Playlist August 17: Olympics Special

9-10 pm: China

1) Hanggai Band - Hope (Hooso)
2) Sa Dingding- Alive
3) Yang Cheng Yang- Lao Shu Ai Da Mi ("Mouse Loves Rice")
4) Hang on the Box- We don't need a sax
5) Hanggai Band- Five Heroes
6) Sa Dingding- Lagu Lagu
7) P.K.14- Storm Eyes
8) Joyside- Dang
9) Shanghai Restoration Project- Rose, Rose I love you
10) Buji Band- You are all my hopes
11) Lao Shu Ai Da Mi (Dance Remix)

10-11 pm: Baltimore (celebrating Michael Phelps' 8 golds with hometown music)

1) Celebration- Hands off my gold
2) Human Host- Bathtub blast
3) Ponytail- Bermuda triangle
4) Lexie Mountain Boys- Sweet potato sugar tot
5) Ecstatic Sunshine- Beetle
6) Ecstatic Sunshine- Power Ring
7) Videohippos- Downfall
8) Arbouretum- Two Moons
9) Matmos- Exciter Lamp and the variable band
10) Matmos- Supreme balloon
11) Dan Deacon- The crystal cat
12) Future Islands- Follow me
13) Beach House- Master of none

Grand finale: Kong Yanyan; Shen Qing- River of Sorrow (Erhu Concerto)

Next Show August 31: new in international music, a look at the fall DC concert lineup.

TONIGHT: Olympics Special

If everyone else can do it, why can't I?

9-10pm: music from China- or, how to distill the music of 1.3 billion people into one hour
10-11pm: all great things come from Baltimore- music in celebration of Michael Phelps

Some preparatory reading material:
Has China taken its Olympics crackdown too far? How it's affecting music: http://notablenoise.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/hanggai-sa-dingding-new-chinese-pop-feature-review-orlando-weekly/
The quest of an American post-punk drummer to open up the door to Chinese music:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=136293305
How pop music works:
http://www.mouse-loves-rice.com/
A bit of the traditional: What was that instrument featured during the Opening Ceremonies?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guqin

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