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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, November 22, 2008
New, Mixed

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Sin Sisamouth: Track 12
Late great Cambodian singer, one of the inspirations for Dengue Fever (who played Terre T's show earlier today)

Baba Zula: Eternal is the Word of Poets / Roots / Doublemoon
From Istanbul, Turkey

Agostones: Ordogbomba / Ordogbomba / Etnofon
The Devil's Bomb. Project of Hungarian musician Bela Agoston, who sings and plays saxophone and bagpipes.

Babylon Circus: Sailor's Wife / Dances of Resistance
From France

Valkyrien All Stars: Hvis Jeg Var Deg / Valkyrien All Stars / Phantom Sound & Vision
From Norway, and coming to NYC Jan 11 for the annual world music mega-showcase Globalfest (Jan 11, Webster Hall NYC)

Watcha Clan: Goumari / Diaspora Hi-Fi / Piranha
From Marseille, France - playing in this year's Globalfest (Jan 11, Webster Hall NYC)

Youssou N'Dour: Baay Faal / Rokku Mi Rokka / Nonesuch
Youssou's Great African Ball is this Wed / Thurs at the Nokia Theatre NYC

Prince Diabate: Djerelon / Djrelon / Kora Company Collection
Kora Player / Band leader from Guinea via California.

Thierry Robin: Swing Wassalou / Alezane
Featuring Abdelkrim Sami "Diablo"

Mamak Khadem: Gelayeh / Jostojoo / Banyan Tree
From Iran via Southern California, where a lot of Iranian music is made

Fairuz: Heyla Ya Wasee / Live in San Francisco / Voix de l'Orient
Unsafe at any speed?

Terakaft: Iswegh Atay / Akh Issudar / World Village / *
Latest Southern Saharan guitar band to make the scene - from Mali

Abiyou Solomon: Bogge Oromo (Shewa) / In Search of My Roots / AIT Records / *
Ethiopian bassist who lived in US for a while, now back in Ethiopia, and has worked with many of the country's greats.

Massukos: Mudacia Wana / Bumping / Poo Productions
Popular band from Mozambique. Thanks to http://www.calabashmusic.com.

Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virunga: Malako / African Classics / Sheer / *
New anthology

Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila: Ndumila Kuwili / Nalilia Mwana / WOMAD
Don't Speak With Two Mouths / from WOMAD's anthology of selections from Ongala's East African label releases.

Aterciopelados: Dia Paranormal / Rio / Nacional / *
New CD from the artsy Colombian band

Manu Chao: Me Llaman Calle / Various Artists: Beyond the Horizon / Warner Classics & Jazz / *
Charlie Gillett comp

Los Cuatro Ases de Jarana: Jarana 1 (excerpt) / Vocal Duels from the Streets of Lima / Topic
The jarana is a type of improvised vocal duel performed in the back streets of Lima, Peru. This cd is a collection of previously unreleased field recordings made in the 1950s by Latin American literary historian José Durand Flórez (1925-1990). (Info from http://www.mustrad.org.uk/reviews/jarana.htm.)

Lila Downs: Ojo de Culebra / Shake Away / Manhattan
From Mexico via Minneapolis via NYC - this latest cd is with her "New York Band"

Nation Beat: Mare Cheia / Legends of the Preacher / Modiba
With the Klezmatics

Ilgi: Rita Rasa Krita / Kaza Kapa Debesis (A Goat Climbed to the Sky)
From Latvia

Kvarts: Halling Efter Hjalmar Fjellhammer / Steinsprang / Kvarts
From Norway

Kormoran: Vedelmezz / Folk and roll / Hungaroton / 1984
"Protect Me." From Hungary

Fairport Convention: Tam Lin / Liege & Lief / A&M
Much of the European neo-trad or folk rock music I played tonight owes a huge debt to Fairport, the pacesetters

Altan Urag Folk Rock Band: Shiree Nuur / Made in Mongolia
From Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Band name means "The Golden Family".

Ida Kelarova: Ej Hora, Hora / Gypsy, Moravian and Slovakian Songs / Lotos Records / 2000
From Czech Republic

Bea Palya: Nina Nenem / Psyche (Weores Sandor) / Gryllus
Poems of Hungarian author and poet Sandor Weores. Palya makes her solo NYC debut Jan. 30 at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall.

Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider: Parvaz / Silent City / World Village / *
Renowned Kurdish-Iranian kamancheh player and western classical players from Brooklyn get together

Hazmat Modine: It Calls Me / Bahamut / Barbes
With Huun Huur Tu - they're playing together Sunday night Nov 23 at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC

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