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Saturday, December 29, 2018
Orquesta Akokán: Revitalizing Cuba's Classic Big-Band Mambo Sound

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Orquesta Akokán is a blazing Afro-Cuban band. They revitalize Cuba's classic mid-century big band mambo sound.

Barely a year old, Akokán has already been chosen to play the prestigious globalFEST World Music showcase, Sun. Jan. 6 at the Copacabana in Times Square. And their self-titled debut album on Daptone Records has been nominated for a Grammy!

Meet Akokán's dynamic singer José “Pepito” Gómez and composer / producer / multi-instrumentalist Jacob Plasse on our show this week.

Links:

https://www.orquestaakokan.com/

https://www.facebook.com/theOrquestaAkokan/

https://orquestaakokan.bandcamp.com/

https://daptonerecords.com/

http://www.josepepitogomez.com/

http://jacobplasse.com/

This Week's Playlist:

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Charles Lloyd & The Marvels with Lucinda Williams: Dust / Vanished Gardens / Blue Note (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Batsumi: Emampondweni / Batsumi / Matsuli Music (0:08:17 Pop-up)
Orig. 1974

The Movers: Soweto Inn / The Best of the Best 2 / RCA (0:14:03 Pop-up)

Chenasau Mkukupa: Mkatisitidzaonananso / Various Artists: Music from the MBC Archive (Bonus album included w/ Takula self-titled album) / XA Music / * (0:20:04 Pop-up)

Jerrod "Blind Boy" Paxton: Candy Man / Various Artists: Music from the American Epic Sessions (0:22:47 Pop-up)

Furry Lewis: Glory, Glory Hallelujah / Various Artists: Sorrow Come Pass Me Around: A Survey of Rural Black Religious Music / Advent (0:25:04 Pop-up)

Mdou Moctar: Sibidoul / Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (OST) / Sahel Sounds (0:28:40 Pop-up)
GIGs; Friday Jan 4 @ Baby's All Right in Brooklyn; Sat Jan 5 @ Drom in the East Village as part of multi-band Electric Cowbell / Barbes APAP Showcase, Secret Planet

Johnson Spiritual Singers: Running For Jesus / Don't Let the Devil Ride / Detroit Gospel Reissue Project (0:34:49 Pop-up)

Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba: Tabital Pulaaku featuring Afel Bocoum / Miri / Out Here Records / * (0:37:56 Pop-up)
Pre-release - official release is in Feb. 2019. This song is from Afel Bocoum's repertoire - the original version is on his 2009 album Tabital Pulaaku

BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness): Moya / Emakhosini / * (0:48:41 Pop-up)
GIG: globalFEST showcase (with many other bands, in conjunction w/ APAP) @ the Copacabana, Sunday night Jan 6

Pepito Gomez and Jacob Plasse from Orquesta Akokán: Intro / Interview (0:59:48 Pop-up)

Orquesta Akokán: La Cosa / Orquesta Akokán / Daptone (1:04:19 Pop-up)
GIG: globalFEST showcase (with many other bands, in conjunction w/ APAP) @ the Copacabana, Sunday night Jan 6

Pupy y Los Que Son Son: El Vecino Se Mudo / Pupy Y Los Que Son, Son / Timba (1:11:42 Pop-up)
Vocals: Pepito Gomez

José Valladares: Tiempo Dificiles / Aquí Estoy Yo / Legacy Recordings (1:18:26 Pop-up)
Vocals: Pepito Gomez

Pepito Gomez and Jacob Plasse from Orquesta Akokán: Interview (1:24:23 Pop-up)

Orquesta Akokán: Un Tabaco Para Elegua / Orquesta Akokán / Daptone (1:32:34 Pop-up)

Orquesta Akokán: Mambo Rapidito / Orquesta Akokán / Daptone (1:42:03 Pop-up)

Orquesta Akokán: No Te Hagas / Orquesta Akokán / Daptone (1:47:25 Pop-up)

Orquesta Akokán: Otro Nivel / Orquesta Akokán (1:51:25 Pop-up)

Mlimani Park Orchestra: Naukala Ndima / Sungi / Popular African Music (2:00:13 Pop-up)

Remmy Ongala: What Can I Say (Niseme Nini) / Mambo / Real World (2:04:26 Pop-up)

G Mario Ntimana: Avana Vanguvale / Various Artists: Palop Africa / Sterns / Earthworks (2:13:58 Pop-up)

Manou Gallo: Femme / Afro Groove Queen / Contre-Jour / * (2:20:31 Pop-up)

Gato Preto: Dia D / Tempo / Unique (2:26:03 Pop-up)
GIG: globalFEST showcase (with many other bands, in conjunction w/ APAP) @ the Copacabana, Sunday night Jan 6

Bhoomi Trivedi: Ram Chahe Leela / Ram-Leela (Bollywood OST) / Eros International (2:28:39 Pop-up)

Warsaw Village Band: She Celebrated Kupala / Sun Celebration / JARO Medien (2:32:49 Pop-up)
Featuring members of the ensemble Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan

Nina Stern with Glen Velez: Chominiciamento di Gioia (Joy's Beginning) / Amaryllis / MSR Classics (2:39:50 Pop-up)

Lemon Bucket Orkestra: Freedom (2:46:34 Pop-up)
GIG: Mundial Montreal APAP showcase Friday night at Drom, w/ several other bands

Newpoli: Tarantella Avernetella / Mediterraneo (2:49:25 Pop-up)
GIG: Mundial Montreal APAP showcase Friday night at Drom, w/ several other bands

Ramy Essam: Saura / Resala Ela Magles El Amn / Universal Music MENA (2:54:05 Pop-up)
GIG: Thurs night (Jan 3) @ Le Poisson Rouge in the West Village (APAP showcase w/ ABJEEZ)

Banda Los Tamazulas de Culiacan: Corrido de Año Nuevo / Banda Tierra Blanca + Banda Los Tamazulas de Culiacan (split LP) - 15 Exitos con Banda Sinaloense (3:11:33 Pop-up)

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National Immigration Law Center: Established in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants.

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International Refugee Assistance Project: The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) organizes law students and lawyers to develop and enforce a set of legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons. Mobilizing direct legal aid and systemic policy advocacy, IRAP serves the world’s most persecuted individuals and empowers the next generation of human rights leaders.

International Rescue Committee: The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): KIND serves as the leading organization for the protection of children who enter the US immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court without representation. We achieve fundamental fairness through high-quality legal representation and by advancing the child's best interests, safety and well-being.

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