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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, March 2, 2019
WFMU Fundraiser Show With MC Irene
Please Make a Pledge Here, Thanks!

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Greetings dear listeners! I hope you can pledge tonight to support WFMU!

If you pledge to my show right here, as usual I've made a custom conceptual world music cd for everyone who pledges $75 or more.

This year's custom cd is Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg presents No Borders! Unbounded Sounds From Around the World: A GPS-defying collection of fabulous tracks that can’t be walled in by genre or geography!.



Of course, if my cd doesn't float your boat you can choose a different DJ's premium (cd or otherwise) instead. You can see the full list of DJ CD premiums at https://wfmu.org/dj-premiums/.

I’m now in my fourth decade on WFMU! Who’d a thunk it? And if you are in a good place economically, perhaps you’ll consider celebrating my radio longevity by making a $10 per month (or more) sustaining Swag For Life pledge.

If you do, your cup shall runneth over with WFMU swag EVERY year!

This year for a pledge of $50 or more you get our Japanese Funhouse T-shirt (designed by Yu Maeda)

And for a $10 per month swag for life pledge you’ll receive the WFMU | Radio T-shirt, designed by Greg Harrison!

But any amount you can pledge is most fabulous and wonderful. And it just takes a $20 pledge to get our fab new WFMU Minotaur Bumper Sticker, designed by Kirsten Ulve, discount admission to our Record Fair April 26 - 28 at Brooklyn Expo Center - AND you’ll get in the running for a prize drawing for one of the great LPs and CDs I’m giving away to lucky pledgers this evening!

A premium-cd-level pledge of $75 or more also gets you into the running for our grand prize, Opika Pende, Africa at 78 RPM, 112 page book with 4 CDs, dozens of full-color images from the era, the CDs feature 100 never-before-reissued recordings from the 1909-1960s.

And you can peruse the fabulous swag on offer station-wide at various pledge levels at https://wfmu.org/swag.

From the Introduction to Opika Pende by Jonathan Ward (who compiled and edited the set): It is truly astonishing to consider the tremendous variety of music that was pressed to shellac discs on the continent of Africa. Popular songs, topical songs, work songs, comic songs, songs of worship, ritual, dance, and praise—the sheer range of musical styles resists any easy categorization. Further, African geography itself resists boundaries. The boundaries of cultures and languages are often far more complex than political boundaries. Complicating things further, entire countries seem to have been skipped over by both commercial 78 rpm record companies and ethnographers during the 78 rpm era. No doubt it was the same with many cultures. But that doesn’t mean that 78s weren’t everywhere, even in remote parts of the continent. By the mid-1960s, 78s were still a popular if not preferred medium in much of Africa, as a significant amount of the population still used wind-up gramophone players. I have created this compilation with one simple goal in mind: to showcase a diverse amount of long-forgotten music from Africa that transports me as a listener. It is one person’s offering of music that is wholly unavailable except in its original elusive and fragile format.

Thanks!

This Week's Playlist:

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Huellas: Golondrina (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Delgres: Whole Lotta Love / Live on WFMU Transpacific Sound Paradise, Saturday Sept 24 2018 (0:04:18 Pop-up)

Moonlight Benjamin: Papa Legba / Siltane (0:07:02 Pop-up)
GIG: Moonlight Benjamin @ Lincoln Center Rubenstein Atrium (FREE) Thu, April 25, 7:30pm, David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, 61 W 62nd St

Fairport Convention: Matty Groves - from the vinyl reissue of their definitive album Liege & Lief - our first prize up for grabs - get in the running for it with your pledge now (0:12:43 Pop-up)

Fairport Convention: Tam Lin - from the vinyl reissue of their definitive album Liege & Lief - our first prize up for grabs - get in the running for it with your pledge now (0:21:02 Pop-up)

Transvaal Rockin' Jazz Stars: From our GRAND PRIZE 4 cd set and 112 page book Opika Pende - African on 78 - get in the running with a pledge of $75 or more! (0:30:00 Pop-up)

Band of the Gold Coast Police: From our GRAND PRIZE 4 cd set and 112 page book Opika Pende - African on 78 - get in the running with a pledge of $75 or more! (0:30:34 Pop-up)

George Sisimayi and His Crazy Five: From our GRAND PRIZE 4 cd set and 112 page book Opika Pende - African on 78 - get in the running with a pledge of $75 or more! (0:33:33 Pop-up)

Saor Patrol: Bog Trotter from Battle of Kings - we're giving Saor Patrol's Battle of Kings CD away now and hardly anybody's in the running - get in the running with a pledge now! (0:47:41 Pop-up)

