Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg | WFMU

Ondatrópica - "I Ron Man" - Ondatrópica [Project of English producer Will Holland and Colombian musician Mario Galeano and a slew of musicians.] [0:00:00] Opium Jukebox - "Paranoid" - Bhangra Bloody Bhangra: A Tribute To Black Sabbath [Opium Jukebox is a side project of Martin Atkins (of Pigface). Instrumental cover tunes done in a smoked out south asian downtempo & breakbeat style. - discogs] [0:04:59] uKanDanZ - "War Pigs" - Evil Plan [Spotted by Francis Falceto uKanDanZ was invited to perform at the “Ethiopian International Music Festival” in Ethiopia. Ever since, the band has been on the road, thrilling its audiences with hypnotic ethiogroove and crazy stage performances. - bandcamp] [0:08:05] Congadar - "Risca Ponto" - Aprendi Com Meus Antepassados [Congadar performs a new language of music based by fusion of Congado (a traditional folkloric from Brazil) with the rock. The band search the roots of Brazilian culture with strong link with cultural identity of afroculture. - bandcamp] [0:17:29] Gaye Su Akyol - "Laziko" - Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir [GIG: Summer globalFEST a week from this evening at Lincoln Center outdoors with El Laberinto del Coco, BCUC, Natu Camara, Claudia Acuña and more.] [0:21:34] Melike Şahin - "Beni Ancak" - Akkor [Having toured as lead singer of Baba Zula, Melike Şahin’s solo work blends the nostalgic resonances of ‘70s & ‘80s Turkish/Middle Eastern music with contemporary style. - bandcamp] [0:27:29] Selda Bağcan - "Utan Utan" - Selda [Legendary Turkish singer-songwriter who blends Anatolian folk and rock music.] [0:31:00] Radio Tutti - "Imende" - Twang Club [Between their roots in local traditions, symbolized by the twang (a vocal effect from various folklores around the world, and the club's electro dynamic and the electro dynamics of the club, Radio Tutti connects yesterday and today in its tireless search for a danceable tomorrow. - PR] [0:33:37] Sami Galbi - "Win" - Ylh Bye Bye [Ylh Bye Bye is a breathless and future-facing hybrid of North African folk, chaâbi and trap with club-ready alternative electronic music, placing Sami at the forefront of a growing wave of innovative artists from the SWANA region and its global diaspora who are reimagining Arabic music and, with it, the future of the dancefloor. - PR] [0:38:10] Ammar 808 - "Douri Douri [ft. Brahim Riahi]" - Club Tounsi [Since the release of his debut 'Maghreb United' (2018) – a rumbling pan-North African electronic classic – the Tunisian producer Sofyann Ben Youssef aka AMMAR 808 has been in the vanguard of artists navigating the intersection of traditional and contemporary sonics. - PR] [0:42:20] Dj Click & Hamadcha De Fes - "Ganga" - Art of Beat [The Hamadcha of Fez are dervishes belonging to the very old (XVII) Moroccan Sufi brotherhood Hamdouchiyia. Its members are mystics who sing and dance to trance in honor of the holy founder, the miracle worker Sidi Ali Ben Hamdouch. - PR] [0:45:58] R.D. Burman, JKriv - "Birth of Shiva" - Various Artists: Naya Beat Select Remixes and Reworks [0:52:06] Ozan Ata Canani - "Die Demokratie" - Die Demokratie / Democracy [Ozan Ata Canani is a highly acclaimed and widely discussed German-Turkish long-necked lute virtuoso and singer who, after receiving belated recognition for his contribution to the 2013 compilation “Sounds of Gastarbeiter” and his even later debut album “Warte mein Land warte” from 2021, has now recorded his second album. - PR] [1:05:22] Mustafa Said & Asil Ensemble - "Jaraitu Maa alUshshaq" - Maqam Pilgrims [Mustafa Said is an Egyptian singer, musicologist, composer and a virtuoso Oud player. He has been living in Beirut since 2004. He is one of the few young talents to devote his career to the classical Arabic repertoire while exploring new forms and new sounds. - wiki] [1:09:26] Ziad Rahbani - "Ouverture, pt. 2 (feat. Joseph Saker)" - L'auberge du bonheur, vol. 2 [Rahbani just passed away. Ziad Rahbani was a Lebanese composer, pianist, playwright, and political...

