“The biblical city of Babel and its infamous tower have received bad press over the centuries. Imagined as a looming structure built by children in which all residents spoke the same language, the omnipresent God decided to trick humans in order to make them scatter — the word Babel is derived from the Hebrew balal [to jumble]. Yet if we consider the tower as a prototype radio transmitter, as Marseille, Francebased Watcha Clan does on its latest album, the sound of one world singing and dancing together makes perfect sense.

Watcha Clan has always exhibited a visionary spiritual eclecticism in its sound, stretching from Gnawa trance and drum n bass to hip-hop, Balkan brass and Sephardic folk, with thriving bass-heavy pulsations countered by Sista K’s show-stopping vocals. “Diaspora Hi-Fi was more a travel through my background and roots, she says. “Now my obsession is the wall, both concrete and abstract.” Radio Babel is predominantly concerned with destroying boundaries everywhere.

Whatever sound these nomadic souls travel through, you can be certain that Watcha Clan will accomplish what great artists do : highlight the similarities between cultures through music, instead of complaining about the differences. To hear the sound of one world united by music, join the movement on Radio Babel.” – Derek Beres

Trouble Worldwide & Barbès Records present…

…a diverse showcase of how local is the new global

Tradition can make plenty of trouble, as this year’s artists prove: Human beat boxes boom and bap next to Quebec-style kitchen clogging. Roots-driven hardcore vallenato from Colombia’s Caribbean coast (via L.A.’s hot clubs) sways boldly along side a cabaret singer with a Brechtian pedigree and a cache of classic Romanian Gypsy songs. The gentle pulse of Madagascar bumps up against cascades of hard-hitting Indian beats.

8pm: Sanda Weigl

Singing songs she learned as a child with effortless flair (she has family ties to Bertolt Brecht and long career in German theater, after all), Sanda Weigl creates a fresh approach—right down to her all-Japanese band—to Romanian Gypsy gems thanks to her polished yet vulnerable voice.

“…a Tom Waits-bred cross between Cape Verdean Chanteuse Cesaria Evora and German vocal visionary Dagmar Krause …” –San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.sandaweigl.com/

8:45pm: Razia (Cumbancha Records)

Singer and songwriter Razia Said’s nomadic life has taken her across Africa to France, Italy, Ibiza, Bali and New York City, but despite these wanderings, her heart and soul remains inexorably tethered to Madagascar, the land of her birth. With a jazz-inflected grace reminiscent of Joni Mitchell, Razia calls for more awareness and action to save the unique natural environment of her island home.
www.cumbancha.com/razia
www.facebook.com/raziasaid.official

9:30pm: International Body Music Festival Sampler

Music you can see, dance you can hear. Evocative and visceral, the International Body Music Festival concert explores the sonic possibilities of the human instrument with an amazing roster of artists from the Americas, including legendary beatboxers, contemporary takes on Quebecois kitchen clogging, and modern remixes of African American traditions like hambone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJp7SlE6R2s
http://www.internationalbodymusicfestival.com/

10:15pm: A super cool special guest

Hailing from Montreal, Canada, This singer-songwriter is a unique indie-pop blend of american folk and old jamaican rocksteady, with a vintage 50’s feel.

11pm: Very be Careful

A Caribbean soul and a California heart have sustained a decade of ceaseless romp-downs and raucous times for L.A.’s vallenato veteranos Very Be Careful, inciting 10s of 1000s of men, women, children, and even some wild animals, to boogie to the Colombian coastal beat.
www.myspace.com/verybecareful

11:45pm: Non Stop Bhangra

Imagine a scene from a Bollywood movie smack in the middle of a thumping nightclub—swirling colors, the rhythm of pounding feet, and the relentless energy of brilliant beats. Add some dancehall vocals and serious live percussion, and you have the Bay Area’s wildly popular answer to India’s high-energy bhangra.
http://www.myspace.com/nonstopbhangra
http://nonstopbhangra.ning.com/

▒ Details

DOORS: 7:00PM
SHOW: 8:00PM
FREE WITH APAP BADGE
TICKETS: $15
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE:
http://bit.ly/herecomestrouble
or call 212.601.1000

▒ Location

92Y Tribeca (www.92ytribeca.org)
200 Hudson St
Intersection of Hudson & Canal MAP: http://bit.ly/f443Mq