Retro Cocktail Hour
Weekends at 7pm
Kansas Public Radio's Retro Cocktail Hour is our weekly nod to the Space Age Pop revival. Here you'll find vintage recordings from the dawn of the Hi-Fi Era - imaginative, light-hearted (and sometimes light-headed) pop stylings designed to underscore everything from the backyard barbecue to the high-tech bachelor pad. Darrell Brogdon serves up two hours of incredibly strange music on Kansas Public Radio, so grab a cocktail shaker and join us for the Retro Cocktail Hour.
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This week's Retro Cocktail Hour features the new exotic sounds of the Enchanted Tiki Cats, Ixtahuele and the Bahama Soul Club, plus David Seville's classic "Witch Doctor" and Big Kahuna's Copa Cat Pack. -
On this week's all-new Retro Cocktail Hour you'll hear the new exotic sounds of the Quiet Villagers, the Tikiyaki Orchestra and Skip Heller's Voodoo 5. Also, Dick Schory's Percussion Pops plays Duke Ellington! -
Here's an all-new bonus episode of The Retro Cocktail Hour, with new music by the M-Squad Hollywood Soundtrack Quintet, the Whatitdo Archive Group and With a Twist. Also, Brigitte Bardot sings and the unreleased Les Baxter. -
This week on The Retro Cocktail Hour we're raising funds to help offset the elimination of all federal funding for public media. Please do your part by contributing now at https://kansaspublicradio.org. -
On the Retro Cocktail Hour this week, we'll hear Esquivel and his Orchestra from his first American album; Les Baxter visits the bazaar in Cairo; and Jack Burger is the END on bongos. Also, new tunes by guitarist Dave Stryker, vibraphonist Mattias Uneback and the Waitiki 7. -
The Retro Cocktail Hour dives into some exotic sounds by the New Les Baxter Orchestra, Chaino, 101 Strings, Michel Legrand and more. Plus - swingin' Italian movie sounds by the Morricone Youth Orchestra! -
This week's Retro Cocktail Hour plays the new exotic sounds of Mr. Moai and the Tiki Heads and the Whatitdo Archive Group, plus mondo movie music by Marcello Giombini, the Watusi Trumpets of Claus Ogerman and Michael Giacchino's Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen. -
This week's Retro Cocktail Hour features jungle jazz by Modesto Duran, Ixtahuele and the Royal Samoans, along with tunes by the Lighthouse All Stars and the Voodoo 5, plus music for belly dancing! -
This week's Retro Cocktail Hour features the new exotic sounds of the Midday Mai Tais Project, Creepxotica and Ixtahuele, along with tunes by the Guitars Unlimited, the Hollywood Jazz Stars and vibraphonist Cal Tjader. -
The Retro Cocktail Hour dives into some new exotica music this week, with tunes by the New Les Baxter Orchestra, the Waitiki 7 and vibraphonist Mark Riddle. Also - music for beatniks, spies and private eyes!
