Fresh from Africa 2021 (Part 1): Jul 14, 2021: 10pm - 11:59 pm

This series highlights current trends in music from across the African continent. In 2021, we're hearing lots of collaboration and innovation! Rebroadcast from July 11, 2021, Part 1 features music rel...

Fresh from Africa 2021 (Part 1): Jul 11, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

This series highlights current trends in music from across the African continent. In 2021, we're hearing lots of collaboration and innovation! Part 1 features music released in the first half of this...

Summer of '21 New Releases: Jul 09, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

Join us as we celebrate "Interdependence" Day by sorting through another pile of recent and upcoming releases that we didn't have time to share last week! We'll be checking out new music on this rebor...

Summer of '21 - More New Releases: Jul 04, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Join us as we celebrate "Interdependence" Day by sorting through another pile of recent and upcoming releases that we didn't have time to share last week! We'll be checking out new music by: Abdelli (...

Choose Love – New Releases, Summer 2021: Jun 30, 2021: 10pm - 11:59 pm

Rebroadcast from June 27, 2021. What's new in the world of music? As artists across the globe emerge from a year of pandemic isolation, their message is loud and clear: With love and solidarity, the p...

Choose Love – New Releases, Summer 2021: Jun 27, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

What's new in the world of music? As artists across the globe emerge from a year of pandemic isolation, their message is loud and clear: With love and solidarity, the power of collaborative creativity...

Here Comes Summer: Jun 20, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

We slip into something summer with a cool and easy international vibe on this steamy Solstice Sunday afternoon. "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the mus...

Funky Africa #4: Jun 13, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

A Sunday afternoon groove session featuring African funk and soul classics from across the Motherland, from 1970 to the 2000s. (Part 4 of an occasional series.) Music for the Masses invites you on an...

Marôc Can Roll: Jun 06, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Today's journey takes us to Morocco! This North African country, which borders both the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, is distinguished by its indigenous Berber, Saharan, Arabian and European c...

In the Swing: May 30, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Okay, folks – it’s a holiday weekend and the party is ON! It may be unseasonably cold but we’ve got the perfect remedy: Limber up, grab your nearest dancing partner, and get ready for a special Sunday...

Selebrasyon Ayisyen: May 23, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

May is Haitian Heritage Month – and a perfect opportunity to enjoy a bon fèt! Today we visit the “Pearl of the Antilles” for a musical celebration of Haiti’s rich history and diverse cultural legacy....

Cuban Afternoon #2: May 16, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

We’re flying to Cuba for lunch today. Won’t you join us? Dancing in the aisles is highly recommended and strongly encouraged! "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Di...

A Mother's Love: May 09, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In honor of Mother's Day, this broadcast features a uniquely diverse selection of songs about a mother's love and the special bond between mother (or mother figure) and child. "Music for the Masses" i...

65 de Mayo: May 02, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

DJ Neva celebrates Cinco de Mayo and a milestone birthday with a special selection of contemporary Mexican music from both sides of the fictitious border – and beyond. "Music for the Masses" invites y...

Latin Music Rocks! #3: Apr 25, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

A Sunday afternoon fiesta of rock en español, digital cumbia, tropical futurism, electro-funk y mucho más, from the 1960s to right now. (Part 3 of what appears to be an annual series.) Featuring music...

New Releases, Spring 2021: Apr 18, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

What's new in the world of music? Join us for a first listen to just a small sampling of the latest releases, re-releases, compilations and collaborations by artists from across our planet. This broad...

Strictly Live #3: Apr 11, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In Part 3 of this series, we offer a selection of outstanding performances that, fortunately, were captured live – and now we get to enjoy them forever. Featuring recordings of Albinoid Afrobeat Orche...

Africa Rocks! #4: Apr 04, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

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

Reflections on Resilience and Redemption: Mar 28, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Chag Pesach Sameach! On this first day of Passover, all are welcome to join our seder – an international feast of musical meditations on the themes and symbols of this holiday: oppression, suffering a...

A New Year, A New Season – Nowruz Mobarak!: Mar 21, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

Today millions of people around the world are celebrating Nowruz – the Persian New Year and the first day of Spring. This is the time for new beginnings, to celebrate love and life with family and fri...

New Releases, Winter into Spring 2021: Mar 15, 2021: 8pm - 10pm

Rebroadcast from March 14, 2021. What's new in the world of music? Join us for a first listen to just a small sampling of the latest albums, singles, compilations and collaborations by international a...

New Releases, Winter into Spring 2021: Mar 14, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

What's new in the world of music? Join us for a first listen to just a small sampling of the latest albums, singles, compilations and collaborations by international artists. Featuring new music by Af...

Reggae International – In the Spirit of Bunny Wailer: Mar 07, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

On March 2, 2021 the world lost music legend Neville "Bunny Wailer" Livingston – the last founding member of the seminal vocal trio that introduced the world to Jamaican popular music as it was evolvi...

Funk Makes the World Go 'Round: Feb 28, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

As WGXC’s 10th Anniversary Pledge Drive comes to a close, we invite you to join us as we jump into a heated pool of global funk for your Sunday afternoon grooving pleasure. Music for the Masses invite...

The World According to Dub 4.0: Feb 21, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

10th Anniversary Pledge Drive special broadcast featuring an assortment of dubwise reggae to take your mind on an international journey of sound and riddim. (Part 4 of an ongoing series.) Dedicated to...

Matters of the Heart: Feb 14, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In this Valentine's Day broadcast, a special selection on the theme of LOVE – the bitter, the sweet, the hopeful and hopeless, happy and hapless. Music for the Masses invites you on an excursion of so...

Algeria Rocks!: Feb 07, 2021: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast we find ourselves rocking out in Algeria, with a broad mix of genres from classical al-andalus and nuubaat, to folkloric and pop chaabi, hofii, raï, funk, hip-hop, reggae, and even s...

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...