Mali: Jul 01, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

Today's show features recordings of current approaches to the traditional music of Mali as it grows and evolves and expands in a very positive modern way through artists who have a long and varied car...

20230629: Jun 29, 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...

20230622: Jun 22, 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...

Nigerian Highlife: Jun 17, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

The music known as Highlife, which comes out of West Africa, particularly Nigeria, continues to evolve and expand as we demonstrate today by featuring two of its current leading exponents. Label: Pal...

Nigerian Highlife: Jun 15, 2023: 11am - 12pm

The music known as Highlife, which comes out of West Africa, particularly Nigeria, continues to evolve and expand as we demonstrate today by featuring two of its current leading exponents. Label: Pal...

20230608: Jun 08, 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...

Gwo Ka: Jun 03, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

Gwo Ka is a French Creole term for "big drum" a drum which is central to the music of the same name. Gwo Ka music traces its roots back to the 17th century and the Africans who were brought to the isl...

20230601: Jun 01, 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...

20230525: May 25, 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...

Electronic Africa: May 20, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

This show features new music from Africa that integrates indigenous, tribal and traditional sounds with new electronic treatments. Label: Glitterbeat Albums: "Bantou Mentale/No Romance" Band: Banto...

Electronic Africa: May 18, 2023: 11am - 12pm

This show features new music from Africa that integrates indigenous, tribal and traditional sounds with new electronic treatments. Label: Glitterbeat Albums: "Bantou Mentale/No Romance" Band: Banto...

Raga Bhoopali, Bhoopali Todi: May 11, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we feature two different Ragas: The evening Raga Bhoopali (sung in both the Dhrupad style and Khayal style) and a performance on the sarod of the morning Raga Bhoopali Todi. Label: Tehzeeb A...

Ernesto Djedje, Amara Toure: May 04, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We feature music today by two singers from West Africa, Ernesto Djedje and Amara Toure, both popular in the 1970's and 1980's. The music has been remastered and re-released on the Analog Africa label....

Songs and Tangos: Apr 29, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

Today we offer a garland of songs sung by four women, one from Spain and three from Argentina: Maria Berasarte, Diana Baroni, Sandra Rumolino and Debora Russ. Music from around the world is feature...

Songs and Tangos: Apr 27, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we offer a garland of songs sung by four women, one from Spain and three from Argentina: Maria Berasarte, Diana Baroni, Sandra Rumolino and Debora Russ. Music from around the world is feature...

Benin Funk: Apr 20, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we continue our exploration of the music recorded in the 1970's and 1980's in the West African nation of Benin (formerly Dahomey). This music was originally released by the Albarika Store in Ben...

Benin Funk: Apr 15, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

We present music from the West African country of Benin (formerly Dahomey) as documented by a local record label, Albarika Store, and recently licensed and re-issued by the British label Acid Jazz. Th...

Benin Funk: Apr 13, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We present music from the West African country of Benin (formerly Dahomey) as documented by a local record label, Albarika Store, and recently licensed and re-issued by the British label Acid Jazz. Th...

Debashish Bhattacharya: Apr 06, 2023: 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...

20230330: Mar 30, 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...

20230325: Mar 25, 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...

20230323: Mar 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...

20230316: Mar 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...

Music of Bali pt2: Mar 09, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We revisit the Indonesian island of Bali today sampling more of its musical riches, including the trance music tradition of Kecak and Tektekan. Label: Celestial Harmonies Album: :"The Music of Bal...

Gary Bartz, Miles Davis: Mar 02, 2023: 11am - 12pm

The show features the saxophonist Gary Bartz recorded in 1970 in two different contexts. First with his own band of the time The Ntu Troop, and then with the Miles Davis Band of the time with not only...

South Africa 1995: Feb 23, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We continue this week where we left off last week with an in-depth review of the music of South Africa in the immediate aftermath of the birth of this new inclusive nation when exiled musicians return...

South Africa: Feb 18, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

Black history month in the U.S. by its very nature ties back to Africa. And so this week as well as next week we explore the music of Post-Apartheid South Africa as documented at the time of the birth...

South Africa: Feb 16, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Black history month in the U.S. by its very nature ties back to Africa. And so this week as well as next week we explore the music of Post-Apartheid South Africa as documented at the time of the birth...

