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Favoriting February 17, 2024: Lots of New Stuff

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Artist Track Album Label Comments New Approx. start time
Sahra Halgan  Sharaf   Favoriting Hiddo Dhawr  Danaya Music  Sahra Ahmed Mohamoud (Somali: Sahra Axmed Maxamuud) is a Somali singer and cultural activist. also known as professionally Sahra Halgan as her stage name.  *   0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Dur Dur Band  Jubba Aaka   Favoriting Dur Dur Band Vol.2  Analog Africa  Dur-Dur Band was a musical group from Mogadishu, Somalia. The band was formed in the 1980s and was one of the most well-known acts on the Mogadishu disco scene at the time. The band later performed and recorded based in neighbouring Ethiopia. Their unique sound encompasses funk and disco, with influences of soul.    0:06:01 (Pop-up)
4 Mars  Tilman Baa Lagu Socdaa (Follow the Rules)   Favoriting Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura  Ostinato  The music of Jibuti supergroup 4 Mars reflects the crossroads of the Gulf of Tadjura region. The band combined Egyptian and Yemeni rhythms, Sudanese musical forms, Somali Dhaanto rhythms, reggae, Bollywood influences and American jazz and funk. 4 Mars was a large ensemble that included 40 members: actors, singers, dancers, and musicians. - World Music Central    0:13:22 (Pop-up)
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba  Jama Ko   Favoriting Jama Ko  Outhere  GIG: Tonight @ Roulette, presented by Robert Browning. Bassekou Kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. He is a virtuoso, innovator, stronghold of tradition all at the same time. - home page    0:23:07 (Pop-up)
Aziza Brahim  Thajliba   Favoriting Mawja  Glitterbeat  Sahrawi singer-songwriter activist Aziza Brahim’s fifth album Mawja (Wave in Hassaniya Arabic) is fashioned from a simple but powerful foundational palette: Saharan and Iberian percussion entwining with stately guitars and warm, enveloping bass. - Glitterbeat  *   0:27:17 (Pop-up)
Mariem Hassan  Almara   Favoriting La Voz Indomita  Nubenegra  Mariem Hassan, was one of north Africa’s great singers. She used her powerful voice to publicise the plight of those who were forced to flee from their homeland when Morocco took control of Western Sahara in 1975. - Guardian    0:30:49 (Pop-up)
Mártir Luali  Jamas   Favoriting Polisario Vencera  Nubenegra      0:36:25 (Pop-up)
Asha Bhosle, Mohmmed Rafi  Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko   Favoriting The Spirit of Music - RD Burman  Saregama  From Yaadon Ki Baraat, 1973, the song was a hit in the 1970s, and gained cult status in India. In 2020, Asha Bhosle named this song as one of her most favourite songs. - Wiki    0:41:30 (Pop-up)
Aydin Kazemizad  Sedaha   Favoriting Hajastam O Vajastam  Aydin Kazemizad  Aydin Kazemizad, is an Iranian music composer. He recently won the bronze medal at the Global Music Awards for his album 'Hajastam o Vajastam'. He also won the second prestigious world award at the Academia Music Awards for best children's music album. - Music News  *   0:46:09 (Pop-up)
Lalalar  Grejuva / Ayni Bokun Mavisi   Favoriting En Kötü Iyi Olur  Les Disques Bongo Joe  Istanbul's Lalalar remind you of your favorite 80's cult show theme, and simultaneously sound like a delightful dumpster dive of spaghetti western-psychedelics, Anatolian funk, sampling and hazy electronics. - home page  *   0:50:29 (Pop-up)
Yalla Miku  Tapis Volant   Favoriting Yalla Miku  Les Disques Bongo Joe  Exultant, frenetic and spiritually uplifting debut album twisting traditions of North and East Africa with electronica, post punk and krautrock grooves. - bandcamp  *   0:56:43 (Pop-up)
Cheikh Efrita  Ala Bab Darek (Louisa Tounsia)   Favoriting Cheikh Efrita  Monograph  Cheikh Efrita is a Hyper Oriental Pop project based on samples from obscure Tunisian musical archives from the 1920s. - Le Comtois  *   1:01:08 (Pop-up)
Ndox Electrique  Yalla   Favoriting Tëd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang  Les Disques Bongo Joe  Ndox Electrique is a ritual of possession which comes from Senegal's N'döep ceremonies. - Le Guess Who  *   1:10:52 (Pop-up)
Tresboliyu Folk  Verde   Favoriting Amigos de Folk  Tresboliyu Folk  Folk band from Cantabria, Spain, whose objective is to spread the traditional music of Cantabria and the rest of the world. - home page  *   1:18:09 (Pop-up)
Kuttune  Ondo Bizi Liteke   Favoriting Zer ote da?  Kuttune  Taking our roots as a starting point, Kuttune offers a new compositional journey in which traditional melodies and rhythms such as jotas, arin-arines or rumbas can be taken to the most characteristic rhythms of the northwest of Africa, as well as to the most diverse sonorities of the Middle East or to the Caribbean rhythms of Latin America, among others. - Aitzina Folk  *   1:22:11 (Pop-up)
Blanca Altable  Niño del Invierno   Favoriting Las formas del agua  Segell Microscopi  Blanca Altable stands out in the world of popular violin thanks to her unique and creative vision. Blanca rescues the repertoire of the dulzaina (a traditional Spanish woodwind instrument) from her grandfather, Simón Altable, and adapts it to the violin. - home page  *   1:27:02 (Pop-up)
Cara de Espelho  Corridinho_Português   Favoriting Cara de Espelho  Locomotiva Azul  "Cara de Espelho" is the result of the meeting of some of the names that have marked Portuguese music in recent years: Deolinda, Ornatos Violeta, Gaiteiros de Lisboa, A Naifa, Humanos, among others. - WOMEX  *   1:33:01 (Pop-up)
Think of One  Ou Tu Vas?   Favoriting Marrakech Emballages Ensemble  LC Music  Belgian-Moroccan collaboration    1:35:40 (Pop-up)
Zvezdana Novaković ZveN  Črna nuč (Black Nun)   Favoriting Čaralice  Zvezdana Novaković ZveN  Zvezdana Novaković is a singer and harpist from Northern East of Slovenia. While combining a traditional folk, jazz, classical, electronic music and performing arts she creates unique ways of expression. Her voice and musical artistry are influenced by a tradition of Slavic and Balkan cultures. - Soundcloud  *   1:41:51 (Pop-up)
Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff  Sama Néné   Favoriting Magg Tekki  Mississippi    *   1:48:14 (Pop-up)
Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister (MFR)  Precision   Favoriting Controversy Precision  Barrister      1:52:33 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Handy Haversack:

