TSP Saturday April 14, 2018 / April Centrone - exploring music of the Arab world

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Saturday, April 14, 2018
April Centrone - exploring music of the Arab world

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Multi-talented April Centrone has immersed herself in music of the Arab world. Her roots are playing the drum kit - in fact she's currently in two all-women rock bands (on two continents) - Jane, based in New York, and Iklil, based in Beirut. But she's also learned a range of Arab percussion and stringed instruments. She's toured with major Arab artists. She co-founded the NY Arabic Orchestra.

April is also a music therapist - she just did a music-therapy tour of Malaysia; she's worked with refugees from Palestine, Syria and Myanmar, and she’s making a contribution to the Garden State by launching (with a partner) Fourth Wave Rehearsal Studios, a community arts center in Asbury Park.

One thing April didn't have on her extensive CV was a solo album. But that all changes with the release of New Moon, which she celebrates with a big concert featuring members of the NY Arabic Orchestra - including renowned flutist Bassam Saba - Thursday night April 26th as part of the Uncharted women-artist-focused concert series at Greenwich House Renee Weiler Concert Hall, 46 Barrow Street in the West Village.

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TICKET GIVEAWAY TONIGHT to see April Centrone’s album release show featuring Bassam Saba and members of the NY Arabic Orchestra (with free beer!) Thursday night at April 26th Greenwich House!

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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. (Two pairs of tickets available.) Deadline to enter is Sunday night at midnight. Winners will be notified by Monday.

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Mari Kalkun: Ngadei! / Ilmamõtsan / * (0:00:00 )

Monsieur Doumani: Where Shall I Bang It / Angathin / * (0:04:04 )

Santa Taranta: Cupa Cupa / Sete Sete / * (0:07:24 )

Karavan Sarai: Song of the Birds / Painted Sands / Electrofone / * (0:11:47 )
Narayan Sijan & Carmen Rizzo

BaranBand: Yar / Mn Bo To / Global Music Centre (0:15:55 )

Gabacho Maroc: Desertum / Tawassol / Cristal Records / * (0:21:26 )

April Centrone: Hurriya / New Moon / * (0:37:33 )
Pre-release

April Centrone: Fire and Blood / New Moon / * (0:49:53 )

April Centrone: Demonstration of Arabic modes (live) (1:12:13 )

April Centrone: Improv on oud (Live) (1:20:03 )

April Centrone: Green Eyes / New Moon / * (1:28:40 )

April Centrone: Burn / New Moon (2:02:43 )

April Centrone: New Moon / New Moon (2:05:04 )

April Centrone: 1000 Lovers / New Moon (2:12:00 )

Indialucia: Trilokam / Acatao / * (2:16:26 )

A Rahman: Nona Zaman Sekaranga (2:27:48 )

Adolph Hofner: Happy Go Lucky Polka / South Texas Swing / Arhoolie (2:24:02 )

Los Bayou Ramblers: Granny Smith / Kalenda / Rice Pump Records (2:26:45 )
GIG: Tomorrow night (Sunday April 15th) @ Joe's Pub

Amsterdam Klezmer Band and Söndörgö: Mooncatch / Szikra / Vetnas / * (2:34:26 )
Pre-release / single

Yiddish Glory feat. Loyko, Alexander Sevastian, Psoy Korolenko: Nitsokhn Lid (Victory Song) / Yiddish Glory - The Lost Songs of World War II / Six Degrees / * (2:39:50 )

Mehmet Polat: Something is Moving / Ageless Garden (2:44:58 )

Frigg: Friggin' Polska / Frost on Fiddles (2:53:38 )
GIG: Thursday night at 7 at Drom, 85 Ave A - presented by Live Sounds

Auli and Tautumeitas: Neviens mīļi tā nebrauca / Lai Masina Rotajas (Let Sister Adorn Herself) (2:58:02 )

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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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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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