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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Lunar New Year Spectacular

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This Week's Playlist:

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Anu Kaliting Sadiponga: Macelemay (Brilliant Diver) / cepo' / Wind Music

Minh Xuân & Phượng Hoàng: Mặt Trời Đen (Black Sun) / Various Artists: Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 / Sublime Frequencies (0:04:08 Pop-up)

Tengger Cavalry: Paranoid / Live / Self-released (0:07:20 Pop-up)

The Monotones in the Basement: Fall Of The Dawn / Various Artists: Jebidabang Compilation 2017+2018 / Jebidabang (0:09:03 Pop-up)

Jambinai: Time of Extinction / Differance / Sony (0:14:40 Pop-up)

Hanggai: Hong Galou / Baifang / Harlem Recordings (0:15:16 Pop-up)

Yuya: I Asked Baiyun (From the Movie of the Same Name) / Various Artists: 70s Movie Soundtracks / Polydor (0:23:56 Pop-up)

Linda Yong And The Silvertones: Good Luck in the New Year / Various Artists: Singapore A-Go-Go / Sublime Frequencies (0:26:51 Pop-up)

Yao Surong: Home in Taipei (from the Movie of the Same Name) / Various Artists: 70s Movie Soundtracks / Polydor (0:29:08 Pop-up)

John Teo and the Stylers: Riding A Trishaw Around Chinatown / Various Artists: Singapore A-Go-Go / Sublime Frequencies (0:31:13 Pop-up)

Thanh Lan: Hoài Thu (Autumn Memory) / Various Artists: Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 / Sublime Frequencies (0:33:17 Pop-up)

Zhou Xuan: Kisses are All Around / Volume 4: Phoenixes Flying / EMI (0:38:47 Pop-up)

Grace Chang: Achoo Cha Cha / The Wild, Wild Rose / Regal (0:41:56 Pop-up)

Chang Loo: Lover's Snare / Ladies of Chinese Song - Chang Loo & Xiao Loo / Made in Europe Records (0:44:04 Pop-up)

Gary Lucas w/ Celeste Chong: Night In Shanghai / The Edge of Heaven: Gary Lucas Plays Mid-Century Chinese Pop / Label Bleu / Indigo (0:46:56 Pop-up)
GIG: Wednesday, February 20th: Gary Lucas, Feifei Yang, and Jason Candler: The Edge of Heaven @ Joe's Pub, 7 pm

Pink Martini: Congratulations - A Happy New Year / Joy to the World / Heinz Records (0:49:12 Pop-up)
GIG: Thurs Mar 28 @ Sony Hall w/ Meow Meow + Thomas Lauderdale

Li Xiang (remixed by Ian Widgery): Plum Blossom / Various Artists: Shanghai Lounge Divas: Original 1930's Sessions Remixed For Today / EMI (0:55:45 Pop-up)

Jah Wobble and the Chinese Dub Orchestra: Horse Mountain Song / Chinese Dub / 30 Hertz Records (0:58:19 Pop-up)
Vocals by Wang Jinqi

NST & The Soul Sauce: Red Tiger / Back When Tigers Smoked / Eastern Standard Sounds (1:01:40 Pop-up)
Vocals by Kim YulHee (Pansori style)

SsingSsing: Tteok Taryeong / Various Artists: Jebidabang Compilation 2017+2018 / Jebidabang (1:06:48 Pop-up)

Teresa Teng: Guǐ mǎ qiào yīshēng (from the Movie of the Same Name) / Various Artists: 70s Movie Soundtracks / Polydor (1:08:38 Pop-up)

Akama: Tsedung / Akama 2000 / Akama (1:11:27 Pop-up)
Based in Dharamsala, India (Tibet exile community, home of Dalai Lama - the album celebrates his 60th anniversary on the throne)

Ekhmetjan: Dilyar / Dilyar / Self-released (1:15:53 Pop-up)
Also spelled Exmetjan. Uighur rock icon who died at age 22 in 1991.

Sangpuy: Malikasaw / Dalan / Sound Wave (1:28:01 Pop-up)

Chalaw Basiwali: I Have Nothing / Polynesia / We Music (1:31:35 Pop-up)

Coreyah: Hey You, Boss / Songs Of Our Ancestors / Self-released (1:35:33 Pop-up)

Pansori Project ZA: Wongi Jarang / Various Artists: World Music Of Korea: Into The Light (Classical & Contemporary Traditional Music) / Korea Arts Management Service (1:40:07 Pop-up)

Tulegur: Blue Sky, Grassland, Sheeps, Dogs / Wind, Grass, Sound / Self-released (1:43:30 Pop-up)

AnDa Union: Drinking Song / Homeland / AnDa Union (1:48:23 Pop-up)
GIG: World Music Institute presents Anda Union Saturday, March 30, 2019, 8pm Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center 129 W 67th Street, Manhattan

Min Xiao-Fen: Spring Is Coming / Mao, Monk and Me / Min Xiao-Fen (1:57:39 Pop-up)
GIG: TOMORROW, Sun Feb 10, w/ Alan Chan @ Brooklyn Public Library Central Library, Grand Army Place, 4 pm, FREE

Erkin Abdulla: Meshrep at Our House / Best Of / Jingwen Records (2:01:48 Pop-up)
Also spelled Arkin Abdulla

The Uyghur Musicians From Xinjiang: Ejem / Music from the Oasis Towns of Central Asia / GlobeStyle (2:06:16 Pop-up)

Mukam Art Troupe of Xinjiang: With My Heart / Don't Torment Me Dear / Hugo (2:09:59 Pop-up)

Kyungso Park: Welcome To My Table / Be My Neighbor (EP) / Kyungso Park (2:12:34 Pop-up)
With Yeojoo Yoon , percussion

Be-Being: Swaehyangsu / Various Artists: Into the Light II / Korea Arts Management Service (2:17:36 Pop-up)

Ban Nhac Le Go Vap: Rap Ban / Nhac Le, Ritual Music Of Vietnam / King Records (2:19:46 Pop-up)

Xuân Hoạch: Heroine Song - Hát Hầu Cô Bơ / Various Artists; Hanoi Masters: War Is a Wound, Peace Is a Scar / Glitterbeat (2:21:47 Pop-up)

Duo Bud: Dark Silence / Various Artists: SXSW Sampler / No Label (2:30:02 Pop-up)
Sora Kim and Jihye Lim

Yungchen Lhamo and Reggie Watts: Those Who Watch / Antibabel / Pop!Tech (2:36:32 Pop-up)

Dong Village Singers: At the flowing water, I am anxious / Various Artists: Dong Folk Songs: People and nature in harmony / Mediafusion (2:38:57 Pop-up)

Bridges (Dong Chinese & Norwegian artists): Olaf, Olaf Kjyra Di E Dau / Till Till Tare / Borte Id Dala Våra Og Dar / Bridges Live in China / Heilo (2:41:42 Pop-up)

Urna Chahar-Tugchi and Kroke: Jigder Nana / Ser / UCT / * (2:44:58 Pop-up)

Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le: Rowing The Sampan / Fragile Beauty / ACT Music (2:47:09 Pop-up)

Benjamim Taubkin, Ari Colares, Ricardo Herz, Jeong Ga Ak Hoe: O Canto da Ema / Co-Bra Project / Núcleo Contemporâneo (2:50:30 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.