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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. "I Can Only Give You Everything" - MC5 - Kick Out The Jams Motherf*cker! [Cleopatra: 1966/2026]
2. "Damaged Goods" - Idles - The Problem of Leisure. A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four [Gill Music: 2021]
3. "I Don't Work Here" - Cheekface - Podium [self-released: 2026]
4. "My God" - Grace Cummings - Bloodhorse! [ATO: 2026]
   Notes: August 14th release
5. "Pulverize" - Thomas Dollbaum - Birds of Paradise [Dear Life: 2026]
6. "Evidence" - Thelonious Monk - Live in Paris, 1967: Volume 1 [Rhythm-A-Ning: 2026]
7. "Allison Road" - Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience [A&M: 1992]
8. "Drive" - Odd Beholder - Honest Work [Sinnbus: 2026]
   Notes: Swiss Artist
9. "2 or 3" - The Lemon Twigs - Look for Your Mind [Captured Tracks: 2026]
10. "Bird on the Net" - Pedro Mizutani - NOVA BOSSA: aquele abraco aos ratos vivos [Nice Guys: 2026]
    Notes: Brazilian - trans: shout out to the living rats
11. "One Step Too Far" - Faithless - Outrospective [Arista: 2001]
    Notes: Dido on vox
12. "Black Magic Woman" - Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet - A Blue Time [Circle 9: 2026]
13. "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" - Robert Palmer - Some People Can Do What They Want [Island: 1976]
14. "Mhondoro" - Shingai - Flow [Earthsonic: 2026]
15. "Let the Music Play" - The Coral - 388 [Run On: 2026]
16. "Campeones" - Cypress Hill & Mellow Man Ace - Dios Bendiga [HYBE Latin America: 2026]
    Notes: July 24th release
17. "A Girl Like You" - Edwyn Collins - Empire Records - The Soundtrack [A&M: 1995]
18. "The Falcon" - Ulysses - 010 [Eenie Meenie: 2004]
19. "Reconciliation" - Hew - Your Version [Tiny Engines: 2026]
20. "Somewhere" - Husker Du - Zen Arcade [SST: 1994]
21. "Pablo Picasso" - David Bowie - Bowie Live at Riverside Studios, London [Virgin: 2003]
22. "Gray Air-o-Plane" - Ed Askew featuring Sharon Van Etten - The Final Painting [Drag City: 2026]
    Notes: July 31st release
23. "All I Really Want to Do" - Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6: Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall [Columbia: 2004]
24. "Blues in the Desert" - Doug MacDonald - Tribute to South Central [DMac: 2025]
25. "New Test Leper" - R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi [Warner Bros.: 1996]
26. "here she comes now" - 800 cherries - romantico [Clover/KiliKiliVilla: 1999/2022]
    Notes: remastered
27. "My Peace" - Voxtrot - Dreamers in Exile [Cult Hero: 2026]
28. "Coyote" - Joni Mitchell - Archives, Vol. 4 - The Asylum Years (1976-1980) [Rhino: 2024]
    Notes: supposedly Sam Shepherd
29. "The Cup Overflows" - Molly Pinto Madigan - The Cup Overflows [self-released: 2017]
30. "Round Midnight" - Carlos Henriquez - Monk con Clave [self-released: 2026]
31. "Written into Changes" - Avalon Emerson & The Charm - Written into Changes [Dead Oceans: 2026]
32. "Underground" - Inner Magic - single [self-released: 2026]
33. "The Fool's Fooling Himself" - Scott Matthews - Passing Stranger [San Remo: 2006]
34. "Gonna Change" - Scout Gillet - Tough Touch [Slouch: 2026]

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. "Funky Hotel Blues" - Sonny Rollins - The Sound of Sonny [Riverside ]
2. "Blue 7" - Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus [Prestige ]
3. "Playin' In The Yard" - Sonny Rollins - Next Album [Milestone ]
4. "Mother Nature's Blues" - Sonny Rollins - Global Warming [Fantasy: 1998]
5. "Tenor Madness" - Sonny Rollins & John Coltrane - Tenor Madness
6. "Worry, Worry, Worry" - B.B. King - Live At Cook County Jail
7. "Money Talks" - Roomful Of Blues - Dressed Up To Get Messed Up [Black Top ]
8. "Albi's Boogie" - Roomful Of Blues - Dressed Up To Get Messed Up [Black Top ]
9. "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" - B.B. King - L.A. Midnight
