This Week's Playlist:

Lily Chao: Tea-Plucking and Catching Butterflies / Chinese Folk Songs / Akuphone / * (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Hongthong Dao-Udon: Hongthong Kanong Lam / Essential / Em / * (0:04:41 Pop-up)

Khwanta Fasawang: Lam Phaen Motorsai Tham Saeb / Lam Phaen Motorsai Tham Saep: The Best of Lam Phaen Sister No. 1 / Em / * (0:06:34 Pop-up)

Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band: Zerng India Prayuk / 21st Century Molam (0:12:31 Pop-up)

Khiyo: Murshidi / Bengali Music With a London Sound / ARC Music / * (0:19:17 Pop-up)

Alireza Ghorbani: Bidad / Éperdument (Lost In Love) - Persian Love Songs / Accords Croisés / * (0:22:15 Pop-up)

Ventanas: Su Te Quiero / Arrelumbre (0:31:23 Pop-up)
GIG: Jan 15 (Fri): Drom, 85 Ave A: Mundial Montreal & Cumbancha APAP Showcase. Reception at 6 pm, show at 7 pm. Free admission. Lineup: 7 pm Cris Derksen 7:45 Elage Diouf 8:30 Francesca Blanchard 9:15 Septeto Nacional 10:00 Battle of Santiago 11:30 Pierre Kwenders 12:15 Ventanas 1:15 Palenke SoulTribe

Efren Lopez: Asbe Sangi / El Fill del Llop / Buda Musique / * (0:34:01 Pop-up)

Diwan Saz: Lahjor Gasrak / Diwan Saz Live / * (0:40:22 Pop-up)

Maurice Louca: The Golden Age / Benhayyi Al​-​Baghbaghan (Salute the Parrot) / * (0:47:04 Pop-up)

Niyaz: Eyvallah Shahim (Truth) / The Fourth Light / Six Degrees (0:50:48 Pop-up)

Brooklyn Gypsies: Fafisa / Sin Fronteras / Wonderwheel (0:53:50 Pop-up)

Maarja Nuut: Miia Polka / Soolo (1:05:15 Pop-up)
GIG: Jan 18 (Mon) Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn: Battle of Santiago (7:30 pm) + DakhaBrakha (8:15) + Maarja Nuut (9 pm) + Emel Mathlouthi (9:45) + Cambalache (10:30 pm). (Riot Artists APAP Showcase.)

Lamia Bèdioui and the Desert Fish: Mau Marideia / Athamra / * (1:10:04 Pop-up)

Folkbeat RF: I'm Marching On My Own / In Mixt / Sketis Music / * (1:12:54 Pop-up)

Mariana Sadovska & Christian Thome: Blessing / Vesna (Spring) / Flowfish (1:16:08 Pop-up)
GIG: Jan 17 (Sun) Webster Hall, 125 East 11th St: Globalfest. 12 artists from around the world on 3 stages in 1 night. Lineup: Tribu Baharú Afro-champeta party from Colombia's Caribbean coast Fendika Masterful dancer Melaku Belay leads Ethiopia's traditional music revival Mariana Sadovska Defiant cry of Ukraine, reinventing traditional songs Simon Shaheen’s Zafir Great Middle Eastern art music from the acclaimed violinist, oudist and composer Astrid Hadad Extravagant Mexican cabaret with soulful songs and outrageous visuals Ginkgoa Vintage Paris chic meets New York cool in swinging electro-beats Stelios Petrakis Quartet Inimitable virtuosos from Crete weaving melodies across the Greek islands The Dhol Foundation UK's leading South Asian bhangra crew Debauche Russian mafia ballads get a New Orleans punk makeover Lakou Mizik Powerhouse collective invigorating Haitian roots and grooves Somi Lush Afrobeat inspired jazz, soul, and pop Music Maker Blues Revue Blues That Made America Famous

Trad Attack!: Kooreke (Precious Cream) / AH / Nordic Notes / * (1:20:12 Pop-up)

Dunja Knebel & Kolira: Mladi Golob / I Mara I Cvetje / * (1:23:30 Pop-up)

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: I Love Italia / Quaranta / Ponderosa Music & Art (1:27:29 Pop-up)

Kalascima: This Way / Psychedelic Trance Tarantella / Ponderosa Music & Art (1:29:55 Pop-up)

Giuliano Gabriele: Tarantella di Sannicandro / Madre - The Hypnotic Dance's Time / Company / * (1:34:42 Pop-up)

Kimmo Pohjonen: Cyclon / Sensitive Skin / Octopus / * (1:39:12 Pop-up)

Kelly Thoma: Melanouri / 7 Fish (1:49:25 Pop-up)

Monsieur Doumani: The Bland / Sikoses (1:55:52 Pop-up)

Kreiz Breizh Akademi: A-raok Ar Vosenn / 5ed Round / * (1:57:29 Pop-up)

Lemon Bucket Orchestra: Op Sha / Moorka / * (2:01:16 Pop-up)

Raya Brass Band: Ivan's Tune / Raya / * (2:03:08 Pop-up)

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express: Julus / Junun / Nonesuch / * (2:06:08 Pop-up)

Red Baraat: Se Hace Camino / Gaadi of Truth / Sinj (2:09:49 Pop-up)

Banda de los Muertos: El Toro Viejo / Banda de los Muertos / Barbes / * (2:14:20 Pop-up)
GIG: TONIGHT at 10 pm at Barbes in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Mariachi Flor de Toloache: Dicen / Mariachi Flor de Toloache / Flor De Toloache LLC (2:16:42 Pop-up)

Los Crema Paraiso: El Curruchá - ft. Andrea Echeverri / De Pelicula / Barbes / * (2:21:04 Pop-up)
Venezuelan folk song

Rolando Bruno: Tortuguita Marina / Bailazo / Voodoo Rhythm / * (2:28:36 Pop-up)

Tribu Baharú: El Besito / Pal Mas Exigente Bailador / Tambora / * (2:31:26 Pop-up)
GIG: Playing the Globalfest three-stage, twelve-band showcase at Webster Hall Sun Jan 17 - see above

RAM: Jije'm Byen / RAM 6 - Manman M Se Ginen / * (2:35:46 Pop-up)

Brian Chilala & Ngoma Zasu: Mailesi / Vangaza! / SWP / * (2:40:04 Pop-up)

Dizu Plaatjes and Friends: Xoliswa Sthandwa Sentiziyo / Ubuntu - The Common String / Mountain (2:44:42 Pop-up)

Tal National: Claire / Zoy Zoy / Fatcat (2:49:17 Pop-up)

Mariem Hassan and Vadiya Mint el Hanevi: Baila Sahara Baila / Baila Sahara Baila / Nubenegra / * (2:52:51 Pop-up)