This week we take a deliberate side track and explore the influence of Latin America and other “exotic” places into the sound of the 20s, 30s and 40s. Dance bands and cabaret productions of that era often incorporated songs with an exotic sound – in particular rhumba, cha cha cha and other Cuban styles. Joining us for this episode is a special guest – Emily Kopley. We even play some Bing Crosby – but not the type you’d hear at the mall around this time of the year. And a slightly irreverent (and perhaps insensitive by today’s standards) but highly comical song by Maurice Chevalier.
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