Today's Lucky Cat - Sat Feb 19th 2011

Today I will be joined by Daney Hsu of Mr Hsu's Taiwanese Kitchen to discuss Taiwanese cuisine. Daney (pictured above - he works on the oyster stall in Borough market) will be bringing in some of the delicious products that he makes for on air sampling. All I know about Taiwanese cuisine is oyster omelettes and milk pearl ball tea so I'm intrigued to know more...

Today is also about free music and songs with talking in.
Expect Grace Chang, The Ink Spots and Taiwanese film soundtracks (and you will not be disappointed).

Learn to Drive with Grace Chang

Playlist 28th January 2010

Reggae Rocksteady guitarist Lynn Taitt sadly passed away last week. I shall be playing tracks from his career in music over the series. RIP.
Jamaica Observer Obituary.

• Red China - Skatalites (King Edwards 7" 45)
  
• 2046 Theme - Shigeru Umebayashi (2046 Soundtrack CD)
  
• Chinese Ghost Story Theme - Leslie Cheung
  
• Duppy Conqueror - Bob Marley and the Wailers (African Herbsman LP)
  
• Zombie Jamboree - Lord Jellicoe (Dip And Fall Back (Classic Jamaican Mento) CD)
  
• Chinese Title - Wong Ching Yian (7" 45 from Singapore)
  
• You Have Caught Me - Lynn Taitt
  
• Mr Dooby - Lynn Taitt (Exclusive Rocksteady 1966-1968 Vol.01 CD)
  
• The Hula Hula Twist - Grace Chang (Pathe 100 CD)
  
• Twistin' Pneumonia - Roy C (Ember 7" 45)
  
• Suddenly - Eric 'Monty' Morris (King Edwards 7" 45, B Side to Red China)
  

Grace Chang - Costume Party

Grace Chang Ja Jambo

Dirty Ho

Recently I went to see Dirty Ho at the NFT (or should I say BFI as it has all changed now). The film is shwoing as part of the Heroic Grace : the Martial Arts Film Part II season. I went to Part I some years back and saw the Cheng Pei Pei classic Come Drink with Me.

Part II is 1970's - 1980s period of HK martial arts cinema. Dirty Ho is a Run Run Shaw classic starring Tarantino's favourite Gordon Liu (inscrutable face, amazing kung fu). Directed by Lau Kar Leung, legendary martial artist and director (most recently seen acting in Tsui Hark's Seven Swords). The bright, gaudiness of the early scenes set on a floating brothel are wonderful.

Links:
http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/dirty_ho.htm
http://www.dvdcult.com/rev_DirtyHo.htm
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0514904/ (G Liu)