Right on time! Morning, Rob, Border Smashers!
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chresti:

Hi Rob and sound paradisios!
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northguineahills:

RRRRROOOOOOBBBBB!!!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03am
Rob Weisberg:

Hi Handy, chresti, ngh and everyone!
Avatar 9:04am
TDK60:

Hi Rob.
Avatar 9:04am
northguineahills:

↳ Song: "Sharaf" by "Sahra Halgan"
as matty warbucks would proclaim, this is a "banger".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05am
fred:

↳ northguineahills @9:02
Are you going to Florida?
Avatar 9:06am
northguineahills:

somaliland actually has a stable economy and is violence free. They want nothing to do w/ modadishu. they should be recognized.
Avatar 🌍 9:06am
Listener Tom:

Hi Rob and Everyone! Happy snowy Saturday!
Avatar 9:07am
northguineahills:

↳ fred @9:05
i still haven't made up my mind. I need to do so today.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

恭喜發財
Gung Hei Fat Choi !
Happy Year of the Wood 🐉Dragon !
~ Good ♄Saturday FMUvianz ~
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northguineahills:

↳ northguineahills @9:06
errr, mogadishu...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07am
Rob W:

Hi Tom!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
Handy Haversack:

We're super busy this weekend, but that Alash show at Jalopy sure is tempting.
Avatar 9:11am
TDK60:

↳ Handy Haversack @9:09
Ho Handy. I just played the Jalopy Theatre! (Open mic, hee.)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

