TSP Saturday February 24, 2018 / Music For Thinking About Supporting WFMU, In That Our Fundraiser Officially Starts Soon, But the More We Raise Before the Fundraiser, the Happier We Are When the Fundraiser Starts!

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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Music For Thinking About Supporting WFMU, In That Our Fundraiser Officially Starts Soon, But the More We Raise Before the Fundraiser, the Happier We Are When the Fundraiser Starts!

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TICKET GIVEAWAY TONIGHT to see World Music Institute Presents Africa Now! at the Apollo Saturday March 3rd featuring Black Coffee, Tony Allen & Jeff Mills, Ayo and Pierre Kwenders!

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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. (One pair of tickets available.) Deadline to enter is midnight TONIGHT. Winners will be notified by Monday.

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Now in its sixth season, the annual Africa Now concert at the Apollo celebrates the best of today’s African music scene. This year’s concert spotlights the continent’s contemporary trends in electronic music. Black Coffee Black Coffee is a South African record producer and DJ who defies convention. Sidestepping Afro-house clichés and stage-managed highs in favor of restrained sophistication, Black Coffee's penchant is for true Afropolitan house: home-brewed but fresh and future-focused. He has released several acclaimed albums and remixes - all in his inimitable Kwaito style - South Africa’s home-grown music that is based on US house music infused with South African melodies and rhythms. Tony Allen & Jeff Mills The duo of acclaimed Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen (Nigeria), who was the original drummer for Fela Kuti and is often credited with inventing the foundations of Afrobeat music, and brilliant techno music DJ and producer Jeff Mills will perform together for the first time in the United States. As two legends who revolutionized their respective musical areas, they will bring Afrobeat and techno together in a collaboration that’s like a conversation, building off of each other. Pierre Kwenders Singer/songwriter Pierre Kwenders’ music is a response to a world that so often asks people who fit comfortably in multiple boxes to pick only one. Born in Kinshasa, Pierre draws on his wide-range of experiences and sings and raps in five languages - English, French, Lingala, Tshiluba and Kikongo. While Pierre’s music ranges from icy R&B to electronic and futuristic hip-hop, his style is rooted in Congolese rumba, the ubiquitous sound of The Democratic Republic of Congo.

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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. (One pair of tickets available.) Deadline to enter is midnight TONIGHT. Winners will be notified by Monday.

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Sharhabeel Ahmed: Argos / Various Artists: Habibi Funk 007: An eclectic selection of music from the Arab world / Habibi Funk Records / * (0:00:00 Pop-up)
From Sudan - still active we believe in jazz

Ayaléw Mèsfin & Black Lion Band: Feqer Aydèlèm Wèy / Various Artists: Éthiopiques 13: Ethiopian Groove - The Golden Seventies / Buda Musique (0:04:59 Pop-up)

Qwanqwa: Kemakem / Volume Two / FPE (0:09:18 Pop-up)

Oumar Konaté: Magani / Live in Bamako / Clermont / * (0:14:23 Pop-up)

Jaro Milko & The Cubalkanics: Suelta La Rienda / Various Artists: Rock Gitano: Pandemonium Gitano (A Compendium of Global Gypsy Tunes) (0:22:08 Pop-up)
Based in Switzerland

Marian Conde: Tómame Que Tómame / Various Artists:¡Naino! Spanish Gipsy Soul Funk Disco 1974/1984 / Adarce Records / * (0:24:45 Pop-up)

La Banda Morisca: Ya Adili Billah / Algarabya / Fol Música (0:27:46 Pop-up)
GIG: La Banda Morisca: Las Huellas de la Memoria @ Joe’s Pub (Part of Flamenco Festival NY) Sun, March 11, 9:30pm

BaranBand: Menziane / Mn Bo To / Global Music Centre (0:33:28 Pop-up)
Band based in Finland led by brothers (Gian and Marouf Majidi) with Kurdish-Iranian roots

Mehmet Polat: An Anatolian Bulerias / Ageless Garden / Mehmet Polat / * (0:39:25 Pop-up)
Based in Netherlands, roots in Turkey

Niyaz: The Hunt / The Best of Niyaz / Six Degrees (0:44:14 Pop-up)
GIG: Niyaz @ Pace University Schimmel Center (LIve Sounds presents) Sat, 10 March, 7:30 pm

Massa Dembele: Seguin / Mezana Dounia / Iznit (0:52:23 Pop-up)
Big corrections to my intro: This was recorded in August 2015 in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, he plays Kamale N'goni (not kora) and the label is based in Washington DC (no European connection despite what I said).

