New Persian Music: Mar 28, 2024: 11am - 12pm

Today we explore music from Iran that demonstrates its ongoing evolution. Almost all of the tracks are based around vocals and feature the supporting complexities of Iranian Rhythm and percussion. Tr...

20240323: Mar 23, 2024: 9pm - 10pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Central African Republic & Rwanda: Mar 21, 2024: 11am - 12pm

Africa is a vast and varied continent and today we focus on traditional and ritual music from The Central African Republic and Rwanda, drawing on four different recordings from two labels: Fonti Music...

20240316: Mar 16, 2024: 9pm - 10pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Bauls of Bengal: Mar 14, 2024: 11am - 12pm

The Bauls are mystical folk musicians and dancers from Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian States of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. Drawing on both Vaishnava Hindu and Sufi Muslim traditions they s...

Deeper into Ethiopia: Mar 07, 2024: 11am - 12pm

Today we go deeper into Ethiopian music drawing on some new realeases as well as classics and featuring artists such as: Girma Beyene & Afale Wube, the band Jump to Addis, the new face of Ethiopian mu...

Black History Month - Archie Shepp: Feb 29, 2024: 11am - 12pm

Today we feature music by the legendary musician/writer/poet and master of the tenor and soprano saxophone: Archie Shepp, drawing on four different recordings which are either led by Archie Shepp or f...

Kahil El'Zabar: Feb 22, 2024: 11am - 12pm

Today we present more music from the Chicago drummer, percussionist, vocalist and kalimba player Kahil El'Zabar drawing on two recent releases one a studio production and one recorded live and featuri...

Black History Month: John & Alice Coltrane: Feb 15, 2024: 11am - 12pm

John and Alice Coltrane both had an expansive view of music, merging their African-American traditions with cultural influences from the world over. Today we present a little taste of the music that c...

Black History Month - Miles Davis Re-Imagined: Feb 08, 2024: 11am - 12pm

In the 1970's Miles Davis went electric, not only adding guitars and electric keyboards to his band but also playing his trumpet through guitar effects pedals such as the wah-wah. Miles at that time a...

Ghana Loves James Brown: Feb 01, 2024: 11am - 12pm

Today GHANA: In 1974 James Brown headlined at a music festival in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). His performance there left an indelible impression on the African Musicians in attendanc...

Nigeria Loves James Brown: Jan 27, 2024: 9pm - 10pm

Today NIGERIA: In 1974 James Brown headlined at a music festival in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). His performance there left an indelible impression on the African Musicians in attenda...

Nigeria Loves James Brown: Jan 25, 2024: 11am - 12pm

Today NIGERIA: In 1974 James Brown headlined at a music festival in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). His performance there left an indelible impression on the African Musicians in attenda...

Debashish Bhattacharya: Jan 20, 2024: 9pm - 10pm

We feature music from the North Indian Classical Musician Debashish Bhattacharya. He performs on slide guitar a tribute to one of his teachers: The great Sarod played Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who, had he...

Debashish Bhattacharya: Jan 18, 2024: 11am - 12pm

We feature music from the North Indian Classical Musician Debashish Bhattacharya. He performs on slide guitar a tribute to one of his teachers: The great Sarod played Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who, had he...

West Africa 2023: Jan 11, 2024: 11am - 12pm

There were a number of new releases from West Africa in 2023 that we're only getting together now, in fact one only was released in mid-November. We feature five different musicians/groups: Bombino, M...

South Africa 2023: Jan 04, 2024: 11am - 12pm

Today's show features recordings from South Africa all of which were released in 2023. Featured are two groups and one solo artist: The Brother Moves On, Vusi Mahlasela, and BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru...

20231228: Dec 28, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Persian Dreams: Dec 23, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

Today we present two musicians from Iran in two different contexts. The brilliant Setar/Tar (Iranian lutes) player Hossein Alizadeh. And the equally brilliant Kamanche (spike fiddle) player Kayhan Kal...

