PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21, 2009
“BEST OF 2008 PART 3 and INTERVIEW WITH SIMON SHAHEEN”
10 AM – NOON
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikashahrais@gmail.com

Artist (country)/ Album/ Label

10:00 – 11:25 AM

A Prayer for Peace

1- Al-Darwish (Galilea), Hersperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya directed by Jordi Savall (Spain, Palestine, Israel and more)/ Jerusalem/ Prelude (oud and improvisation)/ Alia Vox (Harmonia Mundi distribution)

2- Al-Darwish (Galilea), Hersperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya directed by Jordi Savall (Spain, Palestine, Israel and more)/ Jerusalem/ Cant de l’exile (Psaume 137, 1-6)/ Alia Vox (Harmonia Mundi distribution)

3- Al-Darwish (Galilea), Hersperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya directed by Jordi Savall (Spain, Palestine, Israel and more)/ Jerusalem/Ghazali/ Alia Vox (Harmonia Mundi distribution)

4- Al-Darwish (Galilea), Hersperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya directed by Jordi Savall (Spain, Palestine, Israel and more)/ Jerusalem/Voeux de Paix/ Alia Vox (Harmonia Mundi distribution)

5- Al-Darwish (Galilea), Hersperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya directed by Jordi Savall (Spain, Palestine, Israel and more)/ Jerusalem/Ensemble final / Alia Vox (Harmonia Mundi distribution)

10:25 - 10:45 AM

Best of 2008

6- Ludovico Einaudi (Italy)/ Divenire/ Uno/ Ponderosa Music

7- Elisa Vellia (Greece)/ Ahnaria/ Kerkira Nissi Mou/ Le Chant du Monde

8- Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Anja Lechner, UT Gandhi (Greece, Germany, India)/ Melos/ Melos/ ECM Records

9- Ablaye Cissoko, Volker Goetze (Mali, Germany)/ Sira/ Mansani Cisse/ ObliqSound

10:45 - 11:05

Events Announcements

Jon Hassell & Maarifa Street with special guest Dhafer Youssef perform at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Friday, February 13 at 8:00 PM. Tickets and info: www.uclalive.org 310-825-2101

10- Jon Hassell (USA)/ Last Night The Moon Came Dropping its Clothes In The Street/ Light On Water/ ECM

11- Dhafer Youssef (Tunisia) Digital Prophecy/ Dawn Prayer/ Enja

Renowned Iraqi oud master Rahim AlHaj joins forces with respected Lebanese percussionist Souhail Kaspar to feature work from the acclaimed CD, Home Again. Saturday, February, 7, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, February 8, 3:00 p.m. at the Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center, North Sepulveda Blvd. For info: www.getty.edu Free with reservations.

12- Rahim AlHaj (Iraq)/ Home Again/ Trip/ Fast Home

The Master Musicians of Jajouka featuring Bachir Attar perform at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Friday, February 6 at 8:00 PM. Tickets and info: www.uclalive.org 310-825-2101

13- The Master Musicians of Jajouka with Bachir Attar (Morocco)/ Live Vol.1/ Joal Fibladi Joal/ Jajouka Records www.jajouka.com

The legendary Japanese drum ensemble Kodo will be performing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday February 8th. Tickets and info: www.laphil.com, 323.850.2000

14- Kodo (Japan)/ Heartbeat: Best of Kodo 25th Anniversary/ Lion/ Sony Music Japan

Internationally Renowned Argentinean Tango Dancer Guillermina Quiroga and her company perform at Royce Hall on Wed-Thu, Feb 4-5 at 8pm. Tickets may be purchased online at www.uclalive.org, or by phone at 310-825-2101.

15- Astor Piazzolla (Argentina)/ Libertango/ Muerte del Angel/ Milan

11:05 AM – 11:30 AM

Interview with Simon Shaheen
Simon Shaheen Ensemble performs at the Skirball Cultural Center on Thursday January 22, 2009 at 8:00 PM. 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 (take Skirball Center Drive off the 405 freeway). Info and tickets: www.skirball.org or 310-440-4500

12- Simon Shaheen (Palestine)/ Blue Flame/ Al-Qantara/ Ark 21

13- Simon Shaheen (US via Palestine)/ Turath/ Longa Farahfaza/ Times Square Records

14- Simon Shaheen (Palestine)/ Blue Flame/ Waving Sands/ Ark 21

11:30 AM - Noon

Best of 2008 continued

15- Carla Bley (USA)/ The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu/ One Banana/ ECM

16- Eberhard Weber (Germany)/ Stages Of A Long Journey/ Silent Feet/ ECM

17- Roberto Fonseca (Cuba)/ Zamazu/ El Niejo/ Enja

18- Buena Vista Social Club (Cuba)/ Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall/ Chan Chan/ World Circuit/Nonesuch

19- Omara Portuondo (Cuba)/ Gracias/ Drume Negrita/ World Village

20- Peret( Spain)/ Que Levante El Dedo/ Que Levante El Dedo/ Rumba Classics