PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 9, 2008
10 AM – NOON
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikadevi@yahoo.com
Artist (country)/ Album/ Label
10:00 – 11:00 AM
1- Ludovico Einaudi/ I Giorni/ Melodia Africana I/ Ponderosa
2- Ludovico Einaudi/ I Giorni/Samba/ Ponderosa
3- Big Blue Ball (Various)/ “Everything Comes from You” with Sinead O’Connor/ Real World
4- Elisa Vellia (Greece)/ Ahnaria/ Alatino Sfiri/ Le Chant Du Monde
5- El Hadj N’Diaye (Senegal)/ Geej/ Boor Yi/ Marabi
6- Tcheka (Cape Verde)/ Lonji/ Tuti Santiagu/ Times Square Records
Tcheka performs on Thursday July 17 at 8:00 PM at Skirball Cultural Center, 2709 N Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 (exit Skirball Center drive on the 405 freeway). FREE Concert. Early arrival is highly recommended. Info: www.skirball.org 310-440-4500. Also performing on Friday, July 18 at Noon at California Plaza, Info at www.grandperformances.org
7- Putumayo Presents Quebec (compilation)/ “Nitshiuenan” by Florent Vollant/ Putumayo World Music
8- Hot Club of Detroit (USA)/ Night Town/ Valse A Rosenthal/ Mack Avenue
9- La India Canela (Dominican Republic)/ Merengue Tipico from the Dominican Republic/ La Culebra/ Smithsonian Folkways
10- Babaghanoush (USA)/ Aphrodite Moves On/ Eleni’s Waltz/ no label
Babaghanoush performs at La Ve Lee for two sets of progressive improvisational music on Thursday July 10th at 8:30 and 10:30 PM, 12514 Ventura Blvd. in Studio City, CA
11- Avishai Cohen (Israel)/ Gently Disturbed/ Seattle/ Razdaz Records
11:00 11:05: News Update
11:00 – 11:20 AM
12- Hanggai (Mongolia/China)/ Introducing Hanggai/ My Banjo And I/ World Music Network
13- The Rough Guide to the Music of Mali (compilation)/ “Bala” by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba feat. Zoumana Terata/ Rough Guides/ World Music Network
14- Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko (Canada, Mali )/ Africa to Appalachia/ Djula/ Factor www.jaymestone.com
15- Les Amazones de Guinee (Guinea)/ Wamato/ Deni Wana/ Stern’s Africa
16- Cheb I Sabbah (Algeria)/ Devotion/ Qalanderi/ Six Degrees Records
DJ Cheb I Sabbah & 1002 Nights explore the faiths, fantasies, and cultures of
The Indian subcontinent through electronic beats and hypnotic melodies. With Pakistani singer Riffat Sultana, Afghani tabla and rubab players Salar Nader and Homayun Sakhi, and DJ Frosty spins a Bollywood set. Saturday,, July 12 at the Getty Center in the Museum Courtyard from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049 FREE concert; no reservations required. Parking is $8 per car. For more information, visit www.getty.edu or call 310-440-7300.
17- Rachid Taha (Algeria)/ Rock El Casbah The Best Of/ Kelma (Thoughts)/ Wrasse Records
Rachi Taha performs at California Plaza on Saturday, July 12 at 8:00 PM. FREE concert. 300 Grand Street in Downtown Los Angeles. Info: www.grandperformances.org
18- Mounia Mitchala (Tchad)/ Tatou Lena/ Darfour/ Marabi
19- Desert Blues 3 (compilation – various)/ “Baayo” by Cherif M’Baw (Senegal)/ Network
Calendar of Events
Taiko drummers from LA to San Francisco, women, men and children, ages 8 - 80 will gather to honor the 40th anniversary of Taiko as an art form in the US - led by the founder of Taiko in America, Seiichi Tanaka. Performances by Seiichi Tanaka and TAIKOPROJECT. July 12 and 13 at 8:00 p.m at Ford Amphitheatre.
Info and tickets: www.FordTheatres.org or call the 323 461-3673 (GO 1-FORD).
The Second "Southern California Ukulele Showcase" at the Japanese American National Museum. Will take place on Thursday July 10th starting at 6PM
Artists include vocalist Paula Fuga, instrumentalists Abe Lagrimas Jr, and Brittni Paiva, The Moonlighters, and Moana. Hosted by King Kukulele with KPFK's own Ali Lexa and the Friki Tikis. FREE concert. 369 East First Street (1st & Central) in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles
Culture Clash and KPFK's Lalao Alcaraz and the Pocho Hour of Power and guest Mezklah kick off KPFK's 50th Golden Anniversary 1959-2009, a benefit performance for KPFK Radio on Sunday, July 27 at 8:00 PM. Ford Amphitheatre. Info: www.kpfk.org www.fordtheatres.org or call the
Ford at 323-461-3673.
The 5th annual Brazilian Summer Festival takes place on July 13that 5 PM on The Queen Mary at Long Beach. Featuring Grupo Revelaçao, Ki-Xego Forró Band, Brazilian Samba Dancers, and Capoeira Batuque with Mestre Amén. For info: www.braziliannites.com
