Pan-African Jam #4: Remixes: Jan 31, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Prepare yourself for the coming snow storm with two solid hours of steaming diasporic grooves. Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established a...

Colombia Me Encanta #2: Jan 29, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Jan. 24, we travel to Colombia, the South American republic named for an Italian explorer who got lost because he thought the earth was flat. (Part 2 of an occasional series.)...

Colombia Me Encanta #2: Jan 24, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast we travel to Colombia, the South American republic named for an Italian explorer who got lost because he thought the earth was flat. (Part 2 of an occasional series.) Music for the M...

Best of Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2021: Jan 17, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Every January for the past 17 years, I’ve attended the world music extravaganza known as globalFEST at a New York City nightclub, where I look forward with great anticipation to hearing some of the mo...

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2021 Preview: Jan 10, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Meet the artists on the bill for this year’s globalFEST, to be held virtually from January 11-14, in partnership with NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts. The four-night series will present exclusive, inti...

So Much Samba!: Jan 03, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

We begin 2021 with joyful beats from Brazil – because there's so much samba! Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artist...

Deep State: Dec 28, 2020: 10pm - 11:59 pm

Rebroadcast from Dec. 27, 2020. If you feel as if you’ve been in a trance this whole year, you’re not alone. For our final broadcast of 2020 we reclaim the “deep state” with two hours of trancified, f...

Deep State: Dec 27, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

If you feel as if you’ve been in a trance this whole year, you’re not alone. For our final broadcast of 2020 we reclaim the “deep state” with two hours of trancified, funkified and dubified grooves to...

Salsa for a Snow Day #4: Dec 20, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Beat back the winter blues and heat your home with music! Featuring two hours of steamy Latin grooves – from classic to contemporary, jazz to bugalú to son, bolero, mambo, hip hop y mucho más. Music f...

Strictly Live #2: Dec 14, 2020: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Dec. 13, 2020, a selection of outstanding performances that, fortunately, were captured live – and now we get to enjoy them forever. Featuring recordings of Béla Fleck & Touma...

Strictly Live #2: Dec 13, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, a selection of outstanding performances that, fortunately, were captured live – and now we get to enjoy them forever. Featuring recordings of Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté, Debashish...

#EndSARS: Dec 06, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Since the early days of Nigeria's independence in 1960, police brutality and government corruption have been the subject of ongoing protest, often reflected in the songs of popular musicians. Most rec...

New Releases, Fall 2020: Dec 01, 2020: 12pm - 2pm

Today we'll be sorting through yet another pile of recent albums, singles and re-releases from around the world. It's been a couple of months since the last time we did this, and we've got some catchi...

Afrobeats, Afro-Pop & Afro-Fusion 2020: Nov 29, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast we focus on the new generation of activist musicians who are setting the path to a new pan-African consciousness through creative and inspired musical collaborations. Featuring new m...

New Releases, Fall 2020: Nov 27, 2020: 8pm - 10pm

Rebroadcast from Nov. 22, 2020. We'll be sorting through yet another pile of recent albums, singles and re-releases from around the world. It's been a couple of months since the last time we did this,...

New Releases, Fall 2020: Nov 22, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Today we'll be sorting through yet another pile of recent albums, singles and re-releases from around the world. It's been a couple of months since the last time we did this, and we've got some catchi...

Special Dedication to Gerry Drums: Nov 15, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

This broadcast is dedicated to a beloved friend, Gerald “Gerry Drums” Achee, on the occasion of his 68th birthday on Nov. 15. Recognized as a cultural icon of Afro-Caribbean drumming in his native Tri...

Global Soul Movement: Nov 09, 2020: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Nov. 8, we explore a new generation of brilliant young singers who have embraced the genres of classic American Blues, Soul, and R&B as their very own. Featuring the voices of...

Global Soul Movement: Nov 08, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast we explore a new generation of brilliant young singers who have embraced the genres of classic American Blues, Soul, and R&B as their very own. Featuring the voices of Abi Ocia, Aloe...

Fèt Gede: Nov 01, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Calling all souls to celebrate this Day of the Dead, Haitian style! Get in touch with the lwa (gods or spirits) of Gede – such as Baron Samedi, Papa Legba, Grann Brigitte and others – who guard the ce...

Live from the Catskill Mill: Oct 25, 2020: 11am - 3pm

A special extended edition of Music for the Masses live from the Catskill Mill on Main Street in the village of Catskill. Host Neva Wartell will be joined by the Clubhouse Radio crew during this four-...

Felabration! Afrobeat International, Part 3: Oct 18, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

This week we celebrate the birthday (Oct. 15) of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti with Part 3 of an ongoing series, “Afrobeat International”. In this broadcast we feature musicians f...

Carline Murphy and Haiti Rocks!: Oct 11, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

For this Essential Radio Pledge Drive special edition, host Neva Wartell welcomes Carline Seide-Murphy, co-host of WGXC's "Li Le, Li Tan" (Sundays at 4 p.m.), along with an explosion of roots, rock an...

Chega no Suingue!: Oct 04, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Watch out, folks… "Chega no Suingue" (Here Comes the Swing) – just in time for WGXC's Essential Radio fall pledge drive! Limber up and get ready for a special Sunday afternoon dance party featuring ir...

