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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, March 16, 2019
WFMU Fundraiser Show With MC Trouble
Please Make a Pledge Here, Thanks!

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Greetings dear listeners! I hope you can pledge tonight to support WFMU!

If you pledge to my show right here, as usual I've made a custom conceptual world music cd for everyone who pledges $75 or more.

This year's custom cd is Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob Weisberg presents No Borders! Unbounded Sounds From Around the World: A GPS-defying collection of fabulous tracks that can’t be walled in by genre or geography!.



Of course, if my cd doesn't float your boat you can choose a different DJ's premium (cd or otherwise) instead. You can see the full list of DJ CD premiums at https://wfmu.org/dj-premiums/.

I’m now in my fourth decade on WFMU! Who’d a thunk it? And if you are in a good place economically, perhaps you’ll consider celebrating my radio longevity by making a $10 per month (or more) sustaining Swag For Life pledge.

If you do, your cup shall runneth over with WFMU swag EVERY year!

This year for a pledge of $50 or more you get our Japanese Funhouse T-shirt (designed by Yu Maeda)



And for a $10 per month swag for life pledge you’ll receive the WFMU | Radio T-shirt, designed by Greg Harrison!



We love dollar a day Swag For Life Pledgers - we call that a "Mouse of Today" pledge and if you "drop a Mouse" on our show (a $365 one-time pledge also does the trick) you'll receive tons of swag including the new Pulaski Zip Hoodie, designed by the late great Burt Schlatter!



But any amount you can pledge is most fabulous and wonderful. And it just takes a $20 pledge to get our fab new WFMU Minotaur Bumper Sticker, designed by Kirsten Ulve, discount admission to our Record Fair April 26 - 28 at Brooklyn Expo Center - AND you’ll get in the running for a prize drawing for one of the great LPs and CDs I’m giving away to lucky pledgers this evening!



A premium-cd-level pledge of $75 or more made during tonight's show also gets you into the running for our grand prize, Paris to Calcutta: Men and Music on the Desert Road: A four CD set plus 160 page book with cloth bound cover featuring 45 pages of photographs and 50 pages of detailed recording notes, published by Sublime Frequencies.

Paris to Calcutta is Deben Bhattacharya’s impressionistic account of a 1955 journey overland, in a converted milk delivery van, from France to India collecting and exploring music. Bhattacharya (1921–2001) was a field recordist, poet, filmmaker, musicologist and amateur ethnomusicologist. Highly influential, it would not be too bold a stretch to say that his work shaped how we listen to the world.



SEE THE SWAG (what you get at various pledge levels - new sticker, new t-shirts, and lots of other brand new goodies at higher levels) including the new WFMU winter knit hat designed by Akira Yonekawa (one of many gifts you get at the $15 per month level) at https://wfmu.org/swag.



SWAG FOR LIFE: WFMU's sustaining donor program - commit to a small monthly donation and you receive LOTS of swag. Sustaining pledgers are critical to the station's financial health and we are hoping many of you decide to become "Swag For Lifers" this month! It's all explained at https://wfmu.org/swagforlife/.

SPECIAL THIS YEAR: A WFMU LIVE MUSIC COMPILATION LP Transmissions From the Love Room - a dozen superb WFMU live performances on vinyl, including a live track by Khaira Arby performed on Transpacific Sound Paradise: Pledge $41 a month or more and it's yours. Info: https://wfmu.org/transmissions/



SPECIAL WFMU GRAND PRIZE TRIP CONTEST FOR ELIGIBLE GENEROUS PLEDGERS: The Boaty Weekender - Cruise from Barcelona to Sardinia with on-board performances by indie rock icons Bell and Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, Teenage Fanclub and many more. Pledge $83 a month or more and you'll be entered in the drawing. (Two winners will be chosen; includes airfare; each winner can bring one guest.) Info: https://wfmu.org/boatyweekender/



But whatever you can pledge to support our very special radio station is so very much appreciated. Thanks soooooo much!

