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The Kitchen Sink

After another grueling week of working for "the man," replenish your soul every Friday night from 11 to 1 with The Kitchen Sink. Join us while we search for that… MoreAfter another grueling week of working for "the man," replenish your soul every Friday night from 11 to 1 with The Kitchen Sink. Join us while we search for that perfect song, that perfect set, that perfect alignment of the cosmos that reminds you why you love music in the first place. Or you can just tune in and get the party started, this and every Friday night from 11 to 1. The Kitchen Sink, right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Rock 'n' Roll" - Jerry Lee Lewis - Last Man Standing [Artists First: 2006]
   Notes: Jimmy Page on guitar
2. "Goo Goo Muck" - The Dandy Warhols - Pin Ups [Little Cloud: 2026]
   Notes: cover of a Cramps cover
3. "Biograph" - Sunday Mourners - A-Rhythm Absolute [Curation: 2026]
   Notes: debut album of LA band
4. "Island Of One" - Miki Berenyi Trio - single [Bella Union: 2026]
5. "Bastard" - Ian Hunter - You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic [Chrysalis: 1979]
6. "Mingus Mountain" - Jazz Bedouins - The Well [Independent Project: 2025]
7. "Site Unseen" - Courtney Barnett & Waxahatchee - Creature of Habit [Mom Pop: 2026]
8. "One Thing at a Time" - Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit [Mom Pop: 2026]
9. "Anthems for a 17 Year Old Girl" - Broken Social Scene - Austin City Limits Festival 2004 [Rhino: 2005]
10. "Carry On" - Jungle - Carry On [Caiola: 2026]
    Notes: August 14th release
11. "I'd Rather Look Away" - Joe Pernice - Sunny, I Was Wrong [New West: 2026]
    Notes: April 3rd release
12. "Leslie's Dream" - Leslie Medford - The Well [Independent Project: 2025]
13. "Happy" - Pharrell Williams - G I R L [Columbia: 2014]
14. "Dogs Don't Lie" - Widgit - Classy Hits Vol. 2 [Peach: 2026]
    Notes: April 24th release
15. "Automatic" - Jessie Ware - Superbloom [Interscope: 2026]
    Notes: April 10th release
16. "Cazadero" - Eric Lindell - Cazadero [Sparco: 2011]
17. "Full of Fire" - Al Green - The Absolute Best [The Right Stuff: 2004]
18. "What You Gonna Do?" - Buckwheat Zydeco - Menagerie: The Essential Zydeco Collection [Mango: 1993]
19. "Ojos Rojos" - Money Chicha - Onda Esoterica [VampiSoul: 2025]
20. "I Know What I Know" - Paul Simon - Graceland [Warner Bros.: 1986]
21. "Are You Thirsty?" - Queen Esther - Blackbirding [Bandcamp: 2026]
22. "Train in Vain" - Annie Lennox - Medusa [RCA: 1995]
23. "Mean Machine" - Joshua Achiron - Climbing [Calligram: 2026]
24. "It's Not Going to be OK" - Joshua Burnside - It's Not Going to be OK [Nettwerk: 2026]
25. "River Days" - Natalie Wildgoose - Rural Hours EP [State 51: 2026]
    Notes: April 25th release
26. "Ten Years Gone" - Michael Kiwanuka - Physical Graffiti Redrawn [Mojo: 2015]
    Notes: Zep cover
27. "One by One" - Connie Converse - How Sad, How Lovely [Lau Derette: 2009]
28. "Looking East" - Jackson Browne - Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 [Inside: 2005]
29. "Lylaly-La" - Gilad Barakan - Unsettled [Elza One: 2026]
30. "When a Guitar Plays the Blues" - Roy Buchanan - When a Guitar Plays the Blues [Alligator: 1985]
31. "How Many More Times" - Alabama Shakes - single [NPR's World Cafe: 2012]

