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Artist Track Album Label Comments New Approx. start time
Zawose & Brook  Kuna Kunguni (The Bedbugs Bite)   Favoriting Various Artists: Spirit of Africa  Real World      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
YĪN YĪN  White Storm   Favoriting Mount Matsu  Glitterbeat  Deeply informed by both the imaginative sound waves of the cosmos as well as the earthly musical culture of Japan, Mount Matsu is the reflection of a chaotic environment of influences slowly coming into focus. - Ebb Music  *   0:05:56 (Pop-up)
Leila Gobi  Sorho Didine   Favoriting Leila Gobi  Clermont  LEILA GOBI began her career as a student and grew to national attention. As an artist from provincial Menaka near Gao Mali, it was tough to break into the tightly knit music community in the capitol city, Bamako. - Clermont Music    0:12:34 (Pop-up)
Mdou Moctar  Modern Slaves   Favoriting Funeral For Justice  Matador  GIG: Wed June 26 @ Warsaw    0:17:59 (Pop-up)
Tarwa N-Tiniri  Rkba   Favoriting Akal  Atty  Tarwa N-Tiniri are a six-piece desert blues band from Ouarzazate in Morocco. The all-Berber band was formed in 2012. - Wiki  *   0:23:30 (Pop-up)
Etran De L'Aïr  Iban Mano D'Ikhya   Favoriting Various Artists: Agrim Agadez  Sahel Sounds  In the circuit of wedding bands of Agadez, Etran de L'Aïr is the best known and longest playing groups. Yet they are also a band that has remained on the fringes of success. Etran is not just a musical group, but a family collective. - Sahel Sounds    0:29:46 (Pop-up)
Tamikrest  Wainan Adobat   Favoriting Kidal  Glitterbeat      0:36:12 (Pop-up)
Bombino  Nik Sant Awanha   Favoriting Sahel  Partisan  GIG: June 28 @ Sony Hall    0:40:37 (Pop-up)
Amanar  Alghafiat   Favoriting Various Artists: Music From Saharan Cellphones  Sahel Sounds      0:45:45 (Pop-up)
Kel Assouf  America   Favoriting Black Tenere  Glitterbeat  Kel Assouf means "from nostalgia" in Tamasheq language. The band was formed in 2006 by Anana Harouna, a Tuareg musician from Niger, when arriving in Brussels after a long exile. - home page    0:51:44 (Pop-up)
Alhousseini Anivolla & Girum Mezmur  Isouwad   Favoriting Afropentatonism  Piranha  A pan-African All-Star band merging two cultures. Desert blues man Alhousseini Anivolla meets Ethio-jazz guitarist Girum Mezmur. Their album ”Afropentatonism” features repetitive grooves, hypnotic jams and raw guitar sounds. - bandcamp    0:58:56 (Pop-up)
Sahra Halgan  Hooyalay   Favoriting Hiddo Dhawr  Danaya Music  Sahra Halgan is an iconic artist from Somaliland, formerly a British protectorate in the Horn of Africa, and an independent country since 1991, although unrecognised by the international community. - Cornish Bank  *   1:07:39 (Pop-up)
Salah Hamed  Indho   Favoriting Qurbo  Galaxy Music      1:14:07 (Pop-up)
Cheveu & Group Doueh  Je Penche   Favoriting Dakhla Sahara Session  Born Bad      1:21:31 (Pop-up)
Archach  Askrade Akhsene   Favoriting Ouriferiate  Chleh Du Sud Marocain  This group was part of the movement for the revival of Amazigh (Berber) songs and they wanted to mix traditional village rhythms (the Ahwash dance) and modern urban rhythms popular during the last few years of the sixties (Usman, Izenzaren, Nass El Ghiwan). - Lazy Production Arab Tunes    1:28:12 (Pop-up)
Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou  Lalla Aicha   Favoriting L´Bnat  ajabu!  Asmâa Hamzaoui and Bnat Timbouktou (the daughters of Timbuktu) represent a new generation of young women Gnawa performers, breaking new ground in a traditionally patriarchal realm. - WOMEX    1:36:21 (Pop-up)
Abdel Benaddi  Bouhala   Favoriting A Dream In Essaouira  Worlds Within Worlds  Abdel Benaddi is one of the most important Gnawa musicians of his generation. - Worlds Within Worlds  *   1:43:12 (Pop-up)
Samira's Blues  Hasna Ya Leila   Favoriting Salam    Samira Dainan explores her roots and celebrates the healing power of music with Samira’s Blues. - bandcamp  *   1:48:12 (Pop-up)
Abdallah Oumbadougou  Sarho Nawan   Favoriting Amghar: The Godfather of Tuareg Music - VOL. 1    The term “desert rock” has become a Western catch-all for a genre that came out of northern Africa around the 1980s. Its original tag was “assouf” music, which translated to mean nostalgia. Of all the musicians involved in shaping the genre, Abdallah Oumbadougou remains the most iconic. - Farout  *   1:52:19 (Pop-up)
Women of the Kel Issekeneren  Wedding Song of the Kel Issekeneren   Favoriting Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara  Smithsonian Folkways  Reissue of 1960 Folkways LP.    1:57:23 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01am
Handy Haversack:

Morning, Rob and Border Smashers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01am
Handy Haversack:

Rob, if you want to add to the calendar: Derivisi at Troost Monday night at 8, and the third Monday of every month. Greek gangster folk rembetika!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03am
Peter from Saranac Lake NY:

Good morning Rob and everyone!
Avatar 9:04am
northguineahills:

about to go to a music fest in NH. hit it yesterday, saw leo wadada smith. got 3/4th off the sticker price (but the booze was pricier than nyc standards). although the edible treated me well...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05am
gauche knee:

💖 morning Rob, Handy, & all. Driving to chill with some goats & pigs but will be listening to TSP & Double Dip all the way!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:08am
Rob Weisberg:

Good morning and thanks Handy, good morning everyone.
Avatar 9:08am
northguineahills:

↳ Song: "White Storm" by "YĪN YĪN"
matsu-yama....
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
Handy Haversack:

↳ gauche knee @9:05
That sounds mighty fine, gauche knee!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10am
gauche knee:

↳ northguineahills @9:04
Enjoy, ngh! Love catching shows out of NYC sometimes, it’s worth the few bucks more seeing performers in diff settings/mindsets.
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 9:11am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Greetings, Rob and multitude!
Avatar 9:14am
northguineahills:

↳ gauche knee @9:10
danks, gauche. it's weird, decent food and booze is pricier than nyc. but, I need good music for my mental/emotional therapy. it's working thusfar...
Avatar 🌍 9:14am
Listener Tom:

Good morning all!
Avatar 🌍 9:15am
Listener Tom:

Lelia Gobi - Gao is in the house!
Avatar 9:16am
northguineahills:

I also gendron/white/anderson last night. they were on scott william's show thurspostnoon...chatted up anderson, as she did a song en francais dedicated to her mother who just passed. i am a similar situation. it was a healing night...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:16am
gauche knee:

↳ Handy Haversack @9:09
Could you share K8 & Creamo Coyl’s band/show info or link? Def want to check out but Forgot to put in cal.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17am
Marley P. Dogg:

Good morning Rob W, Handy and Radio and NGH and friends! Happy weekend!!!
Avatar 9:17am
northguineahills:

↳ northguineahills @9:16
errr, also saw... (stupid english, i'll never master this language)....
Avatar 9:21am
northguineahills:

↳ Marley P. Dogg @9:17
marley! hope all is souperrific w/ ya an' yer kin!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21am
London Calling Francky:

↳ Song: "Modern Slaves" by "Mdou Moctar"
Hey Rob and all Transpacifists! This Mdou Moctar's track is a killer! No wonder Matador is on the case!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23am
Handy Haversack:

↳ gauche knee @9:16
Tonight at Bowery Electric. Opening for Part Chimp. I think Blank Account goes on at 8.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23am
Handy Haversack:

↳ northguineahills @9:16
You mean Myriam Gendron, I think.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:24am
Handy Haversack:

↳ Marley P. Dogg @9:17
Marley!
Avatar 9:26am
northguineahills:

↳ Handy Haversack @9:23
aye, indeedy!
Avatar 9:26am
northguineahills:

(brain has yet to reboot, and it's the first time i've had edibles in 5 years)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:28am
Spikey BXL:

Hello Rob, crossers of boundaries
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:30am
Marley P. Dogg:

↳ northguineahills @9:26
NGH! How is Vermont treating you?
Avatar 9:33am
northguineahills:

↳ Marley P. Dogg @9:30
therapeutic! I needed to get off this ride, after everything that hit me all at once. looking at the CT River from my desk right now, 50' above (second story). watching the waterbirds, and I think there is a river otter den nearby)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:37am
Chris in Kensington Bklyn:

Greetings, Rob Weisberg and all!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 9:37am
chresti:

Morning Rob and sound paradisios!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:38am
gauche knee:

↳ northguineahills @9:17
love how you’re fighting for your healing by making connections with ppl & music. I know that’s not always easy after a big loss…kudos to you, brother💓 I’m off to heal @ an animal sanctuary & then moor mother tonight. may we all know peace.
Avatar 9:40am
northguineahills:

↳ gauche knee @9:38
muchas domo dankes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:41am
Marley P. Dogg:

↳ northguineahills @9:33
Sounds perfect!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:41am
Spikey BXL:

Sending healing vibes to all, with a focus on ngh and gk
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:41am
gauche knee:

↳ Handy Haversack @9:23
Gah, I’ll be @ moor mother but have my eyes peeled for Blank Account! Wishing a solid show to BA!
  9:42am
wenzo:

Loving this set!
Avatar 9:43am
northguineahills:

↳ gauche knee @9:38
jealous, would love to see moor mother live...
  Swag For Life Member 9:44am
Zinn The Mood:

↳ Song: "Sorho Didine" by "Leila Gobi"
Hey folks. At the breakfast table with the alternating sips of black coffee/chicory and a smoothie, and getting beat in chess by my 3rd grader. Both kids digging this, and thought it was “that Tunisian band, but the singing sounds Thai.”

Gotta hustle out of here for their swimming lessons in LIC. Something nobody could argue isn’t universally necessary but have to wonder why it will cost us hundreds of dollars.

Voiced this complaint to the assembled parents there and got one Hungarian-born woman to respond. She said growing up every town there had a community center where every citizen gets free swimming lessons, among other things. Of course that was said in the past tense, when Hungary was a communist country.

Common sense communism beats predatory capitalism in the economic system sweepstakes any day.

So tired of being nickeled and dimed here for everything - and being brainwashed into thinking that living in the Greatest Country In The World means that the tax dollars our government demands of us should so naturally slide right to the military industrial complex, corporate “subsidies” and bank bailouts. Instead of for the things the 99% really need, such as universal free healthcare, regulated housing and food costs and free swimming lessons.

Almost the entire rest of the world has figured this out.

Thanks for the tunes, Rob.

Oh, the Zlatne Uste fest was so uplifting and amazing! Thanks again for plugging the many cool cultural events that you do.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:44am
Handy Haversack:

↳ gauche knee @9:41
Thanks, Gauche Knee! Also 6/14 at TV Eye and 6/26 at Berlin.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:49am
gauche knee:

↳ Spikey BXL @9:41
you rip, spikey! Hope you’re having a good one. Rob’s really killing it today ! 💃🏾
Avatar 9:53am
Don in Tampere:

Howdy from Finland! Enjoying the international tunes as always. Strange thing today: the home page of WFMU won't load, but the playlist and chatboard does.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:54am
Handy Haversack:

↳ Don in Tampere @9:53
Huh, same here, Don!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:54am
Spikey BXL:

↳ Don in Tampere @9:53
Are you done with the banjo repairs, Don?
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 9:55am
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ Don in Tampere @9:53
Loads OK for me using DuckDuckGo browser on Windows11.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:56am
Handy Haversack:

Now it's loading for me.
Avatar 9:58am
Bri The Beatnik:

↳ Zinn The Mood @9:44
👏
Avatar 9:58am
Don in Tampere:

↳ Spikey BXL @9:54
I got the new head on, re-strung it, and positioned the bridge, then went out for some sun and exercise. Will attach the new pickup after I shower. I will have to hold it absolutely still while the epoxy hardens so will have to resist temptations to chat for a but
Avatar 9:59am
Don in Tampere:

↳ Spikey BXL @9:54
It's a pity my Brussels gig fell through, but I'm trying to complete a band tour late September/early October. Maybe there will be a chance to get to Belgium finally
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00am
Spikey BXL:

↳ Don in Tampere @9:59
Fingers crossed!
Avatar 🌍 10:02am
Listener Tom:

This is pretty cool - what year is it from? Is it new?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05am
Rob W:

↳ Listener Tom @10:02
It's actually from 2020 Tom.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05am
Spikey BXL:

↳ Listener Tom @10:02
discogs says 2020
www.discogs.com...
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:05am
chresti:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @9:55
Duck duck go won't let me post my comments? Is there a way to enable posting?
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:08am
Ken From Hyde Park:

↳ chresti @10:05
I found that problem, too. I use the Microsoft Edge browser for posting comments.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:08am
Spikey BXL:

↳ chresti @10:05
Works fine on Brave.
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:13am
chresti:

↳ Ken From Hyde Park @10:08
Ah, that's what I've been doing...

@Spikey- Brave?

Thanks guys!
Avatar 🌍 10:15am
Listener Tom:

Good stuff - I must've missed it during the pandemic...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:15am
Spikey BXL:

↳ chresti @10:13
Open source, Chromium-based, privacy-focused
  10:22am
rx "rexy" scabin:

Good morning, Rob and Everyone.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:28am
Handy Haversack:

Gotta walk the pup. Thanks, Rob!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:31am
Listener Jonny in MA............. d-_-b:

Love the show Rob! Glad i got to drop in and say so this week!

I haves said it before, I will say it again: technical innovation in rock guitar right now is in Africa.

Love it Rob! Thx again!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33am
Rob W:

Thanks Jonny! And bye Handy, and good morning rexy.
Avatar 🌍 10:33am
Listener Tom:

So how do the world music pickings at the WFMU CD sale look today, Rob? Worth a ferry/PATH ride?
Avatar 10:35am
TDK60:

Hola, Rob W.
  10:35am
Crei6hton:

Morning WFMU
Avatar 10:38am
Mister Dobalina:

This whole set has been tight !!!
Avatar 10:39am
Mister Dobalina:

↳ Song: "Lalla Aicha" by "Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou"
Had to clicky star fav this one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:40am
Rob W:

↳ Listener Tom @10:33
Tom I have to be honest, I haven't had a chance to check them out but there are usually some things - you have to dig a little. And good morning TDK and thanks Mister Dobalina.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41am
fred:

I'll miss next week's show seeing Manecas Costa (he's from Guinea-Bissau)
@handy: did that country come up on the random road?
Avatar 10:41am
HyperDose:

↳ Listener Tom @10:33
11am-5pm $5 admission. Newly priced LPs and $1 CDs
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ Good ♄Saturday FMUvianz ~
Avatar 10:45am
HyperDose:

Yayyy been trying to re-download Sex and Broadcasting and after months I finally got to 100%. Will be seeding FOREVER 💜
  10:49am
egould:

Shave and a haircut.
  10:55am
Zydeco Phil:

So many great jams this morning, thanks Rob
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:56am
Rob W:

Thanks Phil.
Avatar 10:56am
TDK60:

It was great to hear all the northwestern African sounds. Gracias, RW.
  10:56am
Zydeco Phil:

I definitely gotta pick up “Music from Saharan cell phones”
Avatar 🌍 10:58am
Listener Tom:

Great show Rob - loved the North African focus!
Avatar 10:59am
HyperDose:

Would love another hour of this worldly goodness, but grateful for the 2hrs you've given us!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:59am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Thank you, Rob!
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member 10:59am
chresti:

↳ TDK60 @10:56
Yes, really jumpin' today!
Thanks Rob!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:00am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ RobW ~
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