10. "It All Went Down The Drain" - Earl King & Roomful Of Blues - Glazed [Black Top ]
11. "Must Have Missed Turned Somewhere" - Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom - Ron Levy's Wild Kingdoom [Black Top ]
12. "Knee Squeeze" - Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom - Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom [Black Top ]
13. "Chillin' Out" - Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom - B-3 Blues & Grooves

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. "Sarah White and the New Band (May 29, 2026)" - Sarah White and the New Band - Offbeat Roadhouse (May 29, 2026) [Sarah White: 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. "The Heat is on in Saigon" {Claude-Michael Schonberg} - Jonathan Pryce / Ensemble - Highlights from Miss Saigon [1990: Universal Classics Group]
2. "Why God Why?" {Claude-Michael Schonberg} - Simon Bowman - Highlights from Miss Saigon [1990: Universal Classics Group]
3. "Agony" {Stephen SONDHEIM} - Robert Westenberg / Chuck Wagner - Into the Woods (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1988: BMG Music]
4. "A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in the Sky" {Stephen SONDHEIM} - Joanna Gleason / Ben Wright / Kim Crosby / Ensemble - Into the Woods (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1988: BMG Music]
5. "Agony (Reprise)" {Stephen SONDHEIM} - Robert Westenberg / Chuck Wagner - Into the Woods (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1988: BMG Music]
6. "Mr. Mistoffelees" {Andrew LLOYD-WEBER} - Terrence Mann / Timothy Scott - Cats: Original Broadway Recoding [1983: LW Entertainment]
7. "Gus: The Theater Cat" {Andrew LLOYD-WEBER} - Sarah Brightman / Sir John Gielgud - The Very Best of Andre Lloyd-Weber: The Broadway Collection [1996: UMG Recordings]
8. "By Jeeves" {Andrew LLOYD-WEBER / Alan AYCKBOURN} - Steven Pacey, Malcolm Sinclair - By Jeeves: Original 1996 London Cast Recording [1996: LW Entertainment]
9. "Dreamgirls" {Tom EYEN / Henry KRIEGER} - Sheryle Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Holliday - Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast (25th Special Anniversary Album) [2006: UMG Recordings]
10. "I Am Changing" {Tom EYEN / Henry KRIEGER} - Jennifer Holliday - Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast (25th Special Anniversary Album) [2006: UMG Recordings]
11. "One Night Only" {Tom EYEN / Henry KRIEGER} - Sheryle Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Deborah Burrell, Jennifer Holliday - Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast (25th Special Anniversary Album) [2006: UMG Recordings]
12. "Overture" {Cole PORTER} - New Broadway Company Orchestra - Anything Goes: New Broadway Cast Recording [2011: Ghostlight Records]
13. "You're the Top" {Cole PORTER} - Sutton Foster / Colin Donnell - Anything Goes: New Broadway Cast Recording [2011: Ghostlight Records]
14. "Anything Goes" {Cole PORTER} - Sutton Foster / Cast / Orchestra - Anything Goes: New Broadway Cast Recording [2011: Ghostlight Records]
15. "Rent" {Jonathan Larson} - Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker, Idina Menzel, Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs & Wilson Jermaine Heredia - Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1996: UMG Recordings]
16. "Light My Candle" {Jonathan Larson} - Daphne Rubin-Vega, Adam Pascal - Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1996: UMG Recordings]
17. "Seasons of Love" {Jonathan Larson} - Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker, Idina Menzel, Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs & Wilson Jermaine Heredia - Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1996: UMG Recordings]
18. "La Vie Boheme" {Jonathan Larson} - Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker, Idina Menzel, Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs & Wilson Jermaine Heredia - Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [1996: UMG Recordings]