Bappi Lahiri - Everybody Dance with Me: Everybody Dance With Me - from our premium cd - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (0:51:40 Pop-up)

Ziad Rahbani: Sayidi Aatina - from our premium cd - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (0:54:28 Pop-up)

3 Hür-El yidi Aatina - from our premium cd - pledge $75 or more and it's your: Kol Basti - from our premium cd - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (0:57:22 Pop-up)

Khaira Arby: Dja Cheickna (Live on WFMU) from Transmissions to the Love Room - Live Music From WFMU on Blue Vinyl - Pledgee $41/month or more to get it and lots more! (1:10:09 Pop-up)

Imharhan Timbuktu: Aichata (Live on our show in 2013!) (1:13:58 Pop-up)

Noura Mint Seymali: Tikifite (Live on our show in 2013!) (1:16:57 Pop-up)
GIG: Noura Mint Seymali + Little Strike @ Brooklyn Bowl Thu, March 21, 8 pm

Sharhabeel Ahmed: Argos Farfish - from Habibi Funk - a great compilation up for grabs as a prize to one lucky pledger right now - get in the running with a pledge of any amount! (1:22:40 Pop-up)

Jalil Bennis et Les Golden Hands: Mirza - from Habibi Funk - a great compilation up for grabs as a prize to one lucky pledger right now - get in the running with a pledge of any amount! (1:27:15 Pop-up)

Jean Bosco Mwenda: Masanga (From our GRAND PRIZE 4 cd set and 112 page book Opika Pende - African on 78 - get in the running with a pledge of $75 or more!) (1:38:27 Pop-up)

La Peruanita: Recuerda Corazon - from the 2 LP set up for grabs NOW- Andina: The Sound of the Peruvian Andes - Huayno, Carnaval, & Cumbia 1968 to 1978 - pledge to get in the running! (1:42:19 Pop-up)

Los Walkers: Todos Vuelven - from the 2 LP set up for grabs NOW- Andina: The Sound of the Peruvian Andes - Huayno, Carnaval, & Cumbia 1968 to 1978 - pledge to get in the running! (1:45:18 Pop-up)

Markscheider Kunst: Mokili - from our premium cd "No Borders" - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (1:48:08 Pop-up)

Jolly Orchestra: Egberun Buso -From our GRAND PRIZE 4 cd set and 112 page book Opika Pende - African on 78 - get in the running with a pledge of $75 or more! (1:52:30 Pop-up)

Francis Baloyi & Shangaan Band: From our GRAND PRIZE 4 cd set and 112 page book Opika Pende - African on 78 - get in the running with a pledge of $75 or more! (1:54:54 Pop-up)

Daisy Voisin: Hooray Hoorah - from our premium cd "No Borders" - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (1:57:35 Pop-up)

Conjunto Kori Cinta: Toyascha - from the 2 LP set up for grabs NOW- Andina: The Sound of the Peruvian Andes - Huayno, Carnaval, & Cumbia 1968 to 1978 - pledge to get in the running! (2:01:31 Pop-up)

Bombino: Midiwan - From Deran - the album up for grabs NOW! (2:12:41 Pop-up)

Bombino: Oulhin - From Deran - the album up for grabs NOW (2:15:56 Pop-up)

Bombino: Takamba - From Deran - the album up for grabs NOW - pledge and get in the running - the odds are good! (2:19:51 Pop-up)
GIG: Bombino @ Le Poisson Rouge (presented by World Music Institute) Wed, March 20, 8 pm

Kel Assouf: Alyochan / Black Tenere / * (2:22:51 Pop-up)

Transglobal Underground: The Khaleegi Stomp / Impossible Broadcasting (2:26:05 Pop-up)

Angelque Kidjo: Once in a Lifetime - From Remain in Light - her LP, up for grabs now! (2:37:31 Pop-up)
GIG: Angelique Kidjo's Remain in Light @ McCarter Theatre, Princeton, Fri, April 12, 8 pm

Angélique Kidjo: Crosseyed and Painless - From Remain in Light - her LP, up for grabs now! (2:45:32 Pop-up)

Grupo C.I.M.: Joropo No. 1 - from our premium cd "No Borders" - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (2:53:16 Pop-up)

Basiwali: I Have Nothing - from our premium cd "No Borders" - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (2:56:13 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.

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): KIND serves as the leading organization for the protection of children who enter the US immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court without representation. We achieve fundamental fairness through high-quality legal representation and by advancing the child's best interests, safety and well-being.

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.