Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg: Playlist from November 11, 2023

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
Praed	The Sun of Knowledge   → "The Sun of Knowledge" by "Praed"	Kaf Afrit	Akuphone			Founded by Raed Yassin and Paed Conca in 2006, “Praed” is a band whose musical oeuvre can be described as a mixture of Arabic popular music and electronics. Kal Afrit is an album inspired by Shams al-Ma'arif, a 13th century esoteric and magic book from Egypt composed of four furious pieces that don't leave you unscathed.		*	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Cherry Bandora	Den Se Lismono (Stelios Kazantzidis repertoire)   → "Den Se Lismono (Stelios Kazantzidis repertoire)" ...	Back To The Taverna	Rebel Up			Amplified and in fast tempo, Cherry Bandora is reviving the vintage music styles of Greek 'Laïko', Turkish 'Anadolu Rock' and Israeli 'Mizrahit'. The repertoire includes many tavern classics by legendary singers and bouzouki masters of the 50s such as Stelios Kazantzidis, Marinella, Manolis Xiotis and Vasilis Tsitsanis.		*	0:07:19 (Pop-up)
Lucidvox	Don't Look Away   → "Don't Look Away" by "Lucidvox"	That's What Remained	Glitterbeat			Lucidvox comprises four women self-exiled outside of Russia: Alina (vocals/flute), Nadezhda (drums), Galla (guitar) and Anna (bass).		*	0:12:40 (Pop-up)
Novalima	Aqui y Ahora   → "Aqui y Ahora" by "Novalima"	La Danza, Pt. 2	Six Degrees			Started by four friends from Lima with a shared passion for traditional Afro-Peruvian music and global DJ culture, Novalima stands in the common ground bridging past and future, uniting tradition and innovation.		*	0:17:09 (Pop-up)
Eccodek	Second Bird Calling (feat. Mansa Sissoko)   → "Second Bird Calling (feat. Mansa Sissoko)" by "Ec...	Mistake of the ear (The Peppermoth Variations)	Eccodek			Eccodek is a Canadian musical group based in Guelph, Ontario, known for their fusion of world music and electronic music styles. The band is composed of core member Andrew McPherson and a rotating collective of musicians who collaborate on the band's releases.		*	0:21:08 (Pop-up)
Tonn3rr3 X Bikaye	Akei   → "Akei" by "Tonn3rr3 X Bikaye"	It's a Bomb	Born Bad Records			40 years since Bony Bikaye’s Crammed Discs’s debut in cahoots with French composer Hector Zazou and electronic experimentalists CY1, Bony steps out of musical retirement, to craft another futuristic Congolese landscape with Parisian electronic production trio TONN3RR3 on a new album It’s A Bomb		*	0:29:31 (Pop-up)
Mo'Horizons	Balkan Maasai Party   → "Balkan Maasai Party" by "Mo'Horizons"	Mango	Agogo Records			Blending together funk, jazz, bossa nova, soul, and boogaloo with downbeat and drum'n'bass tendencies, German acid jazz duo Mo' Horizons came together in the late '90s when DJs Ralf Droesemeyer and Mark "Foh" Wetzler, both from Hannover and respected in their own rights, decided to improve and expand upon their work by making music of their own, and not simply playing that of others.		*	0:35:52 (Pop-up)
Bixiga 70	Na Quarta-Feira   → "Na Quarta-Feira" by "Bixiga 70"	Vapor	Glitterbeat			São Paulo’s Afro-Brazilian groove visionaries Bixiga 70 return with an ecstatic 5th album – Vapor – their first in four years. The sound is joyful, a series of potent horn driven melodies and infectious polyrhythms. More than a return, Vapor is a rebirth. An exuberant, full-tilt party.		*	0:40:38 (Pop-up)
La Prenda Roja	De Coral   → "De Coral" by "La Prenda Roja"	La Prenda Roja	Segell Microscopi			The trio composed of Cristina López, Sara Sambola, and Ana Brenes presents their first album, a tribute to feminine identity that blurs the boundaries between traditional flamenco and electronic music.			0:47:38 (Pop-up)
Aiace	Fluxo e Refluxo (Flow and Reflux)   → "Fluxo e Refluxo (Flow and Reflux)" by "Aiace"	Eu Andava Como Se Fosse Voar	Aiace			The desire for hope, the urge to talk about love, and the journey of self-discovery as a black woman were the driving forces behind Eu Andava Como Se Fosse Voar (I Walked as If I Were Flying), the second solo album by the talented singer and songwriter Aiace.		*	0:51:01 (Pop-up)
Abby V, Ricky Kej	Payoji Maine (ft. KS Chithra)   → "Payoji Maine (ft. KS Chithra)" by "Abby V, Ricky ...	Aarambh	Sufiiscore			Across continents and time zones, the young master vocalist Abby V and three-time GRAMMY-winning, Billboard #1 composer-producer, Ricky Kej have formed a friendship and a way of collaborating that yields musical magic.		*
No Mad	Nasbinals   → "Nasbinals" by "No Mad"	Des oiseaux la nuit	La Curieuse			Des oiseaux la nuit (Birds at Night) is the result of the encounter between Pierre DODET’s lyrics and Pierre LORDET’s music. Far removed from the whimsical universes to which the band had accustomed us in its previous albums, No Mad here aims to get close to people, to the heart of things. Simply, without artifice.		*	1:06:17 (Pop-up)
