As Conan (The Barbarian) noted on his travels, “In New Zealand there is no Spring, only the wind that smells fresh before the storm”.

Some joyful springtime noise: cumbias, Ethio-funk, desert blues, dub, calypso, soul, surf guitar, sega, 60s pop, vocal fugues, and jaunty old-timey knee knockers.

• “Picture Of Spring” – JACK AREL [France, 1970]

• “Cumbia Del Sal” – CUMBIAS EN MOOG [Colombia, 1979]

• “Salomé” – MANZANITA Y SU CONJUNTO [Peru, 1974]

• “Mela Mela” – SEIFU YOHANNES [Ethiopia, 1971]

• “Kuni Majagani” – GROUP INERANE [Niger, 2007]

• “Ayatollah” – JACKIE MITTOO [Jamaica, 1979]

• “Cundunga” – CUARTETO CANEY [Cuba, 193?]

• “Me Ting Is Mine” – ORCHESTRAL OVERTURES [Trinidad, 1958]

• “Escale Aux Antilles” – Alphonso Et Son Orchestre Typique Antillais [France, 1960]

• “Surfing Drums” – DICK DALE & HIS DELTONES [U.S.A., 1962]

• “そばにいて/Soba Ni Ite”  – PINKY CHICKS [Japan, 1968]

• “Karma Sitar” – 101 STRINGS [U.S.A., 1967]

• “Tezalègn Yètentu” – TILAHUN GESSESSE [Ethiopia, 1975?]

• “Séga Pop” – GEORGES GABRIEL [Mauritius, 197?]

• “In The Good Old Summertime” – LES PAUL & MARY FORD [U.S.A., 1952]

• “Just Tell Me” – TOOTS & THE MAYTALS [Jamaica, 1969]

• “Jet Snaeh Theang Nov” – ROS SEREY SOTHEA & SINN SISAMOUTH [Cambodia, 197?]

• “Qualified” – DARONDO  [ U.S.A., 197?]

• “Get Involved” – THE UNIT 7 BAND [U.K., 1977]

• “Fugue in D Minor from 'The Art of the Fugue'” – THE SWINGLE SINGERS [France, 1963]

• “Volverá La Primavera” – Bonet de San Pedro y Los 7 de Palma [Spain, 1943]

• “Ghetto Summertime” – EDDIE GALE [U.S.A., 1969]

• “Yê-Melê” – ELIS REGINA [Brazil, 1968]

• “Dejala Correr” – BANDA LOS HIJOS DE LA NINA LUZ [Colombia, 198?]

• “The Horseman” – ROCKY [Australia, 2023]

• “Stiv Kuling” – UTHEO CHOERER [Norway, 2020]

• “Royal Queen” – CLARENCE WILLIAMS [U.S.A., 1962]

• “Owuo Nye” – THE AFRICAN BROTHERS [Ghana, 1980]