Persian Dreams: Dec 21, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we present two musicians from Iran in two different contexts. The brilliant Setar/Tar (Iranian lutes) player Hossein Alizadeh. And the equally brilliant Kamanche (spike fiddle) player Kayhan Kal...

20231214: Dec 14, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

20231207: Dec 07, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Desert Blues: Nov 30, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we feature a retrospective look at the music from West Africa that has come to be known as "Desert Blues" because one finds links between it and the music we know on this continent as the blues....

20231123: Nov 23, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

20231116: Nov 16, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Majid Bekkas: Nov 11, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Majid Bekkas: Nov 09, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Somalia and Somaliland: Nov 04, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

We present music from Somalia drawing on two vast archives of tapes stored in both Mogadishu, Somalia and Hargeisa, Republic of Somaliland. The recordings document a period before Somalia fell into 20...

Somalia and Somaliland: Nov 02, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We present music from Somalia drawing on two vast archives of tapes stored in both Mogadishu, Somalia and Hargeisa, Republic of Somaliland. The recordings document a period before Somalia fell into 20...

An Algerian Mixtape: Oct 28, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

Today we bring a mix of music from Algeria, primarily featuring two female singers: Houria Aichi and Cheikha Rimitti. Both of these artists also were based in Paris due to the strong and contentious F...

An Algerian Mixtape: Oct 26, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we bring a mix of music from Algeria, primarily featuring two female singers: Houria Aichi and Cheikha Rimitti. Both of these artists also were based in Paris due to the strong and contentious F...

Ethiopia: Oct 19, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we offer recently released music that builds on and expands the Ethiopian musical tradition that first flourished in the night clubs of Addis Ababa in the 1970's. We feature these musicians from...

20231012: Oct 12, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Zimbabwe: Oct 05, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

20230928: Sep 28, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Gamelan of Central Java: Sep 21, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Jon Hassell, Amina Alaoui: Sep 14, 2023: 11am - 12pm

There are some musicians we return to again and again and the American composer and trumpet player Jon Hassell is one of them. Born in 1937 he passed away in 2021, but left behind an impressive body o...

Afghanistan: Sep 07, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we have a presentation of Classical Afghanistan music which has a similar structure to North Indian Classical with similar instruments, in this case the Hammered Dulcimer (Santur) and Afghan Lut...

Music of Central Asia: Sep 02, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

We take a road trip through Central Asia today sampling music from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and the Uighur Culture. Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into t...

Music of Central Asia: Aug 31, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We take a road trip through Central Asia today sampling music from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and the Uighur Culture. Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into t...

Lobi Traore, Rokia Traore, Ali Farka Toure: Aug 26, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

Today we spend the hour re-visiting some musicians from Mali who, though we have featured them in the past, deserve another listen: Lobi Traore, Rokia Traore, and Ali Farka Toure in performance with O...

Lobi Traore, Rokia Traore, Ali Farka Toure: Aug 24, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we spend the hour re-visiting some musicians from Mali who, though we have featured them in the past, deserve another listen: Lobi Traore, Rokia Traore, and Ali Farka Toure in performance with O...

Iran, Mali and More: Aug 17, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Mali: Aug 10, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we feature some less well known styles of music and Musicians from Mali drawing on the artistry of the female vocalist Inna Baba Coulibaly and the social function/wedding band Super Onze. Lab...

20230803: Aug 03, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

20230727: Jul 27, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

20230720: Jul 20, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, hopefully expanding empathy for the “other,” and recognizing that “other” in ourselves. F...

Bali: Jul 15, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

We return to Bali this week with a MixTape of music drawing on four different CDs that reveal the range of music found on that small Indonesian Island. Music from around the world is featured. Brin...

Bali: Jul 13, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We return to Bali this week with a MixTape of music drawing on four different CDs that reveal the range of music found on that small Indonesian Island. Music from around the world is featured. Brin...

The Chemirani Family: Jul 06, 2023: 11am - 12pm

This week: The Chemirani Family (father Djamchid, sons Keyvan and Bijan and daughter Maryam) are Iranian/French musicians who live in France and who all are accomplished percussionists and singers. To...