Music for the Masses: Fèt Gede, Haitian Day of the Dead 2025: Nov 02, 2025

Calling all souls to celebrate the Day of the Dead, Haitian style! Every year, the beginning of November brings the sacred and spectacular Vodoun celebration that is Fèt Gede – a raucous, bawdy, fiery...

Music for the Masses: Diwali, Festival of Lights: Oct 26, 2025

Featuring a wall-to-wall mix of South Asian popular music known as Bhangra, we invite you to celebrate Diwali (aka Deepavali) – the five-day Festival of Lights observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and...

Music for the Masses: Diwali, Festival of Lights: Oct 26, 2025

Featuring a wall-to-wall mix of South Asian popular music known as Bhangra, we invite you to celebrate Diwali (aka Deepavali) – the five-day Festival of Lights observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and...

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Oct 23, 2025

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: Felabration! Afrobeat International, Part 10: Oct 19, 2025

Celebrating the October 15 birthday of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997) with Part 10 of our ongoing Afrobeat International series, exploring the rich language of Afrobeat...

Music for the Masses: Pan-American Jam #3: Oct 12, 2025

On the eve of Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate the music of resistance, resilience and reclamation from the First Nations of Las Américas and the Carib-bean."Music for the Masses" invites you on a...

Music for the Masses: Tanto Tango! #2: Oct 05, 2025

The third feature in a month of Sundays celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month brings us to Argentina, where we will bathe ourselves in a swirling pool of tango from the source, as well as some unique in...

Music for the Masses: 20250930: Sep 30, 2025

"Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene. For the avid...

Music for the Masses: Herencia Hispana Remixed 3.0: Sep 28, 2025

Our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct.15) continues with a spotlight on the new generation of Latinx artists who are embracing and expressing their own cultural roots withi...

Music for the Masses: Latin Music Rocks! #8: Sep 21, 2025

It's National Hispanic Heritage Month, and we're celebrating with a fiesta of rock en español, digital cumbia, tropical futurism, dubwise reggae, electro-funk y much más, from the 1960s to right now....

Music for the Masses: Africa Rocks! #12: Sep 14, 2025

How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 12 of an ongoing series that dives deep into the realm of rock fusion from north, south, east, west and central Africa, from the 1960s to the present....

Music for the Masses: That Swing Thing: Sep 07, 2025

We welcome the cooler weather with a Sunday afternoon dance party, featuring a special selection of irresistible tropical rhythms. Limber up, shake it out, and grab your nearest dancing partner – toda...

Music for the Masses: Soca Bacchanal 2025: Aug 31, 2025

How de music sweet so! Labor Day weekend is the time for "liming" with family friends – so mek wi party, West Indian style! Featuring a high-energy mix of Caribbean carnival soca, we invite you to joi...

Music for the Masses: Let's Dance Kadans!: Aug 24, 2025

It began with the Biguine... A genre with many styles, cadence (Creole: kadans) evolved primarily in the Antillean islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica and Haiti, from the early 1960s through t...

Music for the Masses: Let's Dance Kadans!: Aug 24, 2025

It began with the Biguine... A genre with many styles, cadence (Creole: kadans) evolved primarily in the Antillean islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica and Haiti, from the early 1960s through t...

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Aug 23, 2025

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: South African Funk & Soul #2: Aug 17, 2025

Featuring a selection of rare sides from an aspect of South African music that's been largely overlooked, spanning the late 1960s to late '80s, and including such genres as malombo jazz, bubblegum, di...

Music for the Masses: Summertime Samba Party #3: Aug 10, 2025

Too hot to go anywhere? Sem problemas! We bring the beach, breeze and batuque to you with a musical escape to Brazil, featuring the scintillating sounds of samba, swing and soul."Music for the Masses"...

Music for the Masses: Calypso Invasion #4: Aug 03, 2025

Featuring a diverse selection of classic calypso from Trinidad and Tobago, and some of its close relatives found throughout the Caribbean, the Americas, and West Africa. (Part 4 of a series.)"Music fo...

