This weekend, rain or shine, Jonathan is off on a new journey to places especially known for world music. He hopes you’ll tag along as he travels the road to Higher Ground – with stops from one place to another dining on sounds familiar and new. Pack only your imagination and join Dr. O. Saturday night at seven on Wisconsin Public Radio.
This edition of Hg features music by Dr. Michael White, Skinny Tuba, Rokia Traoré, Butch Baldassair, Tiken Jah Fokoly, Tamikrest, Abigail Washburn, Panom Nopporn, Gabriel Palatchi, Michael Messer’s Mitra, continued salute to Papa Wemba, Ethiopian Folk, Kaoru Watanabe, new music by Eliades Ochoa, traditional music from Spain by Vigǘela, Africa’s Nii Okai Tagoe and much more.
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