TSP Saturday September 29, 2018 / Delgres Live: A Unique Power Trio Connects the Caribbean, the Bayou, The Mississippi Delta and More

Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Delgres Live: A Unique Power Trio Connects the Caribbean, the Bayou, The Mississippi Delta and More

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Delgres is a compelling guitar, sousaphone and drum power trio. They're based in Paris, but inspired by leader Pascal Danaë's ancestral roots in Guadalupe, they forge a sort of missing musical link between African diaspora cultures in the French Caribbean and the US. And they really rock out.

We're thrilled to have Delgres stop in to perform live in the studio during their fall tour. We'll hear Delgres perform music from their excellent new album Mo Jodi and more - include a surprising twist on a blues-inspired British rock classic. Don't miss Delgres' Garden State debut right here on WFMU!

• Check out the new Delgres album Mo Jodi - and see the video for the title cut - at http://smarturl.it/DelgresMoJodi .

• Like and follow Delgres on facebook: https://www.facebook. com/Delgresband/

• Visit the Delgres web page for tour dates and more at https://www.delgresmusic.com/

Massive thanks to our illustrious engineer Rob Christiansen and to Cindy Byram for making it happen!

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TICKET GIVEAWAYS TONIGHT to see two World Music Institute concerts:

Get in the running for a pair of tickets to see the insanely dynamic Congolese band Jupiter & Okwess at Littlefield, 635 Sackett St, Brooklyn this Wed. night (Oct 3)!

And / or get in the running to see the incredible ever-changing international cross-cultural-exchange collaboration OneBeat 2018 in the final show of the OneBeat 2018 tour at Murmrr, 17 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, Sat Oct 13!

Both are 8 pm shows. One pair available for Jupiter and Okwess, two pairs for Onebeat.

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To get in the running for a pair of tickets to either or both shows: Email me, Rob W, here, and please put the word "TIX" in the subject line. (Please indicate first and second choice if you're interested in both shows.) Deadline to enter is tomorrow (Sunday) at midnight. Winners will be notified on Monday. Anyone may enter but preference will be given to folks who haven't won tickets on my show this month.

This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Yara Family: Go Go Chinbora / Various Artists: Shimauta Pops in 60's-70's / Polystar (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Keiko Kaneshiro and Friends: Hiyamikachi Bushi / Various Artists: Okinawan Hits and Standards (0:06:36 Pop-up)

Debo Band: Hiyamikachi Bushi / Ere Gobez / FPE Records (0:06:49 Pop-up)

uKanDanz: Sèwotch men yelalu / Awo / Dur Et Doux ‎ (0:11:34 Pop-up)

The Ex and Getatchew Mekuria: Aha Begena / Moa Anbessa / Terp (0:17:36 Pop-up)

Dereb the Ambassador: Mewuded Lemejemer / Ethiopia / * (0:29:58 Pop-up)

Minyeshu: Hailo Gaja / Daa Dee / ARC Music / * (0:34:18 Pop-up)

Nkuku and Jopie Sisters: Tana Kamina / Various Artists: Homebrew 2 / Gallo (0:39:36 Pop-up)
Shangaan music from South Africa

Konono N°1 with Batida: Yambadi Mama / Konono N°1 Meets Batida / Crammed Discs (0:42:46 Pop-up)

Jaune Toujours: Refugees Welcome / Europeana / Choux de Bruxelles / * (0:46:31 Pop-up)

Jupiter & Okwess: Bapasi / Hotel Univers / Outhere Records (0:53:40 Pop-up)
GIG / GIVEAWAY: We're giving away tickets to see Jupiter & Okwess at Littlefield, 635 Sackett St, Brooklyn this Wed. night (Oct 3). Email me, Rob W, here, and please put the word "TIX" in the subject line. (One pair of tickets are available.) We also have tickets available for OneBeat Sat Oct 13 at Murmrr so please indicate in your email if you're interested in Jupiter, OneBeat or both - and if both, which is your first choice. Deadline to enter is tomorrow night (Sunday) at midnight. Winners will be notified on Monday.

