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Saturday, March 17, 2018
WFMU Fundraiser Show With MC Trouble
Please Make a Pledge Here, Thanks!

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Greetings dear listeners! I hope you can pledge tonight to support WFMU!

If you pledge to my show right here, as usual I've made a custom conceptual world music cd for everyone who pledges $75 or more.

This year's custom cd is World Covers - inspired by my weekly Friday morning World Covers segments on WFMU’s morning show Wake and Bake with Clay Pigeon.



Of course, if my cd doesn't float your boat you can choose a different DJ's premium (cd or otherwise) instead. You can see the full list of DJ CD premiums at https://wfmu.org/dj-premiums/.

I’m now in my fourth decade on WFMU! Who’d a thunk it? And if you are in a good place economically, perhaps you’ll consider celebrating my radio longevity by making a $10 per month (or more) sustaining Swag For Life pledge.

If you do, your cup shall runneth over with WFMU swag EVERY year! This year for a $10 per month swag for life pledge (or a $50 or more one-time pledge) you’ll receive the WFMU Sputnik T-Shirt, designed by Jon Langford of the Mekons!

If you can make it up to a $15 per month swag for life pledge, you’ll get our new WFMU Woof Moo logo Cooler,designed by Aaron Taylor-Waldman. And you’ll receive a similar batch of goodies every year as long as you remain a Swag for Lifer.

Higher Swag For Life monthly levels get you to our WFMU Turntable Sweatshirt designed by Nick Dewar ($30/month), the spectacular Secret Society Record Bag, designed by Scott Corkins ($41/month), the WFMU Horn O’ Plenty USB Drive ($81/month), and free admission for you and a guest to WFMU’s Monty Hall for a full year ($416/month). At each level you get everything from the prior levels too - crazy amounts of stuff!



But any amount you can pledge is most fabulous and wonderful. And it just takes a $20 pledge to get our fab new WFMU glow in the dark magnet designed by Mary Blount, discount admission to our Record Fair April 27 - 29 at Brooklyn Expo Center - AND you’ll get in the running for a prize drawing for one of the great LPs and CDs I’m giving away to lucky pledgers this evening!

A premium-cd-level pledge of $75 or more also gets you into the running for our grand prize, an around-the-world grab bag of 20 CDs and LPs!

And you can peruse the fabulous swag on offer station-wide at various pledge levels at https://wfmu.org/swag.

Thanks!



Here’s a quick list of the premiums you may request at various pledge levels! (You can see all the premiums on offer at https://wfmu.org/swag/.)

•$20 gets you the WFMU glow in the dark magnet - and you get in the running for whatever prize is up for grabs
•$50 gets you the new FMU Sputnik t-shirt
•$75 gets you all of that PLUS my premium cd of World Covers (or you can choose a different DJ premium!
•$15 per month (or a $180 one-time pledge or multiple pledges adding up to $180) gets you all of the above PLUS a WFMU cooler! And you can choose three MORE DJ premiums!
•$30 per month (or $365) gets you all of the above PLUS our new WFMU Turntable Sweatshirt, 7 MORE DJ Premiums PLUS you get to pick a CLASSIC WFMU Prize from our Prize Warehouse!
•$41 per month (or $500) gets you all of the above PLUS the Secret Society Record Bag, the most amazing bag WFMU has ever offered, plus 12 MORE DJ Premium and TWO CLASSIC WFMU Prizes from our Prize Warehouse!
•$83 per month (or $1000) gets you all of the above plus a USB drive PACKED with FMU favorites, 18 MORE DJ Premiums and FOUR classic WFMU prizes from our prize warehouse!
•$416 per month gets you EVERYTHING above plus EVERY DJ Premium AND a plus-one for every Monty Hall event through Dec 31 2018! Egads!