19. "Our Prayer" {Brenda RUSSELL} - Cynthia Erivo, Juaquina Kalukango, Isaiah Johnson, Kevyn Morrow - The Color Purple (New Broadway Cast Recroding) [2016: TCP]
20. "What About Love?" {Brenda RUSSELL} - Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Hudson - The Color Purple (New Broadway Cast Recroding) [2016: TCP]
21. "I'm Here" {Brenda RUSSELL} - Cynthia Erivo - The Color Purple (New Broadway Cast Recroding) [2016: TCP]
22. "King of New York" {Alan MENKEN} - Ben Frankhauser, Kara Lindsay, Original Broadway Cast - Newsies (Original Broadway Recording) [2012: Disney]
23. "Something to Believe In" {Alan MENKEN} - Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay - Newsies (Original Broadway Recording) [2012: Disney]
24. "With One Look" {Andrew LLOYD-WEBER} - Glenn Close - Sunset Boulevard (Original 1994 Broadway Recording) [1994: LW Entertainment]
25. "Sunset Boulevard" {Andrew LLOYD-WEBER} - Alan Cambell - Sunset Boulevard (Original 1994 Broadway Recording) [1994: LW Entertainment]
26. "As If We Never Said Goodbye" {Andrew LLOYD-WEBER} - Barbra Streisand - Barbra Streisand: The Concert [1994: Sony ]
27. "Evita Symphonic Suites" {Andrew Lloyd-Weber} - ALW Orchestra - Syphonic Suites - Andrew Lloyd-Weber [2021: Decca]

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. "Old Grimes" - Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge - Mount Royal [Free Dirt ]
3. "Cedar Pass-Peanut Peak-Prairie Chicken" - Natalie & Brittany Haas - North Node [Padiddle ]
4. "Groundhog Hotel" - Natalie & Brittany Haas - North Node [Padiddle ]
   Notes: Sam Bush on mandolin.
5. "Riley's Groundhog" - Take Two - live at the Haven, Charlottesville. 10/25/14 [Take Two ]
   Notes: Written by the late great Kelly Perdue, of Mando Mafia, performed here by his son Ben and the band Take Two.
6. "Groundhog" - The Slocan Ramblers - Coffee Creek [The Slocan Ramblers ]
7. "Groundhog Speed" - Ben Krakauer - Heart Lake [Ben Krakauer ]
8. "Little Brown Groundhog" - Victor Furtado - Sounds from the Openback [Victor Furtado ]
9. "Dancing in the moonlight" - Vic & Caro (Victor Furtado & Carolina Schott) - Live at Fogartyville Community and Arts Center 5/10/25 [Vic & Caro ]
   Notes: Live at Fogartyville Community and Arts Center 5/10/25
10. "Things in life" {Don Reno(?)} - Vic & Caro (Victor Furtado & Carolina Schott) - Live at Fogartyville Community and Arts Center 5/10/25 [Vic & Caro ]
11. "The Furze in Bloom, The Dawn Chorus, Bird in the Bush" - Kate Knudsvig and Richard Hearn - Live recording [Kate Knudsvig and Richard Hearn ]
    Notes: BRIMS & WTJU present Kate Knusdvig and Richard Hearn tonight(Friday, May 29 7 pm) at Thistlerock Mead Company More info and tickets at brimstunes.org
12. "Heaven" - Mama's Broke - Reunion [Free Dirt ]
    Notes: Brand new from Nova Scotia duo
13. "The Nameless" - Mama's Broke - Reunion [Free Dirt ]
14. "Dear old dixie" - Grant Gordy & Ross Martin - Year of the dog [Grant Gordy & Ross Martin ]
15. "Pterodactyl" - Grant Gordy - Grant Gordy [Grant Gordy ]
16. "DInosaur Birthday" - Wes Corbett - Cascade [Padiddle Records ]
17. "Triceratops" - Tony Trischka - A Robot Plane Flies Over Arkansas [Rounder: 1983]
18. "Gentle On My Mind feat Billy Strings" - Tony Trischka - Earl Jam 2 [Down the Road ]
19. "For Your Love" - Michael Cleveland feat. Billy Strings and Jeff White - Lovin' Of The Game [Compass Records ]
20. "Dos Banjos" - Billy Strings - Live Vol. 1 [Reprise Records ]
    Notes: Live in La Cigale Paris FR 11.14.23
21. "Highway Hypnosis" - Billy Strings - Live Vol. 1 [Reprise Records ]
    Notes: Live at Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston MI 6/16/23
22. "Mahalla-Let’s Hold On" - TANASI - TANASI [TANASI ]
    Notes: Tanasi open for The Pollocks tomorrow, Saturday May 30th at Rivanna River Roots, presented by the Front Porch. 6:30pm
