TSP Saturday December 9, 2017 / Trad Attack!Turbo-Charged Estonian Roots

Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Trad Attack!
Turbo-Charged Estonian Roots

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Can a bagpipe, folk-whistle and jaw-harp wielding band singing ancient village songs storm to the top of the charts? Well it happened in Estonia when Trad Attack! exploded onto the scene three years ago.

Since then Trad Attack! has won 14 music awards with their dynamic roots-rocking sound, blending the traditional instruments with guitar, electronics and driving beats. The band toured the States recently in support of an excellent sophomore album, Kullakarva / Shimmer Gold. They also very active on facebook - follow their quest to play in every country on the planet at https://www.facebook.com/tradattack/.

Massive thanks to Trad Attack! touring engineer Otto-Karl Vendt and WFMU's own Gil Shuster, plus Tom Pryor and Juliana Voloz for setting things up from afar. Photo above by Kalev Lilleorg I; photo below (from the WOMAD festival in Chile) by Silver Tõnisson.

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TICKET GIVEAWAY tonight to see legendary “Gypsy Punk” powerhouse Gogol Bordello play one of their annual year-ends shows at Brooklyn Steel!

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Get in the running to win a pair of tickets to see Gogol Bordello, Thursday December 28th or Friday December 29th at Brooklyn Steel, 319 Frost Street in Williamsburg!

To enter: Email me, Rob W, here, and please put the word "TIX" in the subject line.

IMPORTANT: Please let me know your first and if possible second choice for the date of show. We have two tickets available for each date.

Deadline to enter is midnight tonight (Saturday night December 9 2017). A drawing will be held using random.org to choose winners, and winners will be notified by Monday.

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

Magnifico: Ya Mustafa / Charlatan De Balkan (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Banda Nella Nebbia: Turkish It / Banda Nella Nebbia / * (0:03:10 Pop-up)

Goran Bregovic: Duj Duj / Three Letters From Sarajevo / * (0:06:25 Pop-up)
Featuring Rachid Taha

Fanfaraï: Achdah a Taous / Tani / Tour'n'sol Prod (0:10:18 Pop-up)

Officina Zoe: Pizzica Tarantata / Live in India / * (0:17:19 Pop-up)

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino: Pizzica de Sira / CGS / Ponderosa Music Records / * (0:21:43 Pop-up)

Terra Sangue Mare: Tiritera Di Bagheria / Terra Sangue Mare (0:25:03 Pop-up)

WÖR: Begijnen / Sssht / * (0:29:55 Pop-up)
18th century songs of Flanders

Frigg: Friggin' Polska / Frost on Fiddles / * (0:32:58 Pop-up)

Goran Bojčevski Quartet: Kasapsko Oro / Various Artists: Tuning Into the Wordl: Slovenia / Sigic / * (0:38:50 Pop-up)
The butcher's dance - thanks listener хтinа for your comment!

Marcin Wyrostek: Gankino Horo / Coloriage (0:43:23 Pop-up)

WoWaKin: Bunk / Kraj Za Miastem / Dwojka / * (0:51:48 Pop-up)

Zespół Muzyki Ludowej Z Kościeliska: Mountain Peak Tunes / Various Artists: Podhale 3 / Veriton (0:55:16 Pop-up)

Trad Attack!: Kooreke / Precious Cream (Live on WFMU) (1:02:30 Pop-up)
An incantation for butter-making

Trad Attack!: Interview (1:07:55 Pop-up)

Trad Attack!: Kabala (Live on WFMU) (1:16:09 Pop-up)
A light-hearted song about relationships between men and women

Trad Attack!: Must Madu (Live on WFMU) (1:20:21 Pop-up)
A song about keeping the treacherous black snake at bay

Trad Attack!: Metsa Kuldsed Kuningad / Golden Kings Of The Woods (Live on WFMU) (1:28:23 Pop-up)
Magical words for keeping the wolf away

Trad Attack!: Sõit / Ride (1:35:53 Pop-up)
Children’s game song

Saeid Shanbehzadeh, Rostam Mirlashari, Manu Codjia, Naghib Shanbehzadeh: Jazz Bandari / Pour - Afrigha / Universal / * (1:41:04 Pop-up)

Tootard: Circles / Laissez Passer / Glitterbeat / * (1:47:42 Pop-up)

Shahin Najafi: Mammad Nobari / Sade (1:51:28 Pop-up)

Yol Aularong: Broken Hearted Bachelor / Various Artists: Cambodian Rocks Volume 1 (1:55:53 Pop-up)

Mohama Saz: Cuando Llegue el Dia / Negro es el Poder (2:02:23 Pop-up)

Uragsha: Eokhor (Ёохор) / Uragasha (2:07:01 Pop-up)

Anda Union: Galloping Horses / Wind Horse (2:10:36 Pop-up)

Mukam Art Troupe of Xinjiang: Charming Mairemu / Don't Torment Me, Dear (2:12:58 Pop-up)

Joy Sankar: Bonhu Tor Laigya / Bhatiyali (2:17:52 Pop-up)

Barmer Boys: Padosan / Kesariya Balm / Amarass (2:22:20 Pop-up)

Aamir Khan: Dhaakad / Dangal (Bollywood OST) (2:28:58 Pop-up)

Shava & Visa Oscar: Polttomoottori / Single / * (2:31:41 Pop-up)

Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express: Mode / Junun / Nonesuch (2:34:52 Pop-up)

Arto Tuncboyaciyan: After the Game / Every Day is a New Life / Earth Music (2:40:36 Pop-up)

Group Doueh: Wazan Doueh / Zayna Jumma / Sublime Frequencies (2:48:17 Pop-up)

Trio Da Kali and Kronos Quartet: Lila Bambo / Ladilikan ‎ / World Circuit / * (2:54:43 Pop-up)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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