TSP Saturday December 8, 2007 /

Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Transpacific Sound Paradise live from Barbes in Park Slope, Brooklyn

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Our eighth action-packed remote presenting a slice of the vibrant musical life of Barbes, the friendly nightspot at 376 9th St (at 6th Ave) in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

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See Trent Wolbe’s photos of the show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tront/sets/72157603416153516/

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Featuring live performances by (in order of appearance):

Julian Kytasty and Michael Andrec, champions of the many-stringed traditional Ukrainian bandura – plus special guests – in a special Brooklyn taste of Julian’s Bandura Downtown series.

The Bulgarian vocal stylings of Black Sea Hotel, Ltd. special two-voice unit

Les Chauds Lapins, who revisit French popular song from the first half of the last century – with a particular affection for Charles Trenet and the banjo-ukelele

Colombian guitarist Sebastian Cruz’s new Latin-rooted genre-busting jazz / improv ensemble Cheap Landscape Quartet

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Thanks to our superstar crew: Engineers Bil Bowen and Gil Shuster, PA's Trent Wolbe (also staff photographer), Katie Gentile and Bethany Ryker; and Liz French on the board at FMU. Thanks as always to Olivier Conan of Barbes. And best wishes to Irene Trudel, our tech guru who usually co-hosts the TSP Barbes remotes. Irene made these remotes possible to begin with, and had planned to join us as usual. But she could not participate due to a sudden family emergency.

This Week's Playlist:

Julian Kytasty and Friends:
Live at Barbes

Black Sea Hotel Ltd. Two-Voice Unit: Ibish Aga (Pomak song from the Velingrad region)
Live at Barbes

Black Sea Hotel Ltd. Two-Voice Unit: Mori shto si glava (Pomak song from the Velingrad region)
Live at Barbes

Black Sea Hotel Ltd. Two-Voice Unit: Tsar Murat Mara Dumashe (Pomak song from the Velingrad region)
Live at Barbes.
Interesting songwords note: Tsar Murat Mara dumashe relates to the marriage of Mara Brankovic to Ottoman Sultan Murad II in the mid 15th century. She came from a well connected Serbian political family and was a significant diplomat for the Ottoman empire, especially during their long war with Venice. Tsar Murat says to Mara Mara you beautiful Bulgarian girl. Let's go - and make you a turk. To sit on a high balcony and wear yellow gold In other versions in Macedonia, the song goes on to say: I will make an offering for you At Sultan Selim Cami (mosque) in Edirne At Istanbul’s Holy Wisdom (Orthodox cathedral that became a mosque)) Damned be you, Selim’s Cami, Damned be you, Holy Wisdom, I only want the True Faith for myself Our beautiful Faith, Every Sunday is the Great Day. (Contributed by Corinna Snyder of Black Sea Hotel Ltd.)

Black Sea Hotel Ltd. Two-Voice Unit: Aber mi Doide ot Soluna Grada (From Vardar Macedonia)
Live at Barbes

Black Sea Hotel Ltd. Two-Voice Unit: Vercheraj Agno (From Vardar Macedonia)
Live at Barbes

Black Sea Hotel Ltd. Two-Voice Unit: Sluntse Gree (From Shopluk)
Live at Barbes

Black Sea Hotel Ltd. Two-Voice Unit: Spava Mi Se (From Shopluk)
Live at Barbes

Julian Kytasty: Interview

Les Chauds Lapins:
Live at Barbes

Les Chauds Lapins: Interview

Sebastian Cruz Cheap Landscape Quartet: Graffiti
Live at Barbes

Sebastian Cruz Cheap Landscape Quartet: Tantas flores y no hay jardin
Live at Barbes

Sebastian Cruz Cheap Landscape Quartet: Cheap Landscape
Live at Barbes

Sebastian Cruz Cheap Landscape Quartet: Cometa de Plumas
Live at Barbes

Sebastian Cruz Cheap Landscape Quartet: Puya minimal
Live at Barbes

Sebastian Cruz Cheap Landscape Quartet: Mi equinita
Live at Barbes

Sebastian Cruz Cheap Landscape Quartet: Caranga
Live at Barbes