Nothin' But the Blues

One of the longest running blues shows in 'TJU's history, featuring the best of Mississippi and Chicago, rural and urban, and acoustic and electric blues. Nothin' But The Blues, each… MoreOne of the longest running blues shows in 'TJU's history, featuring the best of Mississippi and Chicago, rural and urban, and acoustic and electric blues. Nothin' But The Blues, each Friday night from 9 to 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Annie's Boogie" - Robert Lockwood, Jr. - The Complete Trix Recordings
2. "Jazzin' Baby Blues" - Georgia White -
3. "My Babe" - Little Walter -
4. "This Train" - Sister Rosetta Tharpe -
5. "My Brain" - Mose Allison - The Way Of The World
6. "My Baby Ooo" - One String Sam -
7. "This Train" - Buckwheat Zydeco & Mavis Staples - Five Card Stud
8. "My Babe" - Dr. Lonnie Smith - Finger-Lickin' Good
9. "My Babe" - Ike & Tina Turner -
10. "How Long, How Long Blues" - Leroy Carr -
11. "Alabama Woman Blues" - Eric Clapton -
12. "Six Cold Feet Of Ground" - Lou Rawls -
13. "Sloppy Drunk Blues" - Lucille Bogan -
14. "Sloppy Drunk Blues" - Leroy Carr -
15. "Sloppy Drunk Blues" - Jimmy Rogers -
16. "Half-A-Pint" - Billy Boy Arnold -
17. "When The Sun Goes Down" - Leroy Carr -
18. "Love In Vain" - Robert Johnson -
19. "When The Sun Goes Down" - T-Bone Walker -
20. "In The Evening" - Pink Anderson -
21. "In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down" - Ella Fitzgerald -
22. "Love In Vain Blues" - Pyeng Threadgill -
23. "When The Sun Goes Down" - Gary Clark, Jr. -
24. "Rolling With The Punches" - Johnny Copeland -
25. "Blues Ain't Nothin'" - Johnny Copeland -

Offbeat Roadhouse

Offbeat Roadhouse invites a different musical group from around North America into your home each Friday night for an hour long concert live from WTJU's performance space. There will be… MoreOffbeat Roadhouse invites a different musical group from around North America into your home each Friday night for an hour long concert live from WTJU's performance space. There will be Blues, Folk, Jazz, Roots, World and more. You can also watch it over at youtube.com/wtju. So gather round each Friday night from 8 til 9 for Offbeat Roadhouse, right here on WTJU Charlottesville, truly the sound choice in Central Virginia! Less

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1. "Dale Ave. Band at Offbeat Roadhouse (March 27, 2026)" - Dale Ave. Band - Offbeat Roadhouse (March 27, 2026) [Dale Ave. Band: 2026]

On With The Show

Every Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your… MoreEvery Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your ticket to the best of Broadway and beyond. Less