April 2022 I said :
What a delightful & affirmative experience to see the Alash Ensemble of Tuvan Singers & Musicians :
www.facebook.com...
- tonight (for one hour Free with a 'lecturer' - really an informative Host)
- right here @ the Lebanon (New Hampshire) Opera House.
Musics - & Masterful Performers
- both accessible & beguiling
- both warm & dignified.
...& whenever they should be near you - you'd enjoy it !
Avatar 🌍 9:14am
Listener Tom:

Anyone checking out Bassekou Kouyate at Roulette tonight?
  9:16am
deeesat:

Good morning Rob and crew!
Avatar 9:19am
northguineahills:

↳ Song: "Tilman Baa Lagu Socdaa (Follow the Rules)" by "4 ...
hmmm, i thought the gulf of tadjoura was in djibouti..(but, they do have a large somali expat pop)
Avatar 9:20am
northguineahills:

↳ Song: "Tilman Baa Lagu Socdaa (Follow the Rules)" by "4 ...
ok, this is why rob supplies commentary. thank you!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 9:22am
Tom P:

HI Rob. Enjoying the opportunity to listen to you live, rare for me since you changed timeslots. Hi All!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:26am
Rob W:

Hi and thanks Tom p, deeesat!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:27am
Handy Haversack:

↳ TDK60 @9:11
Nice! You should have said something! We have a friend who's way into the scene there -- he was likely there.
Avatar 9:32am
TDK60:

HH: At Jalopy open mic, one gets one song to play, maybe another if the crowd is thin which never seems to occur. Friendly down homey vibe there. A music school upstairs and an adjacent cheap bar. (And LPs for sale.)
Avatar 🌍 9:36am
slugluv1313:

good morning, Rob! Paradisians!
lurking, enjoying these fascinating sounds/vibes immensely! (whilst doing really boring, un fascinating chores and stuff 😹😹) -- so grateful to be here with you all
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:38am
Rob W:

Good morning slugluv!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:41am
fred:

↳ slugluv1313 @9:36
Good morning. For some reason I think you should have your avatar spinning
Avatar 🌍 9:50am
slugluv1313:

↳ fred @9:41
hi fred!
ah! perhaps i should consult with DJ Perro Caliente, and his Spinning Kitty 🐈‍⬛😻
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 9:50am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Greetings, Rob and TSP people!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:52am
Rob W:

Greetings Ken!
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Listener Tom:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @9:14
This track is really cool!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:06am
chresti:

↳ Song: "Ala Bab Darek (Louisa Tounsia)" by "Cheikh Efrita"
"samples from obscure Tunisian musical archives from the 1920s". I am intiqued!
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slugluv1313:

↳ Song: "Ala Bab Darek (Louisa Tounsia)" by "Cheikh Efrita"
beautiful -- enchanting and mesmerizing
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:09am
chresti:

Our ghosts and pumpkins are gone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
katie:

This is great. Purging bad energies with that guitar.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
katie:

good snowy morning all.
Hi slugluv.
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:15am
chresti:

Good cloudy morning, katie!
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Dirk Zaffer:

Hi Rob, Hi All !!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23am
Rob W:

Hi Dirk!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25am
Megaroni:

Good Morning TPSP:), happy to hear your new time slot starting Saturday off with a global healing vibe
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25am
Rob W:

Good morning and thanks Megaroni.
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:29am
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ chresti @10:09
Back into storage until the fall! 👻🎃
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:34am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

☕️☠️Saluting Thee Assembled with thuh DeathWish Koffeez☠️☕️
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Rexedog:

love this show!!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:44am
chresti:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @10:34
Cheers!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:55am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks for another great show, Rob!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:56am
Rob W:

Thanks Rexedog, Ken and everyone.
  10:56am
wildneil peace all:

my wife likes this show!
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TDK60:

Thanks, Rob.
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slugluv1313:

amazing show, Rob (as always!) -- thanks so much!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:57am
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ wildneil peace all @10:56
Hi, Neil. Haven't seen you around much lately. You're doing well, I hope?
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slugluv1313:

↳ katie @10:13
hi katie!
Happy Winter Wonderland! i hope Mr. Biggles and Cerne are being cuddly and keeping you cozy
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:00am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ RobW ~
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Listener Tom:

Great show Rob - thanks for all the treats!
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