasure, Oddio Overplay has had the monthly updates including a new featured site, a new set of super sound sites, and a newly completed January Oddio-Webjay comp. Here's hoping February 2005 brings you laughter and joy!

December Brings Winter Music v3

continuing from earlier posts - first post, second post

:: annual holiday recordings by the Beatles for their fan club 1963-1969
brought to you by Sci-Fi Hi-Fi who state, "They’re utterly irreverent and absolutely hilarious - a perfect antidote to Christmas music burnout."

:: Señor Tonto's "Hooray For Santy Claus!"

:: Woos Christmas
selection of xmas songs including White Christmas live by Charlie Parker

:: Tidings of Comfort
song from staff at Comfort Stand Recordings, your favorite free netlabel

:: The MadSpaniard presents Spanish Xmas Carols

:: Bow High School Winter Holiday Concert

:: Chief Maquinna Elementary School, Vancouver BC Canada
awesome, awesome, awesome Christmas Concerts

:: Children's Psychiatric Hospital Christmas Concert at Vinyl Orphanage

:: the playlist of winter songs still grows

:: Remember to check these sites for rotating treasures

:: Almost Forgot! V/Vm Christmas classics from De Strangers, Arthur Daley / Terry McCann and Rocco Granata

Eddiemuerte

Eddiemuerte now has an entire CD of his material available for your listening glee! You probably know Eddie from his animation work with pertner Lili. Together they are FWAK! Animation. Perhaps you have seen their Mucha Lucha cartoon on Saturday mornings?

Also, new content at Oddio Overplay!

December Brings Winter Music v2

This list continues from first post on December 1st about winter music online.

:: Sin City Sounds still shares the Musical Advent Calendar 2002

:: Land of 999 Dances shares rare Special Features

:: Basic Hip Digital Oddio has releases in rapid succession. Here is the schedule.

:: Pastor McPurvis of the Vinyl Orphanage gathers round the decorated tree with these orphans [repaired link!]

:: Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol from Your Pal Doug

:: Border Brass - Tijuana Christmas from Mr. Morris, who was also a very cool kid

:: Free and Legal Winter Selections

:: April Winchell's Seasonal Favorites [located mid-page]
"Enjoy them now, because they're going to get real old, real fast."

:: xmas mixes from b00mb0x [check comments for playlists], including one of DJ Riko's Merry Mixmas mixes. His are available on his own site, too.

:: Sound Opinions used to host Andy Cirzan's amazing xmas CDs. Not sure if they are archived there anymore, but they do have his Christmas Spectacular. Dec. 21 - The weirdest Christmas songs ever made, Sound Opinion's very own Kris Kringle, returns to Sound Opinions radio to play his latest discoveries

:: 'Tis the Season record gallery with sound snippets at Raymondo's Dance-O-Rama

:: Just for fun:
- Making Fiends, the Christmas Bonus is back
- The 30-Second Bunnies Theatre Troupe, It's a Wonderful Life
- Christmas Trunk from Flip Flop Flyin
- Elf Bowling - Bocce Style, the latest in NStorm's Elf Bowling series.

October Tunes in Overplay

Autumn is upon those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Tunes in Overplay v.10.04 awaits you with the warm aromas of apple crisp, mulling wine, cinnamon, baking bread and visions of pumpkins and colorful leaves. Here's hoping you get out there and enjoy those Oktoberfests and Harvest Fests, dear friends.

Oh right, Mondays!

Mondays were new content days at the old site. How about some new content at the new site? Alrighty then! There is a new page of fantastic sites waiting for you. One of the sites was recommended by Fingertips.com, a marvelous free music resource.

If you'd like to hear tunes spinning here and preview some from the new fantastic sites, then please indulge in this new playlist. [stream]

Japan and Okinawa

sounds of Japan and Okinawa: for lost friends

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playlist

Big Blue Marble

Big Blue Marble: kids rock! a growing list of kids making music

If you were a kid in the 1970s and early 1980s, you may remember an internationally syndicated TV program called BIG BLUE MARBLE. The "Dear Pen Pal" feature of the show gave children the opportunity to correspond by mail with children in other countries of the world. Many of those kids are still writing to one another today.

The Big Blue Marble soundtrack of songs sung by kids was released on A&M Records in 1974. Here is an ancient page with some show details that I put together in 1994.

In short, kids rock! Here are kids all over the marble making music of their own! [stream]

Know more cool kids' music on the web? Please post your link in the comments. Thanks!