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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Apply Heat, Melt ICE

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Seu Jorge: So No Chat / America Brasil O Disco (0:00:00 Pop-up)
GIGs: Blue Note Aug 1-5 and Aug 8-12 / Shows at 8 and 10:30 pm nightly

Maglore: Todas as Bandeiras / Todas as Bandeiras / Deckdisc (0:04:58 Pop-up)
GIG: Fri Aug 3 Bruno Capinan + Maglore + Criolina @ NuBlu When Fri, August 3, 9 pm - part of Brasil Summerfest

Barış Manço: Emerald Garden / Nick the Chopper / Pharaway Sounds / * (0:09:36 Pop-up)
New Reissue (1977 orig.)

Gülden Karaböcek: Bana Gerçekleri Söyle / Volume 1 / Pharaway Sounds / * (0:11:23 Pop-up)
New anthology - this song is from 1975

Vatrogasci: Pijana / Med i Mlijeko / Croatia Records (0:15:22 Pop-up)

Cinkuši: Deca Moja Deca / Krava Na Orehu / Croatia Records (0:18:07 Pop-up)
Featuring Darko Rundek, Igor Pavlica, Kreso Oremus, Zoran Peric

Bruno Capitan: Meridiano / Divina Graça / Capinan Music (0:22:35 Pop-up)
GIG: Fri Aug 3 Bruno Capinan + Maglore + Criolina @ NuBlu When Fri, August 3, 9 pm - part of Brasil Summerfest

Fanfare Ciocărlia: Moliendo Cafe / Iag Bari / Piranha (0:26:23 Pop-up)
Venezuelan standard dating to 1958

Hermeto Pascoal: Mercosom / Eu E Eles / Radio Mec (0:33:52 Pop-up)

Tom Zé: Sao Sao Paulo / Grande Liquidação / Rozenblit (0:37:41 Pop-up)

Ava Rocha: Boca do Céu / Ava Patrya Yndia Yracema / Circus (0:41:20 Pop-up)
GIG: Friday, August 10 - Brasil Summerfest Presents Rodrigo Amarante & Ava Rocha @ National Sawdust

Aynur Doğan: Heseniko / Keçe Kurdan / Kalan Müzik (0:46:44 Pop-up)

Mari Boine: Vuolgge mu mielde Bassivárrái / Leahkastin / Sonet (0:53:57 Pop-up)

Sainkho: Ritual Virtuality / Stepmother City / Ponderosa Music & Art (1:01:53 Pop-up)

Tyva Kyzy: My Treasured Homeland / Setkilemden sergek yr-dyr / The Tuva Trader / * (1:06:22 Pop-up)
All womens' ensemble. This was their debut album, originally released 2006; the album title = a cheerful song from my soul

Jun Arasaki and Nine Sheep: Kajyadhi Fu Bushi / 7" / Em (1:15:38 Pop-up)

Seijin Noborikawa: Jiichan, Baachan / Stand! / Respect Records / Far Side Music (1:21:45 Pop-up)

Takashi Hirayasu: Otomi-san / Kariyushi No Tsuki / Respect Records / Far Side Music (1:25:13 Pop-up)

Shoukichi Kina & Champloose: Tokyo Sanbika / The Music Power from Okinawa / GlobeStyle (1:28:39 Pop-up)

Adaawe: Jigbo / Six Women Strong / Calabash Productions (1:37:05 Pop-up)
GIG: Club Bonafide, Wednesday, August 1

Breizh-Amerika Collective: Naubareibuga / Asambles. Uwarani. Together. / Breizh-Amerika (1:41:56 Pop-up)

Andy Palacio: Nanigi / Til Da Mawnin' / Stonetree Records (1:46:14 Pop-up)

Dizzy Mandjeku & Ale Kuma: Cancion de Amor y Muerte / Palenque Matonge / Zephyrus (1:50:09 Pop-up)

Locos Por Juana: Se Te Ki Te To / Caribe (1:55:33 Pop-up)
GIGs: Wed Aug 1 Bryant Park (FREE) at 5:30 PM (presented by Carnegie Hall) / Thurs Aug 2 Anchor’s Bend in Asbury Park, NJ / Fri Aug 3 @ SOBs

Pépé Kallé & Nyboma: Zouke-Zouke / Various Artists: Heartbeat Soukous / Earthworks (1:58:15 Pop-up)
GIG: Thurs Aug 23: Soukous All-Stars featuring Nyboma, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, Huit Kilos and many more @ Lincoln Center Rubinstein Atrium (FREE / no RSVP but get there early to make sure you get in!) 7:30 pm

Jupiter & Okwess: Ekombe / Kin Sonic / Everloving (2:11:36 Pop-up)
GIG: Opening for Femi Kuti & Positive Force TOMORROW, Sun July 29 @ Central Park Summerstage

Femi Kuti: Equal Opportunity / One People One World / Knitting Factory Records / * (2:14:23 Pop-up)
GIG: With Jupiter & Okwess TOMORROW, Sun July 29 @ Central Park Summerstage

Tony Allen: Cool Cats / The Source / Decca (2:19:04 Pop-up)
GIG: Wed August 1st at Le Poisson Rouge, 8 pm

Don Cherry: Bamako Love / Homeboy, Sister Out / We Want Sounds / * (2:23:22 Pop-up)
New reissue; orig. 1985

Opium Moon: How Can I Pray... / Opium Moon / * (2:31:15 Pop-up)

Out of Nations: Sellem / Quest / * (2:44:18 Pop-up)

Kamal Keila: Al Asafir / Muslims and Christians / Habibi Funk / * (2:48:07 Pop-up)

Elias Akadiri / Sunny Blacks Band: L'Enfance / Various Artists: African Scream Contest Vol. 2- Benin 1963-1980 / Analog Africa / * (2:53:12 Pop-up)

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Organizations supporting the rights of immigrants and refugees:

(For more suggestions see https://www.bustle.com/p/9-immigration-organizations-to-donate-to-if-you-want-to-support-daca-recipients-80757.)

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.

Immigration Equality is the leading LGBTQ immigrant rights organization in the country. It provide s advice and legal services to thousands of LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants seeking refuge, fair treatment, and freedom in the United States. The work is truly lifesaving because there are nearly 80 countries around the world where it is a crime to be LGBTQ, with consequences up to and including the death penalty. For this reason, Immigration Equality fights to obtain asylum in the United States for LGBTQ and HIV-positive refugees - with a remarkable 99% win rate.

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.