PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY April 22, 2009
WITH GUEST DIRECTOR JOSEPH MATHEW VARGHESE
A PREVIEW OF THE MOVIE BOMBAY SUMMER
10 AM – NOON
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikashahrais@gmail.com

Artist (country)/ Album/ Track/ Label

10:00 – 11:10 AM

1- Gabriel Fauré (France)/ “Sanctus” from Requiem Op. 48 performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Robert Shaw/ Telarc

2- Marcelo Zarvos (Brazil)/ Soundtrack to the movie Sin Nombre/ The Journey and other selections/ Lakeshore Records 

3- Andrea Sedlackova (Czech Republic)/ Soundtrack to the movie Welcome/ 
Screening on Sunday, April 26 at 1 PM. Part of the French Film Festival City of Angels City Of Lights Film (COLCOA) Festival running through Sunday, April 26th.
ALL FILMS ARE SCREENED AT: The Directors Guild Theater Complex
7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046  Info: www.colcoa.org
 
4- Mamer (China)/ Eagle/ Man/ Realworld

5- Rokia Traoré (Mali)/ Tchamantche/ Dianfa/ Nonesuch

6- Mamer (China)/ Eagle/ Proverbs/ Realworld

7- Khing Zin Shwe and Shwe Shwe Khaing (Myanmar)/ Voice Over The Bridge/ Ataing Mathy Blue/ Earthsync   www.earthsync.com

8- Midival Punditz (India)/ Hello Hello/ Naina Laagey/ Six Degrees Records

9- Bela Fleck (USA)/ Throw Down Your Heart/ Throw Down Your Heart/ Rounder
The movie Throw Down Your Heart will come to Laemmle's Music Hall - Los Angeles, CA, June 5-11, 2009

 11:00 - 11;10

10- Playing For Change/ Songs Around The World/ Biko/ Hear Music   www.playingforchange.com

11:10 AM – 11:40 AM
With Joseph Mathew Varghese, director of the movie Bombay Summer screening on Saturday, April 25th at 9:00 PM. Part of the 7th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles through April 26th at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood (Sunset and Vine). Info: www.indianfilmfestival.org  www.bombaysummer.com

11- Mathias Duplessy (France)/ Soundtrack to Bombay Summer/ End Theme Song

12- Mathias Duplessy (France)/ Soundtrack to Bombay Summer/ Bombay (sung by Mir Mukhtiyar-Ali)

13- Mathias Duplessy (France)/ Soundtrack to Bombay Summer/ Doriyan

11:40 AM - Noon 

14- Purbayan Chatterjee (India)/ New Horizons/ Raga  Shree excerpt/ Rhyme Records  www.rhymerecords.com
Purbayan Chatterjee performs on Sunday, May 3 at 7:00 pm at the Skirball Cultural Center. He will be joined by Anubrata Chatterjee on tabla, 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

15- Indian Ocean (India)/ Five Gardens/ Bandeh/ www.indianoceanmusic.com
Leaving Home: The Life and Music of Indian Ocean screens on Friday, April 24th  at 7:00 PM. Part of the 7th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles through April 26th at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood (Sunset and Vine). Info: www.indianfilmfestival.org

16- West Papua Compilation (Papua, New Guinea)/ “Bird of Paradise” by Paul Mac/ Wantok Musik Foundation   www.wantonmusik.org

‘Sing Sing’ performs the Lively Sounds of Aboriginal Australia and its Oceanic Neighbors incoluding Papua New Guinea to UCLA Live Thursday May 7. Tickets may be purchased online at www.uclalive.org, or by phone at 310-825-2101.

EVENTS

THE SONG OF SPARROWS, the new film from Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi, director of Best Foreign Language Oscar nominee CHILDREN OF HEAVEN, as well as THE COLOR OF PARADISE and BARAN, on Friday, April 10 at Laemmle's Music Hall in Beverly Hills and Laemmle's Town Center 5 in Encino. Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival and Iran’s selection for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2008 Academy Awards.   http://www.thesongofsparrowsmovie.com/

The French Film Festival City of Angels City Of Lights Film (COLCOA) Festival opens on Monday April 20th and will run through Sunday, April 26th.
ALL FILMS ARE SCREENED AT:
The Directors Guild Theater Complex
7920 Sunset Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Info: www.colcoa.org

The 7th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles through April 26th
ALL FILMS ARE SCREEEND AT
 Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood (Sunset and Vine). Info: www.indianfilmfestival.org

Join KPFK and celebrate your favorite rebel radio station’s golden anniversary in the first of a series of Global Dance Parties. In what promises to be a night of unforgettable music, two legends will be taking to the stage in a special benefit on April 28th at the Mint, located at 6010 West Pico Blvd. in the city of Los Angeles. Starting the evening, founding member of War Lonnie Jordan will be helping us sustain our mission by going on the offensive with his jazz/funk Wartet.

Master conguero Poncho Sanchez and his band will continue KPFK’s “Global Dance Party,” with his Grammy award winning Latin Jazz sounds. Hosting the event is our very own cucaracha Lalo Alcaraz heard every Friday on the “Pocho Hour of Power.” So mark your calendars for this April 28th to help KPFK stay on the air while having a good time by getting fresh at the Mint
2 DJ's spinning in between DJ Sanchez and DJ Boxy D. from the Pocho Hour Of Power!
8pm DJ Sanchez starts...For more information go to www.kpfk.org or call The Mint (323) 954-9400

Ballet Preljocaj perform The Four Seasons at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd at 8:00 PM. Tickets may be purchased online at www.uclalive.org, or by phone at 310-825-2101.