Mama Africa #2: May 11, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

This rebroadcast from May 8, 2022 features songs from continental Africa and the diaspora that celebrate the women who give us life — Mother Earth, the African motherland, maternal spirits, and mortal...

Mama Africa #2: May 08, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

This broadcast will feature songs from continental Africa and the diaspora that celebrate the women who give us life — Mother Earth, the African motherland, maternal spirits, and mortal mothers. "M...

Mexico Rocks: May 03, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

For this May Day broadcast, a trifecta of occasions to celebrate: International Workers Day, Cinco de Mayo, and DJ Neva’s 66th birthday! Featuring a surprising selection of rock fusion from both sides...

Mexico Rocks: May 01, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

For this May Day broadcast, a trifecta of occasions to celebrate: International Workers Day, Cinco de Mayo, and DJ Neva’s 66th birthday! Featuring a surprising selection of rock fusion from both sides...

Calypso Invasion: Apr 27, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

This rebroadcast from April 24, 2022, features a diverse selection of calypso music from Trinidad and Tobago, along with many variations found throughout the Caribbean and West Africa — including bruk...

Calypso Invasion: Apr 24, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

This broadcast features a diverse selection of calypso music from Trinidad and Tobago, along with many variations found throughout the Caribbean and West Africa — including brukdon (Belize), coco (Bra...

Funky Africa #5: Apr 18, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

A groove session featuring African funk and soul classics from across the Motherland, spanning the 1970s to the present. (Part 5 of an occasional series.) "Music for the Masses" invites you on an e...

Funky Africa #5: Apr 17, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

A Sunday afternoon groove session featuring African funk and soul classics from across the Motherland, spanning the 1970s to the present. (Part 5 of an occasional series.) "Music for the Masses" in...

New Releases, Early 2022: Apr 10, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, a small sampling of what’s new in the world of music — the latest releases, re-releases, compilations, and collaborations by artists from across our planet. Featuring Abelardo Carbo...

Latin Music Rocks #4: Apr 05, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

A fiesta of rock en español, digital cumbia, tropical futurism, electro-funk y mucho más, from the 1960s to right now. Featuring music by Abelardo Carbonó, Angel d’Cuba, Aurelio, Brownout, The Cuban C...

Latin Music Rocks #4: Apr 03, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

A fiesta of rock en español, digital cumbia, tropical futurism, electro-funk y mucho más, from the 1960s to right now. Featuring music by Abelardo Carbonó, Angel d’Cuba, Aurelio, Brownout, The Cuban C...

Swing into Spring: Mar 30, 2022: 10pm - 11:59 pm

What better way to welcome spring than with a Sunday afternoon dance party? Featuring a special selection of swingin' grooves from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. (Part 5 of the “Swing” seri...

Swing into Spring: Mar 27, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

What better way to welcome spring than with a Sunday afternoon dance party? Featuring a special selection of swingin' grooves from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. (Part 5 of the “Swing” seri...

Africa Rocks #6: Mar 23, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 6 of a continuing series dives deep into the realm of rock fusion from north, south, east, west, and central Africa, from the 1960s to the present. Re...

Africa Rocks #6: Mar 20, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 6 of a continuing series dives deep into the realm of rock fusion from north, south, east, west, and central Africa, from the 1960s to the present. Re...

Cuban Afternoon #3: Mar 13, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

As WGXC’s Winter Pledge Drive continues, we are flying to Cuba for lunch. Dancing in the aisles is highly recommended and strongly encouraged. (Part 3 of a sporadic series.) "Music for the Masses"...

Ghana's Independence Day, Highlife Special: Mar 09, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

A special 11th Anniversary Pledge Drive edition. 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 (Anglo...

Ghana's Independence Day, Highlife Special: Mar 06, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

A special 11th Anniversary Pledge Drive edition. 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 (Anglo...

The Soul of NOLA: Mar 01, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Feb. 27, 2022, a Mardi Gras celebration featuring some of the contemporary artists keeping the sound of New Orleans fresh and relevant right now. "Music for the Masses" in...

The Soul of NOLA: Feb 27, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, a Mardi Gras celebration featuring some of the contemporary artists keeping the sound of New Orleans fresh and relevant right now. "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excur...

So Much Samba!: Feb 23, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

A tropical holiday to melt away the chill of winter, featuring the scintillating sounds of Brazil — because there's so much samba! (2.0). Rebroadcast from Feb. 20, 2022. "Music for the Masses" invi...

So Much Samba!: Feb 20, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

A tropical holiday to melt away the chill of winter, featuring the scintillating sounds of Brazil — because there's so much samba! (2.0) "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound...

Matters of the Heart 3.0: Feb 14, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

The broadcast features a selection of soul, funk, blues, reggae, and more on the theme of love – the bitter, the sweet, the hopeful and hopeless, happy and hapless. Number 3 of an annual Valentine's D...

Matters of the Heart 3.0: Feb 13, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

The broadcast features a selection of soul, funk, blues, reggae, and more on the theme of love – the bitter, the sweet, the hopeful and hopeless, happy and hapless. Number 3 of an annual Valentine's D...

Fresh from Africa, Part 2: Feb 09, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

Part 2 of a series highlighting current trends in music from across the African continent. This rebroadcast from Feb. 6, 2022, features music released in the second half of 2021 and on the verge of re...

