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Saturday, May 24, 2014 Favoriting
The Glass House Project: Lost Hungarian Jewish Music Reimagined

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The Holocaust in Hungary was especially efficient thanks to government cooperation. But there were exceptions, including a few dozen safe houses set up for Jews in Budapest. The Glass House was one of them - and the The Glass House Project is an all-star Hungarian-American musical collaboration led by Frank London (of Klezmatics fame). Frank and company are using archival sources as a launching pad to pay hommage to the Jewish musical culture lost in the Holocaust in Hungary - creating new and adventurous arrangements of the old songs and a few new ones too.

The inspired ensemble hits the stage for free concerts at the Museum of Jewish Heritage near Battery Park in New York City on Tuesday May 27 and at the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage on Wednesday May 28 - as well as making its first-ever radio appearance right here on WFMU.

Big thanks to the Balassi Institute and Enormous thanks to our illustrious volunteer engineer Glenn Luttman and assistants Andrew and Jon!

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This Week's Playlist:

(* = new)

The Bombay Royale: Henna Henna Favoriting / The Island of Dr. Electro / Hope Street / * (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Bakufu Slump: Here Comes the Bakufu-Slump! Favoriting / 青春王 / Sony / 1991 (0:04:42 Pop-up)

Golem: Vodka is Poison Favoriting / Tanz / * (0:09:28 Pop-up)
GIG: Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St., Thurs (May 29), 9:30 pm

Balval: Money in the Bank Favoriting / Ten Hand Band / * (0:12:58 Pop-up)

Janusz Prusinowski Trio: Rawksi Favoriting / Mazurki / Wydawnictwo (0:17:12 Pop-up)

Trebuni Tutki: Nad Milloki / Saga Favoriting / Goralsko Sila / F.F. Folk (0:22:32 Pop-up)

R.U.T.A: He Who Has Not Been a Servant Knows No Real Poverty Favoriting / Na Uschod - Go East, Freedom or Death / Karrot (0:27:03 Pop-up)

Glass House Project: Live on WFMU Favoriting (0:30:45 Pop-up)

Glass House Project: Sholom Aleichem (Hungarian arrangement) - Live on WFMU Favoriting (0:42:01 Pop-up)

Glass House Project: Transylvanian Tunes - Live on WFMU Favoriting (0:49:02 Pop-up)

Glass House Project: Live on WFMU Favoriting (0:56:07 Pop-up)

Glass House Project: Piyuttim (Live on WFMU) Favoriting (1:04:54 Pop-up)

Glass House Project: Song about wine (and more) (Live on WFMU) Favoriting (1:16:09 Pop-up)

Ursula Rucker, Shubha Mudgal & the Business-Class Refugees: Drunk in Love / Diwana Favoriting / No Stranger Here (1:25:13 Pop-up)
GIG:Town Hall, 123 W 43rd St: Shubha Mudgal and Bombay Jayashri. May 31.

Wajid: Baaki Sab First Class Hai Favoriting / Various Artists: Jai Ho (Bollywood Soundtrack) / T-Series (1:30:49 Pop-up)

Charanjit Singh: Raga Megh Malhar Favoriting / Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1:35:07 Pop-up)
GIG: Summer Globalfest @ Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Sun July 27, Free

Bappi Lahiri: Karate Favoriting / Various Artists: Bombay Disco / Cultures of Soul / * (1:40:11 Pop-up)

Kaveri Special: Pikajuna Favoriting / Kaveri Special (1:45:16 Pop-up)
From Finland

Bang Data: Que Se Mueva Favoriting / La Sopa (1:57:38 Pop-up)
GIG: Museo del Barrio, 1230 5th Ave @ 104th St., Wed July 9 - Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) show

La Santa Cecilia: La Negra Favoriting (2:04:39 Pop-up)
GIG: July 12 (Sat) Central Park Summerstage, Rumsey Playfield, 72 St. Mid-Park: Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) presents Babasónicos + Juana Molina + La Santa Cecilia. 3-7 pm.

Las Cafeteras: El Chuchumbe Favoriting / It's Time (2:05:05 Pop-up)

Luzmila Carpio: Tillpi Tillpilla Favoriting / Yuyay Jap'ina Tapes / Almost Musique / * (2:08:35 Pop-up)

Lucha Reyes: Llaullilay Favoriting / Por Siempre / Discolando (2:10:59 Pop-up)

Liliana Araujo: Cabeca Feita Favoriting (2:13:33 Pop-up)
GIG: Liliana will be playing on my Make Music NY Summer Solstice Remote live from Meridian23, 161 W 23rd St. in Chelsea, Saturday June 21!

Dolores Vargas: A-Chi-Li-Pu Favoriting / Various Artists: Gipsy Rhumba / Soul Jazz / * (2:16:31 Pop-up)

Chango: El Guapo Favoriting / Various Artists: Gipsy Rhumba / Soul Jazz / * (2:23:32 Pop-up)

Orchestra Harlow featuring Ismael Miranda: Jaguey Favoriting / Orchestra Harlow Presenta Ismael a Miranda / Fania (2:26:58 Pop-up)
GIG: July 15 (Tues) Queensbridge Park, between Vernon Boulevard and 21st St. near Queensboro Bridge, Long Island City, Queens: City Parks Summerstage: Ismael Miranda / Rebel Tumbao. 7-9 pm.

