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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Back in the Saddle

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This Week's Playlist:

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The Bats: Satellites / The Guilty Office / Arch Hill Recordings (0:00:00 Pop-up)

The Mutton Birds: Dominion Road / The Mutton Birds / Virgin (0:04:55 Pop-up)

Look Blue Go Purple: Circumspect Penelope / Bewitched / Flying Nun (0:08:47 Pop-up)
On Brian Turner's show Tuesday at 3 on WFMU: A New Zealand extravaganza with Roger Shepherd (founder of Flying Nun Records), Hamish Kilgour of The Clean, and Francisca Griffin of Look Blue Go Purple.

Kamerunga: Lime Juice Tub / Worlds Kaleid / KAM (0:14:47 Pop-up)

Eliades Ochoa: El Reto / Guajira + Mas Guajira / Tumi Music (0:20:42 Pop-up)

Mokoomba: Kulindiswe / Luyando / Out | here records / * (0:24:54 Pop-up)

Ed Sheeran: Bibia Be Ye Ye / Divide (+ Deluxe) / Atlantic (0:29:16 Pop-up)
Recorded with Fuse ODG (a South Londoner of Ghanaian descent) in Ghana. The title (in Twi) means "All will be well."

Kenya Prisons Band: Momi Ye Momi Boiyboiyet / Tribal Songs Of Kenya / Polydor (0:33:34 Pop-up)
Sung in Kipsigis. I picked this up at Dutch Vinyl in Melbourne, Australia, in the Abbotsford section which along with neighboring Fitzroy has a lot of record shops, cafes, restaurants (including vegan), and other things young - and middle aged and old - Bohemians like.

Bhundu Boys: Pombi / Friends on the Road / Cooking Vinyl (0:36:42 Pop-up)

Bahari Boys: Simba Guruma / Various Artists: Hits of Africa Volume 1 / Polydor (0:42:55 Pop-up)
This comps was another Dutch Vinyl Pickup - a new store, but they had just come into a big collection of African vinyl. I believe this lovely tradition-inspired track is also on the Soundway compilation Kenya Special Volume 2 under a slightly different name - though I'd need to listen to confirm that...

L'Orch. Dar International: Rufaa Ya Kiko / Various Artists: Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics (0:46:50 Pop-up)
Another lovely tradition-inspired East African track from circa early 70s.

Oumar Ndiaye Xosluman: Ndangane Sambou (1:01:33 Pop-up)
GIG: TONIGHT: Issyra Gallery 300 Observer Highway at 9 pm - wonderful artists - we saw him there last night - in an amazing space full of African traditional and modern art, art by great local artists and more - including a current show of remarkable work by collage artist extraordinaire Gigi Keenan - check it out!

Oumar Konaté: Maya / Live in America / Clermont / * (1:05:30 Pop-up)

Oumou Sangaré: Fadjamou / Mogoya / No Format! / * (1:07:39 Pop-up)

Amani Djoni: Probleme de Coeur / Face à Face / Musiki (1:11:56 Pop-up)

Janka Nabay: Game Ova / Build Music / Luaka Bop / * (1:17:01 Pop-up)

Sorie Kondi: Yu Mama / Thogolobea / Dutty Artz (1:21:28 Pop-up)

Kasai Allstars & Orchestre Symphonique de Kinshasa: Kapinga Yamba / Around Félicité (Soundtrack to the film by French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis) / Crammed Discs / * (1:25:21 Pop-up)

BaBenzele Pygmy Musicians (Recorded by Louis Sarno): Song of Joy After the Hunt / BaBenzele Pygmies (1:31:36 Pop-up)

Gudju Gudju: Bulmba Gadjan / David Hudson Presents Gudju Gudju (Rainbow) - Gudju Gudju - Songs Inspired by the Tjapukai Language (1:34:59 Pop-up)

Budal Lardil: Buthamar / Songs of Mornington Island / Larrikin (1:40:12 Pop-up)

L. Hortobâgyi / Gayan Uttajak Orchestra: A Sudduli Appu / Aeon / Arka Sound (1:42:51 Pop-up)

Tumuena Dance Group: Rhythms of the Cook Islands / Cook Island Chants & Songs / Voyager (1:48:32 Pop-up)

Te Vaka: Lukitau / Te Vaka Beats / * (1:52:07 Pop-up)
Musicians from Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands, and New Zealand - based in New Zealand.

Jose Pires and group: Makikit / Various Artists: Tata Hateke Ba Dok / Tradisom (1:55:19 Pop-up)
Music from Timor, recorded in Melbourne Australia for a Portuguese-based project

Fernando Santes de Castro: Mount Ramelau / Various Artists: Tata Hateke Ba Dok / Tradisom (1:58:09 Pop-up)
Recorded in East Timor

Mario Boavida and group: Cowboy / Various Artists: Tata Hateke Ba Dok / Tradisom (2:01:43 Pop-up)

Kini Quartet: E Wawata / Under the Sun / Zodiac (2:02:46 Pop-up)

Tohu: Moe Hurihuri / Mauriora / Flax Wax (2:11:23 Pop-up)
Based in Wellington, NZ (circa 1998)

Ssing Ssing: Minyo Medley / Live Recording (2:15:37 Pop-up)
GIG: June 26 (Mon) Central Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, 72nd St. Mid-Park: Year of the Ox + Ssing Ssing + Coreyah. 6-10 pm (not sure if first band starts at 6 or 7).

Systema Solar: Tumbamurallas / Rumbo a Tierra / Flowfish Records (2:19:28 Pop-up)

Juana Molina: Los Pies Helados / Halo / Crammed Discs / * (2:23:07 Pop-up)

Faiz Ali Faiz and Titi Robin: Chambe de Booti / Jaadu / Accords Croisés (2:30:39 Pop-up)

NuNu: Turcească / Con Alma / Tiptoe/Enja (2:36:24 Pop-up)

The Jewish Monkeys: Post Midlife Dance / High Words / Greedy for Best Music / * (2:42:53 Pop-up)

Wahid: India / Resonance / * (2:47:14 Pop-up)
I mistakenly credited Wahid on-air as an "oudist" but in fact it's a duo (based in LA) - Dimitris Mahlis on oud and vocals and Chris Wabich on tuned frame drums and percussion.

Paito y los Gaiteros de Punta Brava: Live excerpt (2:57:26 Pop-up)
GIGs: Monday night at 9:30 at Barbes in Park Slope; Saturday night at 9 pm at Terraza 7 in Elmhurst, Queens

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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.

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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