KPFK 90.7 FM: "GLOBAL VILLAGE"
PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007
10 AM – NOON
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikadevi@yahoo.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Artist (country)/ Album/ Track/ Label

10:00 – 11:00 AM

1- Anuna (Ireland)/ Essential Anuna/ Cormacus Scripsit/ Koch Records

2- Eleni Karaindrou (Greece)/ Elegy of the Uprooting/ The Weeping Meadow/ ECM New Series

3- Anja Lechner, Vassilis Tsabropoulos (Germany, Greece)/ Chants, Hymns and Dances/ Bayati/ ECM Records

5- Paul de Marinis (Canada)/ Music As A Second Language/ Fonetica Francese/ Lovely Music Ltd.

6- Dino Saluzzi, Anja Lechner (Argentina, Germany)/ Ojos Negros/ Tango A Mi Padre/ ECM Records (to be released in April 2007)
Dino Saluzzi and Anja Lechner will perform on Thursday, April 19, at 8:00 PM at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. off the 405 freeway, exit Skirball Center Drive. Info: 310-440-4500 and www.skirball.org. For tickets also visit www.ticketweb.com

7- MNO (Canada)/ Sessions des Rosiers EP1/ Kat Mix/ Six Degrees Records (available as download)

8- Jorge Drexler (Uruguay)/ 12 Secundos de Oscuridad/ Disneylandia/ Warner Music Group

9- Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa)/ Guiding Star/ Chamber of Justice/ATO Records

10- Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa)/ Guiding Star/ Ntombi Mbali/ATO Records
Vusi Mahlasela will perform on Friday, March 30 at 8:00 PM at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. off the 405 freeway, exit Skirball Center Drive. Info: 310-440-4500 and www.skirball.org. For tickets also visit www.ticketweb.com Part of the series: “Long Walk to Freedom.”

11- Tany Manga (Madagascar)/ Soa/ Soa/ Marabi

12- Hamid Baroudi (Algeria)/ untitled/ Alkaline

11:00 – 11:05 AM: News Update

11:05 AM – Noon

13- Johann Johannsson (Iceland)/ IBM 1401, A User’s Manual/ The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky’s Turned Black/ 4AD

14- Michael Brook (Canada)/ RockPaperScissors/ Darker Room/ High Wire Music

15- Zohar (UK)/ OneThreeSeven/ Byzantine/ Ark21

16- Hamid Baroudi (Algeria)/ untitled/ Lala Mina

17- Esta (Israel)/ Home Made World/ A Word/ Newance (www.estamusic.com)

18- Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Turkey)/ Tree of Patience/ Elation/ Alif Recrods distributed by White Swan Records
Omar Faruk Tekbilek and his Ensemble perform “Tree of Patience” CD release concert on Friday, April 13, at 9:30 PM at Bonsorte Studio, 2401 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405
For Tickets and Information, please call: 310-450 5288
http://www.bonsorte.com/bds/web-content/events/omarfaruk/omarfaruk.html
Tickets are limited, advance purchase is highly recommended.

19- Gor Mkhitarian (Armenia)/ Yeraz/ Yeraz/ Pomegranate Records
Gor Mkhitarian performs his new CD “Acoustic Folklore” on Saturday, April 7th at 8:00 PM at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd. For more information, call 818-640-4454 or visit www.gormusic.com

20- Omar Faruk Tekbilek (Turkey)/ Tree of Patience/ Tree of Ptience/ Alif Records distributed by White Swan

Global Village playlist 3/21/07 w/CC Smith: Interview with Ricardo Lemvo

Global Village Wed. w/ Yatrika, with Hossein Alizadeh & Siamak Shajarian, a Nowrouz Celebration

KPFK 90.7 FM: "GLOBAL VILLAGE"
PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY MARCH 14, 2007
“A PERSIAN NOWROUZ (New Year) CELEBRATION ”
10 AM – NOON
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikadevi@yahoo.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Artist (country)/ Album/ Track/ Label

10:00 – 10:30 AM

1- Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa)/ Guiding Star/ Ntombi Mbali/ATO Records
Vusi Mahlasela will perform on Friday, March 30 at 8:00 PM at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. off the 405 freeway, exit Skirball Center Drive. Info: 310-440-4500 and www.skirball.org. For tickets also visit www.ticketweb.com Part of the series: “Long Walk to Freedom.”

2- Abjeez (Iran)/ Hameh/ Dar Daste Maast/ www.abjeez.com

3- Abjeez (Iran)/ Hameh/ Man Baa To Hastam/ www.abjeez.com

4- Unknown Persian rap band/ recording not yet released/ track: “To”

5- Abjeez (Iran)/ Hameh/ Aayneh/ www.abjeez.com

6- Zaman 8 & Hafez Modir (Iran)/ Suryaghati/ Sukra/ Six Degrees Records (www.sixdegreesrecords.com) Only available for download

10:30 - 11:00 AM
Interview with Ostad Hossein Alizadeh (Iran) who performs with his ensemble Hamavayan on Friday, March 16 at 8:00 PM at UCLA’s Royce Hall. For tickets and information please visit www.UCLALive.org, call 310-825-2101 or contact Ticketmaster.

7- Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan (Iran, Armenia)/ Endless Vision/ Birds/ World Village

8- Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan (Iran, Armenia)/ Endless Vision/ Tasnif Parvaneh Sho/ World Village

11:00 – 11:05 AM: News Update

11:05 – 11:15 AM

9- Shahrokh Yadegari, Keyavash Nourai (Iran)/ Migration/ Harmony/ Lila Sound Production (www.lilasound.com)

10- Kourosh Moradi (Iran – Kurdish)/ Track from a live performance on the Global Village on KPFK on 1,10,07.

Interview with and live performance by Siamak Shajarian (vocals), ensemble leader Keyavash Nourai (kamancheh), Sepideh Sohrabi (tombak), Nima Fakhrara (santur), members of the Raaz Ensemble. They perform for a Nowrouz Celebration on Sunday, March 18th at 7:00 PM at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, 4401 West 8th Street, Los Angeles 90005. For information and tickets, call: 310-949-9262 or visit: www.persianarts.org.

This event is a double bill with the Kurdish Ensemble Yarsan headed by Kourosh Moradi featuring Kurdish music and dance.

11- Siamak Shajarian/ Heart Healer/ Tasnife kahroba/ Moozeye Honari

Live in- studio improvisational performances by the Raaz Ensemble in Dastgah Mahour and Dashti.

Many thanks to Mark Maxwell for engineering this live performance.

All ticket winners' names for Royce Hall and Wilshire Ebell will be at the box office, Will Call. Please take your IDs with you. Thank you and have a beautiful spring and Happy Nowrouz!

Global Village playlist 3/7/07 w/guest host CC Smith