This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Imarhan: Zinzjumegh / Temet / City Slang / * (0:00:00 Pop-up)
GIG: Wed May 2 @ Rough Trade NYC

Mississippi Fred McDowell: John Henry / Shake 'Em On Down / Tomato ‎ (0:04:34 Pop-up)

Mdou Moctar: Amer Lyn - from Sousoume Tamachek - album from Sahel sounds - up for grabs NOW - make your pledge! (0:10:01 Pop-up)

Mdou Moctar: Nikali Talit - from Sousoume Tamachek - album from Sahel sounds - up for grabs NOW - make your pledge! (0:20:22 Pop-up)

Angela Kalule: Me and Bobby McGee - From the Premium CD World Covers - pledge $75 or more to get it automatically! (0:25:32 Pop-up)

Soul Brothers: Akabongi - from our GRAND PRIZE around the world 20 cd / lp GRAB BAG - pledge $75 or more to get in the running! (0:30:14 Pop-up)

Omar Souleyman: Choubi and Ya Bnayya - from To Syria with Love (on the Mad Decent label) - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS! (0:40:53 Pop-up)

Tony Allen and Chicago Afrobeat Project: Cut the Infection - from our GRAND PRIZE around the world 20 cd / lp GRAB BAG - pledge $75 or more to get in the running! (0:59:46 Pop-up)

Orchestre Super Mazembe: Words of Love (Maloba d'Amour) - From the Premium CD World Covers - pledge $75 or more to get it automatically! (1:01:09 Pop-up)

Jalisco Band: Billy Don't Be a Hero - From the Premium CD World Covers - pledge $75 or more to get it automatically! (1:04:02 Pop-up)

Hanba: Piosenka Mlodych Wioslarzy / Beda Bici (1:06:32 Pop-up)

Tracy Thornton Steel Band: Rockaway Beach - From the Premium CD World Covers - pledge $75 or more to get it automatically! (1:12:56 Pop-up)

Vieux Farka Toure: Bonheur - from his album Samba (on the Six Degrees label) - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS! (1:22:28 Pop-up)

Vieux Farka Toure: Bai Kaitere - from his album Samba (on the Six Degrees label) - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS! (1:24:58 Pop-up)

Machuca Cumbia: Staying Alive - From the Premium CD World Covers - yours for a pledge of $75 or more (1:36:58 Pop-up)

Goran Bregovic, Katarzyna Rooijens (Kayah): Čaje Šukarije - from the compilation Discover Balkan Music with ARC Music - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS (1:40:51 Pop-up)

Eva Salina and Peter Stan: Ostala / Subdina / Vogiton / * (1:44:22 Pop-up)
Next week's guests!

Tirana Folk Ensemble: Do Mar CIften - from the compilation Discover Balkan Music with ARC Music - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS (1:46:27 Pop-up)

Natacha Atlas: I Put a Spell on You - From the Premium CD World Covers - yours for a pledge of $75 or more (1:49:34 Pop-up)

Caravan Palace: Dragons - from our GRAND PRIZE around the world 20 cd / lp GRAB BAG - pledge $75 or more to get in the running! (1:59:41 Pop-up)

Esma: Ciganka - from the compilation Discover Balkan Music with ARC Music - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS (2:00:04 Pop-up)

Taraf de Haïdouks & Kočani Orkestar: Carolina - From the Premium CD World Covers - pledge $75 or more to get it automatically! (2:04:03 Pop-up)

Oumou Sangare: Minata Waraba from Mogoya (No Format label) - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS (2:10:19 Pop-up)

Oumou Sangare: Fadjamou from Mogoya (No Format label) - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS (2:14:28 Pop-up)

Oumou Sangare: Djoukourou from Mogoya (No Format label) - the prize currently up for grabs - get in the running with your pledge now of $20 or more, THANKS (2:18:47 Pop-up)

Ananda Shankar: Jumpin' Jack Flash - From the Premium CD World Covers - yours for a pledge of $75 or more (2:21:21 Pop-up)

Purna Das Baul and Bapi Das Baul: Mr. Tambourine Man- From the Premium CD World Covers - yours for a pledge of $75 or more (2:40:10 Pop-up)

Mohammed Rafi & Asha Bhosle: Dekho Ab To (I Wanna Hold Your Hand) - From the Premium CD World Covers - yours for a pledge of $75 or m (2:42:03 Pop-up)

Amadou & Mariam: Yiki Yassa - from La Confusion - CD & LP - currently up for grabs - a pledge of any amount gets you in the running! (2:44:57 Pop-up)

Amadou & Mariam: Bofou from La Confusion - CD & LP - currently up for grabs - a pledge of any amount gets you in the running! (2:54:45 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.