“Oba Awon Oba (Afronaught vs Misa Negra Vocal)” by Lekan Babalola kicked off rogre’s 2015, and 44 more jams followed. The year’s recurring themes? Fantasma, latin, and electronic. They were the first, and only, to post “Baayo [live]” by Baaba Maal. People really liked “Hobo Blues” by John Lee Hooker. rogre reached 100 jams in March. rogre’s final jam was none other than “Landini” by Aurelio.
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rogre’s year started strong with “Viva La Persistence” by Kimya Dawson, and the jams kept coming; 62 in total. The year’s recurring themes? Bomba Estéreo, hip hop, and jazz. They were the first, and only, to post “Manhã de Carnaval” by Agostinho Dos Santos. “Black Satin” by Miles Davis got a lot of love. rogre posted their 75th jam in October! rogre’s 2014 came to a close with “Nightwalk” by Juju.
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In August, rogre joined This Is My Jam, and kicked things off with “Queen Bitch” by Seu Jorge. Nice. Plenty of latin, singer-songwriters, and tropicalia. rogre did some crate-digging too, and found “Nixon Baba” by Maryam Saleh. People really liked “Run to the Hills” by Iron Maiden. rogre was first to pick “Matangi” by M.I.A., in November — 10 others followed suit! rogre posted their 20th jam in November! 2013 drew to a close with “Potholes in My Lawn” by De La Soul.
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