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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Transpacific / Transglobal 2018 Hit Parade

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This Week's Playlist:

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Unknown: Kung Hei Fat Choy (Prosperity Song) (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Gaye Su Akyol: Bir Yarali Kustum / Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir / Glitterbeat (0:04:08 Pop-up)

Fatoumata Diawara: Kokoro / Fenfo (Something To Say) (0:09:00 Pop-up)
Grammy nominated for best world music album of 2018

Dobet Gnahoré: Akissi La Rebelle / Miziki / Café de la Danse (0:12:42 Pop-up)

BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness): Nobody Knows / Emakhosini (0:16:07 Pop-up)
GIG: TONIGHT @ Drom as part of Secret Planet APAP showcase w/ many other artists; TOMORROW night @ Copacabana as part of globalFEST, also a multi-artist showcase

SANS: Kulkija - The Walking Song / Kulku / Cloud Valley / * (0:22:37 Pop-up)
The lyrics muse about emigrated from Finland to the US

Solju: Irgeávnnas / Ođđa áigodat / Bafe's Factory (0:26:29 Pop-up)
"Boyfriend-to-be"

Vigüela: El ramo / Palillo verde / Allá en La Habana (The Bouquet / Little Green Stick / Over there in Havana) / A Tiempo Real / ARC Music / * (0:29:26 Pop-up)

Samurai Accordion: Gernika / TE / Visage Music (0:31:34 Pop-up)

Kapela Maliszów: Wiejski Dżez / Wiejski Dżez / Unzipped Fly Records (0:38:15 Pop-up)

WoWaKin: Jazwiec / Kraj Za Miastem / WoWaKin (0:42:02 Pop-up)

Shadi Fathi & Bijan Chemirani: Shâbâsh / Delâshena / Buda Musique (0:47:46 Pop-up)

Efrén López, Stelios Petrakis, Bijan Chemirani: Stelios' Pentozalis / Taos / Buda Musique (0:50:12 Pop-up)

Baul Meets Saz: Djad Galo / Baul Meets Saz / Seyir Muzik (0:53:24 Pop-up)

Anandi: Maya's Dream (Kalavati) / Joys Abound / Riverboat (0:59:25 Pop-up)

Monsieur Doumani: Thorn of the Cactus / Angathin / Monsieur Doumani (1:06:59 Pop-up)

El Naán: Agapito groove / La Danza de las Semillas / Autoeditado (1:11:10 Pop-up)

Orquesta Akokán: Cuidado con el Tumbador / Orquesta Akokán / Daptone (1:16:19 Pop-up)
GIG: TOMORROW night (Sun Jan 6) @ Copacabana as part of globalFEST, the annual multi-artist showcase / the album is nominated for a Grammy for best Tropical record of 2018

Sonido Gallo Negro: Mambo Egipcio / Mambo Cósmico / Glitterbeat Records (1:20:28 Pop-up)

Damily: Malay Nama / Valimbilo / Bongo Joe (1:23:08 Pop-up)
Vocals by Rakapo. From the album commentary: The album shall be named Valimbilo. Bilo is a disease which strikes one’s mental health, depression is what western societies call it. When one is diagnosed with « voany bilo », a precise medical treatment is engaged and performed without doctors, nor medicine. To vanquish bilo, one has to use music. The sorcerer solely decides upon the “good” day (the day which gathers the most positive aspects of the astrological conjuncture) to operate: the extended family hosts a ceremony ruled by many taboos, which can last up to a few days, and in which only one remedy is applied in high dosage : some Tsapiky. They are “doctor” musicians whom talent is source of the cure...

Gabacho Maroc: Amara Moussaoui / Tawassol / Les Arts Alliés (1:35:17 Pop-up)

Ammar 808: Sidi Kommi / Maghreb United / Glitterbeat (1:39:45 Pop-up)
Featuring Mehdi Nassouli, young Gnawa singer

47 Soul: Moved Around / Balfron Promise / Cooking Vinyl / * (1:43:32 Pop-up)
GIG: TOMORROW night (Sun Jan 6) @ Copacabana as part of globalFEST, the annual multi-artist showcase

TootArd: Sahra / Laissez Passer / Glitterbeat (1:47:51 Pop-up)

Djénéba et Fousco: Hakilima / Kayeba Khasso / Lusafrica (1:53:05 Pop-up)
Djénéba Kouyaté and Fousseyni ‘Fousco’ Sissoko, a husband and wife duo originally from the Kayes region of Mali

Delgres: Mo Jodi / Mo Jodi / PIAS (1:57:29 Pop-up)

Samba Touré: Mana Yero Koy / Wande / Glitterbeat (2:00:33 Pop-up)

Mdou Moctar: Jagwa / Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai OST / Sahel Sounds (2:10:14 Pop-up)
GIG: TONIGHT @ Drom as part of Secret Planet APAP showcase w/ many other artists

Bombino: Takamba / Deran / Nonesuch (2:13:46 Pop-up)
GIG: Le Poisson Rouge, March 20th. Deran is Grammy nominated for best world music album of 2018.

Toko Telo: Zay Gny Raha / Diavola / Anio Records / * (2:18:01 Pop-up)
From the repertoire of D'Gary, a member of the trio Toko Telo - originally on his Horombe album, 1995

Malagasy Guitar Masters: Sarombaho / Volo Hazo / Buda Musique (2:20:44 Pop-up)

Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana: Nordest / Argento / Visage Music (2:25:37 Pop-up)

Amsterdam Klezmer Band & Söndörgő​: Seven / Szikra / Vetnasj Records (2:29:18 Pop-up)

The Turbans: Madhavski Horo / The Turbans / Six Degrees (2:34:40 Pop-up)

Saeid Shanbehzadeh, Rostam Mirlashari & Naghib Shanbehzadeh: Jazz Bandari / Pour-Afrigha / Buda Musique (2:40:50 Pop-up)

Moonlight Benjamin: Moso Moso / Siltane / Ma Case (2:46:23 Pop-up)

Angélique Kidjo: Once In A Lifetime / Remain in Light / Kravenworks (2:50:02 Pop-up)
GIG: Angelique Kidjo's Remain in Light @ McCarter Theatre, Princeton NJ, Friday, 12 April

Son Palenque: Pacuapa / Kutu Prieta Pa Saranguia / Palenque (2:55:44 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.