Think of One - "Shabi a L'Aise" - Marrakech Emballages Ensemble [0:00:00] Ifriqiyya Electrique - "Mabbrooka" - Laylet El Booree [Euro - Tunisian collaboration] [0:07:40] Afrissippi - "Singha" - Alliance [Fronted by Guelel Kumba, a Fulani griot from northern Senegal] [0:14:01] Kiran Ahluwalia - "Musst Musst (featuring Tinariwen)" - Aam Zameen : Common Ground [0:20:15] Koo Nimo & Vishal Nagar - "It Takes So Much Energy to Hate" - Koo Nimo & Vishal Nagar [Ghana / India] [0:24:38] Constantinople & Benedicte Maurseth - "Moonlight - Mahtâb" - Nordic Lights in Persian Sky [Montreal-based ensemble Constantinople joins forces with Norwegian Hardanger fiddle virtuoso Benedicte Maurseth to explore the meeting point between Persian and Nordic musical traditions.] [0:34:19] Titi Robin and Mehdi Nassouli - "Flamenhijaz (rosée pour Nargis)" - Taziri [France meets Morocco] [0:41:08] Maurice El Medioni Feat. Roberto Rodriguez - "Oran Oran" - Various Artists: Rough Guide to Latin-Arabia [Algeria / Afro-Cuban] [0:48:24] Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra - "Bade Zile" - AHEO [Featuring Tony Allen on drums] [1:02:02] Mali Music (Damian Albarn, Afel Bocoum and others) - "Makelekele" - Mali Music [Mali Music is a 2002 album by musician Damon Albarn in collaboration with Malian musicians Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté & Friends, and also featuring a cameo from Ko Kan Ko Sata. It was recorded in Mali, during a trip Albarn made to support Oxfam in 2000.] [1:06:53] Konono N°1 and Batida - "Tokolanda" - Konono N°1 meets Batida [Congo meets Angolan/Portuguese] [1:10:20] Thione Seck - "Woyatina" - Orientation [Senegal meets Egypt] [1:20:25] Frank London's Klezmer Brass AllStars - "Out Of What?" - Carnival Conspiracy [Klezmer brass meets Brazil. Featuring – Aaron Alexander, Maracatú New York, Scott Kettner.] [1:29:47] Amsterdam Klezmer Band and Söndörgö - "Rüzgarla" - Szikra [Klezmer band vs. Hungarian tamburitza] [1:35:19] Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico with Lamia Bedioui - "Kalanta of the Theophany" - Watersong [1:41:18] Wu Man & Son de San Diego - "Dance in the Sunshine" - Fingertip Carnival [Chinese pipa and Mexican son jarocho] [1:44:55] Kengo Saito Japanistan Trio - "Leili Libellule Fish In The Sky (feat. Suizan Lagrost & Ershad Tehrani)" - Douce Errance [1:49:06] Nenes with Jegog Suar Agung - "Saisai Bushi" - Nārabi [Okinawa meets Bali] [1:55:17] Jah Wobble and the Chinese Dub Orchestra - "Happy Tibetan Girl" - Chinese Dub [2:05:11] Fanfara Tirana Meets Trans-Global Underground - "Qaj Marò (Cry Mary)" - Kabatronics [Albania / UK] [2:11:10] Nihiloxica - "Kudistro" - Source of Denial [UK meets Uganda. As Nihiloxica, musician Spooky-J and producer pq harness the full force of the Nilotika Cultural Ensemble's ancient Bugandan drumming tradition of Uganda and focus it on the contemporary dance floor through a dark lens of techno sensibility.] [2:16:11] Karolina Cicha & Shafqat Ali Khan - "O grzebaniu umarlych" - Poland-Pakistan. Music Without Borders [2:25:45] Ghazalaw - "Khoobsoorat koi sazaa Cosb mor dlos" - Ghazalaw [Welsh meets Urdu] [2:30:28] Warsaw Village Band - "She Celebrated Kupala (with Dhoad Gypsies members)" - Sun Celebration [2:37:17] Frode Haltli, Lu Yin gmei, Pan Xin Zhi, Terje Isungset, Unni Løvlid, Wu Anhua Dongliang, Wu Chuan Ping - "Olaf, Olaf Kjyra Di E Dau" - Bridges [Norwegians meet Dong people of Guizhou, China] [2:42:18] Komasi - "Bontchiere" - Mezclatotäl [Feat Simon Chenet (France), Koto Brawa (Burkina Faso), Mauricio Santana (Chile)] [2:46:12] Group Doueh & Cheveu - "Charaa" - Dhakla Sahara Session [Western Sahara / France] [2:52:11] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154264

