globalFEST 2017 Preview: Jan 03, 2017: 12:05 pm - 2pm

A sneak peek at the lineup of artists scheduled to perform at this year's globalFEST and MUNDIAL On the Road – the two major showcase presentations connected to "Wavelengths", the ground-breaking worl...

The Sounds of Syria: Dec 27, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Our last broadcast of 2016 is dedicated to the brave people of Syria. Featuring a variety of Syrian and Syrian-American music recorded between c. 1916 and 2016. May the music feed our collective soul...

Darkness Into Light: Dec 20, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

As we near the end of 2016, the December Solstice is a metaphor for the season of darkness that lies ahead for our nation. Together we will create a new age of enlightenment from out of this American...

20161213: Dec 13, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm where you will encounter the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene....

Homenaje a Fidel: Dec 06, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

In this broadcast we offer a collection of songs honoring Comandante Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (8.13.26-11.25.16) and the Cuban Revolution. Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound a...

PALOP Africa!: Nov 29, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Featuring music from the PALOP (Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa), those African nations that were former colonies of Portugal and continue to share Portuguese as the common language: Ang...

The Great Calypsonians: Nov 22, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Today's broadcast will feature selected recordings by some of the leading calypsonians of the 20th century, including Lord Kitchener, Roaring Lion, Calypso Rose, Atilla the Hun, Lord Beginner, Lord In...

Dahlia Dumont: Nov 15, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Today's broadcast will feature a whimsical selection covering several eras of popular music from France. We'll be joined over the phone by musician and bandleader Dahlia Dumont (www.DahliaDumont.com)....

Water Is Life: Nov 08, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Dedicated to the Water Protectors making their last stand at Standing Rock, ND. Featuring music from and about First Nations peoples, and songs about the sacredness of water. Music for the Masses invi...

2016 Fall Releases: Nov 01, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Extended Dead Air 2 Resurrection pledge drive edition. Today's show will feature some new fall releases on the international music scene: Aidan Coffey & Friends (Ireland); Bombino (Niger); Dz��ambo Ag...

Live from Magpie: Oct 25, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Special Dead Air 2 Resurrection pledge drive edition, broadcast live from Magpie Bookshop, 392 Main St. in Catskill. Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm where you will...

R.D. Burman: Oct 18, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Featuring the music of Rahul Dev (R.D.) Burman, a seminal composer of "filmi" – soundtrack composed for the Indian film industry, popularly known as Bollywood. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman comp...

Haïti Chérie: Oct 11, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Featuring a tribute to the rich musical legacy of Haiti, in honor of the hundreds of lost lives and massive destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew over this past weekend. Music for the Masses invites...

5777: Oct 04, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

As we observe Rosh Hashanah – the new year 5777 – and the Days of Awe that follow, may the music today bring you sweetness and joy, reflection, inspiration and celebration. L'shanah tovah! Music for t...

Vieux Farka Touré, Eric Herman: Sep 27, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Spotlight on Vieux Farka Touré: The son of legendary Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré is a rising international star, being billed as the "Hendrix of the Sahara". We'll feature tracks from Vieux's 10...

Salsa with Swing and Soul: Sep 20, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Featuring "Salsa with Swing and Soul" – classic and contemporary grooves to get you dancing right past your mid-afternoon slump. Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm wh...

The New Fall Line: Sep 13, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Introducing the new "Fall line" – featuring current releases and upcoming U.S. tours by a whole bunch of international artists to keep on your radar. Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion o...

East African Dance Party: Sep 06, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

You're invited to an East African Dance Party – featuring contemporary and classic tracks from a large region of the Continent rarely heard over the US airwaves. Music for the Masses invites you on an...

Italian Holiday: Aug 30, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

All aboard for a whirlwind tour of Italy’s distinct geographic regions and their diverse musical traditions. Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm where you will encount...

Nordic Roots: Aug 23, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

A sampling of traditional and contemporary folk, pop, rock and jazz from the cultural region known as Norden, which includes the northwestern European countries comprising Scandinavia and Fennoscandia...

Fado Português: Aug 16, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Fado is Portugal's blues – the expression of "saudade", a deep melancholy and longing. In this broadcast we'll hear different forms of fado, from classic to contemporary, and some of the voices that e...

Rough Guide Round-Up: Aug 09, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

A survey of new compilations on World Music Network's Rough Guide imprint released in the first half of 2016, featuring selections from "The Rough Guide to…": Americana, Gospel Blues, Bottleneck Blues...

A World of Latin Jazz: Aug 02, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Focus on new and recent releases by international Latin Jazz artists from around the U.S. and across the globe – including Australia, Austria, Canada, Canary Islands, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Turkey a...

More from Mali: Jul 26, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Follow-up from last week's spotlight on Mamadou Kelly with a sampling of Mali's abundant cultural wealth – musical traditions from acoustic to electronic, folkloric to fusion, by artists both legendar...

Mamadou Kelly: Jul 19, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Live in-studio interview with Mamadou Kelly, master guitarist from Mali who is currently on tour in the U.S. with his band, Ban Kai Na. Kelly will be performing at venues within the WGXC listening are...

Déjà Vu: Jul 12, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

A musical response to events of these times, which are so reminiscent of those other times. Featuring LKJ, Taj Mahal, Sekou Sundiata, Mavis Staples, Mohammed Yahya, Luz Mob, Schoolly D, and a whole lo...