New Releases, Summer into Fall 2020: Sep 27, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Join us as we sort through a fresh batch of new music releases from around the world. We've pulled together a pile of albums, singles and re-releases by Afriquoi (UK), AMMAR 808 (Tunisia), Bab L' Bluz...

Brazil Rocks!: Sep 25, 2020: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Sept. 20, a two-hour exploration of rock fusion from across Brazil – a diversity of styles, almost exclusively 21st-century with an occasional dip into "old school" rock, funk...

Brazil Rocks!: Sep 20, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, a two-hour exploration of rock fusion from across Brazil – a diversity of styles, almost exclusively 21st-century with an occasional dip into "old school" rock, funk, and bossa groo...

Salsa Africana: Sep 18, 2020: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Sept. 13, 2020, we travel from Cuba back to Africa, where the rhythms that gave birth to what we now know as "salsa" originated. Featuring a range of styles spanning the early...

Salsa Africana: Sep 13, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast we travel from Cuba back to Africa, where the rhythms that gave birth to what we now know as "salsa" originated. Featuring a range of styles spanning the early 1960s to the present f...

Cuban Evening: Sep 09, 2020: 10pm - 11:59 pm

Rebroadcast from Sept. 6, 2020. We're traveling to Cuba for a couple of hours this evening! Featuring a fun mix of contemporary Cuban music, filled with surprises. Music for the Masses invites you on...

Cuban Afternoon: Sep 06, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

We're traveling to Cuba for a couple of hours this afternoon! Featuring a fun mix of contemporary Cuban music, filled with surprises. Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound and rhyt...

New Releases, Summer 2020: Sep 01, 2020: 12pm - 2pm

Rebroadcast from Aug. 16, 2020. So far, the Summer of 2020 is proving to be a hot time for new music releases across the globe. Join us for a first listen to the latest albums or singles by Afowoslide...

1963 Freedom Dreams Deferred: Aug 30, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Special dedication to the thousands who showed up to march on Washington, DC this Aug. 28th, on the 57th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Music for the Masses invites you on an excur...

Africa Rocks! #3: Aug 23, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

In this continuing series, we venture into rock fusion genres from north, south, east, west, and central Africa, from the 1960s to the present. Replete with searing guitars, driving rhythms, punching...

New Releases, Summer 2020: Aug 16, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

So far, the Summer of 2020 is proving to be a hot time for new music releases across the globe. Join us for a first listen to the latest albums or singles by Afowoslide (Nigeria), Aloe Blacc (CA), Bla...

Oh, Beirut!: Aug 10, 2020: 8pm - 10pm

Calling all ney-sayers – load the qanuns, spread wide the accordions, string up those ouds! From chaabi pop to jazz and classical to deep dabke, this special mix of Lebanese music is dedicated to the...

Oh, Beirut!: Aug 09, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Calling all ney-sayers – load the qanuns, spread wide the accordions, string up those ouds! From chaabi pop to jazz and classical to deep dabke, this special mix of Lebanese music is dedicated to the...

The World According to Dub 3.0: Aug 02, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Part 3 of a sporadic series. Featuring an assortment of dubwise reggae, soul, funk and more to take your mind on an international journey of sound and riddim. Music for the Masses invites you on an ex...

Afro-Brazilian Jam #4: Jul 26, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

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...

Songs for a Steamy Summer Sunday: Jul 19, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Let's throw some musical heat on the hottest day of summer so far! Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both si...

Fresh from Africa 2020 (Part 1): Jul 12, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

This new series will highlight some of the most popular hits by artists from across the African continent. Part 1 features music released in the first half of this year from Congo, Kenya, Mali, Niger...

More New Releases, Re-Releases and Summer Heat: Jul 05, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

In the first hour, we pick up from last week's broadcast and check out more recent and soon-to-be releases, as well as some interesting re-releases of archival or previously unpublished classics. In t...

New Releases Spring into Summer 2020: Jun 30, 2020: 8pm - 10pm

What’s new in the world of music? Join us for a first listen to some notable recent releases – albums, singles, compilations, and more. Featuring new music by Black Masala, Chezidek, Cochemea, Dre Isl...

New Releases Spring into Summer 2020: Jun 28, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

What’s new in the world of music? Join us for a first listen to some notable recent releases – albums, singles, compilations, and more. Featuring new music by Black Masala, Chezidek, Cochemea, Dre Isl...

Oh Father: Jun 21, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Dedicated to all fathers – past, present and future – and to the memory of my own father, a true internationalist who lived by his belief in liberation from oppression in all its forms, anywhere and e...

I'm in the Mood for Ska: Jun 14, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

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

The Time is Now (Power to the People): Jun 07, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Continuing from last week's offerings, more songs of frustration and inspiration in memory of the endless list of Black lives stolen by institutional racism since the founding of this nation and throu...

The House Is on Fire (Let It Burn): May 31, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

Songs of frustration and inspiration in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the endless list of Black lives stolen at the hands of the police – since the founding of this nation and throughout...

Haiti Forward: May 24, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

May is Haitian Heritage month! This broadcast will feature just some of the young musicians who represent the new generation of Haitian music, bringing diverse influences and new perspectives to a ric...

New Releases for Spring 2020: May 17, 2020: 1pm - 3pm

What's happening in the world of music? In this broadcast we check out some fresh music from Cuñao, Bantu, Ary Morais, Marla Leigh, Naima Shalhoub, American Aquarium, Tidiane Thiam, Al Bilali Soudan,...