We’ve Got You Covered, Part 6: Nov 07, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

Part 6 of an ongoing series featuring a selection of obscure and lesser-known cover versions of some better-known popular songs. Rebroadcast from Nov. 5, 2023. "Music for the Masses" invites you on...

We’ve Got You Covered, Part 6: Nov 05, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Part 6 of an ongoing series featuring a selection of obscure and lesser-known cover versions of some better-known popular songs. "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhyt...

Fèt Gede, Haitian Day of the Dead #3: Oct 30, 2023: 10pm - 11:59 pm

Calling all souls to celebrate the Day of the Dead, Haitian style! Every year, the beginning of November brings the sacred and spectacular Vodoun celebration that is Fèt Gede – a raucous, bawdy, fiery...

Fèt Gede, Haitian Day of the Dead #3: Oct 29, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Calling all souls to celebrate the Day of the Dead, Haitian style! Every year, the beginning of November brings the sacred and spectacular Vodoun celebration that is Fèt Gede – a raucous, bawdy, fiery...

Meet Me in the Maghreb #5: Oct 25, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Oct. 22, 2023, listeners are transported to the Maghreb region of northernmost Africa, where music meets at the crossroads of tradition and global pop from Libya, Tunisia, Alg...

Meet Me in the Maghreb #5: Oct 22, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

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

Felabration! Afrobeat International, Part 7: Oct 15, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Celebrating the October 15 birthday of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997) with Part 7 of the ongoing Afrobeat International series, exploring the rich language of Afrobeat...

Tanto Tango: Oct 09, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

The fourth and final feature in a month of Sundays celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month brings us to Argentina, where we will bathe ourselves in a swirling pool of tango nuevo, milonga, valseado, and f...

Tanto Tango: Oct 08, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

The fourth and final feature in a month of Sundays celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month brings us to Argentina, where we will bathe ourselves in a swirling pool of tango nuevo, milonga, valseado, and f...

Herencia Hispana Remixed 2.0: Oct 03, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

The celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month continues with an appreciation of a new generation of Latinx artists embracing and expressing their own musical roots within the context of an even...

Herencia Hispana Remixed 2.0: Oct 01, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

The celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month continues with an appreciation of a new generation of Latinx artists embracing and expressing their own musical roots within the context of an even...

20230927: Sep 27, 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...

Latin Music Rocks #7: Sep 24, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

A celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month begins with a fiesta of rock en Español, digital cumbia, tropical futurism, dubwise reggae, electro-funk y mucho más, from the 1960s to right now. (Pa...

Live from LatinX: Sep 17, 2023: 1pm - 3:30 pm

An extended broadcast, live from the 2023 LatinX Parade and Festival at Waterfront Park in Hudson, NY. “Music for the Masses” host Neva E. Wartell teams up with Carline Murphy, co-host of “Li Le, Li T...

20230913: Sep 13, 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...

Brazilian Breakaway: Sep 10, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

A two-hour musical vacation in Brazil, a land of unlimited interpretations and integrations of ancestral rhythms with contemporary, globally popular genres. Unfettered enjoyment is strongly encouraged...

Mas Come Again: Sep 05, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

It’s time to party — West Indian style! Following a two-year pause due to the Covid pandemic, Trinidad and Tobago carnival was “back on de road” in 2023, boiling over with the anticipation and excitem...

Mas Come Again: Sep 03, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

It’s time to party — West Indian style! Following a two-year pause due to the Covid pandemic, Trinidad and Tobago carnival was “back on de road” in 2023, boiling over with the anticipation and excitem...

East African Dance Party: Aug 29, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

A sound safari to the countries of Eastern Africa, covering a range of contemporary genres such as genge and kapuka (Kenya/Uganda), muziki wa dansi and bongo flava (Tanzania), taarab and sêga (Zanziba...

East African Dance Party: Aug 27, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

A sound safari to the countries of Eastern Africa, covering a range of contemporary genres such as genge and kapuka (Kenya/Uganda), muziki wa dansi and bongo flava (Tanzania), taarab and sêga (Zanziba...

Fresh from Africa #3: Aug 20, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Part 3 of a series featuring current releases from across the African continent, ranging from contemporary traditional to Afro-futuristic, plus some cross-cultural collaborations. "Music for the Ma...

