Monday June 29, 2009 Global Village Playlist with host Maggie LePique and guests Dean Porter Director of Marketing for Grand Performances and in the 11am hour Geoff Boucher, feature writer for the L.A. Times covering music, Hollywood and pop culture for the paper's award-winning Calendar section to share his thoughts about the passing of the Musical Icon Michael Jackson.
1 BABATUNDE OLATUNJI "World Without End" DRUMS OF PASSION 50TH ANNIVERSARY 2 CD SET COLUMBIA/LEGACY
2 KURT ELLING "All Or Nothing At All" DEDICATED TO YOU-KURT ELLING SINGS THE MUSIC OF JOHN COLTRANE & JOHNNY HARTMAN CONCORD RECORDS
3 FRANCISCO CESPEDES "Solamente Una Vez" TE ACUERDAS WARNER MUSIC LATINA
4 JUSTIN ADAMS AND JULDEH CAMARA "Tonio Yima" TELL NO LIES REAL WORLD
5 TITO PUENTE AND HIS ORCHESTRA "Oye CayuCo" (outake) DANCE MANIA RCA/LEGACY
6 BOOKER T "She Breaks" POTATO HOLE ANTI RECORDS
7 ROCKY DAWUNI "In Ghana" AQUARIAN RECORDS
8 BUIKA "Volver, Volver" NINA DE FUEGO WARNER LATINA
9 CUCU DIAMANTES "Free" CUCU LAND
10 ALBITA "Todo Lo Que Tu Quieras" MIS TACONES SHARP
11 MICHAEL JACKSON "Gone Too Soon" DANGEROUS EPIC RECORDS
12 THE JACKSON 5 "With A Child’s Heart" BEST OF M JACKSON MOTOWN THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION
13 THE JACKSON 5 "I Want You Back" MOTOWN 50 MOTOWN YESTERDAY TODAY FOREVER
14 THE JACKSON 5 "ABC" MOTOWN 50 MOTOWN:YESTERDAY TODAY FOREVER
15 MICHAEL JACKSON "Ain’t No Sunshine" MOTOWN 50 MOTOWN: YESTERDAY TODAY FOREVER
16 THE JACKSON 5 "To Know" LOVE SONGS MOTOWN/UMG
17 MICHAEL JACKSON "Billie Jean" THRILLER EPIC RECORDS
18 MICHAEL JACKSON "For All Time THRILLER EPIC RECORDS
19 MICHAEL JACKSON "Music And Me" BEST OF M JACKSON THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTIONSPECIAL THANKS TO DEAN PORTER FROM GRAND PERFORMANCES FOR DROPPING DOWN TO THE KPFK STUDIOS WITH A PREVIEW OF THE WONDERFUL SUMMER SEASON IN DOWNTOWN L.A. FOR MORE INFO: www.grandperformances.org or call (213) 687-2159 ALSO SPECIAL THANKS TO GEOFF BOUCHER FROM THE L.A. TIMES FOR SHARING INSIGHT INTO ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST MUSICAL INNOVATORS MICHAEL JACKSON WHO PASSED AWAY LAST THURSDAY HERE IN LOS ANGELES. MICHAEL JACKSON (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) WE'LL MISS YOU MICHAEL AND LOVE YOU FOR ALL TIME!
The Los Angeles Dodgers will welcome Playing For Change band member Grandpa Elliott to sing the National Anthem at the game on Tuesday, June 30 when the Dodgers face off against the Colorado Rockies. Grandpa Elliott is also set to join the rest of the Playing For Change band on Thursday, July 2 to kick off the Twilight Dance Series at the Santa Monica Pier at 7:00 PM and will also perform with the full band on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien on Thursday, July 9.
