Ian McDonald - Playlist

Ian McDonald’s novels River Of Gods, Cyberabad Days, Brasyl and the forthcoming Dervish House are set in post cyber punk India, Brazil and Turkey. He gave us this playlist – the imaginary soundtracks for his dystopian near-future stories.

Brasyl

 - A planetary treasure.

Milton Nascimento / Travessia

- Lovely 1966 jam session version of the first ever marching samba.

Chico Buarque, Donga, Pixinguinha and Hebe / Pelo Telefone

- Labelmates of CSS. Less spandex, also less chance of them disappearing.

Bonde do role / Solta o Frango

Dervish House

- No playlist of Turkish music is complete without the planet's great smoky-voiced torch singers.

Sezen Aksu / Deger Mi

- Picked this up last time in Istanbul and it's a hoot. These guys have to be seen live - someone bring them over here. Watch the audience: they out-Tom Jones Tom Jones.

Dolapdere Big Gang / Sex Bomb

- A touch of the Bryn Terfels but it's a very lovely song.

Zafer Erdas / Drama Koprusu

River Of Gods / Cyberabad Days

- When I was researching 'River of Gods' this song was, like, everywhere. It still gets a party going. I think the French helps.

Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan / You are My Soniya

- Not really Indian at all but sounds so Punjabi desi. The totally depersonalised avatar dance just adds.

Krishna and Sameer / I See You Baby

- Together again at last.

Nitin Sawhney and Jeff Beck / Nadia

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