Bopping Through the Bosporus: Jul 14, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Our musical adventures find us crossing the Bosporus Strait to cruise around the Balkan and Mediterranean region, with stops at Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turke...

Salsa for a Summer Day #3: Jul 07, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

We add a little heat to your sultry summer Sunday with some salsa caliente y picante – from classic to contemporary, bugalú to son montuno, danzón, cha-cha-cha, rumba, timba y mucho más. So toss off y...

20240702: Jul 02, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

"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, on the international music scene. For the avid...

Cuban Afternoon #4: Jun 30, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

We're flying to Cuba for lunch today! Won't you join us? Featuring a lively mix of classic and contemporary Cuban grooves, sure to be full of surprises. Dancing in the aisles is highly recommended and...

Arabia Rocks!: Jun 23, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

How does Arabia rock? Let us count the ways. In Part 1 of a new series we cook up a stew of rock fusion from the Levant, the Maghreb, the Arabian Peninsula, and more. The recipe? Start with a base of...

Oh Freedom!: Jun 16, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

On the occasion of both Father's Day and Juneteenth, this broadcast is dedicated to the memory of my beloved father, Harry Wartell (1911-1987), and his life-long dedication to resistance, persistence,...

I’m in the Mood for Ska #4: Jun 09, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

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

20240604: Jun 04, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

"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, on the international music scene. For the avid...

Sublime Soukous #2: Jun 02, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Featuring two hours of sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime soukous grooves – guitar-driven bliss from both sides of the Congo River, spanning over half a century. (This program will be rebroadcast...

The Golden Age of Compas Direct, Part 2: May 26, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Continuing our celebration of Haitian Heritage Month, this broadcast will feature a selection of classic recordings by the great Haitian dance bands of the 1960s through early '80s, who created the ge...

20240522: May 22, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

"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, on the international music scene. For the avid...

For the Love of Haiti: May 19, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

May is Haitian Heritage Month, and Haitian Flag Day is celebrated every year on May 18th. It’s an occasion of pride and festivity commemorating the national flag, which was created during the Haitian...

A Mother’s Love #3: May 12, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Part 3 of an annual Mother’s Day series featuring a diverse selection of songs that celebrate the women who give us life – Mother Earth, the ancestral motherland, maternal spirits, and mortal mothers....

68 de Mayo: May 05, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Host Neva Wartell celebrates her birthday on the radio, on her actual birthday – Cinco de Mayo – a rare treat and a special opportunity to share a selection of classic and contemporary Mexican music f...

¡Descarga! Springtime Salsa Jam 2024: Apr 28, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

We add a little sazón to your April showers and May flowers, toss ‘em around, and serve up a swingin’ descarga – a non-stop Salsa jam featuring classic Afro-Latin grooves spanning more than six decade...

SOS Humanity #2: Apr 24, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

On the occasion of Earth Day 2024, some musical reflections on the human condition, our natural environment, and our existential crisis. (This program is a rebroadcast from Sun. April 21 from 1pm-3pm....

SOS Humanity #2: Apr 21, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

On the occasion of Earth Day 2024, some musical reflections on the human condition, our natural environment, and our existential crisis. (This program will be rebroadcast on Weds. April 24 from 8pm-10...

Funky Africa #9: Apr 14, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

It’s time to put on your groove shoes and get ready for a Sunday afternoon funk and soul session, African style! Featuring some of the greatest hits from the 1970s through early '80s – the Golden Era...

Afro-Brazilian Jam #5: Apr 10, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

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...

Afro-Brazilian Jam #5: Apr 07, 2024: 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...

Jazz Is Spoken Here, Part 6: Apr 02, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

An exploration of Jazz as a universal language with an infinitely diverse range of dialects. Featuring contemporary artists from across the globe, with a growing number of cross-cultural collaboration...

Jazz Is Spoken Here, Part 6: Mar 31, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

An exploration of Jazz as a universal language with an infinitely diverse range of dialects. Featuring contemporary artists from across the globe, with a growing number of cross-cultural collaboration...

Nowruz Mobarak!: Mar 24, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

It’s a new year and a new season! Last week, millions of people around the world celebrated Nowruz – the Persian New Year, which is observed on the Spring equinox in portions of the Middle East, the C...

Celtic Meltdown: Mar 17, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

On the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day, a decidedly pagan celebration of musical marriages and their scattered offspring from the Celtic lands and well beyond. "Music for the Masses" invites you on an...

