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Music for the Masses
Hosted by Neva E. Wartell.
Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: May 03, 2024
Broadcasting live from Catskill, NY.
Music for the Masses: ¡Descarga! Springtime Salsa Jam 2024: Apr 28, 2024
We add a little sazón to your April showers and Ma...
Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Apr 27, 2024
Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Apr 25, 2024
Music for the Masses: SOS Humanity #2: Apr 24, 2024
On the occasion of Earth Day 2024, some musical re...
Music for the Masses: SOS Humanity #2: Apr 21, 2024
Music for the Masses: Funky Africa #9: Apr 14, 2024
It’s time to put on your groove shoes and get read...
Music for the Masses: Music for the Masses: Apr 14, 2024
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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
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...