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Saturday, February 18, 2017
What, World Music, Again?

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Attention Out-of-town Listeners: Ticket Giveaway AND LP + CD Giveaway TONIGHT!

Acclaimed cross-cultural duo, Ballake Sissoko (kora) and Vincent Segal (cello):
In concert Friday March 3rd at FIAF • Album Musique de Nuit.

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We have two pairs of tickets available to see Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal in a concert presented by the World Music Institute at FIAF Florence Gould Hall at the French Institute Alliance Française, 55 E 59th St, Friday March 3rd at 8 pm. NOTE: Last time they played at FIAF, in 2013, the concert sold out!

Out of town listeners, we have something for you too: We are ALSO giving away their latest collaborative album, Musique de Nuit - in both LP and CD format! [Find out of their Feb / early March North American tour is coming your way here.]

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To get in the running
for a pair of tickets to see Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal Friday March 3rd at FIAF, or for a CD or LP copy of their latest album Musique de Nuit:
Email me, Rob W, here.
To enter the drawing for concert tickets, please put TIX in the subject line.
To enter the drawing for the LP, please put LP in the subject line.
To enter the drawing for the CD, please put CD in the subject line.
(If you would accept either CD or LP, please indicate your first and second choice of format.)

Eligibility notes and deadline below.

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More info:

From their label, Six Degree Records, website:
When Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal released their first collaborative album, Chamber Music, they caught the music world by surprise. Everything about this duo was unexpected: the Malian master of the traditional harp, or kora; the French cellist with the unlikely background in trip-hop; and the elegant, soulful music they made together. The album appeared on numerous best-of lists in both Europe (in 2009) and North America (in 2011). Now, these two sonic voyagers have returned with Musique de Nuit (“Night Music”) – an album which may not have the same element of surprise, but which may be even more spellbinding than its predecessor.
After years of touring together Sissoko and Segal have created their own hybrid tradition, one that draws on the ancient well of West African troubadour songs, the rich heritage of Baroque music, and an elusive but somehow clearly modern sensibility. Musique de Nuit refines their approach: where Chamber Music included several guests, most of this album consists solely of duets – though your ears may tell you different.

Event info here.

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To get in the running
for a pair of tickets to see Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal Friday March 3rd at FIAF, or for a CD or LP copy of their latest album Musique de Nuit:
Email me, Rob W, here.
To enter the drawing for concert tickets, please put TIX in the subject line.
To enter the drawing for the LP, please put LP in the subject line.
To enter the drawing for the CD, please put CD in the subject line.
(If you would accept either CD or LP, please indicate your first and second choice of format.)

Eligibility notes: For the concert tickets, priority is given to listeners who have not won tickets on my show in the past month. For the vinyl, preference is given to listeners who have never won tickets to any event on my show in the past (which of course applies to most if not all non-local listeners). But all may enter the drawings. The deadline to enter is Sunday night at midnight; winners will be notified on Monday.

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

South City Second Brother: Good Girl / Various Artists: Lost in China / Riverboat / * (0:00:00 Pop-up)

A.E. Manoharan: Kaffiringha / Various Artists: Sri Lanka : The Golden Era Of Sinhalese And Tamil Folk-Pop Music / Akuphone / * (0:05:49 Pop-up)

Amitha Dalugama: Pinna Mal / Various Artists: Sri Lanka : The Golden Era Of Sinhalese And Tamil Folk-Pop Music / Akuphone / * (0:11:55 Pop-up)

Mano, Chorus: Petta Kohi / Various Artists: Folk Songs '93 Volume 3 / Pyramid (0:14:38 Pop-up)

Barış Manço & Kurtalan Ekspres: Selahaddin Eyyübinin Yeğeni Aslan Yürekli Rişarın Kızkardeşine Karşı / Estağfurullah... Ne Haddimize ! / Pharaway Sounds / * (0:18:32 Pop-up)
New reissue

The Spy from Cairo: Ana Arabi / Secretly Famous / Wonderwheel Recordings (0:24:38 Pop-up)
Featuring Ghalia Benali. GIG: Thurs Feb 23: NuBlu 62, 62 Ave C: 10pm & Midnight - Arabadub / Spy from Cairo & Friends 9pm - Lauren Lee "Space Jazz" Trio + Special Guests

Balkan Beat Box featuring A-Wa: Kum Kum / Shout it Out / Optimal Media / * (0:29:25 Pop-up)
GIG: April 28th (Fri): Brooklyn Steel, 319 Frost St., Brooklyn: Balkan Beat Box. 8 pm.

Sezen Aksu: Ah Felek Yordun Beni / Optum / World Village (0:36:21 Pop-up)

Bargou 08: Roddih / Targ / Glitterbeat / * (0:39:40 Pop-up)

Kel Assouf: Ahile Lamma / Various Artists: Brussels: A World of Music / WBM / * (0:43:22 Pop-up)

Tukul Band featuring Mulatu Astatke: Akale Woube / Ethio Stars | Tukul Band, Addis 1988 / Piranha / * (0:48:03 Pop-up)
Reworking of an earlier release

Noura Mint Seymali: Ya Demb / Arbina / Glitterbeat (0:49:54 Pop-up)
GIG: Feb 24 (Fri) Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St: World Music Institute Presents: Noura Mint Seymali. 8 pm.

Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal: Diabaro (featuring Babani Kone) / Musique de Nuit / Six Degrees (1:00:11 Pop-up)
GIVEAWAYS on offer for their NYC GIG (Fri March 4th at FIAF) and LP and CD. See above for info on how to enter the drawings.

George Telek, David Bridie & Musicians of the Gunantuna: Tawalonglong / a Bit na Ta / Wantok Musik / * (1:05:27 Pop-up)

An Chang Project: Rain Prayer / Monkey Harmonizing Songs / Nektar (1:07:49 Pop-up)

Churashima Navigator: Haimurubushi / Single / Budryukyu / * (1:11:59 Pop-up)

Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares: Pippero / From Bulgaria With Love / Rhino (1:18:07 Pop-up)
This version topped the charts in Italy

Kawachiya Kikusuimaru: Kawachi Beautiful Women / Hore Hore Hare Hare / Columbia (1:22:28 Pop-up)

Ssing Ssing: Nanbong-Ga / Live / Unreleased (1:28:11 Pop-up)

A Wên: Red Bird With The Yellow Leg / Xem Dum Jông Dreng (Folk Song #1) / Various ‎Artists: Music Of The Bahnar People From The Central Highlands Of Vietnam / Sublime Frequencies / * (1:41:15 Pop-up)

Xuân Hoạch: Heroine Song - Hát Hầu Cô Bơ / Various Artists: Hanoi Masters: War Is a Wound, Peace Is a Scar / Glitterbeat (1:43:46 Pop-up)

Nguyễn Thị Lản: The Rice Drum / Various Artists: Hanoi Masters: War Is a Wound, Peace Is a Scar / Glitterbeat (1:48:34 Pop-up)

Kaly Tran And His Ensemble: Song on Bamboo Zither (Tinh Ninh) / Various ‎Artists: Music Of The Bahnar People From The Central Highlands Of Vietnam / Sublime Frequencies / * (1:49:38 Pop-up)

Huong Thanh: Trăng Đêm / Sai Gon Saigon / Buda Musique / * (1:52:20 Pop-up)

Duet For Theremin And Lap Steel: Imperatoria / 10 / Self-released / * (1:55:57 Pop-up)

Anayampatti S. Dhandapani & S. Ganesan: Parathapara (Vachaspati) Papanasam Sivan / Water Music of South India / Sangeetha (1:59:48 Pop-up)

Kaynak Pipers Band: Male Le, Stara Maychinko / To Chicago and Beyond / Electric Cowbell / * (2:14:22 Pop-up)

Cie Rassegna: Nao Tragais, Kopanitsa / Il Sole Non Si Muove / Buda Musique / * (2:21:09 Pop-up)

Ahuva Ozeri: Where to Go / Hechan Hachayal / PIL Ltd (2:27:00 Pop-up)

Amparanoia: Sidi Kaouki / El Poder De Machín / Facedown (2:30:56 Pop-up)

La Chiva Gantiva: Wepaje / Vivo / Crammed Discs (2:35:12 Pop-up)

DJ Tudo with Dona Anecide: "Moda do Racismo - Sinhá Sereia / Single / DJ Tudo / * (2:37:50 Pop-up)

Herbie Hancock: Rain Dance / Sextant / Columbia (2:43:33 Pop-up)

Wini & Fefe: Ago Kae Medze / Various Artists; Togo Soul 70 / Hot Casa / * (2:54:08 Pop-up)

Organizations supporting the rights of immigrants and refugees:

National Immigration Law Center: Established in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants.

National Immigration Forum: The National Immigration Forum is one of the leading immigrant advocacy organizations in the country, with a mission to advocate for the value of immigrants and immigration to the nation.

New York Immigration Coalition: The New York Immigration Coalition aims to achieve a fairer and more just society that values the contributions of immigrants and extends opportunity to all. The NYIC promotes immigrants’ full civic participation, fosters their leadership, and provides a unified voice and a vehicle for collective action for New York’s diverse immigrant communities.

Arab American Family Support Center (New York City): The Arab-American Family Support Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-sectarian organization that provides culturally and linguistically sensitive services to immigrant communities throughout New York City.

Action NYC: ActionNYC connects New Yorkers to free, safe immigration legal help. You can make an appointment to learn your immigration legal options and get immigration application assistance. There are ActionNYC sites in all five boroughs. Appointments are required. Your appointment will be in your language.

International Refugee Assistance Project: The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) organizes law students and lawyers to develop and enforce a set of legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons. Mobilizing direct legal aid and systemic policy advocacy, IRAP serves the world’s most persecuted individuals and empowers the next generation of human rights leaders.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF): AALDEF is a national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans by combining litigation, advocacy, education, and community organizing. Issues / focus include immigrant rights, civic participation and voting rights, economic justice for workers, language access to services, educational equity, housing and environmental justice, and the elimination of anti-Asian violence, police misconduct, and human trafficking.

Make the Road New York (MRNY): MRNY builds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services.

Make the Road New Jersey (MRNJ): Make the Road New Jersey builds the power of immigrant and working class communities in New Jersey to achieve dignity and justice through community organizing, legal and support services, transformative education and policy innovation.

The Brooklyn Defense Committee (BDC) is a community collective working to protect immigrants from ICE raids. BDC is establishing a network of Sanctuary spaces in Brooklyn especially in neighborhoods with a high concentration of immigrants. This grassroots sanctuary program has no institutional funding and is relying entirely on donations to operate.

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