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1. "There's No Business Like Show Business (Reprise)" {Irving Berlin} - National Symphony Orchestra - Annie Get Your Gun (Complete Recording of the Lincoln Center Edition) [JAY Records: 1996]
2. "Beautiful" {Charlotte Caffey & Regina Schock} - Bonnie Milligan - Head Over Heels (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2018]
   Notes: Bonnie Milligan born March 27, 1984
3. "How Much More" {Charlotte Caffey & Jane Wiedlin} - Bonnie Milligan - Head Over Heels (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2018]
4. "Head Over Heels" {Charlotte Caffey & Kathy Valentine} - Andrew Durand, Alexandra Socha, Taylor Iman Jones, Bonnie Milligan - Head Over Heels (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2018]
5. "Drive You Outta Your Mind (from "Bare")" {Lynne Shankel } - Bonnie Milligan - Bare Naked [Yellow Sound Label: 2017]
   Notes: Lyrics by Jon Hartmere
6. "Brave (Later incorporated into "Songs for Slutty Girls")" {Kailey Marshall} - Bonnie Milligan - Write Out Loud 2019 [Write Out Loud Project: 2019]
7. "End Up Together" {Jackson Teeley} - Bonnie Milligan, Amber Ardolino - Within Earshot: Anthems For The In-Between [Jackson Teeley: 2020]
8. "On The Edge " {Drew Gasparini} - Bonnie Milligan - We Aren't Kids Anymore (Studio Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 2020]
9. "On And On And On " {Drew Gasparini} - Bonnie Milligan, Lilli Cooper - We Aren't Kids Anymore (Studio Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 2020]
10. "Better" {Jeanine Tesori} - Bonnie Milligan, Victoria Clark, Michael Iskander, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Nina White - Kimberly Akimbo (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2023]
    Notes: Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
11. "This Time" {Jeanine Tesori} - Victoria Clark, Justin Cooley, Steven Boyer, Alli Mauzey, Bonnie Milligan, Michael Iskander, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Nina White - Kimberly Akimbo (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2023]
    Notes: Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
12. "How to Wash a Check" {Jeanine Tesori} - Bonnie Milligan, Victoria Clark, Justin Cooley, Michael Iskander, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Nina White - Kimberly Akimbo (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2023]
    Notes: Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
13. "The Egg" {Sherman Edwards} - Rex Everhart, William Daniels, Ken Howard - 1776 (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1969]
    Notes: Ken Howard born March 28, 1944
14. "You're A Lovable Lunatic" {Cy Coleman} - Ken Howard - Seesaw [DRG Records: 1991]
    Notes: Lyrics By Dorothy Fields
15. "We've Got It" {Cy Coleman} - Ken Howard - Seesaw [DRG Records: 1991]
    Notes: Lyrics By Dorothy Fields
16. "Beautiful Song" {Clark Gesner} - Neal Young - The Jello Is Always Red [Harbinger Records: 2014]
    Notes: Clark Gesner born March 27, 1938
17. "Kite " {Clark Gesner} - Gary Burghoff - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown [Decca US (Classics): 2000]
18. "Happiness " {Clark Gesner} - Bob Balaban, Bill Hinnant, Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Gary Burghoff, Karen Johnson - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown [Decca US (Classics): 2000]
19. "Friday at the Drive-in" {Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine} - Emma Pittman, Kevin William Paul - The Outsiders - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2024]
20. "I Could Talk to You All Night" {Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine} - Emma Pittman, Brody Grant - The Outsiders - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2024]
21. "Throwing in the Towel" {Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine} - Brent Comer, Jason Schmidt, Brody Grant, - The Outsiders - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2024]
22. "It Might As Well Be Spring" {Richard Rodgers} - Andrea McArdle - State Fair: The New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 1996]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; opened March 27, 1996
23. "That's For Me" {Richard Rodgers} - Ben Wright - State Fair: The New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 1996]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
24. "It's A Grand Night For Singing" {Richard Rodgers} - State Fair' Original Broadway Company - State Fair: The New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 1996]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; closed June 30, 1996 after 110 performances
25. "You'll Never Get Away from Me" {Jule Styne} - Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines - Gypsy - The 2008 Broadway Cast Recording [StarVista Music: 2008]
    Notes: Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; opened March 27, 2008
26. "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" {Jule Styne} - Alison Fraser, Marilyn Caskey, Lenora Nemetz - Gypsy - The 2008 Broadway Cast Recording [StarVista Music: 2008]
    Notes: Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
27. "Everything's Coming Up Roses" {Jule Styne} - Patti LuPone - Gypsy - The 2008 Broadway Cast Recording [StarVista Music: 2008]
    Notes: Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; closed January 11, 2009 after 332 performances
28. "The Company Way" {Frank Loesser} - Daniel Radcliffe, Rob Bartlett - How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2011]
    Notes: Opened March 27, 2011
29. "Been A Long Day" {Frank Loesser} - Mary Faber, Rose Hemingway, Daniel Radcliffe - How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2011]
30. "Brotherhood Of Man" {Frank Loesser} - Daniel Radcliffe, Rob Bartlett, John Larroquette, Ellen Harvey, The Executives - How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2011]
31. "Overture" {Frank Loesser} - How To Succeed Orchestra - How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2011]
    Notes: Closed May 20, 2012 after 473 performances

