PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 23, 2008
WITH GUESTS MARTIN CRADICK AND SU HART OF BAKA BEYOND
10 AM – NOON
HOST: YATRIKA SHAH-RAIS
E-MAIL: yatrikadevi@yahoo.com
Artist (country)/ Album/ Label
10:00 – 11:00 AM
1- Baka Beyond (Cameroon, UK, multinational)/ Spirit of the Forest/ Spirit of the Forest/ Rykodisc (this piece is also available on the album Call of the Forest on White Swan Music)
Baka Beyond performs on Thursday July 24 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
2- Elisa Vellia (Greece)/ Ahnaria/ Ahnaria/ Le Chant Du Monde
3- Beata Soderberg & Justango (Sweden)/ Bailata/ Bailata/ World Village
4- Joan Jeanrenaud (US)/ Strange Toys/ Ink Blot/ Talking House Records
5 Beata Soderberg & Justango (Sweden)/ Bailata/ Sineto Lento/ World Village
6- Avishai Cohen Trio (Israel)/ Gently Disturbed/ Puncha Puncha/ Razdaz Records
7- Rosita Quiroga (Argentina)/ Viejo Coche/ From the companion CD to the book: Tango Voices: Songs From the Soul of Buenos Aires & Beyond by Donald Cohen (Wise Publications). Available at www.amazon.com and at www.tangovoices.com
8- Bajofondo (Argentina, Uruguay)/ Mar Dulce/ Pulmon/ Surco
9- Rupa & The April Fishes (India, US)/ Extraordinary Rendition/ Maintenant/ Cumbancha
Rupa & The April Fishes perform on Friday, July 25 at noon at California Plaza, – 300 Grand Street, downtown Los Angeles. Info: www.grand performances org or call 213-687-2159 FREE CONCERT!
Also at Skirball Cultural Center on Saturday, July 26 from noon to 2 PM, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles 90049 www.skirball.org 310-440-4500 FREE CONCERT in Café
10- Mahwash (Afghanistan)/ Radio Kaboul/ E zema Porsan la racha/ Accords Croises
11- Pouya Mahmoodi (Iran)/ Mehr/ Dingomaro/ Faryaad Records www.myspace.com/pouyamahmoodi www.myspace.com/faryad
12- Big Blue Ball (various)/ “Forest” by Hukwe Zawose, Vernon Reid, Levon Minassian, Arona N’diaye/ Real World
11:00 11:05: News Update
11:05 – 11:20
13- Yoan Soriano (Dominican Republic)/ Santo Domingo Blues/ Quien Rie Ultimo Rie Mejor/ Baté Records
Interview with Martin Cradick and Su Hart of Baka Beyond
14- Jan Sebon & Kazak International (Haiti)/ Where Do We Go? / www.myspace.com/jansebon www.jansebon.com
Jan Sebon & Kazak International perform on Thursday July 31 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
15- Latin Reggae (compilation)/ MUchachiot Bombo Infierno: "Conversaciones Incompatibles"/ Putumayo World Music
11:20 - Noon
Interview with Martin Cradick, Su Hart and Ayo Scott of Baka Beyond
Baka Beyond performs on Thursday July 24 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
16- Baka Beyond (multinational-UK-Cameroon)/ Rhythm Tree/ The Rhythm Tree/ March Hare Music
17- Baka Beyond/ Live in studio performance
17- Baka Beyond (multinational-UK-Cameroon)/ Rhythm Tree/ Hush Hush/ March Hare Music
18- Baka Beyond (multinational-UK-Cameroon)/ Live and Pedal Powered/ Lupé/ White Swan Records
19- Baka Beyond/ Live in studio performance
20- Baka Beyond and Baka Gbiné ((multinational-UK-Cameroon)/ Bambolé/ March Hare Music
21- Baka Beyond and Baka Gbiné ((multinational-UK-Cameroon)/ Rendezvous/ March Hare Music
Calendar of Events
Twilight Dance Series: Thursday, July 24: Bachata Roja Legends Concert – A Major Premiere! Dominican Sounds of the Classic Cabaret Era At the Santa Monica Pier
All concerts are free and begin at 7 PM.
Public Info: www.twilightdance.org or 310-458-8900
Prelude to the 2008 Central Avenue Jazz Festival FREE Concert!
Thursday, July 24, 6:30 p.m.
At the Japanese American National Museum National Museum. For information about the Central Avenue Jazz Festival, visit centralavenuejazzfestival.com. or www.janm.org
Free Movie Screening - Breaking The Silence: Music in Afghanistan
Saturday, July 26, 2:30 p.m. Skirball Cultural Center, 2709 N Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 (exit Skirball Center Drive on the 405 freeway). Info: www.skirball.org 310-440-4500
U.S. premiere! In Breaking the Silence, director Simon Broughton charts the evolution of Afghan music during Soviet and Taliban rules up to the present. Shot in Kabul after the fall of the Taliban, the film includes a glimpse of the first concerts in that bombed-out city.
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.
Rangoli Dance Company presents
Patanjali: Legends of Yoga and Dance
August 9, 2008 at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
Unwritten Rhythms: 7:30 pm
Patanjali Dance Concert: 8:00 pm
1310, 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA, Phone: (310) 434-3414
Company information - www.rangoli.org
Concert information - 818 788 6860 or malathisiyengar@gmail.com
