Dear Listeners,

Below are the 6 CDs in my Latin Music Pack. I have all these CDs in my personal collection and every one of these titles is highly recommended, plus they make great gifts too!

Artist / CD title

Aterciopelados / Rio (Colombia's finest alternative rock band, this is their new CD)
Diego Amador / Rio de los Canasteros (fabulous flamenco pianist from Andalucia, Spain; his second CD)
Gustavo Dudamel-Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra/  Fiesta! (LA Phil's new director; music by Latin American composers)
Mariza / Terra (Glorious CD by Portugal's queen of Fado, produced by the top producer from Spain's flamenco music scene)
Omara Portuondo / Gracias (the latest from Cuba's legendary singer, featuring many special guests)
Chango Spasiuk / Pynandi-Los Descalzos (An amazing CD by Argentina's accordion innovator and revitalizer of Chamamé)

All 6 titles are available for a pledge of $150, or $50 per CD title.

Pledge your support to KPFK and get all CDs, plus any tickets to shows we're offering on the air, as an add-on for a pledge of $150. The number to call is 818-985-5735, or pledge online at www.kpfk.org

Thank you for your support,

Betto Arcos

SET 1
Jacky Terrasson/ Smile/ Smile/BlueNote
Joao Gilberto/ Ave Maria no morro/ Mi Historia/ Polygram-Brasil

Mariza/ Rosa Branca/ Terra/ World Connection
Mariza is performing at Disney Hall, March 18, www.laphil.org; and at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, March 19

Chango Spasiuk/ Suite Nordeste/ Pynandi-Los Descalzos/ World Village
In concert at The Getty Center, Sat, April 4, 7:30 PM & Sunday, April 5, 3 PM. For info: www.getty.edu

SET 2
Bachir Attar/ Ceremonies against the night of the devil/ The Next Dream/ CMP Recs
Bachir Attar & Master Musicians of Jajouka are appearing at UCLA's Royce Hall, Friday, Feb 6, 8 PM. www.uclalive.org

Orchestra Otmani/ Improvisation/ In concert/ Mena Music
Performing at the Colburn School of Music, Sunday, Feb 8th. For info: 800-595-4849, www.tix.com

Dhafer Youssef/ Oil on Water/ Electric Sufi/ Enja Recs
Jon Hassell/ Time and Place/ Last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street/ ECM
John Hassell w/ special guest Dhafer Youssef are performing at UCLA's Royce Hall, Friday, Feb 13, 8 PM. www.uclalive.org

SET 3
Vusi Mahlasela/ Tonti/ Guiding Star/ ATO Recs
Vusi Mahlasela is performing at the Conga Room, Tue, Feb 17. www.congaroom.com

Ahmed Fofana/ Baro/ Akwaaba Wo Africa/ Akwaaba Music
Rokia Traore/ Tounka/ Tchamanché/ Nonesuch

Niyaz/ Beni Beni/ Nine Heavens/ Six Degrees
In concert at Cal State Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center, Friday, Feb 6, 8 PM; and at EL REY Theatre, Sat, Feb 7, 9:00 PM. For info: www.bflybuzz.com

SET 4 -Interview with pianist Jacky Terrason

Jacky Terrason Trio is appearing at the Jazz Bakery, Feb 4-7; Tel. 310-271-9039, www.jazzbakery.org

Jacky Terrason/ Les Chemins de L'Amour/ A Paris/ Blue Note
Jacky Terrason/ Isn't she lovely/ Smile/ Blue Note
Jacky Terrason/ Cumba's Dance/ Alive/ Blue Note
Jacky Terrason/ Que reste-t'il de nos amours/ A Paris/ Blue Note

SET 5 - Songs in homage to women sex workers

Los Panchos/ Pecadora/ Las 24 Grandes Canciones/ Columbia
Joaquin Sabina/ Una cancion para la Magdalena/ 19 Dias y 500 Noches/ BMG-US Latin
Manu Chao/ Me llaman calle/ La Radiolina/ Nacional Recs
Photography exhibition, Feb 14-March 15 by Joseph Rodriguez: Flesh Life-Sex in Mexico City. at the DRKRM Gallery in Los Angeles, 2121 San Fernando Road, LA 90065. For info: 323-223-6867, www.drkrm.com/gallery.html

SET 6
Cristian Amigo/ Guitar Gestures I/ Kingdom of Jones/ Innova

Juana Molina/ Quien?/ Un Dia/ Domino Recs
Appearing at the Troubadour, Tuesday, Feb 17, 8 PM.
 