Delgres: Mo Jodi / Live on WFMU (1:02:00 Pop-up)

Delgres: Interview / Live on WFMU (1:06:06 Pop-up)

Delgres: Respecté Nou / Live on WFMU (1:15:59 Pop-up)

Delgres: Mr. President / Live on WFMU (1:19:38 Pop-up)

Delgres: Can't Let You Go / Live on WFMU (1:27:38 Pop-up)

Delgres: Lanme La / Live on WFMU (1:32:28 Pop-up)

Delgres: Whole Lotta Love (Live on WFMU) (1:38:19 Pop-up)

Cha Wa: Cha Wa / Spyboy / UPT / * (1:42:37 Pop-up)

79rs Gang: Wrong Part of Town / Single (1:46:00 Pop-up)
GIG: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, George Porter Jr, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Lost Bayou Ramblers Duo, 79rs Gang, Terence Higgins (Take Me to the River: New Orleans tour) @ Sony Hall Thu, October 25, 8 pm

Sons of Kemet: In The Castle of My Skin / Lest We Forget What We Came Here To Do / Naim (1:49:51 Pop-up)

Pradhanica Dance and Music Company: Ganesh Paran / Various Artists: Ragas: Live Retrospective / * (1:55:01 Pop-up)
RELATED GIG: Ragas Live Festival 2018 - 24 Hours of Non-stop music, Sat Oct 6, 5 pm to Sun Oct 7, 5 pm at Pioneer Works, Red Hook, Brooklyn

Nation Beat: Puxa O Boi / Growing Stone / Barbes (2:06:38 Pop-up)
GIG: They're playing our HONK NYC! show Thursday Oct 11 at WFMU's Monty Hall! Five bands, only 10 bucks (that's a mere 2 dollars per band!), all ages, BYOB! Get your tickets now right here!

Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider: Nina / Dreamers / RCA / * (2:10:36 Pop-up)

Nina Stern with Glen Velez: Chominiciamento di Gioia (Joy's Beginning) / Amaryllis (2:14:40 Pop-up)

Ann O'aro: Zardin / Ann O'aro / Buda Musique / * (2:16:20 Pop-up)

NES: Houzni / Ahlam / ACT / * (2:20:32 Pop-up)

Youssra El Hawary: La Tesmaa' Kalami / No'oum Nasyeen (2:25:25 Pop-up)
GIG: Center Stage Tour Thursday night (Oct 4) @ Lincoln Center Rubenstein Atrium, 7:30 pm, FREE (but get there early to make sure you can get in)

Rana Alagöz & Selçuk Alagöz: Dibi Dibi Da / Biz Sizin Şarkılarınızla Büyüdük / Odeon Koleksiyon (2:29:09 Pop-up)

Kourosh Yaghmaei: Havar Havar / Back from the Brink: Pre-Revolution Psychedelic Rock from Iran 1973-1979 / Now-Again Records (2:31:55 Pop-up)

Mitra Sumara: Kofriam / Tahdig / Persian Cardinal Recordings / * (2:35:30 Pop-up)

OneBeat 2017: Aduogo Ka / Unreleased (2:48:18 Pop-up)
GIG / GIVEAWAY: We're giving away tickets c/o World Music Institute (WMI) to see OneBeat 2018, 24 your artists from 17 countries in a remarkable cross-cultural exchange inspired by the famous NASA Voyager Golden Record, Sat Oct 13 at Murmrr. Email me, Rob W, here, and please put the word "TIX" in the subject line. We also have tickets from WMI available for Jupiter & Okwess this Wed night at Littlefield, so please indicate in your email if you're interested in OneBeat, Jupiter, or both - and if both, which is your first choice. Deadline to enter is tomorrow night (Sunday) at midnight. Winners will be notified on Monday.

Edith Lettner's Freemotion: LAX / Taking Off (2:52:51 Pop-up)

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

If you want to be on an email list for special ticket and music giveaways and to hear news about upcoming specials and special events (including our upcoming Sat May 26th holiday weekend live remote from the amazing Issyra African Art Gallery in Hoboken) - send an email to Rob W here and be sure to write "list" in the subject line.

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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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