Verckys: Muje Kabongo Favoriting / Verckys et l'Immortel Veve Volume 2 (2:30:29 Pop-up)

Oumar Konate: Laissez Nous Tranquille (Leave Us Alone Favoriting / Addoh / Clermont / * (2:48:35 Pop-up)
GIGs: Rockwood Music Hall on the Lower East Side Wed. night, Baby's All Right in Brooklyn on Thursday, and live on this radio show next Saturday May 31!




Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:11pm Rob W:

Good evening everyone, thanks for staying with us! Glass House project is pretty amazing... we have ten musicians crammed into the studio. They will be starting soon - stay tuned!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:13pm davex:

Good evening, Rob, sounds like an interesting project.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:14pm maestroso:

Yay, Hi Rob, looking forward to the live show.
  6:19pm grassmother:

This is making me throw up
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:21pm Rob W:

Yes well, I suppose in the case of that particular song that could be a good or bad review... grassmother, no need to clarify!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:25pm maestroso:

Argh, lost it! 90.1 down? ok now it's back... this is a great track
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:27pm davex:

The pop-up stream was also gone for a minute as well. This is indeed a fine track (Rawski).
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:28pm KevinfromBayRidge:

Great retort Rob...Poisonally I'm greatly enjoying!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:29pm davex:

Rob, will you also have time to talk about the current state of Jewish culture in Hungary?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:44pm davex:

Never mind, just let them play, this is fantastic!
Avatar ♥ 6:56pm slugluv1313:

LOVING all this HUNGARIAN music!!!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:59pm Rob W:

Thanks slugluv!
Avatar ♥ 7:02pm slugluv1313:

THANK YOU, Rob! from me, AND all my relatives! surely my Grandma is happily dancing the Czárdás :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:09pm katie:

This sounds amazing. Just as rocking as live last night. Those violins!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:13pm Rob W:

Why thank you Katie!
Avatar ♥ 7:28pm slugluv1313:

ahhhhhh HUGARIANS! singing about WINE!!!!! :)
Avatar ♥ 7:29pm slugluv1313:

(seriously, i feel like i am at one of many weddings i went to as a kid -- AMAZING!!!)
Avatar 7:31pm thunderish' Jay:

wow ... gr8 sound!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:31pm davex:

Excellent from beginning to end - hope they take it back to Europe...
Avatar 7:38pm thunderish' Jay:

a news to go with the mood: some venture capital small business enterprise owned by a lovely catholic couple (rebuilt their local church with from 500k to 1Mil Eur are on the run .. justice wants them accounted 4 FRAUD ..
Avatar 7:40pm thunderish' Jay:

gypsys power resides in being truthfull to their beliefs i don't condemn them ...
Avatar 7:44pm thunderish' Jay:

we are all nomads some people just lack the correct impulses to move
Avatar 7:45pm dk:

holy crap, chanranjit singh has a gig coming up?!
Avatar 7:47pm dk:

i seriously cannot even believe it's going to be possible to see chanranjit live. not. gonna. miss.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:50pm Rob W:

Actually if all goes according to plan Charanjit Singh will also play on my show on July 26th and then, yep, he's playing his first NY gig ever at Lincoln Center - free - on Sunday July 27!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:52pm davex:

Rob, we need someone like you over here.
Avatar 7:53pm dk:

good lord, that's a hell of a coup. i mean, it's only a few years ago people were speculating whether he even _existed_ or whether 'synthesizing' was some kind of elaborate hoax. totally cannot wait to hear him live.
Avatar 7:54pm thunderish' Jay:

wow Rob .. you are doing wonders for NYC culture
Avatar 7:55pm dk:

betcha his set at globalfest's gonna be a mob scene.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:56pm Rob W:

Our esteemed Music Director Brian Turner gets credit for the Charanjit Singh hook-up. If you're in the area you can all thank Brian directly at next weekend's record fair!
Avatar 7:57pm thunderish' Jay:

i wish i will
Avatar 7:58pm dk:

totally will.
  8:09pm JakeGould:

Great show! Thanks! Raint crappy afternoon, but this is good.
Avatar 🌍 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:28pm Ken From Hyde Park:

I was outside enjoying the pollen-free weather. Now inside enjoying commercial-free radio. I guess I should now eat some fat-free cheese washed down with pulp-free orange juice.
  8:28pm JakeGould:

Free! Free! Free! Free! Free! Free!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:29pm davex:

I guess we need people like you and Brian Turner over here. Anyhow, this has been one great show. Thanks and best from Leipzig...
Avatar ♥ 8:36pm slugluv1313:

YAY!!!! POLLEN FREE WEATHER!!! and FREE FORM RADIO!!! and WORRY-FREE FOOD!!!
yes, excellent show all-around!!!!!! (eek! spelled "Hungarians" w/o the first "n" -- perhaps appropriate in relation to the WINE!?)
(hi Katie! and kitties! from "my" kitties and me!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:41pm Rob W:

Thanks Slugluv! Thanks Davex. I will say though - Germany does have something we don't have over here, which is a mainstream world music radio service, WDR's Funkhaus Europa - we really don't have anything like that in the US.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:50pm davex:

Rob, true, but not in this part of Germany, at least not terrestrially. Of course, that doesn't matter that much anymore, and I've got WFMU online myself, so I can't complain!
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