Gilberto Gil/ Samba de Los Angeles/ Banda Larga Cordel/ Warner Music Latina

Kodo/ Shake/ Heartbeat- Best of Kodo/ Sony Music-Japan
Performing at Disney Hall, Sunday, Feb 8th, 7:30 PM. www.laphil.org

Lila Downs/ Los Pollos/ Shake Away/ Manhattan-Blue Note

FIRST HOUR - A PREVIEW OF UPCOMING CONCERTS IN THE L.A. AREA

SET 1
1. Keith Jarrett/G. Peacock/J. deJohnette/ Smoke gets in your eyes/ Yesterdays/ECM
In concert at UCLA's Royce Hall, March 11, 8 PM. For info: www.uclalive.org

2. Mariza/ Fronteira/ Terra/ World Connection
Performing at Disney Hall, March 18; and at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, March 19

3. Oreka Tx/ Saapmi/ Nomadak Tx/ World Village
4. Rokia Traoré/ Tounka/ Tchamantché/ Nonesuch

5. Klezmerata Fiorentina/ and a time to dance/ 15 variations on the theme of life/ NBB
Performing at the Skirball Cultural Ctr., Thursday, Feb 5, 8 PM. For info: www.skirball.org

SET 2
1. Master Musicians of Jajouka/ If the moon loves you/ Live in Concert
Performing at UCLA's Royce Hall, Friday, Feb 6, 8 PM. For info: www.uclalive.org

2. Jon Hassell/ Time and Place/ Last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street/ ECM Appearing at UCLA's Royce Hall, Friday, Feb 13, 8 PM. For info: www.uclalive.org

3. Niyaz/ Feraghi- Song of Exile / Nine Heavens/ Six Degrees
NIYAZ is performing at Cal State Fullerton Clayes Performing Arts Center, Friday, Feb 6, 8 PM; and EL REY Theatre, Sat, Feb 7, 9:00 PM. For info: www.bflybuzz.com

SET 3
1. Gianluigi Trovesi All'Opera/ Intrecciar Ciaccone/ Profumo di Violetta/ ECM
2. Jean-Michel Pilc/ Widmung/ New Dreams/ Dreyfus Jazz
3. The Here and Now/ Walking up Broadway/ Break of Day/ OA2 Records

4. Michael Franti & Spearhead/ Hey World (Don't give up version)/ All Rebel Rockers/ ANTI
Performing at Club Nokia, Saturday, January 31, 9 PM. For info: www.clubnokia.com

SECOND HOUR: GUEST DJ VERONICA PEINADO FROM MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

SET 4
1. Alfredo Zitarrosa/ Si te vas/ Los Archivos Ineditos de Alfredo Zitarrosa
2. Mercedes Sosa/ Tonada del Otoño/ Corazon Libre/ Decca-Universal
3. Jorge Drexler/ Un pais con el nombre de un rio/ Sea/ Virgin-Spain

SET 5
1. Jaime Roos/ Te queria decir/ Fuera de ambiente/
2. Martin Buscaglia/ Trivial Polonio/ El Evangelio segun mi jardinero/ Love Monk Recs
3. Bajofondo/ Pa' bailar/ Mar Dulce/ Surco-Decca

SET 6
1. Luis Salinas-Tomatito/Lucho Gonzalez/ Para Troilo y Salgan/ El Guitarrazo/
2. Ruben Rada/ Turismo Candombero/ Quien va a cantar
3. Jaime Roos/ Catalina/ Fuera de ambiente

4. Chango Spasiuk/ Tierra Colorada/ Pynandi-Los Descalzos/ World Village
In concert at The Getty Center, Sat, April 4, 7:30 PM & Sunday, April 5, 3 PM. For info: www.getty.edu

SET 1
Le Trio Joubran/ Roubbama/ Majaz/ Randana-Harmonia Mundi
Rokia Traoré/ Dianfa/ Tchamanché/ Nonesuch
Antonio Zambujo/ Amor de mel, amor de fel/ Outro Sentido/ World Village
Omara Portuondo/ Gracias/ Gracias/ World Village