Sunset Road

Hear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you… MoreHear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you the old and the new, be it local, regional, national, or international. That's Sunset Road, heard Friday afternoon from 4-6. Less

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1. "Pete's tune" - Extended Playboys - Extended Playboys [Beet ]
   Notes: Theme tune
2. "Turn your radio on" - John Hartford - Aereo Plain [Warner Brothers ]
3. "Wish We Had Our Time Again, Featuring Bruce Molsky" - Tony Trischka - Earl Jam 2 [Down the Road: 2026]
4. "Bill Cheatham" - Tony Trischka - Earl Jam 2 [Down the Road: 2026]
5. "Tucson" - Trey Hensley - Can't Outrun The Blues [Pinecastle: 2026]
6. "Can't Outrun The Blues" - Trey Hensley - Can't Outrun The Blues [Pinecastle: 2026]
7. "Fumblin" - Paper Wings - Mountains on the Moon [Paper Wings: 2026]
8. "River Stones" - Paper Wings - Mountains on the Moon [Paper Wings: 2026]
9. "Heaven's In My View - Cardinal" - April Verch & Joe Newberry - Blessing on the Wing [Slabtown: 2026]
10. "Robin On The Wagon Wheel" - April Verch & Joe Newberry - Blessing on the Wing [Slabtown: 2026]
11. "The Ballad of Cole Younger" - Troublesome Creek String Band - Fast as Time Can Take Me [County ]
    Notes: Dick Harrington memorial at Piedmont Virginia Community College, Bolick Center, Charlottesville, 1-4PM
12. "Reuben's Train" - Albemarle Ramblers - Gentlemen From Virginia [Albemarle Ramblers ]
13. "Sun To Sun" - Alice Gerrard - Sun To Sun [Sleepy Cat: 2023]
14. "Old Jim Crow" - Alice Gerrard - Sun To Sun [Sleepy Cat: 2023]
15. "Blue Night" - Bryan Sutton (feat. Joe Bonamassa) - From Roots to Branches [Mountain Home: 2026]
16. "Crazy Creek" - Bryan Sutton, Jake Stargel - From Roots to Branches [Mountain Home: 2026]
17. "Runnin' From the Weather" - Joe Troop & the Truth Machine - Joe Troop & the Truth Machine [Joe Troop & the Truth Machine: 2026]
18. "Mercy for Migrants" - Joe Troop & the Truth Machine - Joe Troop & the Truth Machine [Joe Troop & the Truth Machine: 2026]
19. "Lochanside" - Breabach - Fàs [Breabach Records ]
    Notes: Playing at Potter's Craft Cider April 12th, presented by BRIMS & WTJU
20. "Bròg To The Future" - Breabach - Fàs [Breabach Records ]
21. "Valley Springs" - Jesse Appelman - Where We Go [Jesse Appelman: 2026]
    Notes: Sami Braman on fiddle
22. "Silver Skipper" {Sam Leslie} - Band of Friends - Band of Friends [Band of Friends ]
    Notes: Dan Klingsberg - bass Sam Leslie - guitar, mandolin Julian Pinelli - fiddle Ethan Setiawan - mandolin, octave mandolin
23. "Cruso Flood" - Mark Schatz & Bryan Mcdowell - Grit & Polish [Patuxent Music ]
    Notes: Playing at the Front Porch April 10th
24. "Soledad" - Hiroya Tsukamoto - Solo [Hiroya Tsukamoto ]
    Notes: Playing at the Front Porch April 4th

Fantastic Expedition

Discover what treasures lie hidden in radio's vast expanse; a survey of new-ish tunes and dusty favorites across a musical spectrum that could charitably be described as "broad."

