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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Paíto y los Gaiteros de Punta Brava:
Keeping Afro-Colombian Traditions Alive

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Sixto "Paíto" Silgado carries on a tradition of his ancestors born in palenques - settlements started by escaped slaves on Colombia's Caribbean (Atlantic) coast. He's master of the gaita negra - black gaita style. (The gaita is a traditional end-blown flute.)

Paíto lives in an isolated village and still thinks of himself as a farmer. He didn't start recording and touring until well into his 60s. But when he did, people took notice: Paíto’s 2006 debut album Gaita Negra was selected by Semana magazine as one of the 25 most important albums in the history of Colombian music.

Like / follow Paíto y los Gaitero y Los Gaiteros de Punta Brava on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paitogaitero.

Huge thanks to Urian Sarmiento Obando and Lucía Ibáñez Salazar from Sonidos Enraizados, who you'll also hear from on tonight's show. Sonidos Enraizados is working with Paíto and other Afro-Colombian artists, getting their music released physically and digitally, booking performances and tours by the artists, and raising awareness of black traditions in Colombia which until recently were not well known or appreciated.

Check out Sonidos Enraizados and learn more at http://www.sonidosenraizados.com/.

Listen to (and buy!) music by Paíto and other black Colombian artists including all of Paito's albums and his first vinyl release, Mejor Que Me Mate Dios (available digitally too of course), at https://sonidosenraizados.bandcamp.com/.

Special thanks to a very special musician and champion of Colombian roots music in New York, Martín Vejerano of Cumbia River Band, Chia’s Dance Party and New York’s original gaiteros, La Cumbiamba Eneyé - who are performing gaita music at Terraza 7, 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst, Queens Saturday night July 22nd at 10 pm. Without Martín, this session would never have happened.

And of course massive thanks to our truly illustrious engineer, the one and only Irene Trudel!

This Week's Playlist:

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Moğollar: 78-98 (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek: Davet / Bongo Joe / * (0:03:47 Pop-up)

Bu Ellerden Group: Asik / Various Artists: Uzelli Psychedelic Anadolu / Uzelli Kaset / * (0:08:06 Pop-up)

Zor Beyler: Gözündeki Yaşlarına / Various Artists: Uzelli Psychedelic Anadolu / Uzelli Kaset / * (0:12:20 Pop-up)

Tewolde Redda: Kab Nab / Eritrea's Guitar Pioneer: Singles 1970-73 / Domino Sound / * (0:18:50 Pop-up)

Dereb the Ambassador: Addis Ababa Bete / Dereb the Ambassador / Other Tongues (0:22:26 Pop-up)
Based in Australia

uKanDanz: Endè Iyèrusalém / Awo (0:28:03 Pop-up)

Debo Band: Yachat / Ere Gobez / FPE (0:32:26 Pop-up)
From Harar Police Orchestra repertoire

Mahmoud Ahmed: Alem Alem / Ethiopiques 26: Mahmoud Ahmed & The Imperial Bodyguard Band / Buda Musique (0:35:59 Pop-up)

Mbongwana Star: Shégué / From Kinshasa / World Circuit (0:42:51 Pop-up)
GIG: July 26 (Wed) Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street: Mbongwana Star.

Kasai All Stars: Kapinga Yamba / Around Félicité (Soundtrack to the film by French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis) / Crammed Discs / * (0:48:46 Pop-up)

Kasumai: Le Travail / Senegal Urban Rhythms / ARC Music (0:53:20 Pop-up)

Paíto y Los Gaiteros de Punta Brava: La Pegajosa (Live on WFMU) (1:01:54 Pop-up)

Urian Sarmiento Obando and Lucía Ibáñez Salazar from Sonidos Enraizados: Interview (1:08:32 Pop-up)

Paíto y Los Gaiteros de Punta Brava: Señora Maria Macho (Live on WFMU) (1:19:09 Pop-up)

Sixto "Paíto" Silgado: Interview (1:25:44 Pop-up)

Paíto y Los Gaiteros de Punta Brava: La Calluda (Live on WFMU) (1:34:09 Pop-up)

Paíto y Los Gaiteros de Punta Brava: Live on WFMU (1:43:11 Pop-up)

Paíto y Los Gaiteros de Punta Brava: El Conejo (Live on WFMU) (1:56:42 Pop-up)

Paíto y Los Gaiteros de Punta Brava: Porro Politiao (Live on WFMU) (2:04:39 Pop-up)

Perlas del Pacifico: Tolero / Llora el Agua / Sonidos Enraizados (2:13:06 Pop-up)

Emilsen Pacheco y su Bullerengue Tradicional de San Juan de Urabá: El Ibuprofeno / Mi Tambor es Mio / Sonidos Enraizados (2:19:23 Pop-up)

Chirimia del Rio Napi: Los alimentos del Maiz / El Pajarillo / Sonidos Enraizados (2:24:55 Pop-up)

Carmelo Torres y Su Conjunto: Vivo Parrandeando / Vivo Parrandeando / Sonidos Enraizados (2:25:00 Pop-up)

Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorkino: Adelaida / Concepts in Unity / Salsoul (2:32:12 Pop-up)

Buyepongo: Sin Parar / Todo Mundo (2:36:58 Pop-up)
GIG: TONIGHT at 9 pm at Drom, 85 Ave A, opening for Javiera Mena

Tribu Baharú: Magende / Pal Mas Exigente Bailador (2:42:18 Pop-up)
GIGs: July 20 (Thurs) SOBs, 204 Varick St: Colombian Independence Day Triple Bill! Tribu Baharú + Locos Por Juana + Grupo Rebolú / July 26th (Wed): Madison Square Park, 11 Madison Ave: Tribu Baharú 7 to 8:30 pm, free admission

Timbila with Chartwell Dutiro: Walking the Pink Fire / Sadza with the Head of a Mouse / * (2:46:57 Pop-up)

Amadou and Mariam: Chantez-Chantez (2:55:07 Pop-up)
GIG: Friday night @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn) - Innov Gnawa opens at 7:30 pm.

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Organizations supporting the rights of immigrants and refugees:

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.

Immigration Equality is the leading LGBTQ immigrant rights organization in the country. It provide s advice and legal services to thousands of LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants seeking refuge, fair treatment, and freedom in the United States. The work is truly lifesaving because there are nearly 80 countries around the world where it is a crime to be LGBTQ, with consequences up to and including the death penalty. For this reason, Immigration Equality fights to obtain asylum in the United States for LGBTQ and HIV-positive refugees - with a remarkable 99% win rate.

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.

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.

Make the Road New York (MRNY): MRNY builds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services.

Make the Road New Jersey (MRNJ): Make the Road New Jersey builds the power of immigrant and working class communities in New Jersey to achieve dignity and justice through community organizing, legal and support services, transformative education and policy innovation.

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