SET 2
Jon Hassell/ Wide Sky/ Fascinoma/ Waterlily Acoustics
Dhafer Youssef/ Electric Sufi/ Electric Sufi/ Enja
Jon Hassell & Dhafer Youssef, in concert at UCLA's Royce Hall, Feb 13th; for info: www.uclalive.org

Oreka Tx/ Jai Adivasi/ Nomadak Tx/ World Village

SET 3
Ivo Papasov/ Tinner's Dance/ Dance of the Falcon/ World Village
Goran Bregovic/ Mashala Mashala/ Karmen with a Happy End/ Mercury-France
Kiosk/ Sirabi e Naft/ Global Zoo/ Bamahang Productions

Ozomatli/ La Temperatura/ Don't Mess with the Dragon/ Concord
Playing a Benefit Concert at the ECHOPLEX, Friday, January 16, 8 PM. For ticket info: www.ticketweb.com

SET 4
Simon Shaheen/ Longa Farahfaza/ Turath-Heritage/ CMP Records
In concert at the Skirball Ctr, Jan 22, 8 PM. For info: 310-440-4500 / www.skirball.org

J. Savall-La Capella Reial de Catalunya/ Dance of the Soma/ Jerusalem/ Alia Vox-Harmonia Mundi
El Tanbura/ One Day We Blamed Each Other/ Between the Desert and the Sea/ World Village

SET 5
Louise Attaque/ Sean Penn, Mitchum/ A plus tarde crocodile/ Atmospheriques-France
Kassin +2/ Samba Machine/ Futurismo/ Luaka Bop
Novalima/ Liberta/ Coba Coba/ Cumbancha
Ceci Bastida/ Muevete/ Veo la Marea/ CB

SET 6
Kenny Garrett/ Now/ Beyond the Wall/ Nonesuch
Playing at Catalina Bar & Grill, Thur-Sun, Jan 15-18.

Eliane Elias/ Falsa Baiana/ Bossa Nova Stories/ Blue Note

The Blue Note 7/ The Outlaw/ Mosaic/ Blue Note
The Blue Note 7, in concert at UCLA's Royce Hall, Thur, Jan 22; for info: www.uclalive.org

Afro Cuban All Stars/ 13..3.2.21.1.1.8.5/ Step Forward/ DM Ahora Records

BEST OF 2008 - PART 2

SET 1 - First Hour
Charles Lloyd Quartet/ Rabo de Nube/ Rabo de Nube/ ECM
Buika/ Volveras/ Niña de Fuego/ Warner Music Latina
Milton Nascimento-Jobim Trio/ Cais/ Novas Bossas/ BlueNote
Omar Sosa/ Ollu/ Afreecanos/ Ota Recs

SET 2
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba/ Ngoni Fola/ Segu Blue/ Out-There Recs
Youssou N'Dour/ Lett Ma/ Rokku mi Rokka/ Nonesuch
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara/ Ya ta Kaaya/ World Village
Etran Finatawa/ Iguefan/ Desert Crossroads/ World Music Network

SET 3
Bajofondo/ Zitarrosa/ Mar Dulce/ Surco-Decca
Dub Colossus/ Ambassel/ In a town called Addis/ RealWorld
Cheb i Sabbah/ Koi Bole Ram Ram/ Devotion/ Six Degrees

SET 4 - Second Hour
Kila/ Duisici/ Gambler's Ballet/ Kila Records
Big Blue Ball-feat Marta Sebestyen/ Rivers/ Big Blue Ball/ RealWorld
Omara Portuondo/ Drume Negrita/ Gracias/ World Village

Simon Shaheen/ Longa Farahfaza/ Turath/ CMP
In concert at the Skirball Ctr, Jan 22, 8 PM. For info: 310-440-4500 / www.skirball.org

SET 5
El Tanbura/ I saw the Moon/ Between the Desert and the Sea/ World Village
Benjamin Escoriza/ Carambola/ Make the most of the time on Earth/ Rough Guides
Sevara Nazarkhan/ Kunlarim Sensiz/ Sen/ RealWorld