House of Waters: Juice / House of Waters / Up (0:57:22 Pop-up)

Vieux Farka Touré: Homafu Wawa / Samba / Six Degrees (1:00:51 Pop-up)
GIG: Vieux Farka Toure @ Brooklyn Bowl, tomorrow night, Sun, 25 February, 8 pm / note the "I Shot the Sheriff" riff

Imarhan: Imuhagh / Temet / City Slang / * (1:06:20 Pop-up)
GIG: Thursday, May 18, 7:30 pm, presented by World Music Institute at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets; FREE ADMISSION but get there early to make sure you can get in!

Hudna: Blue 9/8 / Kaynaşma / Sahel Sounds (1:11:30 Pop-up)
Based in Denmark

Cemil Qocgiri: Omedo Giran / Zalal / Ahenk Müzik (1:14:58 Pop-up)
He's singing in a dying language from Turkey called Zazaki

Ramazan Sesler: Arpa Buğday Daneler / Babadan Ogula / Sony (1:19:30 Pop-up)

Cüneyt Sepetçi: Osman Aga / Bulgar Gaydas / Living Music Duplication / * (1:23:00 Pop-up)

WoWaKin: Sulgostow / Kraj Za Miastem / Baba Sound Studio / * (1:34:10 Pop-up)

Kapela Maliszów: Zagrej Mi Muzycko / Wiejski Dżez / Unzipped Fly / * (1:37:34 Pop-up)

Okra Playground: Nine Moons / Ääneni Yli Vesien / Nordic Notes / * (1:40:39 Pop-up)

Olga Bell: Perm Krai / Krai / One Little Indian Records (1:44:06 Pop-up)

Sutari: Krawczyki / Osti / Unzipped Fly / * (1:48:44 Pop-up)

Lost Bayou Ramblers: Si J'aurais Des Ailes / Kalenda / Rice Pump (1:51:29 Pop-up)
GIG: Lost Bayou Ramblers @ Joe's Pub Sun, 15 April, 9:30 pm

Mdou Moctar: Allagh N-Tarha / Sousoume Tamachek / Sahel Sounds (1:58:49 Pop-up)

Frances Baloyi & Shangaan Band: Sati Wa Vakwela / Various Artists: Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM / Dust-to-Digital (2:04:59 Pop-up)
Tsonga language, Mozambique

Malagasy Guitar Masters: Tsakoraraké / Volo Hazo / Socadisc / * (2:07:34 Pop-up)

Les Metis: Nengam-baly / Video Only / Fida Cyrille Rydt Didi (2:11:39 Pop-up)

Pierre Kwenders: Mardis Gras (featuring Jacobus) / Le Dernier Empereur Bantou (2:22:04 Pop-up)
GIG / GIVEAWAY: Saturday night (March 3) African now concert @ the Apollo with Black Coffee, Tony Allen & Jeff Mills and Ayo - follow the instructions on this page to get in the running!

Afrikan Protocol: Gbegbe Fever / Beyond the Grid / * (2:24:01 Pop-up)
Burkina Faso / Belgium

Tony Allen: Push and Pull / The Source (2:28:33 Pop-up)
GIG / GIVEAWAY: Saturday night (March 3) African now concert @ the Apollo with Black Coffee, Tony Allen & Jeff Mills and Ayo - follow the instructions on this page to get in the running!

Dingonek Street Band: Siddhartha / Dance of the Dingonek / Accurate Records. / * (2:35:22 Pop-up)

Banda Nella Nebbia: Green Grove / Banda Nella Nebbia / Unzipped Fly Records ‎ (2:39:26 Pop-up)

Samurai Accordion: Tarantella Rouge et Noir / TE (2:44:16 Pop-up)

Anda Union: Hoorai / Wind Horse (2:50:25 Pop-up)

WA Rubbers: Llamar a Un Gato Rojo / Mou Ashi Beat (2:53:53 Pop-up)

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Organizations supporting the rights of immigrants and refugees:

(For more suggestions see https://www.bustle.com/p/9-immigration-organizations-to-donate-to-if-you-want-to-support-daca-recipients-80757.)

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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