Your WHAM-O WATUSI crew: Durian Sound, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Drew Redmond.

On Saturday May 7, the WHAM-O WATUSI continued it’s run at the Bootleg Bar (this was the tenth WHAM-O!) and also continued an international theme—sort of. Guest DJs were the inimitable Drew Redman, who isn’t really international but can be counted on to play some super boss tracks, and the mysterious Durian Sound. Host DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was very happy to have been able to gather these two into the Bootleg Bar for the WHAM-O.

Drew Redmond swings at WHAM-O WATUSI!

Drew Redmond is from Carthage, New York, a town that may as well be on the other side of the planet. Probably the only reason to go there would be to gas your car if you were to drive to Ottawa. However, Mr. Redmond grew up to be a righteous dude with some very boss records; thus he has become one of the most popular DJs on the reet music scene. He dropped by the WHAM early and swung with a set of his groovy tunes, then went off to judge the dance competition at the nearby New York Night Train Soul Clap event. He then popped back into the Bootleg Bar in time to play another set around the end of the evening. It’s always a gas to dig Mr. Redmond when he works the turntables. He has a knack for rockin’ R&B and primitive rock’n’roll records that must be heard to be believed.

The international portion of the WHAM-O program was ably taken care of by DJ Durian Sound. As a record dealer, he has sold a number of weird records to The Boog over the years. The recent WFMU Record Fair was no exception. Durian Sound is a world traveler who spends quite a deal of time in East Asia. Indeed, he played a number of rockin’ records from the region, and around the world, mixed in with some cool R&B and even gospel records. With Durian Sound in the DJ booth, it was as if the Bootleg Bar had turned into an exciting, international discothèque! A gallery of some of the records he played can be seen here:

Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus also played a few international releases. There were some gals from Spain in attendance, so a slew of Spanish language records were played in a row. Also played were records from Turkey, the Netherlands, France and Germany. Calypso, reggae and Afro Beat sounds were all represented. Here’s a list of all the records played by The Boog:

• The Music City Five–Wipe Out (Hit)
• The Royaltones–Holy Smokes (Mala)
• Haramiler–Adanali (Altin Mikrofon – 1967; Turkey)
• Jil Jilala–Lahkaya (Disques Gam; France)
• Lord Superior–Mr. Gorilla (Antillan; Barbados)
• The Salmas Brothers; Bumps Blackwell Orchestra–Zombie (Keen)
• The Rag Dolls–Dusty (Mala)
• Len Barry–Don’t Come Back (Cameo)
• The Contrasts–Summertime (Contrast)
• The Turtles–Your Maw Said You Cried (White Whale)
• Moongooners–Moongoon Twist (Donna)
• Lightnin’ Slim–I’m Warning You Baby (Excello)
• The Soul Trippers–King Bee (Providence)
• Roosevelt Grier–Struttin’ ‘n Twistin’ (Liberty)
• Joey Reynolds–Rats in My Room (Wibbage)
• The Tielman Brothers–Marabunta (Scepter)
• The Pace-Setters–Mustang (Äva)
• The Live Wires–Kick Off (R.E.F.)
• Ralph Marterie–Bacardi (United Artists)
• The Merced Blue Notes–Mama Rufus (Galaxy)
• Los Gritos–Nos Abrasa El Sol (Belter; Spain)
• Leticia Estrada–La Burbuja (Musart; Mexico)
• Michael Olatunji–Soul Makossa – Pt. II (Paramount)
• Otis Turner and the Mighty Kingpins–Do the Funky Donkey (Gilyard)
• The Wailers–Get Up Stand Up (Island)
• The Joe Cuba Sextet–Oye Como Va (Aprietalo) (Tico)
• The Draytons Two–Hi-Ti Ti Ti (Trex; West Indies)
• Clifton Chenier–Cher Catin (Bayou)
• Al Gardner–Watch Yourself (Sir-Rah)
• Charly and the Bourbon Family–Boogachi (Poplandia; Spain)
• Los Huracanes–Cambio (Change) (Belter; Spain)
• Los Salvajes–Corre Corre (Regal; Spain)
• Roberto Jordan–La Chica de los Ojos Cafes (Brown Eyed Girl) (RCA Victor; Mexico)
• Los Javaloyas–Barbara Ann (La Vox de Su Amo; Spain)
• The Jumping Jacks–Roasted Peanuts (Bertram International)
• Chubby Checker with De Maskers–Baby Baby Balla Balla!!! (Cameo/Parkway; Netherlands)
• Chuck Berry–Liverpool Drive (Pye International; UK)
• Les Brown and His Band of Renoun–Talk About a Party (Capitol)
• Ann Cole with the Suburbans and Orchestra–Each Day (Baton)
• Frankie Olvera–Huggie’s Bunnies (N.R.M.)
• Sonny Wright–Lullaby With a Beat (Atlantic)
• The Carnabeats–Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (Philips; Japan)
• The Emblems–Hold On I’m Coming (Lamia)
• Johnny Hallyday–Aussi Dur Que Du Bois (Knock on Wood) (Philips; Canada)
• Swamp Rats–In the Midnight Hour (Co & Ce)
• Sam & Dave–I Got a Thing Going On (Roulette)
• Barbara & the Browns–I Don’t Want Trouble (Stax)
• Aretha Franklin–Rough Lover (Columbia)
• Sammy Taylor–Switchin in the Kitchen (Jalynne)
• Johnny Madara–Good Golly Miss Molly (Bamboo)
• Jim Doval and the Gaucho’s–Boney Maroni (Diplomacy)
• Jerry Lee Lewis–Flip, Flop and Fly (Philips; France)
• Jingle Jumpers–La Lecon de Jingle Jump (Disques Vogue; France)
• The Poor Boys–Wash Board Take 1 (Apollo)
• The Realistics–What’cha Gonna Do (Loma)
• Washington Smith–Fat Cat (OKeh)
• The Soulful Seven–I’ve Got a Feelin’ (M-G-M)
• The Marvelettes–Too Many Fish in the Sea (Tamla)
• Jesse Sailes and the Waves–I’m in Love With the Drummer Man (Felsted)
• The Playboys–Mope de Mope (Legato)
• Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers–I Can Do the Soul Jerk (Arrawak)
• Jimmy McCracklin–Let’s Do It (The Chicken Scratch) (Mercury)
• Wganda Kenya–Homenaje a los Embajadores (Fuentes; Panama)
• Chicken y sus Comandos–El Chombito (Gas)
• Khunpol Maungsuphan–Wowpidrudoo (Star; Thailand)
• Clarence Henry “Frog Man”–I’m a Country Boy (Argo)
• Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers–Let’s Slop (Polydor; Germany)

None of these records are for sale.