Music for the Masses: Brazilian Breakaway #3 (re-air of July 27, 2025): Jul 29, 2025

A two-hour musical vacation in Brazil, a land of unlimited interpretations and integrations of ancestral rhythms with contemporary, globally popular genres. Unfettered enjoyment strongly encouraged. W...

Music for the Masses: Brazilian Breakaway #3: Jul 27, 2025

A two-hour musical vacation in Brazil, a land of unlimited interpretations and integrations of ancestral rhythms with contemporary, globally popular genres. Unfettered enjoyment strongly encouraged. W...

Music for the Masses: Funky Africa #12 (Re-Air of July 20, 2025): Jul 21, 2025

It's time to put on your groove shoes and get ready for a Sunday afternoon funk and soul session, African style! Featuring dancefloor classics from across the Continent and reaching out to the Diaspor...

Music for the Masses: Funky Africa #12: Jul 20, 2025

It's time to put on your groove shoes and get ready for a Sunday afternoon funk and soul session, African style! Featuring dancefloor classics from across the Continent and reaching out to the Diaspor...

Music for the Masses: Salsa for a Summer Day #4: Jul 13, 2025

We add a little more heat to a sultry summer day with some salsa caliente y picante – from classic to contemporary, bomba to bugalú, son montuno, danzón, cha-cha-cha, rumba, timba y más – para gozar y...

Music for the Masses: SOS Humanity #3 (re-air of June 29, 2025): Jun 30, 2025

Musical reflections on struggle, solidarity, and survival in this era of global crisis. (Part 3 of a series.) "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the...

Music for the Masses: SOS Humanity #3: Jun 29, 2025

Musical reflections on struggle, solidarity, and survival in this era of global crisis. (Part 3 of a series.) "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the...

Music for the Masses: Carline Murphy of "Li Le, Li Tan," Michael Alan Hams of "Balance Check," and Neva Wartell of "Music for the Masses" (re-air of June 21, 2025): Jun 24, 2025

Tune in for special fundraising broadcasts with WGXC Volunteer Programmers! WGXC depends on the generosity of listeners to meet approximately 50% of the station's operating expenses. Each year it is...

Music for the Masses: Make Music, Not War!: Jun 22, 2025

As the current U.S. government escalates its military aggression against Iran, we offer today's broadcast in solidarity with the Iranian people, and declare: "Make Music, Not War!" Featuring a broad r...

Music for the Masses: Carline Murphy of "Li Le, Li Tan," Michael Alan Hams of "Balance Check," and Neva Wartell of "Music for the Masses": Jun 21, 2025

Tune in for special fundraising broadcasts with WGXC Volunteer Programmers! WGXC depends on the generosity of listeners to meet approximately 50% of the station's operating expenses. Each year it is...

Music for the Masses: Dear Father: Jun 15, 2025

Dedicated to all fathers – past, present and future – and to the memory of my own father, a true internationalist who dreamed of a world without borders and lived by his belief in liberation from oppr...

Music for the Masses: Sublime Soukous: Jun 08, 2025

Featuring two hours of sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime rumba Congolaise, soukous, ndombolo, mutuash, pachanga, and more – spanning more than a half-century and both sides of the Congo River."Mu...

Music for the Masses: Sublime Soukous: Jun 08, 2025

Featuring two hours of sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime rumba Congolaise, soukous, ndombolo, mutuash, pachanga, and more – spanning more than a half-century and both sides of the Congo River.Pla...

Music for the Masses: Ayiti Cheri: May 25, 2025

May is Haitian Heritage Month, and a perfect opportunity to enjoy a bon fèt! Today we visit the "Pearl of the Antilles" to celebrate Haiti's rich history and diverse cultural legacy with a selection o...

