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Saturday, September 10, 2016
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TICKET GIVEAWAY TONIGHT!

We have three pairs of tickets available for a very special US debut:

Palestinian musician/composer Ramzi Aburedwan with Nidal Ibourk and Dal’ouna Ensemble in concert.

Thursday September 15th at 7 pm (doors open 6 pm) at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St.

This event also features award-winning author and journalist Sandy Tolan, whose 2015 book Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land tells the story of Ramzi’s blooming as a musician under the challenge conditions growing up in occupied Palestine.

Event info: http://lpr.com/lpr_events/dalouna-ensemble-children-stone-september-15th-2016/.

To get in the running for a pair of tickets: Email me, Rob W, here and please put the word "TIX" in the subject line. The deadline to enter is Sunday night at midnight; winners will be notified on Monday.

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Background:

The U.S. National Premiere of the CHILDREN OF THE STONE/DAL’OUNA concert and book tour, September 15 – October 3rd, 2016, celebrates Palestinian musician and educator Ramzi Aburedwan and his belief in the power of music and culture to transform lives and resist oppression. The tour corresponds with the paperback release of Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land (Bloomsbury, April 2015/paperback March 2016) by Sandy Tolan, author of the international bestseller, The Lemon Tree.

Children of the Stone tells the dramatic story of Ramzi Aburedwan’s life growing up in an occupied Palestinian refugee camp and his transformation from a stone throwing youth of the first intifada, to a talented musician studying at the Edward Said Palestine National Academy of Music and a French Conservatory and his final return to Palestine to realize his life’s dream of founding a music school, Al-Kamandjati that has centers in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. He views Al-Kamandjati and related projects with international musicians as a combination of safe haven, creative resistance, and trauma therapy for the least fortunate Palestinian children, many living in refugee camps.

Featured in concert will be the powerful music of Ramzi Aburedwan and his Arabic-French Dal’Ouna Ensemble and the Moroccan singer, Nidal Ibourk: a dynamic fusion of Palestinian Arab folk, classical, jazz and world music. Ensemble members include renowned composer, violist and buzouk player Ramzi Aburedwan and percussionist Tareq Rantisi from Palestine, oud player Ziad Ben Youssef from Tunisia, Edwin Buger from Yugoslavia on accordion, Sandy Tolan will do readings from his book, Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land.

Yo-Yo Ma had this to say about Sandy Tolan’s book: “In a world where so much popular fiction depicts life in a dystopian world, it is refreshing to have this non-fiction account that reflects one individual’s belief in the power of music and culture to transform lives. Congratulations to Sandy Tolan for bringing us the story of Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, his philosophy and his personal mission to make a difference. His story is proof of the famous words of Margaret Mead –‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has’”.

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To get in the running for a pair of tickets: Email me, Rob W, here and please put the word "TIX" in the subject line. The deadline to enter is Sunday night at midnight; winners will be notified on Monday.

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Radio de Outono: Sabe-Tudo / Radio de Outono (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Juan Gabriel: No Tengo Dinero / El Alma Joven / RCA (0:03:31 Pop-up)

Joshua Sithole: Amakwenkwe (To Become a Man) / Joshua Sithole's Africa / Deep South Records ‎ (0:07:43 Pop-up)

Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble: Youdjehon / Fire, Sweat and Pastis / Flowfish Records / * (0:11:57 Pop-up)

P.R.O (People Rock Outfit): Tell Me / Various Artists: Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 1 (1972-1977) / Now-Again / * (0:16:59 Pop-up)

Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids: Rhapsody in Berlin / We Be All Africans / Strut / * (0:22:08 Pop-up)

The Peace: Umbwalwa Ne Chamba / Black Power / Now-Again / * (0:29:52 Pop-up)

Karl Hector and the Malcouns: Followed Path / Various Artists: Beyond Addis Vol. 2: Modern Ethiopian Dance Grooves Inspired by Swinging Addis / Trikont / * (0:36:48 Pop-up)

Slavic Soul Party: Tourist Point of View / Plays Duke Ellington's Far East Suite / Ropeadope / * (0:41:25 Pop-up)

Shai Tsabari and the Middle East Groove All Stars: Ha Melech / Shaharit (0:46:39 Pop-up)

Gypsy Sound System: Press The Balls / Various Artists: Rock Gitano: Pandemonium Gitano (A Compendium of Global Gypsy Tunes) / Jasha / * (0:51:50 Pop-up)

Gypsy Hill: Balkan Beast / Various Artists: Rock Gitano: Pandemonium Gitano (A Compendium of Global Gypsy Tunes) / Jasha / * (0:54:43 Pop-up)

Lautari: Polka Sobotkowa / Vol. 67 (0:59:00 Pop-up)
GIG: Sept 23 (Fri) @Subrosa, 63 Gansevoort St, 7:30 pm.