Strictly Live #5: Aug 14, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

In this rebroadcast from Aug. 13, 2023, a selection of live collaborations and performances by Béla Fleck and Toumani Diabaté, Bomba Estéreo, Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez, Dédé Saint-Prix, Etta James, F...

Strictly Live #5: Aug 13, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

In this broadcast, a selection of live collaborations and performances by Béla Fleck and Toumani Diabaté, Bomba Estéreo, Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez, Dédé Saint-Prix, Etta James, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Gyp...

We’ve Got You Covered, Part 5: Aug 09, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

A rebroadcast from Aug. 6, 2023 featuring a selection of obscure and lesser-known cover versions of some better-known popular songs. (Part 5 of a returning series.) "Music for the Masses" invites y...

We’ve Got You Covered, Part 5: Aug 06, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

A broadcast featuring a selection of obscure and lesser-known cover versions of some better-known popular songs. (Part 5 of a returning series.) "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion o...

20230801: Aug 01, 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! #3: Jul 30, 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, samba, and bossa grooves, almost exclusively 21...

20230726: Jul 26, 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...

Classic Dance Bands of Guinea #2: Jul 23, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Few African countries can match Guinea (and also Mali) for legendary dance bands, soaring voices, virtuoso instrumentalists, and gorgeous melodies. In this broadcast, we feature some of the classic da...

Funky Africa #8: Jul 16, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

A Sunday afternoon groove session featuring classic funk and soul from across the African continent, spanning the 1970s to the 2000s. (Part 8 of an ongoing series.) "Music for the Masses" invites y...

Salsa for a Summer Day #2: Jul 10, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

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

Salsa for a Summer Day #2: Jul 09, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

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

So Much Samba! (Samba Soul): Jul 04, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

The month of July begins with soulful beats from Brazil and beyond — because there is so much samba! (Part 4 of a series.) "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Di...

So Much Samba! (Samba Soul): Jul 02, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

The month of July begins with soulful beats from Brazil and beyond — because there is so much samba! (Part 4 of a series.) "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Di...

Africa Rocks! #9: Jun 26, 2023: 10pm - 11:59 pm

How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 9 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! #9: Jun 25, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

How does Africa rock? Let us count the ways. Part 9 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...

Freedom Songs: Jun 18, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

On the occasion of both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, this broadcast is dedicated to the memory of my dear father, Harry Wartell, and his life-long dedication to resistance, persistence, and the interc...

20230614: Jun 14, 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...

I’m in the Mood for Ska #3: Jun 11, 2023: 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 fabulous and fascinating fusions with musical styles the w...

Sublime Soukous: Jun 06, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

This rebroadcast from June 4, 2023 features two hours of sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime rumba Congolaise, soukous, ndombolo, mutuash, pachanga, and more — spanning more than a half-century and...

Sublime Soukous: Jun 04, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

This broadcast features two hours of sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime rumba Congolaise, soukous, ndombolo, mutuash, pachanga, and more — spanning more than a half-century and both sides of the C...

20230530: May 30, 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...

Afrobeat International, Part 6: May 28, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Part 6 of an ongoing series exalting the glory of Nigerian Afrobeat in its infinite interpretations, featuring Afrobeat bands from unexpected and surprising places. "Music for the Masses" invites you...

20230524: May 24, 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...

The Golden Age of Compas Direct: May 21, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

A celebration of Haitian Flag Day (May 18), an occasion of pride and festivity commemorating the national flag, which was created during the Haitian revolution of self-liberated enslaved people (1791-...

Mother Dear: May 14, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

A special tribute to Mother's Day, featuring songs that celebrate the women who give us life – Mother Earth, the ancestral motherland, maternal spirits, and mortal mothers. "Music for the Masses" i...

67 de Mayo: May 10, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

Host Neva Wartell celebrates Cinco de Mayo and her birthday with a special selection of classic and contemporary Mexican music from both sides of the fictitious border. "Music for the Masses" invite...

67 de Mayo: May 07, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Host Neva Wartell celebrates Cinco de Mayo and her birthday with a special selection of classic and contemporary Mexican music from both sides of the fictitious border. "Music for the Masses" invite...

¡Descarga! Springtime Salsa Jam 2023: May 02, 2023: 8pm - 10pm

Music for the Masses adds 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 m...

¡Descarga! Springtime Salsa Jam 2023: Apr 30, 2023: 1pm - 3pm

Music for the Masses adds 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 m...