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Saturday, July 29, 2017
The Voice of Suka:
Maria Pomianowska and her ensemble ReBorn bring extinct Polish fiddles back to life!

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Maria Pomianowska, a classically trained Polish cellist, found that diving into fiddle traditions around the world freed her from classical music's constraints.

But her explorations also brought her right back home, where she discovered the suka, a Polish fiddle that had completely disappeared.

It turns out the suka has a lot in common with fiddles Maria plays from other countries. So with the help of Ewa Daligh and master luthier Andrzej Kuczkowski, she brought this forgotten instrument back to life.

Now Maria has a beautiful new album out with her three-fiddle (and percussion) ensemble ReBorn (featuring reconstructed sukas from Biłgoraj and Mielec, Poland and a resurrected fiddle from Plock, Poland as well). The album, called The Voice of Suka, is on Poland’s For Tune label.

Maria and ReBorn made their US debut as part of the prestigious Lincoln Center Festival earlier this week. And this Wednesday (August 2), they’ll give a free live-video-streamed concert at the Kennedy Center in DC. Maria and ReBorn also will tour the Midwest in mid-September and early October.

Links:

Maria Pomianowska: http://www.pomianowska.art.pl/en

Watch Maria Pomianowska and ReBorn’s concert live from the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Wed. Aug 2nd at 6 pm (or the video archive afterward) here

Maria Pomianowska and ReBorn, Sept-Oct 2017 US Midwest Tour Dates: https://www.aliaprod.com/tours/

Maria Pomianowska’s album The Voice of Suka on Bandcamp: http://bandcamp.for-tune.pl/album/the-voice-of-suka

Massive thanks to Ania Perzanowska and New York’s Polish Cultural Institute, Alison Loerke of Alia Productions, Tom Pryor, Katie Gentile, and of course our illustrious engineer Matt Marando! Photos of Maria Pomianowska and ReBorn by Aleksander Wyszynski.

This Week's Playlist:

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Ünal Büyükgönenç (Featuring Kardaşlar): Deniz Üstü Köpürür / Various Artists: Uzelli Psychedelic Anadolu / Uzelli Kaset / * (0:00:00 Pop-up)
Featuring Kardaşlar

The Move: Morning Dew / The BBC Sessions / Band Of Joy (0:06:41 Pop-up)

Naang Naang: Kaang Aue Ko Sum Taang Hak / Le' Ywei Sin Tei Mya (0:09:28 Pop-up)
From Shan State, near Thai border, Myanmar

WA Rubbers: Tin Kara Akamaya / !Mou Ashi Beat! / Maru-kotsu Enban (0:13:36 Pop-up)

Ssing Ssing: Minyo Medley / LIve / Unreleased (0:17:20 Pop-up)
GIG: Aug 9 (Wed) Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St: Ssing Ssing. 7:30 pm.

Sangpuy: Dalan / Dalan (0:26:37 Pop-up)
GIG: Central Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, 72nd St. Mid-Park: Taiwanese Waves: Fire Ex / Dadado Huang + Berry j / Sangpuy 7 - 10 pm.

Banteay Ampil Band: The Vietnamese Have Invaded Our Country / Cambodian Liberation Songs / Akuphone / * (0:30:11 Pop-up)
New reissue

Sopha Chanthrathip: Lam Phloen Rak Num Motorsai Tham Lon / Various Artists with Dol Inthanon, Producer: Essential: Classic Isan Pops from the 70's-80's / EM Records (0:34:45 Pop-up)

Tati Saleh & Marriza Group: Papatet / Dareuda (Papatet / Speak While Restraining Sick) / Various Artists: Malam Minggu - Saturday Night in Sunda / Blue Vision (0:39:24 Pop-up)

Filastine & Nova: Halcyon / Drapetomania / Jarring Effects / * (0:46:04 Pop-up)

Dexter Story: Eastern Prayer featuring Nia Andrews / Wondem / Soundway (0:50:37 Pop-up)