Cem Karaca - "Namus Belası (The Scourge of Honor)" - Nem Kaldi? [Karaca reworked traditional folk lyrics with molten electric bass lines that played up both a poet’s broiling righteousness and also his listeners’ common ground with their elders in Turkey’s history. 1975’s ‘Nem Kaldi’ gathers more 60s-70s singles that lead the listener through Karaca’s own musical history, skipping across various collaborations. - label] [0:00:00] Tamerlan - "The Vessel Of Storms" - Dingir [Tamerlan at its most mystical and surreal. We are all incredibly proud of this record, and we've been working incredibly hard to channel the voices of ancient deities into our music. I'm sure that admirers of dark and mystical folk will be pleased! - facebook] [0:05:29] The Hu - "Shireg Shireg" - The Gereg [Founded in 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, The HU, comprised of producer Dashka along with members Gala, Jaya, Temka, and Enkush, are a modern rock group rooted in the tradition of their homeland. The band’s name translates to the Mongolian root word for human being. - bandcamp] [0:11:35] Erlend Apneseth - "Spring" - Song over støv (Song over Dust) [Hardanger fiddle player Erlend Apneseth, with his distinctive playing style, a long list of critically acclaimed Hubro releases, and explorative musical collaborations, has achieved the rare feat of becoming a favorite among audiences and critics in the worlds of folk music, jazz, and contemporary music. - bandcamp] [0:17:02] Mari Kalkun - "Maaimä (live with Estonian National Male Choir)" - Stories of Stonia Live [A voice that seems to speak to us from the heart of the Estonian forest. Mari Kalkun’s music is at once of a place and deeply personal. Rooted in ancient Estonian and Võru traditions, her music within us to touch our spirits, our souls. - bandcamp] [0:25:13] Hekate - "Nordavinden" - Evigheten forestår [The vocal trio HEKATE—Malin Alander, Silje Risdal Liahagen, and Synnøve Brøndbo Plassen—opens the door to a new musical realm where ancient power meets modern club energy. - bandcamp] [0:30:37] Groupa - "Hej na idom" - Kind of Folk Poland [In the fifth chapter of their acclaimed Kind of Folk series, Groupa ventures into the rich and multifaceted world of Polish folk music. This time, they collaborate with the exceptional singer and violinist Marta Matuszna from Laliki, whose deep connection to traditional music brings a vibrant and heartfelt dimension to the project. Together, they explore the musical crossroads where tradition meets improvisation, and where new expressions are born from old roots. - bandcamp] [0:34:49] Trebunie-Tutki - "Góralsko Siła" - Góralsko Siła [Trebunie-Tutki is a folk musical group consisting of a family of musicians originating from Biały Dunajec village near Zakopane, Poland. - wiki] [0:39:48] Trobozanke - "Sokacko kolo" - Music from Eastern Croatia [In traditional Slavonian villages, "trobozanke" were the best female singers among the first-rate women. The first-rate women were usually those who sang in church, and the best ones — mostly those who sang most confidently — would stand closest to the altar, elevated. The folk name for the altar is "trobozan," and these best female singers were called trobozanke. - bandcamp] [0:46:55] Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta - "Tičica" - Fauna [Fauna is Dunja Knebl & Roko Margeta's third album. It is based on traditional Croatian folk songs arranged on the basis of forgotten songs in old songbooks. They are about animals and their destinies, but often personify people, telling us about love, freedom and lonliness. - PR] [0:50:21] Jonni Wind - "Dubrovushka" - The Earth is Moving [Zhenya Wind;s fairy-tale original and folk compositions immerse listeners in myths and legends, with string arrangements highlighting the refinement and authenticity of the music. The rock band's sound sets the tempo and dynamics. - PR] [0:53:40] Kaabi Kouyaté - "Tinkisso Dan" - Tribute to Kandia [Sory Kandia Kouyaté (1933-1977) was “The Voice” of...