Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg: Playlist from October 26, 2024

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
Shanren	Track 1   → "Track 1" by "Shanren"	Shanren				Originally from Yunnan province, relocated to Beijing.			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Tulegur	Eagle Eyes   → "Eagle Eyes" by "Tulegur"	Walk Away	Sea of Wood			Tulegur, a modern nomad group, rooted in traditional tunes of Inner Mongolia and influenced by rock music. - bandcamp		*	0:07:57 (Pop-up)
Baba Zula	Arsız Saksağan (Cheeky Magpie)   → "Arsız Saksağan (Cheeky Magpie)" by "Baba Zula"	İstanbul Sokakları	Glitterbeat			Baba Zula is a Turkish alternative musical group that combines traditional instruments, electronica, reggae, and dub. - wiki		*	0:14:57 (Pop-up)
Erkin Koray	Türkü   → "Türkü" by "Erkin Koray"	Elektronik Türküler	Doğan Plakcılık			Erkin Koray was a Turkish singer and guitarist who played Anatolian rock and invented the electro baglama. - wiki			0:20:56 (Pop-up)
Frédéric D. Oberland / Grégory Dargent / Tony Elieh / Wassim Halal	Enuma Ellis   → "Enuma Ellis" by "Frédéric D. Oberland / Grégory D...	Sihr	Sub Rosa					*	0:29:51 (Pop-up)
El Khat	Ward   → "Ward" by "El Khat"	Mute	Glitterbeat					*	0:34:30 (Pop-up)
Julián Mayorga	El Vorrh   → "El Vorrh" by "Julián Mayorga"	Chak Chak Chak Chak	Glitterbeat			Avant-garde Colombian singer-songwriter Julián Mayorga returns with his ninth album, a clattering, absurdist slice of post-cumbia psychedelia. - bandcamp		*	0:41:17 (Pop-up)
Ruta	Hulaj Pole!   → "Hulaj Pole!" by "Ruta"	Na uschod (Wolność albo śmierć)	Karrot Kommando			Polish folk-punk collaboration.			0:44:53 (Pop-up)
Justin Adams & Mauro Durante	Santu Paulu   → "Santu Paulu" by "Justin Adams & Mauro Durante"	Sweet Release	Ponderosa Music & Art			Justin Adams, guitarist, producer and composer with deep experience in African traditions and post-punk grooves, in collaboration with Mauro Durante, one of the leading players in the pizzica style of Southern Italy and leader of Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino.		*	0:49:47 (Pop-up)
Didon	Salat   → "Salat" by "Didon"	Malak	Electrofone			DIDON, a Tunisian-American duo featuring Meriem Ben Amor's captivating vocals, original Arabic lyrics and melodies, as well as Carmen Rizzo's Grammy-nominated production expertise, DIDON has created a unique sound that seamlessly combines traditional North African and Arabic instrumentation with modern rhythms and synth lines. - bandcamp		*	0:54:56 (Pop-up)
Euis Komariah & Agus Sjarif / Electrica Band	Abdi Mah Dulang Tinande   → "Abdi Mah Dulang Tinande" by "Euis Komariah & Agus...	Modjang Bandung	Remaco			Komariah was renowned as a singer of Sundanese songs.			0:59:22 (Pop-up)
Peni Candra Rini	Pucung   → "Pucung" by "Peni Candra Rini"	Wani	New Amsterdam			Dr. Peni Candra Rini, PhD (b. 1983) is a renowned Javanese singer, composer, and faculty member at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts. The Kronos Quartet has described her as “one of the world’s greatest singers.” She is a master of several traditional forms and is regarded as one of Indonesia’s most daring young composers, one of only a handful of female composers in the majority Muslim nation. - home page		*	1:02:06 (Pop-up)
Moana & the Tribe	Tōku Reo feat. Inka Mbing   → "Tōku Reo feat. Inka Mbing" by "Moana & the Tribe"	Ono	Black Pearl Ltd.			ONO means six in Māori. It is also the title of a concept album project that begins in Aotearoa New Zealand and travels the world. Each song showcases the voice, language and culture of six Indigenous wāhine from lands where Moana & the Tribe has performed. - home page		*	1:13:24 (Pop-up)
Accra Quartet	Abommofo (Hunters)   → "Abommofo (Hunters)" by "Accra Quartet"	Gbefabi (Travelers)	FPE			Recorded on a hot night in a one-room gospel music studio in the New Town district of Accra, comes Gbɛfalɔi -- a remarkable record exploring the edges of contemporary African music. - label		*	1:20:19 (Pop-up)
Momi Maiga	Kairo   → "Kairo" by "Momi Maiga"	Kairo	Segell Microscopi			Momi Maiga is a passionate Senegalese musician, composer, and singer who creates unique sounds with his kora. - home page		*	1:25:15 (Pop-up)
Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko	Domba   → "Domba" by "Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko"	Djudjon, L'oiseau De Garana				The latest album by the Malian griot couple is centred around Bassekou Kouyate's adventurous life journey together with his wife, the worldwide praised singer, Amy Sacko. - oneworldsmusic			1:30:04 (Pop-up)
Franco (vox Ntesa Dalienst, Wuta Mayi, Lukoki Diatho)	Tala Ye Na Miso   → "Tala Ye Na Miso" by "Franco (vox Ntesa Dalienst, ...	Guitar Hero	Cantos			François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi was a Congolese singer, guitarist, songwriter, bandleader, and cultural revolutionary. He was a central figure in 20th-century Congolese and African music, principally as the bandleader for over 30 years of TPOK Jazz, the most popular and influential African band of its time and arguably of all time. He is referred to as Franco Luambo or simply Franco. - wiki			1:39:51 (Pop-up)
