TSP Saturday June 15, 2019 / Senegal's Oumar Ndiaye Teams Up With Smokey Hormel

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Saturday, June 15, 2019
Senegal's Oumar Ndiaye Teams Up With Smokey Hormel

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Senegalese guitarist / songwriter Oumar Ndiaye excels singing intimate ballads as well as mbalax dance floor workouts. He does it all on his new album Sutura, with a stellar band led by guitarist extraordinaire Smokey Hormel, sideman to the stars - from Beck to Neil Diamond. Hormel also leads Smokey's Round‑up and various cross-cultural combos.

Oumar and Smokey join us on the way to their intimate gig tonight, Saturday June 15th at 9:30 pm at the beautiful Issyra African Gallery, 300 Observer Highway in Hoboken. Tickets / info for tonight's concert here.

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TICKET GIVEAWAY TONIGHT to see Sona Jobarteh, one of the first women to master the kora and griot music / traditions of West Africa, Sunday June 23, 8 pm at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at W95th St. in Manhattan. The concert is presented by the World Music Institute as part of their ongoing series of concerts around NYC. Concert / ticket info here.

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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. (Two pairs of tickets available.) Deadline to enter is midnight Sunday. Winner will be notified by Monday.

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Maryam Saleh: Nefsif Akli / Lekhfa / Mostakell (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Y La Bamba: Mujeres / Mujeres / * (0:04:40 Pop-up)
GIG: Le Poisson Rouge, Thurs July 18

Novalima: Herejia / Ch'usay (0:08:31 Pop-up)
GIG: Fri June 21 @ Drom (w/ DJ Nickodemus, Wonderwheel Recordings)

Combo Lulo: Atlantico / Single / Names You Can Trust (0:11:36 Pop-up)
GIG: Combo Lulo + The Far East @ Our Wicked Lady (Rooftop) Wed eve July 3; they're also opening for Los Wembler's at Pioneer Works at Le Poisson Rouge Mon night Sept 23

Ani Cordero: Pan Pan / Single / Avokado Artists Recordings / * (0:14:10 Pop-up)

Agrupacion Ilegal Los Imparciales: Norwegian Wood / Single / Names You Can Trust (0:17:31 Pop-up)

Dexter Story: Jijiga Jijiya (feat. Marie Daulne) / Bahir / Soundway / * (0:24:30 Pop-up)

Imarhan: Ehad Wa Dagh / Temet / City Slang. (0:26:36 Pop-up)
GIG: Sun eve June 30 @ Le Poisson Rouge (presented by World Music Institute)

Oumar Konaté: Kolma Djine / I Love You Inna / Clermont Music / * (0:31:47 Pop-up)

Antoine Dougbé: Nounignon Ma Kpon Midji / Various Artists: African Scream Contest Vol. 2: Benin 1963-1980 / Analog Africa (0:35:31 Pop-up)

Tal National: Tantabara / Tantabara / Fat Cat (0:41:22 Pop-up)
GIG: Thurs Aug 1 @ Public Records

Salif Keita: Tiranke / Un Autre Blanc / * (0:49:55 Pop-up)
GIG: Salif Keita + Courtnee Roze @ Celebrate Brooklyn (FREE, Donation encouraged) Saturday eve July 13

Oumar Ndiaye: Aduna / Sutura / * (0:59:14 Pop-up)
GIG: TONIGHT @ Issyra Gallery, 300 Observer Highway, Hoboken (around 9:30 pm)

Oumar Ndiaye: Mansani Cisse / Sutura / * (1:03:31 Pop-up)
Forthcoming - the album is not officially released yet

Oumar Ndiaye: Dem (Live on WFMU) (1:15:06 Pop-up)

Oumar Ndiaye: Fouta (Live on WFMU) (1:21:54 Pop-up)

Oumar Ndiaye: Niam (Live on WFMU) (1:29:10 Pop-up)

Oumar Ndiaye: Senegal / Brazil (Live on WFMU) (1:35:45 Pop-up)

Oumar Ndiaye: Aladji (Live on WFMU) (1:40:58 Pop-up)
A traditional song of Mali and Senegal in which the griots sing of the Toucouleur (people of Futa Tooro) marabout (monk) Aladji Oumar Tall, who disappeared mysteriously in 1864, from the cliffs of Bandiagara.

Oumar Ndiaye: Sutura / Sutura / * (1:50:01 Pop-up)
Forthcoming - the album is not officially released yet

Oumar Ndiaye: Africa / Sutura / * (1:54:47 Pop-up)

Boubacar Traoré: Macire / Dounia Tabolo / Lusafrica (2:00:47 Pop-up)

Sona Jobarteh: Gainaako / Fasiya / West African Guild Records (2:10:29 Pop-up)
GIG / Giveaway: Sona Jobarteh, presented by the World Music Institute at Symphony Space, Sunday night June 23rd. To get in the running for a pair of tickets to this show please email me, Rob W, here, and please put the word "TIX" in the subject line and indicate your first and if possible second choice. The deadline to enter is Sunday night at midnight; winners will be notified by Tuesday.

3MA feat. Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi, Rajery: Moustique / Anarouz / Six Degrees (2:16:16 Pop-up)

Daniele Durante: A Beulicchi / Damuli n'autra botta - Antologia licenziosa di 30 canti e pizziche dal Salento (2:19:39 Pop-up)

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: Pizzica de Sira / Canzoniere / Ponderosa Music & Art (2:21:57 Pop-up)
GIG: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino @ The Plaza at 300 Ashland, Brooklyn, Wed June 19, 6:30 pm (FREE) + Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St., Sunday June 23 - NOON showtime

V. Poulsen's Kapel: Reel Fra Ivigtut / Old School (To Danske Rigsspillemænd) / GO' Danish Folk Music (2:25:25 Pop-up)

Sver: Polska Om Olav Luksengård Mjelva / Andas Polska / Reverie / Folkhall Records / * (2:28:02 Pop-up)

JJO (Jauno Jāņu Orķestris): Metiņas Dancoja / Ievina (2:31:43 Pop-up)

Meisterjaan: Bambusest Laev (Bamboo Ship) (2:34:49 Pop-up)

Nikns Suns: Urjoh, Hunti! (Get Out of Here, Wolf) / Urjoh, Hunti! / Merike Paberits (2:38:49 Pop-up)

Urubu: Sokak / Various Artists: Voodoohop: Entropia Coletiva I (2:46:23 Pop-up)

Aurevoir: Hopsza / Kikötő (2:53:45 Pop-up)

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Organizations supporting the rights of immigrants and refugees:

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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.

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): KIND serves as the leading organization for the protection of children who enter the US immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court without representation. We achieve fundamental fairness through high-quality legal representation and by advancing the child's best interests, safety and well-being.

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.

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