Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg: Playlist from August 10, 2024

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
Midnight Peacocks	Marrakesh   → "Marrakesh" by "Midnight Peacocks"	Shalosh	Earsay						0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Buzz’ Ayaz	Ate Pale   → "Ate Pale" by "Buzz’ Ayaz"	Buzz’ Ayaz	Glitterbeat			Buzz' Ayaz is a brand-new project with Antonis Antoniou at the helm. Antoniou, known for award-winning bands such as Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke, has met the world's expectations for Buzz Ayaz's synergy, sound, and quality immediately. - home page		*	0:05:19 (Pop-up)
Kaleidoscope	Flight from Ashiya   → "Flight from Ashiya" by "Kaleidoscope"	Tangerine Dream							0:10:23 (Pop-up)
Ivan Muzeze	Yangulanu   → "Yangulanu" by "Ivan Muzeze"	Penuka	Global Sonics			Ivan Mazuze is a Norway based composer, award winning saxophonist and world jazz artist of Mozambique origin. - home page		*	0:15:50 (Pop-up)
Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu, Jive Connection	Umzala   → "Umzala" by "Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu, Jive Con...	Face to Face	Strut						0:21:38 (Pop-up)
Accra Quartet	Batobe (They are right)   → "Batobe (They are right)" by "Accra Quartet"	Gbɛfalɔi (Travelers)	FPE			Recorded on a hot night in a one-room gospel music studio in the New Town district of Accra, comes Gbɛfalɔi — a remarkable record exploring the edges of contemporary African music. - label		*	0:25:25 (Pop-up)
The Zawose Queens	Fahari Yetu   → "Fahari Yetu" by "The Zawose Queens"	Maisha	Real World			The Zawose Queens are Leah and Pendo Zawose of the Tanzanian Wagogo people, whose joyous otherworldly vocals and polyphonic rhythms on drums, thumb pianos and chizeze fiddle mirror the sounds of nature. - label		*	0:31:04 (Pop-up)
H-e-B	Ach dani   → "Ach dani" by "H-e-B"	Demi-Volee (part 1)	Global Sonics			H:e:B, the world music band hailing from Bergen, is fronted by Hassan el Bouzidi, a prolific songwriter and the mastermind behind their album productions. - israbox		*	0:36:48 (Pop-up)
Yemanjo	Juru Fô (feat. Mariam Kone)   → "Juru Fô (feat. Mariam Kone)" by "Yemanjo"	La Misma Fuente	Wonderwheel					*	0:42:00 (Pop-up)
Gitkin	Don't You Want Me Baby?   → "Don't You Want Me Baby?" by "Gitkin"	7"	Wonderwheel					*	0:46:21 (Pop-up)
Combo Daguerre	Le Petit Bossu   → "Le Petit Bossu" by "Combo Daguerre"	Fracassines	Barbes Records					*	0:50:40 (Pop-up)
Driss el Maloumi Trio & Watar Quintet	Small Dreams   → "Small Dreams" by "Driss el Maloumi Trio & Watar Q...	Details	Contre-Jour			The Moroccan Driss El-Maloumi made a name for himself as a composer, music educator, singer and oud player. It was a long-held dream of his to collaborate with string players – inspired by the memory of film music from his youth. Together with his regular percussionists and the Belgian string quintet Watar, El-Maloumi performs music from the album Tafassil ('details'). In it he investigates how tarab or musical ecstasy can be found in the smallest corners of daily life. - Walden Festival		*	0:57:08 (Pop-up)
3MA feat. Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi, Rajery	Anfaz   → "Anfaz" by "3MA feat. Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Ma...	Anarouz	Six Degrees						1:06:16 (Pop-up)
Toumani Diabaté & Ali Farka Touré	Hawa Dolo   → "Hawa Dolo" by "Toumani Diabaté & Ali Farka Touré"	In the Heart of the Moon	Nonesuch			Toumani Diabaté passed away on July 19th.			1:13:26 (Pop-up)
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté	Hamadoun Toure   → "Hamadoun Toure" by "Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diab...	Toumani & Sidiki	World Circuit			Father and son kora duo.			1:18:16 (Pop-up)
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra	Wasso   → "Wasso" by "Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra"	Boulevard De L'Independence	World Circuit						1:24:28 (Pop-up)