Psoy & Oy Division: Amsterdam / Dicunt / Auris Media (1:01:18 Pop-up)

Frații Petreuș: Pe Ulita Dorului / Mindruta De Pe Mara / Electrecord (1:04:45 Pop-up)

Lucretia Ciobanu: Greu Il Dorul Badelui / Cordrule, Batrinule / Electrecord (1:06:19 Pop-up)

Ion Laceanu: Love Song / Various Artists: Reflections of Romania / Nonesuch Explorer (1:09:07 Pop-up)
Deben Bhattacharya recordings

Taraf de Haïdouks: The Fields are Blooming / Of Lovers, Gamblers, and Parachute Skirts / Crammed Discs (1:10:23 Pop-up)

Dal'Ouna featuring Ramzi Aburedwan: 3alli Saoutek / Oyoun Al Kalam (1:22:34 Pop-up)
GIG / GIVEAWAY: Thursday night (Sept 15) @ Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. - see giveaway info atop this page

Ramonet y sus Rumberos: Bacalao Salao / Various Artists: Gipsy Rhumba: The Original Rhythm of Gipsy Rhumba in Spain 1965-74 / Soul Jazz (1:27:03 Pop-up)

Svechanik: The Young Girl Lit the Stove in the Hut / Time for Joy / Sketis Music / * (1:29:39 Pop-up)

La Banda Morisca: Petenegras / Algarabya / Fol Música / * (1:31:27 Pop-up)
GIG: Nov 19 (Sat) Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn: Robert Browning Associates Present: La Banda Morisca. 8 pm.

Forshpil: Fraytik / Forshpil (1:35:42 Pop-up)
GIG: Sept 15 (Thurs): Jalopy, 315 Columbia St., Red Hook, Brooklyn: NY Klezmer Series: Forshpil duo, with Ilya Shneyveys & Sasha Lurje (with dancing led by Steve Weintraub). Klezmer Instrumental Workshop 6:30 to 8 pm. Concert / dance party begins at 8:30 pm, Jam Session follows

Metá Metá: Toque Certeiro / MM3 / Planet Woo with Comet Records / * (1:41:09 Pop-up)

Mbongwana Star: Nganshé / From Kinshasa / World Circuit (1:45:11 Pop-up)
GIG: March 11 (Sat) Apollo Theater, 253 W 125th St: Africa Now!: Mbongwana Star + Songhoy Blues + Lura + DJ Nenim 8 pm.

Bitori: Cruz di Pico / Legend of Funana: The Forbidden Music of the Cape Verde Islands / Analog Africa / * (1:51:21 Pop-up)

Black Bazar: Black Bazar Face B featuring CNN Kombe / Black Bazar / Lusafrica (1:57:43 Pop-up)

Flavia Coelho: Hoje / Mundo Meu / Mr Bongo / * (2:09:58 Pop-up)

Pastoril do Faceta: Marimbondo Miudinho / Clack / Bandeirantes Discos (2:13:52 Pop-up)

Coreyah: Asa Branca / Whale of a Time / Tripper Sound / 고래야 (2:16:25 Pop-up)
GIG: Nov 11 (Fri) Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, Queens: Coreyah. 8 pm (dance workshop at 7 pm).

DJ Tecyo Queiroz MPC: Aquecimento Asa Branca / Various Artists: #Partiu Exu (2:18:58 Pop-up)
From a very unorthodox Luis Gonzaga tribute comp

Ai!: Moda de Malhar / Lavra, Boi, Lavra - Canções de Trabalho (Traditional Portuguese Work Songs) / Ai! / * (2:21:25 Pop-up)

Compass: Mexican Institute of Sound and Toy Selectah: Bonde do Compass / Compass / Six Degrees / * (2:24:05 Pop-up)

Compass: Mexican Institute of Sound and Toy Selectah: Municipal / Compass / Six Degrees / * (2:31:30 Pop-up)

Terno featuring Mahala Rai Banda: Romani Gili / Various Artists: Rock Gitano: Pandemonium Gitano (A Compendium of Global Gypsy Tunes / Jasha / * (2:33:54 Pop-up)

Joshua Sithole: Joshua's Way (2:38:01 Pop-up)

Abdou M'Boup and Waakaw: Damel / Askan Wi (2:47:13 Pop-up)
GIG: Tonight at 10 at Fox and Crow, 594 Palisade Ave., Jersey City; also collaborating with Ethel 5-7:30 pm Friday night @ Metropolitan Museum of Art's Terrace Cafe

Vieux Kanté: Fatoumata / The Young Man's Harp / Sterns Music / * (2:52:22 Pop-up)
New anthology

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Email here to JOIN the TSP E-MAIL LIST for giveaways, show news!

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