PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2009
WITH GUEST YASMIN LEVY
10 AM – Noon
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikashahrais@gmail.com

Artist (country)/ Album/ Track/ Label

10:00 – 10:30 AM

1- Hamid Saiedi (Iran)/ Imaginary Knots/ Warp and Woof/ Independent release
Imaginary Knots is a collaborative production by Hamid Saeidi and Shida Pegahi; a multimedia production exploring the cultural origins of Persian Carpets. Like an intricate silk carpet, this multimedia project weaves live music, dance and video art as it explores aspects of the Persian culture.  The program will continue with Mamak Khadem and her ensemble, performing Green Volume where she seeks to explore the intersections of Eastern and Western musical traditions. November 24 at 7 pm at LACMA’s Bing Theater. FREE EVENT.

2- Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine)/ Recital/ Le cypress s’est brisé/ Harmonia Mundi (Actes Sud)

3- Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine)/ Recital/ “Masar” performed by Samir and Wassim Joubran (Palestine)/ Harmonia Mundi (Actes Sud)
The Legacy of Mahmoud Darwish:  concert by  Turath Ensemble
Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish; Songs of Marcel Khalife; Music of Sayyid Darwish
Featuring Naser Musa; Poetry Reading by Sami Maalouf
Thursday, 5 November 2009 at 7:30 PM
Schoenberg Auditorium, UCLA, Nearest Parking: Lot 2
FREE EVENT

3- The Silk Road Ensemble (multinational)/ Off the Map/ “Harawi para Colquipocro” from Ritmos Anchinos/ World Village

4- Kailash Kher & Kailasa (India)/ Yatra (Nomadic Souls)/ Kaise Main Kahoon/ Cumbancha

5- Khaled (Algeria)/ Liberté/ Hiya Ansadou/ Wrasse Records
Khaled, Assala Nasri and Rida Al Abdullah perform on Saturday, November 21 at MGM Grand Las Vegas. 1.800.637.0295 www.mgmgrand.com/sahra

6- Sara Tavares (Portugal/Cape Verde)/ Xinti/ Bué/ Four Quarters Entertainment
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
or 310-440-4500.

7- Nancy Vieira (Cape Verde)/ Lus/ Tchoro Cantado/ HM Musica

8- Kasse Mady Diabate (Mali)/ Manden Djeli Kan/ Sinanon Saran/ Wrasse Records

9- Alex Cuba (Cuba)/ Agua Del Pozo/ Si Pero No/ Caracol Records

10- Jethro Tull (UK/ Living In The Past/ Life Is A Long Song/ Chrysalis

11- Jethro Tull (UK/ Living In The Past/ Inside/ Chrysalis
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull performs a solo concert at the Wiltern Theater, Friday, November 6 at 8 pm. www.wiltern.com

11:00 – 11:50 AM
Interview with Yasmin Levy (Israel)
12- Yasmin Levy (Israel)/ Mano Suave/ Adio Kerida/ Four Quarters Entertainment

13- Yasmin Levy (Israel)/ Mano Suave/ Mano Suave/ Four Quarters Entertainment

14- Yasmin Levy (Israel)/ Mano Suave/ Una Noche Mas/ Four Quarters Entertainment

15- Yasmin Levy (Israel)/ Mano Suave/ Si Veriash/ Four Quarters Entertainment

16- Yasmin Levy (Israel)/ Mano Suave/ Por La Mia/ Four Quarters Entertainment

www.sonicbids.com/yasminlevy   myspace.com/yasminlevy  www.yasminlevy.net

11:50 AM – Noon

17- Monica Salmaso (Brazil)/ Noites de gala, samba na rua/ A Volta do Malandro/ Biscoito Fino

18- Red Priest (UK)/ Priest On The Run/ LeClair: “Two Spanish Dances”/ 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