More New Music!: Jul 05, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Highlights from new albums released in the first half of this year by Adama Yalomba (Mali), Debo Band (Ethiopia/USA), Locos por Juana (Caribe/Miami), RAM (Haiti), Taj Weekes & Adowa (St. Lucia/NYC), T...

New & Noteworthy 2016: Jun 28, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Highlights from new albums released in the first half of this year by Alma Afrobeat Ensemble, Nii Okai Tagoe, Siama Matuzungidi, Daniela Mercury, Ana Alcaide, The Baboons, Eliades Ochoa & Alma Latina...

Summer Solstice: Jun 21, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Extended Pledge Drive edition, celebrating the longest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere) with songs about the sun and the languid days of summer. During this third week of WGXC's All Togeth...

Vox Urbana: Jun 14, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

This All Together Now! Pledge Drive edition will feature a live interview with members of Vox Urbana, a six-piece cumbia band based in Tucson, AZ. They are currently on tour in the region and will be...

All Together Now! Pledge Drive Edition: Jun 07, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Listen locally, hear globally! During this special edition of Music for the Masses, you'll hear the usual range and depth of music the show brings to the airwaves every Tuesday, along with relentless...

Akoya Afrobeat Radio Premiere: May 31, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Exclusive world radio premiere of "Under the Tree," the new album released on May 27th by NYC-based musicians' collective Akoya Afrobeat – their first release in 8 years! Music for the Masses invites...

Hafla!: May 24, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Yalla! It’s party time…Egyptian style. This broadcast will feature DJ Neva’s Arabic pop favorites from the ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s. Guaranteed to get even the most sedentary among us shaking and sh...

Fête Congolaise: May 17, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

In this broadcast we celebrate both sides of Central Africa's Congo River with a live mix of folkloric and pop music styles (rumba, soukous, mutuashi, kwassa kwassa, cavacha, madiaba, and more) from t...

Discovery Series Listening Party #3: May 10, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

In this broadcast, we finally get back to addressing the ever-growing mountain of new and recent releases by international artists in the "world music" category. Please join the party for a first list...

Cinco de Mayo: May 03, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French imperialist forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. In this broadcast, we celebrate with a music special, “Mexico Is a Whole Lot More...

Papa Wemba: Apr 26, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

In this broadcast, we pay homage to the great Congolese maestro PAPA WEMBA, who passed away on Sat., April 23 quite suddenly and far too soon. By no means an encyclopedic collection of his works, this...

Time Come: Apr 19, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Today: "Time Come" – a Primary Day soundtrack for the Masses heading to the polls to make history. Featuring songs by Gil Scott-Heron, Femi Kuti, LKJ, Michael Jackson, Pete Seeger, Peter Tosh, Prince,...

South Africa: Apr 12, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Today we're going to South Africa, where we'll hear a wide range of musical genres such as marabi, gospel, jazz, reggae, kwela, mbaqanga, township jive, Maskandi, Zulu, Sotho and maybe more! An excurs...

20160405: Apr 05, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Today's show: "Singin' the Blues" – a variety of styles within the genre of contemporary blues, including Zydeco and Cajun, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Soul, Mbaqanga, Fulani, Gnawa, Maloya and more....

Becky Pine: Mar 29, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

This week: A sampler of some emerging young artists in the genre of "Americana" – an amalgam of folk, country, blues, rock, jazz and other forms of American roots music. Plus an in-studio listening se...

20160322: Mar 22, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

On the occasion of President Obama's historic visit to Cuba, today's show offers an array of classics from the "Pearl of the Antilles" spanning the 1930s to the 1990s. Broadcast live from the Carnegie...

20160315: Mar 15, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

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...

Eva Salina: Mar 08, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

In honor of International Women's Day, today's show will feature a mosaic of women's voices from places in the world we don't often hear about. We'll also have a conversation with singer Eva Salina wh...

20160301: Mar 01, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Extended High Five Pledge Drive edition. Fellow ethnomusicologist and Bard College student Simon DeBevoise will be stopping by to share his experiences studying music in Senegal. Broadcast live from t...

Brian Dewan, Kit Towlson, Wesley Nichols: Feb 23, 2016: 2pm - 4pm

Guests Brian Dewan, Kit Towlson, Wesley Nichols, and perhaps other Catskill-based musicians will gather for conversation and live performance in this special High Five Pledge Drive remote broadcast fr...

20160216: Feb 16, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

"People Positive": High Five Pledge Drive edition. Broadcast live from the Carnegie Room of the Catskill Library. Hosted by Neva E. Wartell.

20160209: Feb 09, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Today is Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday – and people around the world are celebrating Carnival. In Trinidad & Tobago (Trinibago) terms such as "Fête", "Bacchanal", "Mas", "Jump-Up" and "Road March" are all...

20160202: Feb 02, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Black History is Music History! Today's show: “Africa is the Root…Music is the Mother Tongue“ – a diverse mix of music from, about or inspired by the Motherland. An excursion of sound and rhythm where...

20160126: Jan 26, 2016: 12:05 pm - 2pm

Today's show: "Meet Me in the Maghreb" – traditional and contemporary sounds from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania and beyond! Ethnomusicologist Neva E. Wartell invites you on excursion of sound...