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Saturday, May 11, 2019
Mari Kalkun: New Music From Estonia, Rooted in Tradition

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Mari Kalkun is a gifted singer and composer from Estonia. She plays (among other things) the kannel, a traditional box zither. Her original songs, both solo (as on her recent album Ilmamõtsan) and with her band Runorun, are inspired by nature, Estonian poetry and traditional music.

She's coming our way for two free concerts: At Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave between 37th & 38th Streets in midtown Manhattan this Tuesday night (May 14th, 7 pm), RSVP here for free tickets; and as one of several performers at the weekly Roots and Ruckus night at Jalopy, 315 Columbia Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn on Wednesday night (May 15th, 9 pm). Before all that she joins us live on WFMU!

Mari Kalkun home: https://www.marikalkun.com/

Mari Kalkun's latest solo album Ilmamõtsan: https://marikalkun.bandcamp.com/

Like Mari Kalkun on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MariKalkunMusic/

Scandinavia House: http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/

Jalopy: http://jalopytheatre.org/

Photo above by Matti Komulainen. Massive thanks to listener David Sassian, Mari's manager Marili Jõgi, Jaanika Peerna at the Estonian Consulate in NY and our illustrious engineer, Mark Koch!

This Week's Playlist:

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Les Abranis: Atheggaeledh / 7" / Oasis (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Luther Allison: Low Down and Dirty / Reckless / Alligator Records (0:04:54 Pop-up)

uKanDanZ: Ashkaru / Yeketelale / Buda Musique / * (0:07:59 Pop-up)
I believe this is a cover of a Walias Band song

Gili Yalo: Sew Lesew / Made in Amharica EP / Dead Sea Recordings / * (0:12:22 Pop-up)
GIG: Tonight, 9:15 pm, Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2

Mulatu Astatqé: Yèkatit (February) / Éthiopiques Volume 4 - Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974 / Buda Musique (0:16:49 Pop-up)
GIGs: Friday and Saturday night May 17-18 @ Le Poisson Rouge

Áššu: Vulle Mihkku / Áššu / Bafe's Factory / * (0:25:11 Pop-up)

Vassvik: Dudinka / Gákti / Heilo / * (0:29:03 Pop-up)

Nine Treasures: Wisdom Eyes / Wisdom Eyes / Pilot Music & Tech (0:34:02 Pop-up)

Mdou Moctar: Kamane Tarhanin / Ilana: The Creator / Sahel Sounds / * (0:37:25 Pop-up)
GIG: WFMU's Monty Hall Wed June 26!

Mary Ann Kennedy: Margadh an tSalainn / Glaschu - Songs Of The Glasgow Gàidhealtachd / ARC Music / * (0:45:11 Pop-up)

David Munnelly: Corizon / Aonair / Appel Rekords / * (0:49:48 Pop-up)
From Utrecht, Netherlands home of Listener Bas!

Väsen: Typhoon Nozaki / Rule of 3 / Northside / * (0:54:06 Pop-up)

Mara Aranda: Las Bodas de la Pulga i el Piojo / Sefarad en el Corazón de Turquía / Mara Aranda / * (0:59:50 Pop-up)
The title means something along the lines of "The Wedding of the Flea and the Louse"

Gaiteiros de Lisboa: Roncos do Diabo / Bestiário / Uguru / * (1:03:58 Pop-up)

Projekt Iljada: Teshkoto / Eksperiment / Slushaj Records / * (1:08:35 Pop-up)

Chitinskaya Sloboda Ensemble: Away from Wattle Fence / Songs of Russian People (Cossacks Songs, Old Believers and Transbaikalien Cossacks Songs) / Sketis Music (1:13:34 Pop-up)

ZeMe: Bumbulēt / Various Artists: Folk And Great Tunes From Latvia / CPL-Music (1:16:26 Pop-up)

Söndörgő: Parsley Bride / Nyolc 8 Nyolc / SNDRG / * (1:19:12 Pop-up)

Čendeš: Bandurist / Cossack Attack / Môlča / * (1:21:20 Pop-up)

Jabklon: Mountain / Machalaj / Indies (1:25:40 Pop-up)

Džambo Aguševi Orchestra: Boom / Brass Like It Hot / ARC Music / * (1:31:14 Pop-up)
GIG: Tomorrow night (Sunday May 12) starting with a discussion at 6 pm, dance lesson at 7, show at 7:30 at Hungarian House

Sezen Aksu with Goran Bregovic: Kalašnjikov / Düğün Ve Cenaze (The Wedding and the Funeral) / Sezen Aksu with Goran Bregovic (1:34:13 Pop-up)

Mari Kalkun: Keelega-Meelega / With Tongue And Heart / Live on WFMU / N/A (1:45:53 Pop-up)

Mari Kalkun: Mõtsvele Mäng / The Forest Brother Game / Live on WFMU / N/A (2:02:07 Pop-up)

Mari Kalkun: Linda Linda / Ilmamõtsan / Nordic Notes (2:08:33 Pop-up)

Mari Kalkun: Laul Kahele / A Song For Two / Live on WFMU / N/A (2:17:57 Pop-up)

Mari Kalkun: Läbi Katsa Kalamere / Across The Seven Seas / Live on WFMU / N/A (2:24:05 Pop-up)

Runorun: Unetu / Til Ilo / Rockadillo (2:33:52 Pop-up)

Mari Kalkun: Sula / Thaw / Live on WFMU / N/A (2:37:52 Pop-up)

Andy Statman: Old East River Road / Monroe Bus / Shefa / * (2:43:04 Pop-up)

Che Apalache: Maria / Latin Grass / Che Apalache (2:45:43 Pop-up)

SVER: Batch 15 / Reverie / Folkhall Records / * (2:51:02 Pop-up)

Yale Strom's Broken Consort: Ma'oz Tzur / Shimmering Lights / ARC Music / * (2:56:55 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.

National Immigration Forum: The National Immigration Forum is one of the leading immigrant advocacy organizations in the country, with a mission to advocate for the value of immigrants and immigration to the nation.

New York Immigration Coalition: The New York Immigration Coalition aims to achieve a fairer and more just society that values the contributions of immigrants and extends opportunity to all. The NYIC promotes immigrants’ full civic participation, fosters their leadership, and provides a unified voice and a vehicle for collective action for New York’s diverse immigrant communities.

Arab American Family Support Center (New York City): The Arab-American Family Support Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-sectarian organization that provides culturally and linguistically sensitive services to immigrant communities throughout New York City.

Action NYC: ActionNYC connects New Yorkers to free, safe immigration legal help. You can make an appointment to learn your immigration legal options and get immigration application assistance. There are ActionNYC sites in all five boroughs. Appointments are required. Your appointment will be in your language.

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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.

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF): AALDEF is a national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans by combining litigation, advocacy, education, and community organizing. Issues / focus include immigrant rights, civic participation and voting rights, economic justice for workers, language access to services, educational equity, housing and environmental justice, and the elimination of anti-Asian violence, police misconduct, and human trafficking.

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