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Saturday, April 23, 2016
Corinna Škėma Snyder on Macedonian Music

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Anthropologist, singer and musician Corinna Snyder joins us for a look at the rich musical traditions of the Republic of Macedonia. She'll share field recordings from her musical travels in Macedonia as well as other commercial and field recordings.

Corinna is also chairs the board of the East European Folklife Center (EEFC), which promotes East European music and dance in North American and holds annual summer camps / workshops on the east and west coasts. And she’s a member of two Macedonian-style groups: Glas and Odglasi - we’ll sample a couple of new demos by Glas.

We’ll also spotlight Macedonia's iconic Romani singer Esma Redžepova, who is on tour in the U.S through April 30th including stops in our area at Saints Kyril and Metodij Macedonian Orthodox Church, Cedar Grove NJ today (Saturday April 23rd), and in NYC Sunday night (April 24th) at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St.

RELATED LINKS for artists on tonight’s show and more:

Help the Veles Chalgija Musicians (pictured above from Corinna’s recent visit): You can support a GoFundMe campaign for Šukri's family's medical expenses: http://www.gofundme.com/2wekvtrg
From the GoFundMe page:
Šukri Aliev is one of the last of his kind: a virtuostic clarinet master of Veleš-style čalgija. This unique and soulful Ottoman-influenced music has almost disappeared, and Šukri and his colleagues Taso, Demir and Mačev struggle to survive as musicians in a city that has fallen on very hard financial times. Šukri's wife is now seriously ill and Šukri can't pay for her medical care. I've created this GoFundMe site to help raise funds for him and his family. Anything you can contribute will help. He is not only a beautiful musician, he is a warm and generous human being. Please help me help him. No gift is too small.

Facebook page for Veles Chalgija: https://www.facebook.com/veleska.calgija?fref=ts

Link to Smithsonian Folkways site for Martin Koenig’s recently released album of field recordings made in the early 1970s in Macedonia, Playing til Your Soul Comes Out: http://www.folkways.si.edu/playing-til-your-soul-comes-out-music-of-macedonia/world/music/album/smithsonian

Links to Video shot when collecting tunes on Playing Til Your Soul Comes out - reconsituted audio by Milo Destanovski: http://www.folkways.si.edu/news-and-press/video-rare-1968-footage-from-macedonia

Izvor Music, which has CDs and songbooks for sale of traditional macedonian music, including Bajsa Arifovska's Chalgija CD, and music by Dragi Spasovski (Rajna's son): http://izvormusic.com/

Youtube channel for Kitka (Eastern macedonian folk troupe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBJnaIRbXmCV2af36nRmlg

Soundcloud for GLAS: https://soundcloud.com/glasmusicduo

Facebook page for GLAS: https://www.facebook.com/glasmusic/?fref=ts

Youtube channel with mountains of old/hard to find recordings: Gaston88441: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjx1jaSQNyNf7BzzueGA-zQ

Pesna - http://www.pesna.org - website with over 1000 different songs, almost all in multiple versions, available for download, along with lyrics.

East European Folklife Center (EEFC): https://eefc.org/

This Week's Playlist:

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uKanDanz: Endè Iyèrusalém / Awo / * (0:00:00 Pop-up)

Imarhan: Imarhan / Imarhan / City Slang (Pre-release) / * (0:06:25 Pop-up)
GIG: Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St. Sat May 7, Baby's All Right 146 Broadway, Brooklyn, Sun May 8. Imarhan means "the ones I care about."