This Week's Playlist:

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Mavi Işıklar: Helvacı (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Selcuk Alagoz: Kaleden İndir Beni (0:11:04 Pop-up)

The Hykkers: I Want a Break Through - from our prize up for grabs NOW - Wake Up You! The Rise And Fall Of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 2 (1972-1977) - pledge to get in the running, your odds are good that you could win it! / Various Artists: Wake Up You! The Rise And Fall Of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 2 (1972-1977) (0:12:14 Pop-up)

Action 13: Set Me Free - from our prize up for grabs NOW - Wake Up You! The Rise And Fall Of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 2 (1972-1977) - pledge to get in the running, your odds are good that you could win it! (0:14:27 Pop-up)

Theon Cross: Candace of Meroe / Fyah / * (0:17:32 Pop-up)

The Funkees: Slipping into Darkness - from our prize up for grabs NOW - Wake Up You! The Rise And Fall Of Nigerian Rock, Vol. 2 (1972-1977) - pledge to get in the running, your odds are good that you could win it! / Now-Again (0:32:40 Pop-up)

Khaira Arby: Dja Cheickna (Live on WFMU) from Transmissions to the Love Room - Live Music From WFMU on Blue Vinyl - Pledgee $41/month or more to get it and lots more! (0:32:56 Pop-up)
Thanks to our illustrious engineer Ernie Indradat!

Andre Sampain: Alagbe / Alagbe / * (0:36:21 Pop-up)

Markscheider Kunst: Mokili - from our premium cd "No Borders" - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (0:40:14 Pop-up)

Shechunat Hatikvah Workshop feat Ofra Haza: Yallah Yallah - from our premium cd "No Borders" - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (0:44:12 Pop-up)

A Sakelarou: My Chicken - from our prize up for grabs NOW - a DOUBLE album - Why the Mountains are Black: Primeval Greek Village Music 1907-1960 - a double album! Get in the running with your pledge now, thanks! (0:47:54 Pop-up)

A Karavitis: Sousta fr Crete - from our prize up for grabs NOW - a DOUBLE album - Why the Mountains are Black: Primeval Greek Village Music 1907-1960 - a double album! Get in the running with a pledge now, thx! (0:56:21 Pop-up)

Hrdza: Z Dublinu / Neskrotony (0:58:42 Pop-up)

Saor Patrol: Rebels Rising / Battle of Kings / ARC Music / * (1:02:01 Pop-up)

Omar Souleyman: Mendel (I Don't Know) - from our prize up for grabs now, Haflat Gharbia - his 2011 US tour double album - get in the running with a pledge! / Sublime Frequencies (1:20:10 Pop-up)

Ziad Rahbani: Sayidi Aatina - from our premium cd - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (1:26:11 Pop-up)

Bappi Lahiri: Everybody Dance With Me - from our premium cd - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (1:29:32 Pop-up)

Afous d'Afous: Nak Amarah - from their album Tenere, our prize up for grabs now - get in the running with your pledge! (1:50:32 Pop-up)

Hama Sankare: Solan / Niafunke / Clermont / * (1:54:25 Pop-up)

Yara Family: Go Go Chinbora from our premium cd - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (1:57:57 Pop-up)

Unknown: Bedouin Dance From Katana - from our Grand Price 4 CD set + lavishly photo-illustrated book Deben Bhattacharya’s Paris to Calcutta (Sublime Frequencies) (1:59:35 Pop-up)

Unknown Sikh Musicians: From our Grand Price 4 CD set + lavishly photo-illustrated book Deben Bhattacharya’s Paris to Calcutta (Sublime Frequencies) (2:03:22 Pop-up)

Red Baraat: Kela Mukhra from our prize up for grabs now - their new album Sound the People - get in the running with your pledge NOW! (2:13:33 Pop-up)

Red Baraat: Punjaub March featuring John Hodgman from our prize up for grabs now - their new album Sound the People - get in the running with your pledge NOW! (2:16:03 Pop-up)

Abelardo Carbonó: La Negra Kulenque from our premium cd - pledge $75 or more and it's yours! Plus you get in the running for our grand prize! (2:18:33 Pop-up)

Red Baraat: from our prize up for grabs now - their new album Sound the People - get in the running with your pledge NOW! (2:22:19 Pop-up)

Tony Allen: Push and Pull from our prize up for grabs now - The Source - get in the running with your pledge NOW! (2:34:25 Pop-up)

Two Gun Man: Amatlawu - from our No Borders premium world music comp CD - pledge 75 bucks and it's yours! (2:40:01 Pop-up)

Tony Allen: from our prize up for grabs now - The Source - get in the running with your pledge NOW! (2:43:56 Pop-up)

Dur Dur Band: from a double CD great Somali 70s music - our prize up for grabs now - pledge to get in the running - time is running ouit! (2:54:54 Pop-up)

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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.

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.

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.