Return of the Lost Tribe: Feb 09, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We open Black History Month with a variety of groups that all revolve around the drumming and percussion work of Kahil el'Zabar. And all tracks feature masters of the saxophone, bass clarinet and flut...

Bex Burch: Feb 02, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Bex Burch is a British percussionist, composer, improvisor, and instrument maker who spent three years in North Ghana (Guo) studying traditional Dagaare music as performed on the Gyil (local xylophone...

Music of Bali Part 1: Jan 26, 2023: 11am - 12pm

Today we sample some lesser known forms of Balinese music drawing on the Celestial Harmonies collection: "The Music of Bali." Music from around the world is featured. Bringing the audience into the...

Indo-Jazz Fusion: Jan 19, 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...

Sierra Leone: Jan 12, 2023: 11am - 12pm

We feature musicians from the West African country of Sierra Leone today: Soirie Kondi both solo and as part of the Kondi Band. And music from Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. Label: Bandcamp Alb...

Afro-Futurism: Jan 07, 2023: 9pm - 10pm

As we lean into the new year we turn to Africa for inspiration and direction, featuring music that points to Africa's Rise drawing on four bands: WEMA, Onipa, Fofoulah and Fulu Miziki. Label: !k7 R...

Afro-Futurism: Jan 05, 2023: 11am - 12pm

As we lean into the new year we turn to Africa for inspiration and direction, featuring music that points to Africa's Rise drawing on four bands: WEMA, Onipa, Fofoulah and Fulu Miziki. Label: !k7 R...

Hariprasad Chaurasia: Dec 29, 2022: 11am - 12pm

Hariprasad Chaurasia, the great bamboo flute master from India, once said that if he were asked by a blind person what light is, he would respond by playing the early morning Raga, Lalit, for that per...

Zambia: Dec 22, 2022: 11am - 12pm

Today we sample some of the music to be found in Zambia. This music has been collected, curated and issued on CD (SWP Label) by Michael Baird, a drummer who lives in The Netherlands (Holland) but who...

Music of Pakistan: Dec 15, 2022: 11am - 12pm

We spend today's show sampling some music from Pakistan: The North Indian (Hindustani) Classical tradition, the Sufi tradition and the folk music tradition. Label: Buda Album: "Musical Liturgies of P...

Seun Kuti, Femi Kuti: Dec 08, 2022: 11am - 12pm

Once again we turn to the music of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's sons Seun Kuti and Femi Kuti. We also feature one track by Femi's son, Made (pronounced Mahday). The Afrobeat family legacy continues. Label:...

John and Alice Coltrane: Dec 03, 2022: 9pm - 10pm

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...

John and Alice Coltrane: Dec 01, 2022: 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...

Chandraveena S. Balachander: Nov 26, 2022: 9pm - 10pm

Today we feature the music of Chandraveena S. Balachander who in part takes his name from an instrument he designed, the Chandraveena, which seems to be an attempt to bring together in one instrument...

Chandraveena S. Balachander: Nov 24, 2022: 11am - 12pm

Today we feature the music of Chandraveena S. Balachander who in part takes his name from an instrument he designed, the Chandraveena, which seems to be an attempt to bring together in one instrument...

20221117: Nov 17, 2022: 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 and Nigeria: Nov 10, 2022: 11am - 12pm

Today we catch up with some West African music that was released in the past year or so. Music from Malian musicians Ballake Sissoko, Rokia Kone and Vieux Farka Toure and from Nigerian musician Oliver...

Gnawa: Nov 05, 2022: 9pm - 10pm

Gnawa music is a ritual, religious, trance healing music of Morocco and other countries of North Africa. When Muslim Arabs brought slaves from West Africa to the North their music came with them and e...

Gnawa: Nov 03, 2022: 11am - 12pm

Gnawa music is a ritual, religious, trance healing music of Morocco and other countries of North Africa. When Muslim Arabs brought slaves from West Africa to the North their music came with them and e...

Debashish Bhattacharya: Oct 27, 2022: 11am - 12pm

Today we feature music from the North Indian Classical Musician Debashish Bhattacharya. He performs on slide guitars of various sizes and configurations which he has designed to accomodate the subtlet...

20221020: Oct 20, 2022: 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, Somaliland: Oct 15, 2022: 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...