Fresh from Africa, Part 2: Feb 06, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

Part 2 of a series highlighting current trends in music from across the African continent. This broadcast features music released in the second half of 2021 and on the verge of release in 2022, from B...

Strictly Live, Part 4: Feb 01, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Jan. 30, 2022, a selection of live performances by Ananda Shankar and State of Bengal, Béla Fleck and Toumani Diabaté, Che Sudaka, Chubby Carrier, Dedicated Men of Zion, Divan...

Strictly Live, Part 4: Jan 30, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, a selection of live performances by Ananda Shankar and State of Bengal, Béla Fleck and Toumani Diabaté, Che Sudaka, Chubby Carrier, Dedicated Men of Zion, Divanhana, Faudel with Kha...

Disco Dancing Around the World: Jan 26, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Jan. 23, 2022, we bring back the Hustle, the Bump, the Funky Chicken, the Bus Stop, and Disco Finger — all with an international twist — as we travel back to the 1970s and ’80...

Disco Dancing Around the World: Jan 23, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, we bring back the Hustle, the Bump, the Funky Chicken, the Bus Stop, and Disco Finger — all with an international twist — as we travel back to the 1970s and ’80s, when the musical m...

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022 Preview: Jan 16, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

A sneak peek at the artists on the bill for globalFEST, which this year will be held virtually from January 18 to 20, in partnership with NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts. The 19th annual festival will...

The World According to Dub 5.0: Jan 12, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Jan. 9, 2022, host Neva Wartell plays an assortment of dubwise reggae, soul, jazz, and more to take listeners' minds on an international journey of sound and riddim. (Part 5 o...

The World According to Dub 5.0: Jan 09, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, host Neva Wartell plays an assortment of dubwise reggae, soul, jazz, and more to take listeners' minds on an international journey of sound and riddim. (Part 5 of a sporadic series....

Pan-African Jam 2022: Jan 04, 2022: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Jan. 2, 2022, host Neva Wartell eases into the new year with groovers and movers from across the continent of Africa. Africa is the root, and music is the mother tongue. "...

Pan-African Jam 2022: Jan 02, 2022: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, host Neva Wartell eases into the new year with groovers and movers from across the continent of Africa. Africa is the root, and music is the mother tongue. "Music for the Masses...

Fall 2021 New Release Roundup: Dec 31, 2021: 4pm - 6pm

In this rebroadcast from Dec. 26 a small sampling of Fall 2021 releases, re-releases, compilations, and collaborations by artists from across our planet. This broadcast features new music by Atabal (P...

Fall 2021 New Release Roundup: Dec 26, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast a small sampling of Fall 2021 releases, re-releases, compilations, and collaborations by artists from across our planet. This broadcast features new music by Atabal (Puerto Rico), Ba...

Congolese Rumba Classics: Dec 19, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

On December 14, Congolese rumba was added to UNESCO’s list of “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” living traditions. The UN’s cultural and scientific agency has officially recognized the musica...

Kwaito: Dec 12, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, host Neva Wartell takes listeners on a journey back in time to the 1990s in South Africa. The years of oppression and fear are coming to an end, and with the new post-apartheid gene...

Meet Me in the Maghreb: Dec 08, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Dec. 5, 2021, listeners will travel to the Maghreb region of northernmost Africa, where music meets at the crossroads of tradition and global pop from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria,...

Meet Me in the Maghreb: Dec 05, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast listeners will travel to the Maghreb region of northernmost Africa, where music meets at the crossroads of tradition and global pop from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sah...

Champeta Therapy: Nov 29, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

Champeta, also known as terapia or therapy, first emerged in the mid-1970s from the Afro-Colombian communities of Colombia’s northern Caribbean coast. Influenced primarily by guitar-driven African rhy...

Champeta Therapy: Nov 28, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Champeta, also known as terapia or therapy, first emerged in the mid-1970s from the Afro-Colombian communities of Colombia’s northern Caribbean coast. Influenced primarily by guitar-driven African rhy...

Brazil Rocks! #2: Nov 26, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Nov. 21, 2021, two hours of rock fusion from across Brazil – a diversity of styles, almost exclusively 21st-century with the occasional dip into "old school" rock, reggae, fun...

Brazil Rocks! #2: Nov 21, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, two hours of rock fusion from across Brazil – a diversity of styles, almost exclusively 21st-century with the occasional dip into "old school" rock, reggae, funk, soul, samba and bo...

New and Recent Releases: Nov 19, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

What's new in the world of music? In this rebroadcast from Nov. 14, 2021, a small sampling of fall 2021 releases, re-releases, compilations, and collaborations will be featured, by artists from Colomb...

New and Recent Releases: Nov 14, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

What's new in the world of music? In this broadcast, a small sampling of Fall 2021 releases, re-releases, compilations, and collaborations will be featured, by artists from Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Cura...

Africa Rocks: Nov 10, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Nov. 7, 2021, host DJ Neva Wartell continues her exploration of the realm of rock fusion from north, south, east, west, and central Africa, from the 1960s to the present. Repl...

Africa Rocks: Nov 07, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, host DJ Neva Wartell continues her exploration of the realm of rock fusion from north, south, east, west, and central Africa, from the 1960s to the present. Replete with searing gui...

Alanna Medlock: Nov 01, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

Alanna Medlock is guest host for this rebroadcast from Oct. 31, 2021 of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Medlock is the host of...