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1. "Two Rooms" - The Feelies - The Good Earth [Bar None Records: 2009]
2. "Dragonfly" - Fleetwood Mac - Like Crying: The Songs of Danny Kirwin [Rhino-Warner Records: 2025]
3. "Nothing" - Dream of Time - Self-Titled [Erleichda Records: 2026 [NEW]]
   Notes: Project of Denver songwriter and violinist Olivia Shaw.
4. "Wave of Shadow" - Diane Cluck - House Tears [Self-released: 2025]
5. "Carry a River in Your Mouth" - The Leaf Library - After The Rain, Strange Seeds [Fika Recordings: 2026 [NEW]]
   Notes: Electric drone and dream pop from London. This album is brand new.
6. "March of the Fleas" - Broadcast - Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006-2009 [Warp Records: 2024]
   Notes: Tucked this in here because I heard Broadcast in The Leaf Library.
7. "Dear Darkness" - PJ Harvey - White Chalk [Universal-Island Records Ltd.: 2007]
8. "God's Lonely Man" - Anna Calvi - Is This All There Is? [Domino Recording Co: 2026 [NEW]]
   Notes: That's Iggy Pop singing with her!
9. "I Never Learn" - Lykke Li - I Never Learn [Atlantic Records: 2014]
10. "Tell It To The Sky" - Tracy Bonham - The Burdens of Being Upright [Island Records: 1996]
    Notes: Summer of 1996 in NYC!
11. "Hombre" - Veronica Indart - Hombre/Mumi [Sondor: 1970]
    Notes: Thank you Lucas of World Turning for this psych nugget!
12. "WAP (What a Predicament)" - The Claypool Lennon Delirium - [ATO: 2026 [NEW]]
13. "X-Ray" - The Notwist - News from Planet Zombie [Morr Music: 2026 [NEW]]
    Notes: German experimental music from a band that has been together for four decades.
14. "Superlungs My Supergirl (2004 Remaster)" - Terry Reid - Superlungs [Parlophone UK: 1969/2005]
15. "Harness Your Hopes (B-side 2025 Remaster)" - Pavement - Hecklers Choice: Big Gums and Heavy Lifters [Matador: 2025]
16. "Myself to Myself" - Romeo Void - It's a Condition [Columbia - Legacy: 1981]
17. "Up All Night" - The Boomtown Rats - V Deep [Universal Music Catalog: 1981]
18. "The Sound of the Crowd" - Human League - Dare! [Virgin Records: 1981]
19. "The Great Commandment" - Camouflage - Voices and Images [WM UK: 1988]
20. "Ten Feet Tall (2001 Remaster)" - XTC - Drums and Wires [Virgin Records: 1979]
21. "There Always" - Brigitte Calls Me Baby - Irreversible [ATO: 2026 [NEW]]
22. "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - The Smiths - Meat is Murder [ 1985]
23. "Worlds Unknown" - Cut Worms - Transmitter [Jagjaguwar: 2025 [NEW]]
24. "You Gotta Move" - Heatmiser - Mic City Sons [Capitol Catalog MKT: 1996]
25. "Wednesday Week" - The Undertones - Hypnotised [BMG Rights Management: 1980]
    Notes: Thanks for this loaner Rum Cove! I promise I will return these albums asap.
26. "Where'd You Go?" - Horsegirl - Phonetics On and On [Matador: 2025]
27. "Thera (2026 Remaster)" - Versus - The Stars Are Insane [Teen Beat: 1994/2026 reissue [NEW]]
28. "SOS" - Shop Talk - Self-titled [One Track Mind Records: 2026]
29. "Excursions" - A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory [Jive: 1991]
30. "Ma Perche" - Matia Bazar - Gran Bazar [EMI Marketing: 1991 Remaster]

World Turning

Take a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music.… MoreTake a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music. Enjoy a world of diversity in voices and instruments--celebrate the fragile experiment that is humanity. Less