El Khat	Ala Al Ma   → "Ala Al Ma" by "El Khat"	Albat Alawi Op.99	Glitterbeat			GIG: Sat Nov 18 @ National Sawdust (WMI)			1:04:24 (Pop-up)
Vilma Jää	Miina   → "Miina" by "Vilma Jää"	Kosto	Jäähile Records			Finnish-Karelian ethno pop artist Vilma Jää is a singer, composer and fiddler who combines centuries old stories with electronic music. Vilma Jää's music shifts between acoustic and electronic sounds, combining instruments typical of folk music such as kantele, harmonium and fiddle with synthetic beats as Finno-Ugric tradition flirts with pop aesthetics		*	1:08:40 (Pop-up)
Didon	If Only Re-Imagined - [dunkelbunt]   → "If Only Re-Imagined - [dunkelbunt]" by "Didon"	Tunisian Tale Remixed	Electrofone			Didon, the dynamic duo consisting of the two-time Grammy-nominated producer Carmen Rizzo and talented Tunisian singer/songwriter Meriem Ben Amor, invites you on an exhilarating musical journey with their latest album, "Tunisian Tale Remixed".		*	1:11:34 (Pop-up)
Luzmila Carpio	Pachamama desde el Cosmos   → "Pachamama desde el Cosmos" by "Luzmila Carpio"	El Retorno del Sol	ZZK			The iconic voice of Luzmila Carpio rings out from the Andes, spreading messages of indigenous struggle, female empowerment and unceasing love for both the people and planet around us. An undeniable icon of Bolivian Andean culture whose career spans multiple decades, Luzmila has released more than 25 albums (there’s a reason that Rolling Stone described her as”one of the most prolific indigenous singers of South America”), inspiring millions while singing in both her native Aymara-Quechua language and Spanish.		*	1:15:18 (Pop-up)
Lenhart Tapes	Vodu brala (feat. Tijana Stanković)   → "Vodu brala (feat. Tijana Stanković)" by "Lenhart ...	Dens	Glitterbeat			The 2nd album from Belgrade Ethno-Noise outfit Lenhart Tapes, boldly extends producer Vladimir Lenhart’s acclaimed re-tooling of submerged Balkan musics. Hypnotic Walkman jams meet industrial rhythm loops and trad-folk songs interpreted by a lineup of thrilling female vocalists		*	1:21:26 (Pop-up)
La Mòssa	Zarboutan   → "Zarboutan" by "La Mòssa"	Wanda Pétrichor	La Curieuse			In La Mòssa, a story of constant motion and development, an ensemble of four artists is determined to blend their sonorities and rhythms to shake some stereotypes. After drawing from sources of traditional repertoires to polish a jewel of a first album, they take us now on a new exciting journey.		*	1:25:55 (Pop-up)
Ziya Tabassian	Lovebird   → "Lovebird" by "Ziya Tabassian"	Remembrances	Bostan			Ziya Tabassian began playing the tombak (Iranian drum) at the age of ten. After a brief initiation period in Iran, he continued his autodidactic training in Quebec, his adopted homeland.		*	1:29:22 (Pop-up)
C'mon Tigre	Na Danca Das Flores   → "Na Danca Das Flores" by "C'mon Tigre"	Habitat	Intersuoni			C’mon Tigre began life in the Mediterranean basin and spread out to the corners of the world's metropolises. C’mon Tigre talks about the fascination that Africa holds in a tales that stretch along a curve line from San Diego to Bombay. C’mon Tigre are two people but at the same time is a collective of souls.		*	1:36:23 (Pop-up)
Okan	Oriki Oshun   → "Oriki Oshun" by "Okan"	Okantomi	LulaWorld			Okan is a Canadian Afro-Cuban jazz group, whose core members are Cuban Canadian musicians Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne. They are most noted for their 2020 album Espiral, which won the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021		*	1:42:08 (Pop-up)
Luigi Cinque. Stefano Saletti. Urna Chahar Tugchi	Afrikan Cuntu   → "Afrikan Cuntu" by "Luigi Cinque. Stefano Saletti....	Persephone	Materiali Sobnori			"Persephone" is a new project and a CD from Luigi Cinque, Stefano Saletti and Urna Chahar-Tugchi, artists known for their ability to explore different languages and worlds.		*	1:46:34 (Pop-up)
Jono Heyes	Inanna   → "Inanna" by "Jono Heyes"	Beehive	Asphalt Tango			"Syncopated rhythms from West Africa, Arabic Thunder, Flamenco Duende, Latin sunshine, and many other influences from around the world. We can enjoy it all in Jono Heyes' Music." Gita Lancere, Radio Latvia		*	1:53:52 (Pop-up)
Dani Jané i Marta Casals	La presó de Lleida   → "La presó de Lleida" by "Dani Jané i Marta Casals"	Mnemòsine	Dani Jané i Marta Casals			The duet formed by musicians Dani Jané and Marta Casals was born in the summer of 2015 and since then they have been working on a repertoire of traditional and popular Catalan music. The instrumental proposal they offer is characterized by two primary instruments: the voice and the guitar.		*	1:57:33 (Pop-up)