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When it comes to sweet, soothing, swinging, and sublime, there are few sounds that can rival the guitar riff in a Congolese rumba-soukous. In 2021, the genre was added to UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity living traditions. This broadcast features two hours of rumba Congolaise, soukous, ndombolo, mutuash, pachanga, and other contemporary styles spanning more than a half-century, from both sides of the Congo River.

"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 globe-hopper and armchair traveler alike. You might want to pack a map and a sandwich. Catskill resident "DJ Neva" is an ethnomusicologist, producer, and long-time cultural activist, specializing in music from the entire African continent, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America, the Maghreb and Middle East, and the Roma (Gypsy) diaspora. Formerly the producer of "Continental Drift" on WBAI-FM and New York International on Haitian community station Radio Soleil in NYC. The show is broadcast live from Catskill, NY.

Playlists and more information here.

Selection of original DJ mixes here.