"I barely scratched the surface": Listen to David Byrne's Latin psychedelia playlist

David Byrne Radio Presents: Latin Psychedelic includes 48 songs that take in the likes of Khruganbin, Angélica Garcia, Tom Zé, Rita Lee and Os Mutantes.

"Wow, this playlist could have been much much longer," wrote Byrne in a note accompanying the playlist. "I barely scratched the surface. Maybe I should do part 2 in the future. In North America and UK, most of the focus on psychedelic songs went to Beatles, Cream, Hendrix, Grateful Dead, etc. But, there was a LOT going on south of the border too."

Byrne made the playlist after hearing a lot of new Latin psychedelic music at the Kitchen In The Desert restaurant during his two dates at Coachella. "We were parked in 29 Palms in order to play Coachella, which is relatively close," he writes. "Hotels near the festival were crazy expensive- so we stayed in a hotel made of shipping containers right near Joshua Tree. On days off, we went to a place called Kitchen In The Desert. The food is wonderful and the chef/owner does the playlists... That sent me down a rabbit hole to make a playlist using some songs that I was familiar with already, some of the music we heard at the restaurant, and some other stuff that popped up in my search."

Byrne has been posting playlists on mixcloud for over a decade - check out the archive at mixcloud.com/Todomundo. Byrne's Who Is The Sky global tour continues with US dates this month and festival dates including Roskilde, Open'er, Down the Rabbit Hole, Mad Cool and Latitude across the summer.

The full tracklist for David Byrne Radio Presents: Latin Psychedelic is below and you can also listen on Spotify.

"Pelota" by Khruangbin
"Dedos" by Totem Uruguay
"Murkit Gem" by El Michels Affair;Piya Malik
"Malísimo" by Ruben Rada
"En un Lugar un Niño" by Psiglo
"Esa Cosa" by Eduardo Mateo
"El Fuego" by Eduardo Mateo;Travesía
"Color De Dolor" by Angélica Garcia
"Dripping Sun" by Kikagaku Moyo
"Margaritas Rojas" by Eduardo Mateo;Federico;Figares
"Maria También" by Khruangbin
"Parque Industrial" by Tom Zé;Os Versateis
"Tropicália - Remastered 2006" by Caetano Veloso
"Meu Nome É Gal" by Gal Costa
"Lindonéia - Remastered" by Nara Leão
"Quem Foi Que Roubou A Sopeira De Porcelana Chinesa Que A Vovó Ganhou Da Baronesa" by Jorge Ben Jor
"Volks Volkswagen Blues" by Gilberto Gil
"Tempo Nublado" by Rita Lee
"Catecismo, Creme Dental e Eu" by Tom Zé;Os Versateis
"Pulsars E Quasars" by Gal Costa
"Coração Materno - Remastered" by Caetano Veloso
"Jimmy, Renda-Se" by Tom Zé
"¿Por Qué?" by Eduardo Mateo
"Panis Et Circenses" by Os Mutantes
"Macarrão Com Linguiça E Pimentão" by Rita Lee
"Dancing Blue" by Kikagaku Moyo
"Mais Uma Estrela" by Nara Leão
"Trilha de Sume - Pt 1" by Lula Côrtes;Zé Ramalho
"Alfômega - Remastered 2006" by Caetano Veloso
"La Maza" by Silvio Rodríguez
"Domingo no Parque" by Gilberto Gil
"São São Paulo" by Tom Zé;Os Brazoes
"Ave, Lúcifer" by Os Mutantes
"Zaharila" by El Michels Affair;Piya Malik
"Soluços" by Jards Macalé
"Don Pascual" by El Kinto
"Chão de Giz" by Zé Ramalho
"Summertime Blues" by The Lebron Brothers Orchestra
"Acid - Remastered 2024" by Ray Barretto
"Unathi" by El Michels Affair;Piya Malik
"Sueño Con Serpientes" by Silvio Rodríguez
"Esa Tristeza" by El Kinto
"Chola Ingrata" by Los Ecos
"Lobos al Escape" by Los Orientales de Paramonga
"Ave Dor Maria" by Tom Zé
"Ala Vida" by El Michels Affair
"Unicornio" by Silvio Rodríguez
"You Got to Be Sure! (Bonus Track)" by Traffic Sound