Music for the Masses: Bopping Through the Bosporus: Jul 14, 2024

Our musical adventures find us crossing the Bosporus Strait to cruise around the Balkan and Mediterranean region, with stops at Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turke...

Music for the Masses: Salsa for a Summer Day #3: Jul 07, 2024

We add a little heat to your sultry summer Sunday with some salsa caliente y picante – from classic to contemporary, bugalú to son montuno, danzón, cha-cha-cha, rumba, timba y mucho más. So toss off y...

Music for the Masses: 20240702: Jul 02, 2024

"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: Cuban Afternoon #4: Jun 30, 2024

We're flying to Cuba for lunch today! Won't you join us? Featuring a lively mix of classic and contemporary Cuban grooves, sure to be full of surprises. Dancing in the aisles is highly recommended and...

Music for the Masses: Arabia Rocks!: Jun 23, 2024

How does Arabia rock? Let us count the ways. In Part 1 of a new series we cook up a stew of rock fusion from the Levant, the Maghreb, the Arabian Peninsula, and more. The recipe? Start with a base of...

Music for the Masses: Oh Freedom!: Jun 16, 2024

On the occasion of both Father's Day and Juneteenth, this broadcast is dedicated to the memory of my beloved father, Harry Wartell (1911-1987), and his life-long dedication to resistance, persistence,...

Music for the Masses: I'm in the Mood for Ska #4: Jun 09, 2024

Featuring a light-hearted mix of classic and contemporary ska – the genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and has inspired some fabulous and fascinating fusions with musical styles the wo...

Music for the Masses: 20240604: Jun 04, 2024

"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: Sublime Soukous #2: Jun 02, 2024

Featuring two hours of sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime soukous grooves – guitar-driven bliss from both sides of the Congo River, spanning over half a century. (This program will be rebroadcast...

Music for the Masses: The Golden Age of Compas Direct, Part 2: May 26, 2024

Continuing our celebration of Haitian Heritage Month, this broadcast will feature a selection of classic recordings by the great Haitian dance bands of the 1960s through early '80s, who created the ge...

Music for the Masses: 20240522: May 22, 2024

"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: For the Love of Haiti: May 19, 2024

May is Haitian Heritage Month, and Haitian Flag Day is celebrated every year on May 18th. It’s an occasion of pride and festivity commemorating the national flag, which was created during the Haitian...

Music for the Masses: A Mother’s Love #3: May 12, 2024

Part 3 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, maternal spirits, and mortal mothers....

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: May 12, 2024

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: May 12, 2024

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: 68 de Mayo: May 05, 2024

Host Neva Wartell celebrates her birthday on the radio, on her actual birthday – Cinco de Mayo – a rare treat and a special opportunity to share a selection of classic and contemporary Mexican music f...

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: May 03, 2024

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: ¡Descarga! Springtime Salsa Jam 2024: Apr 28, 2024

We add a little sazón to your April showers and May flowers, toss ‘em around, and serve up a swingin’ descarga – a non-stop Salsa jam featuring classic Afro-Latin grooves spanning more than six decade...

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Apr 27, 2024

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Apr 27, 2024

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Apr 27, 2024

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Apr 25, 2024

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: SOS Humanity #2: Apr 24, 2024

On the occasion of Earth Day 2024, some musical reflections on the human condition, our natural environment, and our existential crisis. (This program is a rebroadcast from Sun. April 21 from 1pm-3pm....

Music for the Masses: SOS Humanity #2: Apr 21, 2024

On the occasion of Earth Day 2024, some musical reflections on the human condition, our natural environment, and our existential crisis. (This program will be rebroadcast on Weds. April 24 from 8pm-10...

Music for the Masses: Funky Africa #9: Apr 14, 2024

It’s time to put on your groove shoes and get ready for a Sunday afternoon funk and soul session, African style! Featuring some of the greatest hits from the 1970s through early '80s – the Golden Era...

Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Apr 14, 2024

Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.

Music for the Masses: Afro-Brazilian Jam #5: Apr 10, 2024

The music of Brazil has been deeply rooted in African as well as indigenous traditions since colonial times, but in recent years musicians have been reconnecting with those roots and bringing a new Af...