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1. "Obama" - Extra Golden - Hera Ma Nono [Thrill Jockey: 2007]
   Notes: Band of Kenyans and Americans
2. "Candombelek" - Hugo Fattoruso - Hugo Fattoruso y Barrio Opa [Far Out Recordings: 2018]
   Notes: Uruguay, candombe rock
3. "A Melhor Saída" - Dora Morelenbaum - Pique [Mr Bongo: 2024]
   Notes: Brasil
4. "Baião Destemperado" - Barbatuques - Corpo Do Som [MCD Records: 2002]
   Notes: Brasil
5. "Veridis Quo" - Daft Punk - Discovery [Daft Life Ltd./ADA France: 2001]
   Notes: Francia
6. "Guewel" - Baaba Maal - Guewel [musiclost: 2026]
   Notes: Senegal
7. "Come On Home" - The Lijadu Sisters - Horizon Unlimited [Numero Group: 1979]
   Notes: Nigeria
8. "Llorando Se Fue - Radio Edit" - Los Kjarkas - "En Tu Corazón" [WDTMusic: 2020]
   Notes: Bolivia
9. "Preciso Me Encontrar" - Cartola - Cartola (1976) [Universal Music Ltda.: 1976]
   Notes: Brasil
10. "Khobs" - Issam Hajali - Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard (Habibi Funk 010) [HABIBI Funk Records: 2019]
    Notes: Libano
11. "Los Ratones" - Evelyn Cornejo - Evelyn Cornejo [Sello Azul: 2013]
    Notes: Chile
12. "Qué Sacarán Con Quererme" - Gepe - Folclor Imaginario (Canciones Recopiladas por Margot Loyola Palacios y Algunas Otras Que Parten Desde Ahi) [Quemasucabeza: 2018]
    Notes: Chile
13. "Holding On" - Tirzah - Devotion [Domino Recording Co: 2018]
    Notes: UK
14. "In the City" - Anika - Anika EP [Stones Throw Records: 2013]
    Notes: UK-Alemania
15. "Macho" - Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Modern Life [Helmi Levyt & JEKS Viihde: 2010]
    Notes: Finlandia
16. "Bungaloo Punta Cometa" - Plastilina Mosh - Aquamosh [EMI México: 1998]
    Notes: Mexico
17. "Ayonha" - Hamid Al Shaeri - The SLAM! Years: 1983 - 1988 (Habibi Funk 018) [HABIBI Funk Records: 2022]
    Notes: Libaneso-Egipto
18. "Guajira Ven (Demo)" - Orchestra Baobab - Guajira Ven (Demo) [World Circuit: 2017]
    Notes: Senegal
19. "La Resaka" - Supermerk2, Magenta - Supermerk2 & Meta Guacha: 2x1 [Magenta: 2006]
    Notes: Argentina
20. "Otra Noche" - Los Ángeles Azules, Nicki Nicole - Cumbia del Corazón [OCESA Seitrack: 2022]
    Notes: Mexico Argentina
21. "M' Bife" - Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche a Bamako [Because Music: 2005]
    Notes: Mali
22. "Mo Ghile Mear" - Sean Clarach Mac Domhnail - Invisible Stars: Works of Ireland and Scotland [Signum Records: 2015]
23. "Shmaali" - Yasmine Hamdan - I remember I forgot [Hamdanistan Records: 2025]
24. "Crystaline (Remix)" - Bjork, Omar Souleyman - Crystaline [One Little Independent Record: 2012]
25. "Antillas" - El Guincho - Alegranza [Young: 2008]
    Notes: Espana
26. "Spanish Bombs" - Hinds - Spanish Bombs [Pod: 2020]
    Notes: Espana