Orchestre Maquis du Zaire	Double Double   → "Double Double" by "Orchestre Maquis du Zaire"	Zanzibara 11, Congo in Dar- Dance No Sweat 1982-1986	Buda Musique			Compilation of two East African bands, Orchestre Maquis du Zaire and Orchestre Safari Sound.		*	1:49:24 (Pop-up)
Oriental Brothers International Band	Ndaa Julie   → "Ndaa Julie" by "Oriental Brothers International B...	Onye Rie Ibe Ya Erie	Palenque			The Oriental Brothers International Band of Nigeria is a popular Igbo highlife boy band from Nigeria [based in Owerri] for several decades, known for their powerful lyrics (whether it be of proverbs, or specials being dedicated to special people in the country of Nigeria), and deft instrumental work (whether of the lead guitar, or the conga man's professional play of the congas in their break sections of songs) with their unique style of highlife. - bandcamp		*	1:58:57 (Pop-up)
Pembey Sheiro	Sala Ni Toto   → "Sala Ni Toto" by "Pembey Sheiro"	Various Artists: Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola	Strut					*	2:07:16 (Pop-up)
N’golá	Mezanu, Your Man Just Wants to Bring You Down   → "Mezanu, Your Man Just Wants to Bring You Down" by...	Our Ancestors Swam to Shore	Free Dirt Records + PM Press			"Our Ancestors Swam to Shore" showcases the rarely heard music of Angolar Creole (N’golá) speakers from the African islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. Many of the five thousand residents are descendants of escaped Angolan slaves, who, as their folklore tells, swam to shore after a shipwreck off the coast. - bandcamp		*	2:18:15 (Pop-up)
Gitkin	Go Time   → "Go Time" by "Gitkin"	Golden Age	Wonderwheel			With elements of Peruvian chicha, Saharan tuareg, Cuban son montuno, and psych-rock, Gitkin draws from styles around the world but manages to create his own authentic essence. - bandcamp		*	2:23:37 (Pop-up)
Feqadu Amde-mesqel · Mulatu Astatke	Asmarina (My Asmara)   → "Asmarina (My Asmara)" by "Feqadu Amde-mesqel · Mu...	Ethiopiques 4: ethio jazz & musique instrumentale 1969-1974	Buda Musique						2:27:34 (Pop-up)
Hadouk	Dew Dance   → "Dew Dance" by "Hadouk"	Le Concile des Oiseaux	Continuo Musique - UVM - Believe Digital			In complete freedom, the story of these two extraordinary instrumentalists was written over several decades. Didier Malherbe and Loy Ehrlich met in 1970. The first was part of the legendary progressive rock group Gong; the second blends into African music with the groups West African Cosmos, Touré Kunda and Youssou N’Dour. - dunose productions		*	2:31:42 (Pop-up)
Meridian Brothers	Mandala   → "Mandala" by "Meridian Brothers"	Mi Latinoamerica Sufre	Les Disques Bongo Joe			In this new release, Los Meridian Brothers tell us the story of Junior Maximiliano Tercero, a peculiar character who wanders through those confusing nooks and crannies of self-improvement [1-“I know I'm changing” (Latin high life)], and who, through psychedelic substances that he affectionately calls "soma", finds fulfillment and manages to enjoy his youth [2-“Es mi nueva era” (positive vibrations)]. - bandcamp (translated from Spanish)		*	2:35:15 (Pop-up)
Eduardo Zurita	La 3a De Los Toquecitos   → "La 3a De Los Toquecitos" by "Eduardo Zurita"	Various Artists: Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980	Analog Africa			During the 1980s, a group of music dealers and record collectors from Mexico City joined forces to create a series of illegally manufactured vinyl records containing rare and highly-sought hits from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and beyond. - amazon		*	2:39:20 (Pop-up)
Lucho Bermúdez	Plinio Guzman   → "Plinio Guzman" by "Lucho Bermúdez"	Various Artists: The Coastal Invasion	Radio Martiko			Lucho Bermúdez was a Colombian musician, composer, arranger, director and performer of cumbia and porro. He adapted traditional Colombian musical styles into modern rhythms that became symbols of national identity and influenced many artists in Latin America. - Wikipedia			2:42:49 (Pop-up)
Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band	Galactic Panama   → "Galactic Panama" by "Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Bi...	Lumen	Naxos			Panamanian jazz luminary Danilo Pérez and Sweden’s renowned Bohuslän Big Band have crafted a sonic masterpiece with their new album, Lumen. Blending the fiery rhythms of Latin America with the cool sophistication of Nordic jazz,the collaboration results in a captivating and innovative sound. - jazzdelapena		*	2:46:18 (Pop-up)
SuRealistas	La Vuelta   → "La Vuelta" by "SuRealistas"	La Vuelta	Musicastrada Records			With origins in Argentina, UK, Italy and Bosnia, the Surealistas’ collective beat includes afroamerican clave, cumbia, son, MPB and tropical sounds, not forgetting their adolescent origins drawing from rock, psychedelia, songwriters and literature. - bandcamp		*	2:54:21 (Pop-up)