23. "Left My Home" - Pharis & Jason Romero - These Are The Days That Turn Into Years [Free Dirt ]

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. "Be True to Your School" - The Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe [Capitol Records: 1963]
2. "A Fistful of Credits (Theme from the Mandalorian)" - The Prizefighters - A Fistful of Credits (Theme from the Mandalorian) - Single [The Prizefighters: 2020]
3. "School's Out" - Alice Cooper - School's Out [Atlantic: 1972]
4. "Sunroof" - Nicky Youre & hey daisy - Sunroof (Remixes) - EP [Thirty Knots: 2021]
5. "Good Day" - Nappy Roots - Good Day - Single [Nappy Roots: 2008]
6. "Get Down Tonight" - KC and the Sunshine Band - KC and the Sunshine Band [Rhino: 1975]
7. "This Fuss" - Tripping Jupiter - This Fuss - Single [Tripping Jupiter: 2026]
   Notes: NEW
8. "TIRKIT DHA" - Siroyi - TIRKIT DHA - Single [Warner Music India: 2025]
9. "Mun-Dun-Gu" - Cedric "Im" Brooks - Studio One Scorchers [Soul Jazz: 2002]
10. "Do Hot Girls Like Chords?" - KNOWER - Knower Forever [Knower: 2023]
11. "A Dream of You and Me" - Future Islands - Singles [4AD: 2014]
12. "More Than A Feeling" - Boston - Boston [Epic: 1976]
13. "The Gator" - Will Oldham - Joya [Drag City: 1997]
14. "The Streak" - Ray Stevens - Box Set [Curb Records, Inc: 2006]
15. "Chain Reaction" - Frumious Bandersnatch - The Studio Outtakes [Get Back Records: 2003]
16. "My Baby Does Good Sculptures" - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - (Ever Such) Pretty Girls [The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain: 2015]
17. "Jack Ruby" - Camper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie [Virgin: 1989]
18. "Lumba" - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - Grounation [Vulcan: 1974]
19. "Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds" - The Mountain Goats - Days [Cadmean Dawn: 2026]
    Notes: NEW
20. "IRM" - Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM (Version deluxe) [Because Music: 2009]
21. "Pennsylvania" - May Payne - Pennsylvania - Single [May Payne: 2026]
    Notes: NEW
22. "Track and Field (feat. alt-J)" - JJerome87 - Track and Field (feat. alt-J) - Single [Mushroom Music: 2026]
    Notes: NEW
23. "SPRING" - Porches - MASK [Porches: 2026]
    Notes: NEW
24. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" - Elvis Presley - Loving You (Original Soundtrack) [Sony: 1957]
25. "No No No" - Dawn Penn - Feel Like Jumping: The Best of Studio One Women [Soul Jazz: 2000]
26. "Rudie Can't Dub" - Indieground - Single [Indieground: 2010]
27. "The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)" - Grateful Dead - Grateful Dead (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Warner: 1967]
28. "Something on Your Mind" - Karen Dalton - In My Own Time (50th Anniversary Edition) [Light In The Attic Records: 1971]
29. "Planting Tomatoes" - Lucy Dacus - Planting Tomatoes - Single [Lucy Dacus: 2026]
    Notes: NEW
30. "All Dead, All Dead" - Queen - News of the World (Deluxe Edition) [Hollywood Records: 1977]
31. "Bounce House" - Gelli Haha - Switcheroo [Innovative Leisure Inc: 2025]
32. "Time For Me To Fly" - REO Speedwagon - Single [Epic: 1978]
33. "Out on the Side" - Dillard and Clark - The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark [A&M: 1969]
34. "Sailing On" - Toots & The Maytals - In the Dark [Island: 1973]
35. "Loving Cup" - The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (2010 Remaster) [Promotone, Inc: 1972]

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. "Guitarra Negra" - Alfredo Zitarrosa - Guitarra Negra [Orfeo: 1985]
2. "Ay, no se ofendan" - Juana Molina - Wed 21 [Crammed Discs: 2013]
3. "Hoy me di cuenta" - Mailen Pankonin - Affaire [Mailen Pankonin: 2023]
4. "El Pescador" - Totó La Momposina - La Candela Viva [Real World Records: 1993]
   Notes: Q.E.P.D.