JEF: Waja Sampai Kaputing / Waja Sampai Kaputing / 656441 Records DK / * (0:53:11 Pop-up)
"Don't give up"

Maria Pomianowska and ReBorn: Lipa (Linden Tree) Live on WFMU (0:59:34 Pop-up)

Maria Pomianowska and ReBorn: Improvisation on a Polish Melody (Live on WFMU) (1:03:29 Pop-up)

Maria Pomianowska and ReBorn: Band Amir (Live on WFMU) (1:10:11 Pop-up)
Based on Ross Daly's composition

Maria Pomianowska and ReBorn: Souvane (Live on WFMU) (1:14:06 Pop-up)

Maria Pomianowska: Interview (1:17:58 Pop-up)

Maria Pomianowska with musicians from Lebanon: Siedzialam W Dunaju (I Was on the Danube) / Z Kolbergiem po Afryce i Azji (With Kolberg in Africa and Asia) / Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury (1:32:36 Pop-up)
Featuring Bassem Deaïbess - singing, recitations; Johnny Girges - guitar; Adel Harb - guitar Ara Seferian - drums; Ali Al Hout - drums

Maria Pomianowska & Groupe Gaindé: Konie Wrone / Warszawa—Dakar / For Tune (1:36:22 Pop-up)

Maria Pomianowska with musicians from South Korea: Obereczki i polka / Z Kolbergiem po Afryce i Azji / Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury (1:42:32 Pop-up)
Featuring: Hang Youn Lee - dae geum; Youn Mi Jang - hae geum; Eun Young Lee - geo mun go Seoung Yeol Yu - piri; Eun Jin Gang - jang him; Young Soon Park - pansori singing

Maria Pomianowska with musicians from Algeria: Oj, Chmielu / Z Kolbergiem po Afryce i Azj / Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury (1:47:34 Pop-up)
Featuring Abdou El Ksouri - electric guitar; Amine Lamari - drums, flute; Djamil Ghouli - singing, gimbri Fethi Nadjem - mandola, Karim Kouadria - bass guitar; Mhamed Shihadeh - clarinet, saxophone Nazim Ziad - percussion, Zohir Ben Larbi - darabukka

Maria Pomianowska: Wind / The Voice of Suka / For Tune (1:59:21 Pop-up)

Maria Pomianowska & Kinior: RNa Dwa / Two Headed Dragon (2:03:59 Pop-up)
Kinior = Włodzimierz Kiniorski

Mamadou & Sama Yoon: Aminata / Umbada / For Tune (2:07:30 Pop-up)
Featuring ReBorn's percussionist, Patrycja Napierała

Angélique Kidjo: Once in a Lifetime / Unreleased (2:12:27 Pop-up)
GIG: Aug 2 (Wed) Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Damrosch Bandshell, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza: Angelique Kidjo’s Remain in Light + Ibibio Sound Machine 7:30 pm Free admission

Jewel Ackah: Epitipiti / Supa Pawa / Koaky Int'l Records (2:16:45 Pop-up)

Emmanuel Kahe et Jeanette Kemogne: Ye Medjuie / Various Artists: Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984 / Analog Africa / * (2:21:52 Pop-up)

Umoja: Take Me High / 707 / Awesome Tapes from Africa / * (2:25:42 Pop-up)
New reissue

Thomas Chauke Na Shinyori Sisters: Vafana Vanharhu / Shimatsatsa No 8 / Tusk (2:30:25 Pop-up)

Omthenjwa: Lezontaba / Unwele Zimnyanma / Vuka Africa (2:35:30 Pop-up)

Max Cilla: Bouillon / La Flute Des Mornes / Bongo Joe / * (2:44:13 Pop-up)
New reissue

Toko Telo: Rapolany / Toy Raha Toy / Anio Records / * (2:50:54 Pop-up)

Acquaragia Drom: Arrivederci Roma / Rebelde / Felmay / * (2:53:06 Pop-up)

Aalma Dili: Transylvania Express / Pour une poignee de Dinars / Vlad / * (2:55:50 Pop-up)

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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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