Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg: Playlist from August 17, 2024

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
Amira Kheir	You, Me   → "You, Me" by "Amira Kheir"	Mystic Dance	Sterns						0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Arooj Aftab	Zameen   → "Zameen" by "Arooj Aftab"	Night Reign	Verve			GIG: Wednesday night @ Little Island, the Glade			0:09:11 (Pop-up)
Lauro Ro	Assim   → "Assim" by "Lauro Ro"	Cabana	Far Out					*	0:14:52 (Pop-up)
Nickodemus	Sun People feat Ismael Kouyate, Sun Children   → "Sun People feat Ismael Kouyate, Sun Children" by ...	Sun People	Wonderwheel						0:16:57 (Pop-up)
Addict Ameba	Ya Bled Ft. Rabii Brahim   → "Ya Bled Ft. Rabii Brahim" by "Addict Ameba"	Caosmosi	Black Sweat					*	0:22:27 (Pop-up)
Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra	Vet Aqui Que Tenen Por: Abrisme Galanica   → "Vet Aqui Que Tenen Por: Abrisme Galanica" by "Int...	L'Inter Communal	Souffle Continu			New anthology		*	0:27:57 (Pop-up)
Ahmed Moneka	Treed Trooh   → "Treed Trooh" by "Ahmed Moneka"	Kanzafula: Afro-Iraqi Sufi Soul	LulaWorld			Nine years ago, the multidisciplinary artist Ahmed Moneka was forced to seek asylum in Toronto after his life was threatened in his hometown of Baghdad. Separated from his family and his heritage, he used music to remember his roots and bridge the language gap he faced in Canada. - CBC		*	0:36:37 (Pop-up)
Bedouin Burger ft. Bu Nasser	Esha   → "Esha" by "Bedouin Burger ft. Bu Nasser"	Ma Li Beit	PopArabia			Bedouin Burger is a musical project by Zeid Hamdan and Lynn Adib, who blend Arabic, jazz, and electronic influences. - World Music Central		*	0:40:55 (Pop-up)
Bab L' Bluz	Bangoro   → "Bangoro" by "Bab L' Bluz"	Swaken				Bab L' Bluz is a Moroccan-French rock band that was formed in Marrakesh in 2018. The band consists of lead vocalist/ electric awisha Yousra Mansour , electric gimbri player and multi-instrumentalist Brice Bottin. As an exponent of the "Nayda" artistic movement in Morocco which places emphasis on local heritage, Mansour provides vocals in the Moroccan Arabic dialect of Darija. - wiki		*	0:45:52 (Pop-up)
Al-Qasar, Lee Ranaldo	Awal   → "Awal" by "Al-Qasar, Lee Ranaldo"	Who Are We?	Glitterbeat			GIG: Thursday, September 26 8:00pm Al-Qasar w/ Lee Ranaldo @ Brooklyn Bowl (WMI)			0:50:19 (Pop-up)
Muddy Gurdy	Jure in the Morning   → "Jure in the Morning" by "Muddy Gurdy"	Seven	Buda Musique			Muddy Gurdy is a trio of a singer-guitarist, a percussionist and a hurdy-gurdy player who mix traditional music from central France with American blues. They have recorded albums in Mississippi and Auvergne, and have performed in France and abroad. - home page		*	0:59:13 (Pop-up)
Etran De L'Air	Hadija   → "Hadija" by "Etran De L'Air"	No. 1	Sahel Sounds			GIG: Thurs Sept 19 @ Brooklyn Bowl (WMI). The name Etran de L’Aïr translates to “the Stars of the Aïr,” the mountainous region of Northern Niger. They are based in the town of Agadez, an urban center of the desert, and a city reknowned for the production of music – in particular the electric guitar and the so-called “desert blues,” popularized as late by bands such as Mdou Moctar and Bombino. - label			1:03:06 (Pop-up)
Al-Qasar	Sham System   → "Sham System" by "Al-Qasar"	Who Are We?	Glitterbeat						1:12:33 (Pop-up)
Troupe École Tudu	Oyiwane   → "Oyiwane" by "Troupe École Tudu"	Oyiwane	Sahel Sounds			Grade school girls ens., North Niger, orig. 1985			1:17:52 (Pop-up)
Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko	Tche Djan   → "Tche Djan" by "Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko"	Djudjion				Bassekou Kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa, and he has collaborated with many musicians in and outside of Mali, such as Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate, Taj Mahal, …). Togther with his wife, the fantastic singer Amy Sacko, they play music, which has already played by his parents. - home page		*	1:21:20 (Pop-up)
