TSP Saturday August 11, 2018 / Santoor Player Vinay Desai / Preview of the Drive East Festival of South Asian Performing Arts

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Saturday, August 11, 2018
Santoor Player Vinay Desai / Preview of the Drive East Festival of South Asian Performing Arts

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Vinay Desai joins us to introduce his music and his musical instrument, the santoor, India's 100-string member of the hammered dulcimer family. Vinay is an advanced disciple of santoor superstar Shivkumar Sharma.

Vinay Desai will be performing on Wednesday evening August 15th as part of the New York edition of the Navatman's Drive East Festival - an expansive festival of South Asian performing arts at La Mama in the East Village from August 13th to 19th.

Massive thanks to our fabulous engineer Glenn Luttman!

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TICKET GIVEAWAYS TONIGHT for two Drive East Festival concerts at La Mama Basement Theater!

We have one pair of tickets available to see Vishal Vaid perform a concert of ghazals - Urdu sung poems - on Tuesday August 14th from 8:30 to 10 pm; and one pair of tickets to see tonight's guest, Vinay Desai, perform a santoor recital on Wednesday August 15th from 7:15 to 8:15 pm.

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To get in the running for a pair of tickets: Email me, Rob W, here, and please put the word "TIX" in the subject line. (One pair of tickets is available for each concert.) Please specify your first and (if you have one) second choice. Deadline to enter is midnight Sunday. Winners will be notified by Monday.

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The New York edition of the 2018 Drive East Festival takes place Aug 13-19 at the La Mama Basement Theater, 66 E 4th St. in the East Vilage. To see the full schedule, visit https://www.driveeastnyc.org/nyc- schedule.html. This year there is also a San Francisco edition of the Drive East Festival, which takes place Aug 22-26 at the Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama St; schedule at http://www.driveeastnyc.org/sf- schedule.html.

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Olympic: Bláznivej Kiki (Crazy Kiki) / Various Artists: Czech Up! Vol. 2: We'd Be Happy / VampiSoul / * (0:00:00 Pop-up)
New compilation

Flamengo: Zavraždil jsem lásku / Various Artists: Czech Up! Vol. 2: We'd Be Happy / VampiSoul / * (0:04:48 Pop-up)

Los Candelos: Bailen Mi Rumbita / Various Artists: Rumbita Buena / Pharaway Sounds / * (0:07:17 Pop-up)
New compilation

Malo: Just Say Goodbye / Latin Bugaloo: The Warner Bros. Singles / Ominvore Recordings (0:10:25 Pop-up)
New anthology

Irakere: Bacalao Con Pan / Grupo Irakere / Egrem (0:13:32 Pop-up)
Original from 1974; reissued on Cuban Essentials - Irakere fairly recently

Avolonto Honoré: Bonne Annee / Various Artists: Afro Latin via Cotonou / Syllart (0:17:48 Pop-up)

Orchestre Septentrional d'Haiti: Oua Vini / La Boule de Feu D'Haiti / Marc's Record (0:28:48 Pop-up)

AfroCuban All Stars: Pio Mentiroso / A Toda Cuba Le Gusta / World Circuit / * (0:33:17 Pop-up)
New reissue

Lokassa Ya Mbongo: Assitou / Assitou Vol. 1 / Disc-Orient (0:38:01 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

Amsterdam Klezmer Band & Söndörgő: Seven / Szikra / Vetnasj / * (0:48:38 Pop-up)

Shahin Talebani: Shapoli Shet / Bo To Kurdistan / Talebani (0:53:12 Pop-up)

Vinay Desai: Interview / Broadcast Only / N/A (1:04:43 Pop-up)

Vinay Desai: Raag Hamsadhwani (HIndustani Classical Improvisation on Santoor) / Live on WFMU / N/A (1:13:12 Pop-up)

Vinay Desai: Hindustani Semi-classical Improvisation on Santoor / Live on WFMU / N/A (1:35:25 Pop-up)

Kelly Moran: Dream Pauline / Optimist / Obsolete Units / * (1:50:14 Pop-up)

Issam Rafea and Gao Hong: Chasing Butterflies / Life As Is: The Blending of Ancient Souls from China and Syria / Innova Recordings / * (1:53:57 Pop-up)

Wu Man and Son de San Diego: Dance in the Sunshine / Fingertip Carnival / Wind Music / * (1:58:54 Pop-up)

Grasslands Ensemble & Daniel Ho: Rock Blossoms / Between the Sky & Prairie / Wind Music / * (2:03:52 Pop-up)

Tyva Kyzy: My Bai Taiga / Setkilimden sergek yr-dyr (Cheerul Song From My Soul) / The Tuva Trader (2:05:38 Pop-up)

Cilokaq Modera Pusaka Group "Putra Sasak Asli": Mule Nasip / Cilokaq Music of Lombok / King Records World Music Library (2:15:17 Pop-up)

Marcel Khalife & Mahmoud Darwish: Oh, My Proud Wound / Fall of the Moon / Traditional Crossroads (2:21:22 Pop-up)

Ahuva Ozeri: את לי פרח (Aht Li Perach - You're a Flower to Me) / The Swan Poetry / 24 Stars (2:24:00 Pop-up)

Azza: Helweh / Khod Balak / Slam (2:27:49 Pop-up)

Maghrebika: El B'Nia / Neftakhir / Barraka El Farnatshi (2:33:02 Pop-up)

Ammar 808: Ain Essouda / Maghreb United / Glitterbeat / * (2:41:16 Pop-up)

Ifriqiyya Electrique: Lavo - Baba Marzug - Sidi Saad - Allah / Rûwâhîne / Glitterbeat (2:41:27 Pop-up)

Panchasila: Dalang / Panchasila / Sucata Tapes / * (2:46:28 Pop-up)

Chancha via Circuito: Nadie Lo Riega / Bienaventuranza / Wonderwheel Recordings / * (2:51:37 Pop-up)

Ettika: Ettika (Version Maxi) / Various Artists: Chebran - French Boogie 1982-1989 (Volume 2) / Born Bad / *
New compilation

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Email here to JOIN the TSP E-MAIL LIST for giveaways, show news!

If you want to be on an email list for special ticket and music giveaways and to hear news about upcoming specials and special events (including our upcoming Sat May 26th holiday weekend live remote from the amazing Issyra African Art Gallery in Hoboken) - send an email to Rob W here and be sure to write "list" in the subject line.

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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.

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