PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2008
WITH GUEST DYA SINGH
10 AM – NOON
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikashahrais@gmail.com
Artist (country)/ Album/ Label
10:00 – 10:15 AM
1- Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Anja Lechner, U. T. Gandhi (Greece, Germany, India)/ Melos/ Melos/ ECM
2- 1 Giant Leap (Jami Catto and Duncan Bridgeman, UK, multinational)/ What About me? / www.whataboutme.tv
10:25 – 10:35 AM
With Guest Dya Singh (Australia via Malaysia)
Dya Singh and his ensemble perform a concert of Sikh devotional music on Thursday, October 2 at 8:00 PM at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2709 N Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 (exit Skirball Center Drive on the 405 freeway). A Pre-concert lecture at 7:30 on Sikhism precedes. Info: www.skirball.org 310-440-4500
3- Dya Singh (Australia)/ Sukhmani Simren/ Sukhmani Sahib (Psalm of Peace)/ Cherdhi Kala Music P: 310-836-1667
10:35 – 11:00 AM
4- Mamadou Diabate (Mali)/ Douga Mansa/ Joulafassa/ World Village
5- Rajery (Madagascar)/ Sofera/ Sofera/ Marabi
6- Neco Novellas (Mozambique)/ New Dawn (Ku Khata)/ Vermelha/ Times Square Records
7- Milton Nascimento, Jobim Trio (Brazil)/ Nova Bossas/ Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser/ Blue Note Records
Milton Nascimento & The Jobim Trio perform on Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 8:00 PM at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Info: 323.850.2000 www.laphil.com
8- Zarbang (Iran)/ Persian and Middle Eastern Percussion/ Zarbi-e-Raast/ ARC
Merging contemporary dance with Sufi ritual, Persian dance & Flamenco, Banafsheh Sayaad and the Namah Ensemble perform with Zarbang percussion Ensemble featuring Pejman Hadadi, Behnam & Reza Samani & Javid Afsari. Sunday, October 12 at 8:00 PM at Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 West 8th St., Los Angeles. Tickets & Information: (818) 887-7878, (818) 908-0808; Sherkat-e Ketab in Westwood: (310) 477-7477; Music Box in Westwood: (310) 473-3466
9- Kal (Serbia)/ Kal/ Djelem, Djelem/ Asphalt Tango
Kal performs at the Grove Anaheim on Thursday, October 2, at 8:00 PM, 2200 East Katella Avenue. Opening for Gogol Bordello. Call for more info: (714) 712-2700
11:00 – 11:05 AM News Update
11:05 AM - Noon
10- Hariprasad Chaurasia (India)/ Meditative Romance/ Indian Folklore: Dhun in Pahadi/ New Earth
On tour in celebration of his seventieth birthday, Indian living legend Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia leads fellow bansuri (flute) virtuosos Rakesh Chaurasia and Rupak Kulkarni, Pandit Subhankar Banerjee on tabla, and Pandit Bhavani Shankar on the pakhawaj (drum) in a mesmerizing performance of Indian classical music, steeped in India's mystical traditions. Thursday, October 23 at 8:00 PM, at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2709 N Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 (exit Skirball Center Drive on the 405 freeway). Info: www.skirball.org 310-440-4500
12- Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo (USA, India, Nigeria, Puerto Rico)/ Global Drum Project/ Baba/ Shout Factory
Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain’s Global Drum Project Performs Trance Grooves, Elegant Electronica and Hypnotic Percussion at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Thursday Oct. 9 at 8:00 PM. Tickets and info: www.uclalive.org, by phone at 310-825-2101
13- Issa Bagayogo (Mali) Mali Koura/ Sebero/ Six Degrees Records
14- Terakaft (Mali)/ Akh Issudar/ Soubhanallah/ World Village
15- John Lennon (UK)/ Legend/ #9 Dream/ Polyphone
16- John Lennon (UK)/ Legend/ Give Peace A Chance/ Polyphone
The Movie The US vs John Lennon: Learn the true story of the U.S. government's attempts to silence John Lennon, an iconic advocate for peace, and his anti-war message. Featuring interviews with those who knew Lennon best and abundant footage of Lennon himself, this documentary takes a powerful new look at the life and times of the late member of the Beatles, the ideals he fought for, and the price he paid for trying to make the world a better place. Directed by David Leaf and John Scheinfeld. Saturday, October 11 at 2:30 PM. FREE screening. Skirball Cultural Center, 2709 N Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 (exit Skirball Center Drive on the 405 freeway). Info: www.skirball.org 310-440-4500
17- Lila Downs (US/Mexico)/ Shake Away/ Ojo de Culebra/ Manhattan Records www.liladowns.com
13- Buika (Spain via Guinea Bissau)/ Niña de Fuego/ La Falsa Moneda/ Warner Bros. Spain
14- Richard Bona (Cameroon)/ Bona Makes You Sweat/ Sen Sen Sen/ Decca Records
