PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21, 2009
WITH GUESTS VICKEN TARPINIAN AND RANDALL GRASS
10 AM – Noon
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikashahrais@gmail.com
Artist (country)/ Album/ Track/ Label
10:00 – 10:30 AM
1- Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer/ The Melody of Rhythm/ Cadence/ E1 Music
Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer perform on Thursday, October 22 at 8:00 pm at Royce Hall, UCLA. Info and Tickets: (310) 825-2101, www.uclalive.org.
2- Anouar Brahem (Tunisia)/ The Astounding Eyes of Rita/ Al Birwa/ ECM Records
3- Trio Ifriqiya (Tunisia, France, Congo)/ Trio Ifriqiya/ Petite Planète/ World Village
4- Yasmin Levy (Israel)/ Mano Suave/ Una Noche Mas/ Four Quarters Entertainment
Yasmin Levy performs at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 pm, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (off the 405 freeway, exit Skirball Center Drive), Los Angeles 90049. Info: www.skirball.org or 310-440-4500.
5- Red Priest (UK)/ Priest On The Run/ Vivaldi: “Summer”/ Red Priest Recordings www.redpriest.co.uk
6- Red Priest (UK)/ Priest On The Run/ Vivaldi: “Allegro fromLa Notte Concerto”/ Red Priest Recordings www.redpriest.co.uk
Red Priest performs on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 pm at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 90064. Tickets and info: 310-286-0553 www.theatreryamondkabbaz.com
10:40 – 11:10 AM
Interview with Vicken Tarpinian (Armenia). Vicken Tarpinian performs on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 at 8 PM at Zipper Hall at the Colburn School of Music, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 90012. For tickets and information, please visit: www.itsmyseat.com
7- Vicken Tarpinian/Nortar/ Sareri/ To be released
8- Vicken Tarpinian/ Genats/ Mama/ independent release
9- Vicken Tarpinian/ Genats/ Gyankit Arevit Madagh Hars Em Kenoum/ independent release
10- Vicken Tarpinian/Nortar/ Garod/ To be released
11:10– 11:57 AM
Interview with Randall Grass, Producer and Author of the newly published book Great Spirits: Portraits of Life-Changing World Music Artists (University Press of Mississippi)
11- Nina Simone (USA)/ Anthology/ Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead)/ BMG Heritage
12- Nina Simone (USA)/ Anthology/ Four Women/ BMG Heritage
13- Bob Marley & The Wailers (Jamaica)/ Gold/ Concrete Jungle/ Island
14- Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigeria)/ Black Man’s Cry/ Shuffering and Shmiling/ Shanachie
15- Sun Ra and His Arkestra (USA)/ Greatest Hits: Easy Listening For Intergalactic Travel/ Saturn/ Evidence
11:57 AM - Noon
16- Omara Portuondo (Cuba)/ Gracias/ O Que Será/ World Village
Omara Portuondo performs on Friday, October 23 at 8 pm at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Info and tickets: www.uclalive.org (310) 825-2101
EVENTS
Sara Tavares Performs on Thursday, November 5 at 8:00 pm at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (off the 405 freeway, exit Skirball Center Drive), Los Angeles 90049. Info: www.skirball.org 310-440-4500.
Zamba, Son Huasteco, Guajira, Vallenato, Ranchera, Conjunto, Milonga, Bolero, Festejo, Choro, y mucho más...
WHAT? It's not all SALSA?
Come and join us at the "Salón Latinoamericano" with Betto Arcos, founder and host of "Global Village" on KPFK.
Join a small but passionate party of music lovers for this special afternoon.
We'll listen a little and learn a lot about the enormous variety and dizzying complexity of the category known as Latin Music.
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 3:45 to 6:00 p.m. (The program will begin at 4:00)
Good wine, tasty hors d'oeuvres, fascinating conversation, interesting people, Latin Music
If you're interested, email Betto directly at:
bettoarcos@earthlink.net
