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Summer Fest Is Coming To Brewtown

April 24, 2019 - 4:00pm

Summerfest Announces BMO Harris Pavilion Headliners and Performance Dates MILWAUKEE (April 23, 2019) – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance is excited to announce the highly anticipated lineup of headliners slated for the BMO Harris Pavilion with Miller Lite. This year the lineup features: June 26 10:00 p.m. Foreigner June...

#1295 4.27.19 Live Broadcast

April 24, 2019 - 4:00pm

Encore Broadcast from Feb. 10, 2018 features music by Barcelona Big Band, Blues Boy Dan Owen, String Sisters, Lo’Jo, Miriam Makeba, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers, Yasser Habbeb, Ink Spots with Ella Fitzgerald, Molam International Band and more.

#1294 4.20.19 Live Broadcast

April 19, 2019 - 4:00pm

Live Broadcast features music by: Piirpauke, Clinton Fearson, Värttinä, Los Texamaniacs, Brandford Marsalis, Ty Burhoe & Friends, Wimme & Rinne, Mahalia Jackson, Nickel Creek, Buika, Burning Spear, Eddie Palmieri, Ismael Lo and more. Soundbed: Bubango, Chano Dominquez, Alb. Hecho A Mano

Henderson, A River-Town Retreat With World-Class Music Festivals

April 18, 2019 - 11:00am

With a long history as a haven for musicians and artists, legends like John James Audubon and W.C. Handy once called Henderson, Kentucky home and discovered their callings on the banks of the Ohio River. Framed by nature, downtown Henderson is a southern river town with historic charm that transforms...

ETHEL and Robert Mirabal Collaborate on the Water-Related Masterpiece “The River”

April 18, 2019 - 9:00am

The Wisconsin Union Theater welcomes ETHEL and Robert Mirabal on Thursday, 04/25/19 at 8 p.m. in Shannon Hall. Prices for the event are as follows: General Public are $25/$30/$34, Union Members are $25/$26/$30, UW Faculty/Staff are $25/$28/$32, Youth are $20, and UW-Madison students are $10. Tickets may be bought online...

A Taste of Tejano

April 17, 2019 - 4:00pm

I'm dining this week on the inspiring & richly textured music of Los Texmaniacs. Their 2018 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings release "Cruzando Borders", showcases the band's affinity for conjunto tejano fused with diverse elements from various genres like rock & roll and jazz while remainin musically grounded in Conjunto Tejano. Anyone...

#1293 4.13.19 Live Broadcast

April 12, 2019 - 4:00pm

Live Broadcast features music by: Kepa Junkera, Korrontzi, Makala, Simon & Garfunkel, Nano Stern, Rachael Sage, Olcay Bayir, Bon Debarras, Trhaki, Raye Zaragoza and more. Soundbed: Bubango, Chano Dominquez, Alb. Hecho A Mano

WPR Music Hosts Share Tracks For April Fools' Day

April 1, 2019 - 7:05am

In honor of April Fools' Day, the WPR's music staff had fun putting together a collection of personal favorites.

#1290 3.23.19 Encore Broadcast from April 21, 2018

March 23, 2019 - 9:00pm

This edition of world music features Orchestre Mangelepa, The Red Eyes, Les Yeux Noir, Burkina Electric, Breabach, Wu Man, Saz’iso, Mariza, Karsh Kale, Park Jiha, Yonatan Gat, The Gloaming, Raghu Dixit, Ba Cissoko and much more.

#1292 4.619 Live Broadcast

March 23, 2019 - 9:00pm

This edition of world music features Leyla McCalla, Secret Sisters, Le Vent Du Nord, Kiran Ahluwalia, Blick Bassy, Jérôme Lamasset. Old Sledge, Sonny Okosun, Fran & Flora, Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy, Fela Ransome-Kuti and Africa 70, Paul Robeson, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

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Summer Fest Is Coming To Brewtown

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Henderson, A River-Town Retreat With World-Class Music Festivals

ETHEL and Robert Mirabal Collaborate on the Water-Related Masterpiece “The River”

A Taste of Tejano

#1293 4.13.19 Live Broadcast

WPR Music Hosts Share Tracks For April Fools' Day

#1290 3.23.19 Encore Broadcast from April 21, 2018

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