SET 6
Kassin +2/ O seu lugar/ Futurismo/ Luaka Bop
Novalima/ Liberta' / Coba Coba/ Cumbancha Recs
Aterciopelados/ 28/ Rio/ Nacional Recs
Siba/ Vale do Juca/ What's happening in Pernambuco/ Luaka Bop
Jorge Drexler/ Disneylandia/ Cara B: En Concierto/ Warner Music Latina

THE BEST MUSIC OF 2008 - Part 1

SET 1
Bobo Stenson/Olivia/ Cantando/ ECM
Cassandra Wilson/ Arere/ Loverly/ BlueNote
Renaud Garcia-Fons/ Berimbass/ Arcoluz/ enja
Bill Frisell/ Baba Drame/ History, Mystery/ Nonesuch
Danilo Perez/ The Purple Condor/ Across the Crystal Sea/ Decca
Gustavo Dudamel-Simon Bolivar Symphony Orch/ Danzon #2/ Fiesta!/ D. Grammophone
Marcin Wasilewski Trio/ Cinema Paradiso/ January/ ECM

SET 2
Buena Vista Social Club/ Y tu que has hecho?/ At Carnegie Hall/ Nonesuch
Yusa/ Conga Pasajera/ Haiku/ Tumi Music
Omara Portuondo/ Amame como soy/ Gracias/ World Village
Maraca/ Guaguanco/ Lo que quiero es Fiesta! / Ahi Nama Music

SET 3
Umalali/ Tuguchili Elia/ The Garifuna Women's Project/ Cumbancha
La India Canela/ Mangulina Medley/ Merengue Tipico from Dominican Republic/ Folkways
Ayombe/ Matilde Lina/ The Heart of Colombia's Musica Vallenata/ Folkways
Dan Zanes & Friends/ El Pescador/ Nueva York/ Festival Five Recs
The Cheap Landscape/ El Birimbi/ Sebastian Cruz and the Cheap Landscape Trio/SC

SET 4
Lila Downs/ Los Pollos/ Shake Away/ Manhattan-EMI Music
Los Cenzontles/ Howling Moon/ Songs of Wood & Steel/ LCMAC
Los Camperos de Nati Cano/ Que se me acabe la vida/ Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas/ Folkways
Eugenia Leon/ El Gusto/ Puño de Tierra/ IC21

SET 5
Ry Cooder/ Steel Guitar Heaven/ I, Flathead/ Nonesuch
Emmylou Harris/ How she could sing the wildwood flower/ All I Intended to be/ Nonesuch
Charlie Haden Family & Friends/ Seven Year Blues/ Rambling Boy/ Decca
Juliette Commagere/ Nature of Things/ Queens Die Proudly/ Aeronaut Recs

SET 6
Natacha Atlas & the Mazeeka Ensemble/ La Shou El Haki/ Ana Hina/ World Village
El Tanbura/ One day we blamed each other/ Between the Desert and the Sea/ World Village
Toumani Diabate/ Ismael Drame/ The Mandé Sessions/ Nonesuch
Franco & TPOK Jazz/ Nzuba oleke te/ Francophone/ Sterns
Orchestra Baobab/ Pape Ndiaye/ Made in Dakar/ Nonesuch

SET 7
Kiosk/ Sirabi e naft/ Global Zoo/ Bamahang Productions
Carmen Consoli/ il pendio del abbandono/ Eva Contro Eva/ Universal-Italia
Savina Yannatou/ Omar Hashem Leyakov/ Songs of an Other/ ECM
Tchavolo Schmitt/ Valse pour nous/ Miri familia/ Le Chant du Monde

Special Program of Latin American Music for the Holiday Season

SET 1: SPAIN
Chano Dominguez/ La Tarara/ Chano Dominguez/ Nuba Recs
Carmen Linares/ La Tarara/ Canciones populares antiguas/ Auvidis-Ethnic
La Macanita/ Villancicos de gloria/ Flamenco soundtrack/ Juan Lebron Prods.
Camaron/ La Tarara/ Los Gitanos cantan a Garcia Lorca/ Mercury

SET 2: PERU
Susana Baca/ Hatajo de negritos/ del Fuego y del Agua/ Tonga Prods
Peru Negro/ Villancico negro/ Jolgorio/ Times Square Recs
Susana Baca/ Panalivio-Zancudito/ Eco de sombras/ Luaka Bop