Pan-African Women’s Jam: Mar 10, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

A celebration of International Women’s Day – African style! Featuring a diverse and lively selection of contemporary women’s voices from across the African motherland and her diasporic family: “Africa...

Highlife House Party #2: Mar 03, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Ghana Independence Day celebration: 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 (Anglophone West Af...

A Little Bit Country: Feb 25, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Not to throw shade on Beyoncé for topping the charts with her current foray into Country & Western, but rather to shine a light on some Sisters who’ve been out here doing this a long time – we bring y...

Africa Rocks! #10: Feb 18, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 10 of this continuing series dives deep into the realm of rock fusion from north, south, east, west, and central Africa, from the 1960s to the present...

Matters of the Heart 5.0: Feb 14, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

Featuring a diverse selection of soul, funk, blues, reggae, and more on the theme of LOVE – the bitter, the sweet, the hopeful and hopeless, the happy and hapless. (Part 5 of an annual Valentine’s Day...

Matters of the Heart 5.0: Feb 11, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Featuring a diverse selection of soul, funk, blues, reggae, and more on the theme of LOVE – the bitter, the sweet, the hopeful and hopeless, the happy and hapless. (Part 5 of an annual Valentine’s Day...

Pan-African Jam 2024: Feb 06, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

Featuring a diverse selection of classic and contemporary music from across the African motherland and her diasporic family: “Africa is the root; music is the mother tongue.” (Part 9 of an ongoing ser...

Pan-African Jam 2024: Feb 04, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

Featuring a diverse selection of classic and contemporary music from across the African motherland and her diasporic family: “Africa is the root; music is the mother tongue.” (Part 9 of an ongoing ser...

20240130: Jan 30, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

"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, on the international music scene. For the avid...

Deep State #3: Jan 28, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

If current events have you feeling paralyzed, uncertain, afraid, or straight-up furious, you’re not alone. In this series, we reclaim the meaning of “deep state” with two hours of trancified, funkifie...

Gypsy Mixup: Jan 21, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

A wild and crazy adventure into the realm of contemporary Romani (Gypsy) music and its many interpretations found across the globe. "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and r...

Living the (MLK) Dream 2024: Jan 14, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

As the U.S. commemorates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., some musical reflections on dreams of a better world … faith and hope, unity and struggle … and the illusion of progress in our ti...

The World According to Dub 8.0: Jan 10, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

A selection of dubwise reggae, funk, soul, jazz, and more to carry the imagination on an international journey of sound and riddim. (Part 8 of an ongoing series.) Special birthday livication to Diane...

The World According to Dub 8.0: Jan 07, 2024: 1pm - 3pm

A selection of dubwise reggae, funk, soul, jazz, and more to carry the imagination on an international journey of sound and riddim. (Part 8 of an ongoing series.) Special birthday livication to Diane...

20240102: Jan 02, 2024: 8pm - 10pm

"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, on the international music scene. For the avid...

A Dance to 2024: Dec 31, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

It’s the eve of a new year in an era of global crisis. Let’s dance! "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both...

We Wish You a Catskill Christmas: Dec 24, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

A light-hearted musical set appropriate for gift-wrapping (or unwrapping), tree-decorating, cider-mulling, egg-nogging, house-cleaning, family-visiting, over-eating, nap-taking, or pretty much any hol...

Reggae Africa: Dec 17, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Featuring songs about roots, resistance, revolution, and redemption from across the African motherland, spanning the 1970s to the present. "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound a...

Disco Dancing Around the World: Dec 11, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

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

Disco Dancing Around the World: Dec 10, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

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

20231205: Dec 05, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

"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, on the international music scene. For the avid...

Jazz is Spoken Here: Dec 03, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, an exploration of jazz as a universal language with an infinitely diverse range of dialects. Featuring selections by contemporary artists from Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil...

Pan-African Jam 2023, Part 2: Nov 26, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

This broadcast will feature a diverse selection of classic and contemporary music from across the African motherland and her diasporic family: “Africa is the root; music is the mother tongue.” (Eighth...

20231122: Nov 22, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

"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, on the international music scene. For the avid...

Brazil Rocks #4: Nov 19, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Featuring two hours of rock fusion from across Brazil, a diversity of styles including rock, electronica, reggae, funk, soul, carimbó, maracatú, forró, tropicalia, samba and bossa grooves, almost excl...

PALOP Africa #4: Nov 12, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

The broadcast features a range of musical styles and eras from the PALOP (Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa), the African nations formerly colonized by Portugal that continue to share Port...