Osei Korankye: Y3 Nna / Seperewa of Ghana: Emmere Nhyina Nse / Akwaaba Music / * (0:09:50 Pop-up)
GIG: Rockwood Music Hall, Sat May 7

Shadow Ballads Musicians: Beringing / Featuring interview excerpt w/ Andy McGraw + performance, from WRIR Richmond's world music show Global Au Go Go, Wed. April 13 2016 (Bill Lupoletti, host; Richard Schellenberg, engineer) (0:17:27 Pop-up)
GIG:Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia 5 E. 68th St: Shadow Ballads. 8 pm. / Global Au Go Go website with links to archives: http://www.globalagogo.com/

Alo Toncov, Mustafa Eminov, Trajce Nasev: Oroto Devojce Devojce crveno jabolce / Various Artists: Playing Til Your Soul Comes Out / Smithsonian Folkways (0:37:28 Pop-up)

Alo Toncov, Mustafa Eminov, Trajce Nasev: Pesnata Ibraim Odza / Various Artists: Playing Til Your Soul Comes Out / Smithsonian Folkways (0:40:03 Pop-up)

Velesha Chalgija: Bolna mi legnala Lence 'Rzarova / Field Recording by Corinna Snyder (0:41:45 Pop-up)

Velesha Chalgija: Ja viknale Pandora na afion / Field Recording by Corinna Snyder (0:47:17 Pop-up)

Velesha Chalgija: Osman Pasha / Field Recording by Corinna Snyder (0:49:01 Pop-up)

Bajsa Arifovska: Tesko Za Ramo / Field Recording by Corinna Snyder (0:53:08 Pop-up)

Mone Dimitrov: Instrumental / Field Recording by Corinna Snyder (1:08:45 Pop-up)

KUD 7mi Septemvri - Makedonski Brod: Oj, Devojce (1:09:20 Pop-up)

Kitka (Istibanja): Nevencice, Nevenova / Kitka (1:12:44 Pop-up)

Milaim Destanovski: Mirvetino / Maleševski Zurli (1:15:11 Pop-up)

KUD Orizari: Razbolelo se devojce (1:24:55 Pop-up)

Rajna Spasovska: Oblaga Se Bela Mara (1:28:52 Pop-up)
Oops - I flipped the order of this and the following song...

Vaska Ilieva, Mile Kolarov, Todor Boškov: Mlad Buljukbasha (1:29:36 Pop-up)

Glas: Puknala, Mamo, Tresnala (1:33:23 Pop-up)

Pece Atanasovski: Dolgoto Oro / Orkestar Pece Atanasovski (1979) (1:43:41 Pop-up)

Angele Dimosvki: Zelenikovka (1:47:42 Pop-up)

Kučkovki: Sednal Marko c majka da vechera (1:50:40 Pop-up)

Glas: Stani Mome Da Zaigrash (1:58:26 Pop-up)

Esma Redžepova: Mojilo Cindilo (2:01:35 Pop-up)
GIGs: Saints Kyril and Metodij Macedonian Orthodox Church, Cedar Grove, NJ tonight, Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St., Sunday night (April 24)

Esma Redžepova & the Teodosievski Ensemble: Stevo & Esma Cocek (2:04:57 Pop-up)

Kheloui Lounes: Aheq Kra Ittessan Iyitran / Anda Ten (2:13:40 Pop-up)
GIG: May 13 (Fri) at the Shrine

Haji Saifudin: Jegi Jegi Lailajan (2:20:12 Pop-up)

Sandaraa: Jegi Jegi Lailajan / Sandaraa (2:27:06 Pop-up)
GIG: May 11 (Wed) at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3

Kengo Saito: Sakura Variations Part 2 / Japanistan / * (2:38:54 Pop-up)

Terre Sangue Mare: Rova Ngoma / Palumeddu / Terre Sangue Mare / * (2:41:58 Pop-up)

Chartwell Dutiro: Huku Ine Ronda / Dendere Ngoma / Music Nest (2:45:15 Pop-up)
GIGs: Barbes Wed May 11 (with Timbila) and MANY more gigs and a seminar in the area - for the full schedule see https://chartwellusa.wordpress.com/schedule/

Ibrahim Maalouf: Movement III / Kalthoum (2:52:10 Pop-up)

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