SET 3: ARGENTINA/VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA
Coro de la Univ. Veracruzana/ La Anunciacion, Peregrinacion/ Universidad Veracruzana
Grupo Naidy/ Lo que me trajo el niño Dios/ Arriba suena marimba! / Folkways
Conj. Folklorico Musical del Pacifico/ Me voy a Belen/ Black Music in Praise of Oxala/ Nonesuch Explorer

SET 4: VENEZUELA
Serenata Guyanesa/ Aguinaldo/ Venezuela/ World Network
Cecilia Todd/ Aguinaldo serrano/ Una sola vida tengo/ Todd
Oscar D'Leon-Cheo Hurtado/ Aguinaldos Guayaneses/ Acompañado y bien acompañando/ C.H. Prods.

SET 5: MEXICO
Christmas in Oaxaca/ Fiestas of Chiapas and Oaxaca/ Nonesuch Explorer-Mexico
Tin Tan/ Las Posadas de Tin Tan/ Mi antologia/ Capitol Recs
Chuchumbé/ Pascuas, Justicias/ Caramba niño/ Alebrije

SET 6: MEXICO/CUBA
Chavela Vargas/ Amarga navidad/ Somos/ Warner Music Spain
Lila Downs/ Pa' todo el año/ La Cantina/ EMI Music
Silvio Rodriguez/ Cancion de Navidad/ Rodriguez/ Fonomusic-Spain

SET 6: PUERTO RICO/CUBA
Pepe Castillo/Aguinaldo Jibaro/Christmas around the world/ Putumayo
Liuba Maria Hevia/ Venid fieles todos/ Christmas around the world/ Putumayo
Cuba L.A./ We three kings/ Navidad Cubana/ Narada

SET 8: USA
1. Klezmer Juice/Ose Shalom/Jewfro/ klezmerjuice.com
2. Los Pinguos/ La Hora Magica/ California/Los Pinguos.com
3. Louie Cruz Beltran/Señorita mia/ It's my Time/Louie Cruz
4. Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles/Los Peces/ Mariachi Sol de Mexico-Navidad en America/Serenata Recs

SET 1
1. Andras Schiff/Sonata 30/Beethoven-The Piano Sonatas/ECM
2. Omara Portuondo/ Lo que me queda por vivir/ Gracias/ World Village
3. Charlie Haden Family & Friends/Is this America? /Rambling Boy/Decca
4. Big Blue Ball/Rivers/ Big Blue Ball/ RealWorld

SET 2
1. Monica Salmaso/Menina Amanha de Manha/ Chill Brazil 5/Universal Music
2. Ablaye Cissoko+Volker Goetze/ Faro/ Sira/ ObliqSound
3. Angel Parra/Rin del Angelito/ Chante Violeta Parra/ Daqui
4. Uxia/ As Nossas Cores/ Eterno Navegar/ World Village

SET 3
1. El Tanbura/ Between the Desert and the Sea/ Between the Desert and the Sea/World Village
2. Savina Yannatou/ Smilj Smiljana/ Songs of An Other/ ECM
3. The Imagined Village/ John Barleycorn/ The Imagined Village/ RealWorld
4. Kila/ Gambler's Ballet/ Kila Records
5. Le Trio Joubran/ Laytana/ Beyond the Horizon/ Warner Classics

SET 4
Lila Downs/ Ojo de Culebra/ Shake Away/ Manhattan-EMI
Novalima/ Camote/ Coba Coba/ Cumbancha
Diego Amador/ Al Latin/ Rio de los Canasteros/ World Village

SET 5
Sevara Nazarkhan/ Korgim Kelar/ Sen/ RealWorld
La Cherga/ Lajka/ Fake No More/ Asphalt Tango
Dengue Fever/ Woman in the Shoes/ Venus on Earth/ M80
Klezmer Juice/ Bashana Havaha/ Jewfro/ Klezmerjuice.com

SET 6
Buena Vista Social Club/ El Cuarto de Tula/ At Carnegie Hall/ World Circuit-Nonesuch
Lhasa/ Los Peces/ La Llorona/ Audiogram-Atlantic
Tin Tan/ Las Posadas de Tin Tan/ Capitol Recs
Aterciopelados/ 28/ Rio/ Nacional Recs