PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 2010
11 AM – 1:00 PM
“WITH GUEST ARVIND MANOCHA, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL”
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikashahrais@gmail.com

Time - Artist (country) - Album - Track – Label

11:00 Mahsa Vahdat & Mighty Sam McClain (Iran, USA) – Scent of Reunion – My Kingdom Is You – Kirkelig Kulturverksted (Valley Entertainment)

11:11 Youssou N’Dour (Senegal) – Music from the Motion Picture I Bring What I Love – Yaakaar (Hope) – Nonesuch
The movie Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love will screen on Saturday, May 22 at 2:00 PM at the Skirball Cultural C0enter 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, (405 freeway, exit Skirball Center Drive). www.skirball.org .FREE Screening – No reservations necessary http://www.ibringwhatilove.com/

11:15 Salif Keita (Mali) – La Difference – Seydou – Emarcy (UMG)
Salif Keita performs on June 15 at 7:30 PM at the Terrace Theatre in celebration of Juneteenth, the annual American holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 East Ocean Blvd. Long Beach CA 90802 Tickets: (562) 436-3661 Ticketmaster: (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com
Also at the Playboy Jazz Festival on June 13th.

11:21 Silvio Rodriguez (Cuba) – Segunda Cita – Segunda Cita– Sony/Bmg Argent/Zoom
Historic concert June 17th at 8:15 PM at Gibson Amphitheater  at Universal City Walk, Los Angeles CA. www.ticketmaster.com Tickets go on sale May 13.

11:29 – 12:10 PM
A Preview of the Hollywood Bowl Season with  General Manager Arvind Manocha
All concerts take place at the Hollywood Bowl. For information, please visit: www.hollywoodbowl.com

11:29 Baaba Maal (Senegal) – Television – Dakar moon – Palm Pictures
Sunday, June 20, 7 pm

11:32 Tinariwen (Mali) – Imidiwan: Companions – Imidiwan Afrik Temdam – World Village
Sunday, June 20, 7 pm

11:34 Playing For Change (USA- multinational) – Songs Around The World – Biko – Hear Music
Sunday, June 20, 7 pm

11:40 Buena Vista Social Club (Cuba) – Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall – Quizas – Nonesuch
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo, Sunday, June 27, 7 pm

11:47 Richard Bona (Cameroon) Tiki – O Beta O Siba – Decca Records
Wednesday July 7 at 8 PM .

11:50 The Beatles (UK) – 1 – Hey Jude – Capitol
A Beatles Celebration – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, July 9,10,11, 7:30 pm

11:52 Beethoven (Germany) – Symphony no. 3 “Eroica” Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Mazel – Allegro con brio – Harmonia Mundi
LA Philharmonic in an all Beethoven program, Tuesday, July 27 at 8 pm

11:56 Harmonie Ensemble - Gershwin by Grofé (USA) – Rhapsodie in Blue – Harmonia Mundi
Gershwin Across America, Wednesday, August 25, 8 pm

12:01 Herbie Hancock (USA) – The Essential Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man – Sony
Herbie Hancock – The Birthday Celebration – Wednesday, Sept. 1, 8 pm

12:05 Ozomatli (USA ) – Street Signs – Believe – Concord Records
Sunday, Sept. 19 7 pm

12:10 – 1:00 PM

12:11 Manose (Nepal) – Epiphany – Buddha’s Lullaby – White Swan Records

12:16 Elizabeth Ayoub (Venezuela) – Oceanos y Lunas – Ya Oud – Four Quarters Entertainment

12:20 Mayte Martin (Spain) – AlcantaraAManuel – Al Sur De Los Limones – World Village

12:24 Lokua Kanza (DR Congo) – Nkolo – Dipano – World Village

12:28 Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate (Mali) – Ali and Toumani –Warbe – Nonesuch

12:36 Bela Fleck (USA) – Throw Down Hour Heart – Djorolen – Rounder
The Movie Throw Down Your Heart will screen on Saturday June 12 at 2 PM at the Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, (405 freeway, exit Skirball Center Drive). www.skirball.org .FREE Screening – No reservations necessary http://www.throwdownyourheart.com/

12:41 Bobby McFerrin (USA) – VocabularieS – Brief Eternity – Emarcy/UMGD

12:48 Staff Benda Bilili (DR Congo) – Très Très Fort – Marguerite – Crammed Discs

12:52 Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars (Sierra Leone) – Rise & Shine – Dununya – Cumbancha

12:56 Sierra Maestra (Cuba) – Sonando Ya – Sangre Negra – World Village

EVENTS

The Gipsy Kings perform at the Greek Theatre on Sunday July 18th at 8 pm. The Greek Theatre is located in Griffith Park at 2700 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90027. Information and tickets: www.greektheatrela.com