The Jazz Messenger

The depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz and blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues,… MoreThe depth, diversity and often contrasting ideas of jazz and blues programming is reverently represented each Friday morning with an emphasis on hard bop, modern, soul jazz and scrapyard blues, as well as a sampling of current releases and reissues. Brian invites you to take a full, deep breath and end your week on the downbeat with ninety minutes of hedonic tones, jazz classics, featured artists and organized chaos. That's The Jazz Messenger, heard each Friday morning from 10:30 'til noon right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Hippy" {Silver} - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers [Blue Note: 1955]
2. "Slow Train" {Steve Cropper/William Bell} - The Staples Singers - Soul Folk In Action [Stax: 1968]
3. "Paramahansa Lake" {A. Coltrane} - Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery [Impulse!: 1969]
4. "Jaya Jaya Rama" {A. Coltrane} - Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery [Impulse!: 1969]
   Notes: This was the second solo album by Alice Coltrane. It was recorded in May 1969 at the Coltrane home studios in Dix Hills, New York, and was initially released later that year by John Coltrane Records, which was absorbed by Impulse! Records. On the album, Coltrane is heard on harp and piano, and is joined by bassist Ron Carter and drummer Rashied Ali.
5. "Happy Go Lucky" {Ellington} - Albemarle High School Jazz Ensemble - Live: Essential Ellington Competition [AHS Records: 2025]
6. "Sheba's Tea" {Jay Pun/Morwena Lasko} - Albemarle High School Jazz Ensemble - Swing Into Spring 2025 [AHS records: 2025]
7. "End Means" {Younger} - Brandee Younger with Shabaka Hutchings - Gadabout Season [Impulse!: 2025]
8. "Can't Buy Me Love" {Lennon/McCartney} - Shirley Scott - Queen Of The Organ [Impulse!: 1964]
9. "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" {Sandy Denny} - Laura Ann Singh and the Rosette String Quartet - Crumb Of Me [Out Of Your Head Records: 2025]
10. "Chovendo na Roseira" {Jobim} - Doug Richards Orchestra featuring Laura Ann Singh - Through a Sonic Prism: The Music of Antônio Carlos Jobim [Bandcamp: 2023]
11. "Falando de Amor" {Jobim} - Doug Richards Orchestra featuring Laura Ann Singh - Through a Sonic Prism: The Music of Antônio Carlos Jobim [Bandcamp: 2023]
    Notes: Doug Richards - arranger, conductor Laura Ann Singh - vocals Woodwinds: John Winn - lead alto, clarinet, bass clarinet Jim Nesbit (1, 3, 6-9, 11, 12, 14) - alto, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo Lauren Serpa (2, 4, 5, 10, 13) - flute, piccolo J.C. Kuhl - tenor, soprano, bass clarinet John Wittman - tenor, soprano Rick Rieger - baritone, alto Trumpets/Flugelhorns: Roy Muth - lead (tracks 1, 3, 6-9, 11, 12, 14) Mike Davison - lead (tracks 2, 4, 5, 10, 13) Bob Miller John D'earth Taylor Barnett Trombones: Bryan Hooten - lead Pete Anderson Toby Whitaker Philip Jones - bass Piano/Keyboard: Daniel Clarke (tracks 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12-14) John Toomey (tracks 1, 3, 7, 11) Guitar: Adam Larrabee Bass: Randall Pharr Drums: Brian Jones
12. "Canto De Ossanha" {Baden Powell/Vinicius De Moraes} - Dorothy Ashby - Dorothy's Harp [Cadet: 1969]
13. "Let's Dream In The Moonlight" {Matty Malneck/Raoul Walsh} - Samara Joy - Samara Joy [Whirlwind Recordings: 2021]
14. "Cosmic Rift" {Mezzacappa} - Lisa Mezzacappa and Nightshade - Cosmic Rift [Leo: 2011]
15. "Mean Reds" {Singh/Scott Clark} - Laura Ann Singh Fracas Quartet - Mean Reds [Out Of Your Head Records: 2025]

Rhythm Rendezvous

Friday mornings beginning at 9:00, join Charles Peale for a program featuring jazz, pop, blues & soul blended together in a soundtrack cocktail spanning several generations. Rhythm Rendezvous!

