Jazz giant John Coltrane and the music of India. Percussionist Anthony Brown’s pan-Asian, African American Orchestra talks of Coltrane’s music that encompassed the jazz tradition but explored the sound of India in the 1960’s. The Orchestra performs a birthday tribute to Trane and the Africa-India Connection at Yoshi’s SF.
The documentary “Transcending” tells the story of the first person of color picked to play in what was then known as the NBA. Wat Misaka is Japanese American & played for the NY Knicks while Japanese Americans were put in internment camps in WWII. A talk with Misaka and the filmmakers. And, it’s hard to … Continued
No End in Sight: Immigrants wait months, years in prisons. A project helps them have their day in court. A talk with Michael Tan of the ACLU. And, tabla performance and tribute to master Indian musician Ali Akbar Khan. A student of his music college, tabla player Robin Sukhadia talks of Khansahib’s contributions.
The music of Prasant Rahakrishnan reflects his Indian background and his horn playing in the jazz tradition. He talks about his study of Carnatic Indian Classic music and how it finds it’s way into his sax playing and his group VidyA. Also, Asians in America are often in the background when it comes to the … Continued
Scars still remain from the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. But, tests on Pacific Islands brought loss of lives and land. A talk about this with Pacific Islander & researcher Migetu Micheal Tuncap. And, hear how spoken words and deeds are combined by a new gen of Asian American artists fresh … Continued
Trafficking and tuition are the rise: a talk with Senator Leland Yee about two proposals. One would slow the rise in human trafficking in labor and sex trades. The other is to help halt rising tuition as well as rising salaries of UC top management through more oversight. Also, being a resistor, being gay and … Continued
Voices from Asia's Heartland: Up-heaval for Uyghurs: background to the turmoil in Urumqi, prisoners of Guantanamo Bay, former political prisoner/activist Rebiya Kadeer. A talk with Alim Seytoff, VP of the Uyghur American Association. Also, Silk Road or oil pipelines: Kazakhstan's changes are viewed through culture. A talk with music Prof. Alma Kunanbayeva with sounds from … Continued
Stuffed & Starved, a talk with author Raj Patel about overfeeding/ undernourishment and why. Also, a police video targeted Raj Jayadev. But has this hurt or helped Silicon Valley De-bug, that helps low-wage workers and families in a high tech world? Plus, violence in the Uyghur region: revealing tensions including a look at the endangered … Continued
What’s happening as troops increase in Afghanistan & decrease in Iraq? Pratap Chatterjee talks about his recent trip to these war-torn countries and about his new book “Halliburton’s War” about a company making big bucks while now flying under the radar. Plus, Music and Memories: hip-hop artist Denizen Kane comes on with spoken words and … Continued