Music for the Masses: 20240407: Apr 07, 2024

"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: Jazz Is Spoken Here, Part 6: Apr 02, 2024

An exploration of Jazz as a universal language with an infinitely diverse range of dialects. Featuring contemporary artists from across the globe, with a growing number of cross-cultural collaboration...

Music for the Masses: Jazz Is Spoken Here, Part 6: Mar 31, 2024

An exploration of Jazz as a universal language with an infinitely diverse range of dialects. Featuring contemporary artists from across the globe, with a growing number of cross-cultural collaboration...

Music for the Masses: Nowruz Mobarak!: Mar 24, 2024

It’s a new year and a new season! Last week, millions of people around the world celebrated Nowruz – the Persian New Year, which is observed on the Spring equinox in portions of the Middle East, the C...

Music for the Masses: Celtic Meltdown: Mar 17, 2024

On the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day, a decidedly pagan celebration of musical marriages and their scattered offspring from the Celtic lands and well beyond. "Music for the Masses" invites you on an...

Music for the Masses: Pan-African Women’s Jam: Mar 10, 2024

A celebration of International Women’s Day – African style! Featuring a diverse and lively selection of contemporary women’s voices from across the African motherland and her diasporic family: “Africa...

Music for the Masses: Highlife House Party #2: Mar 03, 2024

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...

Music for the Masses: A Little Bit Country: Feb 25, 2024

Not to throw shade on Beyoncé for topping the charts with her current foray into Country & Western, but rather to shine a light on some Sisters who’ve been out here doing this a long time – we bring y...

Music for the Masses: Africa Rocks! #10: Feb 18, 2024

How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 10 of this continuing series 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: Matters of the Heart 5.0: Feb 14, 2024

Featuring a diverse selection of soul, funk, blues, reggae, and more on the theme of LOVE – the bitter, the sweet, the hopeful and hopeless, the happy and hapless. (Part 5 of an annual Valentine’s Day...

Music for the Masses: Matters of the Heart 5.0: Feb 11, 2024

Featuring a diverse selection of soul, funk, blues, reggae, and more on the theme of LOVE – the bitter, the sweet, the hopeful and hopeless, the happy and hapless. (Part 5 of an annual Valentine’s Day...

Music for the Masses: Pan-African Jam 2024: Feb 06, 2024

Featuring a diverse selection of classic and contemporary music from across the African motherland and her diasporic family: “Africa is the root; music is the mother tongue.” (Part 9 of an ongoing ser...

Music for the Masses: 20240204: Feb 04, 2024

"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: 20240130: Jan 30, 2024

"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: Deep State #3: Jan 28, 2024

If current events have you feeling paralyzed, uncertain, afraid, or straight-up furious, you’re not alone. In this series, we reclaim the meaning of “deep state” with two hours of trancified, funkifie...

Music for the Masses: 20240121: Jan 21, 2024

"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: Living the (MLK) Dream 2024: Jan 14, 2024

As the U.S. commemorates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., some musical reflections on dreams of a better world … faith and hope, unity and struggle … and the illusion of progress in our ti...

Music for the Masses: The World According to Dub 8.0: Jan 10, 2024

A selection of dubwise reggae, funk, soul, jazz, and more to carry the imagination on an international journey of sound and riddim. (Part 8 of an ongoing series.) Special birthday livication to Diane...

Music for the Masses: The World According to Dub 8.0: Jan 07, 2024

A selection of dubwise reggae, funk, soul, jazz, and more to carry the imagination on an international journey of sound and riddim. (Part 8 of an ongoing series.) Special birthday livication to Diane...

Music for the Masses: 20240102: Jan 02, 2024

"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: A Dance to 2024: Dec 31, 2023

It’s the eve of a new year in an era of global crisis. Let’s dance! "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both...

Music for the Masses: We Wish You a Catskill Christmas: Dec 24, 2023

A light-hearted musical set appropriate for gift-wrapping (or unwrapping), tree-decorating, cider-mulling, egg-nogging, house-cleaning, family-visiting, over-eating, nap-taking, or pretty much any hol...

Music for the Masses: Reggae Africa: Dec 17, 2023

Featuring songs about roots, resistance, revolution, and redemption from across the African motherland, spanning the 1970s to the present. "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound a...