Music for the Masses: The Golden Age of Compas Direct: May 18, 2025

A celebration of Haitian Flag Day (May 18), an occasion of pride and festivity commemorating the national flag, which was created during the Haitian revolution of self-liberated enslaved people (1791-...

Music for the Masses: The Golden Age of Compas Direct: May 18, 2025

A celebration of Haitian Flag Day (May 18), an occasion of pride and festivity commemorating the national flag, which was created during the Haitian revolution of self-liberated enslaved people (1791-...

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: May 15, 2025

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: A Mother's Love #4: May 11, 2025

Part 4 of an annual Mother's Day series featuring a diverse selection of songs that celebrate the women who give us life – Mother Earth, the ancestral motherland, mortal mothers, and maternal spirits....

Music for the Masses: 69 de Mayo / Mexico Rocks! #2: May 04, 2025

DJ Neva celebrates Cinco de Mayo and her birthday with a special selection of rock, funk, reggae and more from both sides of the fictitious border. (Part 69 of a lifelong series.)"Music for the Masses...

Music for the Masses: Meet Me in the Maghreb #6 (Re-air of April 27, 2025): Apr 29, 2025

We travel to the the Maghreb region of northernmost Africa, where music meets at the crossroads of tradition and global pop from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauritania. (Part...

Music for the Masses: Meet Me in the Maghreb #6: Apr 27, 2025

We travel to the the Maghreb region of northernmost Africa, where music meets at the crossroads of tradition and global pop from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauritania. (Part...

Music for the Masses: Funky Africa #11: Apr 20, 2025

It's time to put on your groove shoes and get ready for a Sunday afternoon funk and soul session, African style! Featuring classics from across the Continent, spanning the 1970s to the 2000s. (Part 11...

Music for the Masses: Strictly Live #6: Apr 13, 2025

A selection of exceptional performances that, fortunately, were captured live – and now we get to enjoy them forever. Featuring recordings of Oneness of Juju, Fela Ransome-Kuti & Africa 70, Joe Dr...

Music for the Masses: ¡Descarga! Springtime Salsa Jam 2025: Apr 06, 2025

We add a little sazón to your early April showers and serve up a swingin' descarga – a non-stop Salsa jam featuring classic Afro-Latin grooves spanning more than six decades – from mambo to bugalú, gu...

Music for the Masses: Jazz Is Spoken Here #8: Mar 30, 2025

An exploration of Jazz as a universal language with an infinitely diverse range of dialects. Featuring selections by contemporary artists from Austria, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cong...

Music for the Masses: Struggle Sounds: Mar 23, 2025

Part 9 of our "Afrobeat International" series, in which we explore interpretations of the genre from just about everywhere. Today's theme – the title of a song by Seun Kuti (son of Fela) – reflects th...

Music for the Masses: Pan-African Women's Jam 2025 (re-air of March 9, 2025): Mar 21, 2025

A celebration of International Women's Day – African style! Featuring a diverse and dynamic selection of contemporary women's voices from across the Continent. "Africa is the root; music is the mother...

Music for the Masses: Pan-African Women's Jam 2025 (re-air of March 9, 2025): Mar 21, 2025

A celebration of International Women's Day – African style! Featuring a diverse and dynamic selection of contemporary women's voices from across the Continent. "Africa is the root; music is the mother...

Music for the Masses: Treasures from the Emerald Isle: Mar 16, 2025

Éirinn go brách! Seeing as how Greene County is home to the "Irish Catskills", today we'll celebrate our neighbors with a little bit country, folk, rock, jazz, blues, funk and other musical treasures...

Music for the Masses: Pan-African Women's Jam 2025: Mar 09, 2025

A celebration of International Women's Day – African style! Featuring a diverse and dynamic selection of contemporary women's voices from across the Continent. "Africa is the root; music is the mother...

Music for the Masses: Highlife House Party #3: Mar 02, 2025

Ghana Independence Day celebration! On March 6, 1957, the West African republic of Ghana gained its independence from British colonial rule. With its roots in the Gold Coast region (anglophone West Af...