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...

Alanna Medlock: Oct 31, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Alanna Medlock is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Medlock is the host of There There, heard on 9...

Jeff Economy: Oct 24, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Jeff Economy is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Economy is the host of Snackpoint Charlie heard...

Mayuko Fujino: Oct 18, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

Mayuko Fujino is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Fujino is the host of Your Voice Touches My Str...

Mayuko Fujino: Oct 17, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Mayuko Fujino is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Fujino is the host of Your Voice Touches My Str...

Dan Seward: Oct 10, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Dan Seward is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Seward is the host of Battlefield Earth, heard on...

Alanna Medlock: Oct 03, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Alanna Medlock is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Medlock is the host of There There, heard on 9...

Dan Seward: Oct 01, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

Dan Seward is guest host for this rebroadcast of Music for the Masses from Sept. 26, 2021. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Seward is the host of Batt...

Dan Seward: Sep 26, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Dan Seward is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Seward is the host of Battlefield Earth, heard on...

Jeff Economy: Sep 24, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

Jeff Economy is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses, rebroadcast from Sept. 19, 2021 from Ulster County. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County,...

Jeff Economy: Sep 19, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Jeff Economy is guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses, live from Ulster County. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Economy is the host of...

20210912: Sep 12, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Columbia County resident Cheryl K is the guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Cheryl K is the host of...

20210905: Sep 05, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Columbia County resident Cheryl K is the guest host for this edition of Music for the Masses. Neva Wartell is on political hiatus while running for office in Greene County, NY. Cheryl K is the host of...

Say It with Swing!: Aug 29, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Featuring a special selection of irresistible rhythms from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Limber up, grab your nearest dancing partner, and let's get ready to Say It with Swing! "Music for t...

Babylon Is Burning: Aug 25, 2021: 10pm - 11:59 pm

The theme of this broadcast speaks for itself. "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,...

Babylon Is Burning: Aug 22, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

The theme of this broadcast speaks for itself. "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,...

African Soul Power The Disco Era: Aug 20, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

We indulge in a bit of nostalgia today as we travel back to a time when the global economy was in crisis and people everywhere were facing inflation, unemployment, and collapse of the dreams brought b...

African Soul Power The Disco Era: Aug 15, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

We indulge in a bit of nostalgia today as we travel back to a time when the global economy was in crisis and people everywhere were facing inflation, unemployment, and collapse of the dreams brought b...

¡Descarga! Summertime Salsa Jam 2021: Aug 11, 2021: 10pm - 11:59 pm

We throw some fire on your sultry summer Sunday with two hours of non-stop sizzling salsa jams – from classic to contemporary, bugalú to son montuno, danzón, cha-cha-cha, rumba, timba y más. So toss o...

¡Descarga! Summertime Salsa Jam 2021: Aug 08, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

We throw some fire on your sultry summer Sunday with two hours of non-stop sizzling salsa jams – from classic to contemporary, bugalú to son montuno, danzón, cha-cha-cha, rumba, timba y más. So toss o...

Roots and Riddims: Aug 01, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Nothing but good vibes going out to the masses as we introduce “Roots and Riddims,” a new mini-series featuring the latest in reggae, soca, afrobeat, and more. The broadcast's selections are all anthe...

PALOP Africa! #2: Jul 30, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

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...

PALOP Africa! #2: Jul 25, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

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...

Celebrating "Cadence-Lypso Month" in Dominica: Jul 18, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Everybody on the dancefloor! Today we travel to the Antilles, to the island country of Dominica, where the month of July is dedicated to celebrating the music genre of Cadence-Lypso. Originated in th...