Balthvs	Alo   → "Alo" by "Balthvs"	Harvest	Mixto			BALTHVS is a Colombian psychedelic funk trio formed in 2020. Best known for their eclectic style, which fuses elements of Middle Eastern Music, Disco, House, Funk, Psychedelia, Indie Rock, Surf and Cumbia into a cohesive whole. - home page		*	1:30:50 (Pop-up)
Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers	Anwuli   → "Anwuli" by "Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers"	Ifunanya	Palenque			Son of Nigerian highlife legend Stephen Osita Osadebe.		*	1:34:53 (Pop-up)
Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz	Christiana   → "Christiana" by "Prince Nico Mbarga & Rocafil Jazz"	Sweet Mother	Rogers All Stars						1:43:16 (Pop-up)
Charles King	El Abogado Corrupto   → "El Abogado Corrupto" by "Charles King"	El Palenquero Fino	Organización Musical Rey de Rocha						1:52:26 (Pop-up)
Orquesta Akokán	Pregonero   → "Pregonero" by "Orquesta Akokán"	Caracoles	Daptone			Straight out of Havana, Cuba comes Orquesta Akokán - a blazing ensemble of deeply soulful mambo reminiscent of Benny Moré, Pérez Prado, and Banda Gigante of the 1940's and 50's. - home page		*	1:59:28 (Pop-up)
Beny More	Locas Por El Mambo   → "Locas Por El Mambo" by "Beny More"	El Barbaro Del Ritmo!	Rev-Ola						2:03:53 (Pop-up)
Martina Camargo	La muletilla (chandé)   → "La muletilla (chandé)" by "Martina Camargo"	Canto y rio	Chaco World Music			Colombian singer and songwriter of ethnic and folk music.		*	2:07:10 (Pop-up)
Vigüela	Bailables Al Son   → "Bailables Al Son" by "Vigüela"	We	Mapamundi			Vigüela is a traditional folk quintet with a commitment to the rural musical traditions of central Spain. - YouTube		*	2:11:51 (Pop-up)
Bhutan Balladeers	Your Face Is Like the Moon, Your Eyes Are Stars   → "Your Face Is Like the Moon, Your Eyes Are Stars" ...	Turning Inauspicious Days Good	Glitterbeat			Produced by Grammy-winner, Ian Brennan (Tinariwen, Ustad Saami, The Good Ones [Rwanda], Parchman Prison Prayer), the Bhutan Balladeers perform classical music from Bhutan called Zhungdra, that dates back to the dawn of the 17th century. - bandcamp		*	2:15:34 (Pop-up)
Hani from Yunnan China	Bia Tsa Tsa (Song of the Bee)   → "Bia Tsa Tsa (Song of the Bee)" by "Hani from Yunn...	Hani Polyphonic Singing in Yunnan China	Sublime Frequencies					*	2:22:13 (Pop-up)
Kankawa Nagarra	Yanin Baliju   → "Yanin Baliju" by "Kankawa Nagarra"	Wirlmarni MkI	Mississippi			Aboriginal Australian blues, country, and gospel by the great Kankawa Nagarra, Queen of the Bandaral Ngadu Delta. These intimate recordings introduce the world outside Australia to Kankawa Nagarra, a beloved Walmatjarri Elder, teacher, human rights advocate, and environmental activist. - bandcamp		*	2:30:42 (Pop-up)
Tenzin Choegyal	Jhala I Fly to You   → "Jhala I Fly to You" by "Tenzin Choegyal"	Whispering Sky ནམ་མཁའི་སྔུར་སྒྲ།	4000 records			Tenzin Choegyal is a musician from Tibet. As a child, he listened to his mother's songs in the style of Tibetan nomads, and he attributes much of his passion to his mother. In 1997, he moved to Australia where he made his debut in the world of Australian music. - wiki		*	2:32:43 (Pop-up)
Arun Ramamurthy Trio	Bangalore to Brooklyn   → "Bangalore to Brooklyn" by "Arun Ramamurthy Trio"	New Moon	Greenleaf			Arun Ramamurthy Trio (ART) brings a fresh approach to age-old South Indian Carnatic music. Boundaries are blurred in this organic and seamless integration of styles as the group expands on traditional forms in explosive, improvisational flights of fancy. - home page		*	2:37:16 (Pop-up)
Taikuh Jikang	Sleeping Under the Stars   → "Sleeping Under the Stars" by "Taikuh Jikang"	Birds	microActio			Avant-folk-gamelan from Bali via Japan.		*	2:43:24 (Pop-up)
K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat performed by Gamelan Sekar Tunjung	ketawang wedyasmoro, laras pelog, patet lima   → "ketawang wedyasmoro, laras pelog, patet lima" by ...	the music of K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat	CMP						2:51:49 (Pop-up)