Nfaly Diakité	Mogote Diabeye   → "Mogote Diabeye" by "Nfaly Diakité"	Hunter Folk Vol 1- Tribute to Toumani Koné	Mieruba			Nfaly Diakité is a representative of the new generation of donso ngoni players and he wishes to pay tribute to Toumani Koné, who throughout his long career has been a symbol of courage, daring, loyalty and honesty. The nine-track of this solo album leaves no room for hesitation. - bandcamp		*	1:27:53 (Pop-up)
Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou	Lalla Malika 2 & 3   → "Lalla Malika 2 & 3" by "Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Tim...	L´Bnat	ajabu!			Asmaa Hamzaoui is the foremost female ambassador of Gnawa music and with her group Bnat Timbouktou, she delivers a contagious brand of evangelistic 'desert blues'. - ebbmusic		*	1:32:23 (Pop-up)
Rabii Harnoune & V.B. Kühl	Baniya   → "Baniya" by "Rabii Harnoune & V.B. Kühl"	Gnawa Electric Laune	Tru Thoughts						1:38:28 (Pop-up)
Mahmoud Gania	Shaba Kouria   → "Shaba Kouria" by "Mahmoud Gania"	Colours of the Night	Hive Mind			Final studio recordings by Gnawa great.			1:45:22 (Pop-up)
Alxaraf	Matika de Rueda   → "Matika de Rueda" by "Alxaraf"	Exodus	Digital Dos			Their debut album, Exodus (2024), exemplifies how Sephardic musical tradition intertwines with flamenco. Alxaraf subtly, respectfully, and creatively adapted Sephardic songs to mix them with flamenco. Building upon flamenco as their foundation, the band draws inspiration from Arabic, Andalusian, and Spanish folk music to enrich flamenco, appealing to individuals whose musical sensibility transcends boundaries. - world music central		*	2:00:08 (Pop-up)
Gilberto Sextet	El Ultimo Sue Se Rie   → "El Ultimo Sue Se Rie" by "Gilberto Sextet"	Ponganse Duros	Ansonia						2:06:20 (Pop-up)
Los Guaracheros del Oriente	La Negra Tomasa   → "La Negra Tomasa" by "Los Guaracheros del Oriente"	Various Artists: Salsa con Estilo	Ansonia			New reissue		*	2:12:52 (Pop-up)
Juan Pablo Torres y Algo Nuevo	Y Que Bien   → "Y Que Bien" by "Juan Pablo Torres y Algo Nuevo"	Super-Son	Mr Bongo			New reissue		*	2:13:32 (Pop-up)
A.G.A Trio	Salkım Söğüt (Weeping Willow)   → "Salkım Söğüt (Weeping Willow)" by "A.G.A Trio"	Araxes	Riverboat			The Araxes river flows through Armenia, Georgia and Turkey, and provides the inspirational backdrop for the AGA Trio, who continue their quest of re-interpreting the musical histories and shared connections of these lands. - Proper Music		*	2:18:11 (Pop-up)
Tio Chorinho	Andre Sem Sapato   → "Andre Sem Sapato" by "Tio Chorinho"	Tempestuoso	Lulaworld			Tio Chorinho is the first ensemble in Canada dedicated to performing Brazilian choro music. - home page		*	2:22:25 (Pop-up)
Hazolahy	Talia   → "Talia" by "Hazolahy"	Various Artists: Feedback Madagascar	Arc Music			Hazolahy is a musical group from Madagascar that performs the traditional genre of mangaliba from the island's southeastern coast. The group's music occasionally integrates the vocal style of beko from the neighboring Antandroy region at the southern end of Madagascar. - wiki			2:28:26 (Pop-up)
Zezex	Nahoda   → "Nahoda" by "Zezex"	Various Artists: Tulear Never Sleeps	Sterns/Earthworks						2:35:08 (Pop-up)
Zoj	Study of a Bull   → "Study of a Bull" by "Zoj"	Fil O Fenjoon	Parentheses Records						2:46:44 (Pop-up)
Sväng	Liukas Luikku / Slippery Slim Slope   → "Liukas Luikku / Slippery Slim Slope" by "Sväng"	Svängo Nuevo	Galileo Music Communication			Harmonica Ensemble may not immediately inspire thoughts of high art or serious music-making, but Sväng, founded in 2003, have proved to the disbelievers that this tiny instrument can be very expressive and that its potential is, in fact, unlimited! - home page		*	2:50:55 (Pop-up)
Omiri	Rapariga Solteira   → "Rapariga Solteira" by "Omiri"	Ribatejjo e Estremadura							2:53:54 (Pop-up)
P. Ramlee	Do Re Mi   → "Do Re Mi" by "P. Ramlee"	Lagu Dan Filem							2:55:10 (Pop-up)