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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Live from Barbes: Matuto, Djarara, Happyfunsmile, Smokey's Secret Family

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L-R: Smokey, Matuto, Happyfunsmile, Djarara. Photos: Irene Trudel. More of Irene's photos from this show are here.

Rob and tireless tech guru / remote sidekick Irene Trudel and crew return to Barbes, the beloved music bar at 376 9th St (corner of 6th Ave) in Park Slope, Brooklyn, for another action-packed night of wall-to-wall live music.

Performing live: Clay Ross and Matuto's visionary blends of Brazilian and American musical forms; New York's premier Haitian rara group Djarara (who are profiled in the new documentary film "The Other Side of the Water); Happyfunsmile, NYC's first and foremost Japan / Okinawa roots / pop party band; and guitarist Smokey Hormel and his esteemed (and like Smokey, highly pedigreed) musical friends' new project Smokey's Secret Family - an exploration and creative re-interpretation of entrancing old-school Congolese (and other) guitar styles.

Special thanks to our illustrious assistant engineer Bil Bowen - inventor of the revolutionary frame drum mic, the Pandeiro Microphone; on-site volunteers Liz French, Katie Gentile and Debby Schwartz, and board op Meghan McKee.

This Week's Playlist:

 
All songs performed live (some titles may not be listed in the sequence performed):

Clay Ross and Matuto: Radio AM

Clay Ross and Matuto: Church Street

Clay Ross and Matuto: Banks of the Ohio

Clay Ross and Matuto: Dois Nordestes

Clay Ross and Matuto: Wayfaring Stranger

Clay Ross and Matuto: Texas Gayles

Clay Ross and Matuto: The Way I Love You

Djarara: Medley 1

Djarara: Medley 2

Happyfunsmile: Take Ni Suzume

Happyfunsmile: Omatsuri Mambo

Happyfunsmile: Haisai Ojisan

Happyfunsmile: Tokyo Kachinka Musume

Happyfunsmile: Tsugaru Kaikyou Fuyugeshiki

Happyfunsmile: Radio Tasio

Happyfunsmile: Tokyo Ondo

Happyfunsmile: Tanko Bushi (A Coal Mining Song)

Happyfunsmile: Yana No Ninkimono

Happyfunsmile: Asadoya Yunta

Smokey Hormel with Smokey's Secret Family: Mkonzi Ya Mboka

Smokey Hormel with Smokey's Secret Family: Cherie Akimi Ngai

Smokey Hormel with Smokey's Secret Family: Banaketwe

Smokey Hormel with Smokey's Secret Family: Rhythmo Novelty

Smokey Hormel with Smokey's Secret Family: Acaua

Smokey Hormel with Smokey's Secret Family: Likambo Ya Ngoma