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Saturday, February 21, 2015
Galeet Dardashti on Judeo-Persian Musical Traditions

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Galeet Dardashti's grandfather Younes Dardashti was an iconic performer of Persian Classical music as well as being a Jewish cantor and singing a type of sacred text sung the month before the Jewish High Holidays, the Piyut. During his heyday in Tehran, Jews and Muslims alike would line up to hear Younes Dardashti sing.

Galeet Dardashti was inspired by her grandfather's life to incorporate Judeo-Persian traditions into her own music. She joins us tonight to introduce her music and the traditions at its roots. She'll also explain how biblical stories of strong women were central to her debut solo release The Naming.

Galeet's FMU visit comes ahead of a big concert sharing the bill with another Jewish singer from the Arab world: Dardashti and Bukharian / Uzbek singer Muhabbat Shamayeva perform Wednesday evening February 25th at the Leondard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space, 95th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side.

And for NJ folks, Galeet is giving a presentation on how, somewhat surprisingly, a trend has emerged as a lot of Israeli pop musicians have been using the sacred texts of Piyuts as the basis for pop songs. (Her presentation is entitled "Sacred Music Hits the Israeli Pop Charts: Money, Music, and Identity".) It's at the Douglass Center, 100 George St. on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick on Monday at 7 pm. Info here .

If you're curious to learn more about Piyut and hear more examples, check out http://www.piyut.org.il/english/.

This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Haramiler: Aya Bak Yildiza Bak / Various Artists: Altın Mikrofon: Türk Müziğinin Miladı / 56 Unutulmaz Eser / Doğan Music Company (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Erkin Koray Dortlusu: Cicek Dagi / Various Artists: Altın Mikrofon: Türk Müziğinin Miladı / 56 Unutulmaz Eser / Doğan Music Company (0:04:17 Pop-up)

Aris San: Boom Pam / Memorial Collection / / NMC (0:05:41 Pop-up)

Toumast: Innulamane (The Falcon) / Various Artists: Real World 25 / Real World (0:15:03 Pop-up)

Samba Touré: Farikoyo / Gandadiko / Glitterbeat (0:19:40 Pop-up)

Boubacar Traore: Dounia Djanjo / Mbalimaou / Lusafrica / * (0:22:45 Pop-up)

Galeet Dardashti: Vashti / The Naming / Galeet Dardashti (0:37:06 Pop-up)

Younes Dardashti: Shushtari (excerpt) / Private Recording / Unreleased (0:46:07 Pop-up)

Younes Dardashti: Im Afes (excerpt) / Private Recording / Unreleased (0:51:14 Pop-up)
Example of a Piyut

Galeet Dardashti: Michal / The Naming / Galeet Dardashti (1:03:39 Pop-up)

Galeet Dardashti: Dina / The Naming / Galeet Dardashti (1:10:19 Pop-up)
Incorporates a Piyut

Haim Louk: l Adon, version from Morocco, Nuba - Raml Al-Maya (Excerpt) / Courtesy of http://www.piyut.org.il/english/ / Piyut.org (1:17:11 Pop-up)
Moroccan style take on a famous Piyut (Louk also perfoms with other types of ensembles)

Berry Sakharof & Rea Mochiach: Bechayechem Adumey Hasfatot (As You Live! Ye With Ruddy Lips!) / Red Lips (Adumey Hasefatot) - Texts of Ibn Gabriol / iMusic (1:22:31 Pop-up)

Divahn: El Nora / From Forthcoming Album / No Label Yet (1:28:43 Pop-up)

Divahn: Ayni Tzofiah / From Forthcoming Album / No Label Yet (1:35:12 Pop-up)

Galeet Dardashti: Hagar / Sarah / The Naming / Galeet Dardashti (1:46:14 Pop-up)

Red Baraat: Rang Barse / Gaadi of Truth / Sinj / * (1:50:43 Pop-up)
GIG: March 6 (Fri) Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Red Baraat’s Festival of Colors 2015: Red Baraat + Rupa & the April Fishes & Brooklyn Raga Massive All-Stars.

New Bharat Brass-Band: Chumma Chumma De De / Inde: Fanfare Du Mariage (Chansons de Filmis) / Buda Musique / 1992 (1:58:38 Pop-up)
From Bangalore

Tris Kapel Surinam Military Band: Didong De / 12 Surinaamse Marsen / Polydor Netherlands (2:05:15 Pop-up)

Lord Fly and the Dan Williams Orchestra: Whai, Whai, Whai / Various Artists: 90 Degrees of Shade: Hot Jump-Up Island Sounds from the Caribbean / Soul Jazz / * (2:08:55 Pop-up)
New compilation

Lucho Azcarraga Y Su Conjunto: Tamboritos Panamenos / Various Artists: 90 Degrees of Shade: Hot Jump-Up Island Sounds from the Caribbean / Soul Jazz / * (2:11:25 Pop-up)

Michi Sarmiento y Su Combo Bravo: Calenita / Various Artists: The Afrosound of Colombia Volume 2 / VampiSoul / * (2:14:18 Pop-up)
New compilation

Joe Cuba: Macorina / El Alcalde Del Barrio / Fania (2:18:11 Pop-up)

Abelardo Barroso: La Mulata Rumbero / Cha Cha Cha / World Circuit (2:21:31 Pop-up)
New Anthology

No. 1 de Dakar: Yaye Boy / Various Artists: Golden Afrique: Highlights and Rarities from the Golden Era of African Pop Music (1971-1985) / Network Medien / Membran Media / * (2:23:46 Pop-up)
New compilation (2 cd) / Africando's remake crossed over to Latin music charts

Emiliano Zuleta: La Gota Fria / Various Artists: 100 Canciones Nominades Volume 5 / Discos Fuentes (2:28:47 Pop-up)

La Sucursal de la Colombia: El Divorcio / Cumbia a Domicilio / Intolerancia / * (2:32:52 Pop-up)

Santiago Vazquez: El Moni-Moni / Raamon / Los Anos Luz (2:44:26 Pop-up)

Letta Mbulu: Welele / Free Soul / Stateside (2:46:32 Pop-up)

Remi Kabaka, Abdul Lasisi Amao, Steve Winwood: Afro Super / Aiye-Keta / Antilles (2:50:03 Pop-up)

Xylouris-White: Suburb / Goats / Other Music Recording Co. (2:59:20 Pop-up)
GIG: Opening for Swans this week

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