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1. "You And The Night And The Music" {Howard Deitz & Arthur Schwartz} - George Shearing - Mood Latino [Capitol: 1961]
2. "Tintilin" {Dante Varela} - George Shearing - Mood Latino [Capitol: 1961]
3. "Our Kind Of Love" {Baxter} - Les Baxter - Sounds Of Adventure [Capitol: 1968]
4. "Moonlight Stroll" {Baxter} - Les Baxter - Sounds Of Adventure [Capitol: 1968]
5. "I Love Being Here With You" {Peggy Lee & Bill Schluger} - Diana Krall - Only Trust Your Heart [GRD: 1995]
6. "It Ain't Necessarily So" {George & Ira Gershwin} - Doc Severinsen - Stereo Sound Spectacular [Command ]
7. "Song Of India" {Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov} - Enoch Light & the Command Allstars - Stereo Sound Spectacular [Command ]
8. "Bye Bye Blues" {Bert Lown, David Bennett, Chauncey Gray & Fred Hamm} - Robert Maxwell - Stereo Sound Spectacular [Command ]
9. "Operator" {William Smokey Robinson} - Mary Wells - Two Lovers [Motown: 1962]
10. "Simply Beautiful" {Green} - Al Green - Still In Love With You [Hi: 1972]
11. "It Might As Well Be Spring" {Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein} - Skitch Henderson - Curtain Time [Columbia ]
12. "Secret Love" - Skitch Henderson - Curtain Time [Columbia ]
13. "Days Of Wine & Roses" {Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini} - Bobby Hackett - Curtain Time [Columbia ]
14. "Moon River" {Mancini} - Bobby Hackett - Curtain Time [Columbia ]
15. "I've Got The World On A String" {Ted Kohler & Harold Arlen} - Diana Krall - Only Trust Your Heart [GRD: 1995]
16. "Shangri-La" {Matty Malneck & Robert Maxwell} - Peter Nero - Songs You Won't Forget [RCA: 1964]
17. "Girl From Ipanema" {Jobim, Gimble & DeMoraes} - Peter Nero - Songs You Won't Forget [RCA: 1964]
18. "Django" - Charlie Byrd - Solo Flight [Riverside: 1964]
19. "A Sky Without Stars" {Lalo Schifrin} - Al Hirt - Latin In That Horn [RCA Victor: 1966]
20. "Lovable Girl" {O. B. McClinton} - James Carr - single/Dark End Of The Street [Razor & Tie: 1967]
22. "Mood Indigo" {Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard & Irving Mills} - Frank Morgan - [Antilles: 1989]

Classical Sunrise - Friday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "Zur Namensfeier op. 115" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Beethoven: The Symphonies [Decca: 2011]
2. "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major BWV 1049" {J.S.BACH} - Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln - Bach, J.S.: Brandenburg Concertos [Archiv: 1987]
3. "Variations on "America" S 140" {Charles IVES} - Hans-Ola Ericsson (Organ) - Organ Music From The USA [BIS: 1992]
4. "Impromptu no. 1 D 899" {Franz SCHUBERT} - Leen de Broekert (Fortepiano) - Schubert: Piano Works [Zefir: 1998]
5. "Kaiserwalzer (Emperor Waltz) op. 437" {Johann STRAUSS II, Arnold SCHOENBERG} - Júlia Gállego (Flute), Reto Bieri (Clarinet), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Violin), Meesun Hong Coleman (Violin), Marko Milenkovic (Viola), Thomas Kaufmann (Violoncello), Joonas Ahonen (Piano) - Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire [Alpha: 2021]
6. "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in D major KV 175" {W.A. MOZART} - Sir John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Malcolm Bilson (Fortepiano) - Mozart: The Piano Concertos [Archiv: 1999]
7. "Symphony No. 81 in G major" {Joseph HAYDN} - Johannes Klumpp, Heidelberger Sinfoniker - Haydn Symphonies Vol.32-35 [Hanssler Classic: 2024]

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