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Soweto Gospel Choir Performs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017

July 21, 2017 - 12:00pm

For three weeks in August the Edinburgh Festival Fringe opens the doors, streets and alleyways of an entire city to an explosion of creative energy from around the globe: www.edfringe.com/learn/about I can't wait to return to the 'Fringe' next month. This is one of the world's great festivals with more...

Cuban pianist Rubén González - Son to Salsa to Latin Jazz

July 20, 2017 - 11:30pm

Cuba’s Rubén González was a superb pianist and legendary member of the famed group, the Buena Vista Social Club. González, together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s" This album is a treat to listen to over...

#1203 Live Broadcast 7.22.17

July 20, 2017 - 11:00pm

The Road To Higher Ground is paved with golden sounds by musicians who infuse their music with cultural jewels bright enough to shine light on traditions that harken back to days gone by with those that forecast the future. Tune-in from Milwaukee, Morocco or even Miami and journey with me...

Sufi Singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

July 20, 2017 - 11:30am

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, affectionately known as “the brightest star”, was a legendary Punjabi musician from Pakistan. Ali Khan was primarily a singer of devotional music called qawwali , the well-known vocalized form of sacred musical expression of the Sufis, equally edified in Pakistan and India. The Sufis, practitioners of...

Recording Artists Send In Your CD for Airplay

July 20, 2017 - 11:00am

Norwegian Emigrant Songs and Ballads

July 20, 2017 - 11:00am

This past May, 2017 while away attending a conference in Detroit, Michigan here in the U.S., I learned of the famous used bookstore, John K. King rare books store. And like any curious reader with a huge appetite for old books, particularly those centered on music, I slipped out from...

#1202 Live Broadcast 7.15.17

July 13, 2017 - 3:00pm

Saturday, enjoy a night of world music from Angola to Aruba, Cape Verde to Cuba, Denmark to Dominica, Bollywood to Bolivia, Bulgaria, Finland, France, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan and much more. I’m Jonathan Overby, pack only your imagination and meet Jonathan at 7pm as he travel the Road To Higher...

#1201 Live Broadcast 7.8.17

July 6, 2017 - 3:00pm

Come along on my next musical adventure where in just a single night you and I will travel the globe in search of world music sounds that tell revealing stories about diverse cultures and their traditions. Pack light with just your imagination and join me Saturday night at seven here...

Milwaukee Celebrates Summerfest's 50th Anniversary

June 28, 2017 - 5:55am

Summerfest is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Former Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier created the music festival in 1967.

#1193 Live Broadcast 5.13.17

April 27, 2017 - 3:00pm

This live edition features music by guitarist Jake Gates, Puerto Plata, Donso, Zaiko Langa Langa from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Calima, Mames Babegenush, Deep Forest, Pigram Brothers, Da Lata, Divanhana, Patrick Saussois & Alam Sinit, Richard Galliano and Bireli Lagrene, with Chinese folk by Hanggai, Joji Hirota and music...

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Soweto Gospel Choir Performs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017

Cuban pianist Rubén González - Son to Salsa to Latin Jazz

#1203 Live Broadcast 7.22.17

Sufi Singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Recording Artists Send In Your CD for Airplay

Norwegian Emigrant Songs and Ballads

#1202 Live Broadcast 7.15.17

#1201 Live Broadcast 7.8.17

Milwaukee Celebrates Summerfest's 50th Anniversary

#1193 Live Broadcast 5.13.17

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