5. "Entra El Ritmo Antillano" - Meridian Brothers - ¿Dónde Estás María? [Soundway Records Ltd: 2017]
6. "Plei" - Chuwi - Plei [Chuwi, LLC: 2026]
7. "El nuevo Prometeo" - Los Piratas - Una Oportunidad más de triunfar en la vida [Glitterbeat Records: 2025]
8. "Anchi Bale Game" - Admas - Sons Of Ethiopia [Frederiksberg Records: 2020]
9. "Çîçekê" - Mem Ararat - Nefel [Si Produksiyon: 2022]
10. "Un Violador en Tu Camino" - Femina Feminista - Un Violador en Tu Camino [New Record Gold Label: 2019]
11. "Viernes, 3AM - 2019 Remasterizado" - Serú Girán - La Grasa de las Capitales: Edicion 40 Aniversario (Remasterizado 2019) [Inamu Discos bajo licencia a Zarpa SA y 300 Produccciones: 2019]
12. "Cambalache - En Vivo Teatro Regina 1982" - Astor Piazzolla, Roberto Goyeneche - Astor Piazzolla/ Roberto Goyeneche [RCA Records Label: 1994]
13. "Cool in the Pool" - Holger Czukay - Movie [Grönland Records: 1979]
14. "I Want You Back" - Esso Trinidad Steel Band - Esso Trinidad Steel Band [Rhino/Warner Records: 1971]
15. "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)" - The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine [Motown: 1966]
16. "Sailing On" - Toots & The Maytals - In The Dark [Island Records: 1973]
17. "Malvada" - Bb trickz - 80'z [Sony Music Entertainment: 2025]
18. "Lambada De Serpente" - Djavan - Alumbramento [Universal Music Ltda.: 1980]
19. "Aonde Voce Vai" - Antonio Adolfo - Feito Em Casa [Artezanal/AAM Music: 2010]
20. "Pontos De Luz" - Gal Costa - India [Universal Music Ltda.: 1973]
21. "LITE SPOTS" - KAYTRANADA - 99.90% [XL Recordings: 2016]
22. "Tema Espanhol" - Rosinha De Valença - Um Violão em Primeiro Plano [RCA Records Label: 1971]
23. "Mi Bien Amada" - Mateo Villalba - Mbaracá [EPSA Music: 2003]
24. "Tesko Mi Je Zaboravit Tebe" - Branko Mataja - Traditional And Folk Songs Of Yugoslavia [Numero Group: 1974]
25. "Moe 'Uhane (Dream Slack Key)" - Sonny Chillingworth - Sonny Solo [Hawaiian Slack Key: 1994]
26. "Djatasoun" - Tidiane Thiam - Siftorde [Sahel Sounds: 2020]
27. "Chinatown (feat. Carlos "Patato" Valdez & Tito Puente)" - Jose Mangual, Carlos "Patato" Valdez, Tito Puente - Buyu (Digitally Remastered) [Lugo Music: 2010]
28. "Na boca do sol" - Arthur Verocai - Arthur Verocai [WM Brazil: 1972]
29. "Time: Donut of the Heart" - Jaubi - Chalo [The Jazz Diaries: 2020]
30. "Time: The Donut of the Heart" - J Dilla - Donuts [Stones Throw Records: 2006]
31. "Seguir Viviendo Sin Tu Amor" - Luis Alberto Spinetta - Peluson Of Milk [EMI Argentina: 1991]
32. "Crimen" - Gustavo Cerati - Ahí Vamos [Ariola: 2006]
33. "New Track" - Francis Bebey - African Electronic Music 1975 - 1982 [Ozileka: 2012]

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. "Long Black Train" {Farmer} - Jimmy Farmer - Sarg 7" [Sarg Records: 1962]
3. "Decision" {Rollins} - Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins Vol. 1 [Blue Note: 1956]
4. "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" {James Francis "Jimmy" McHugh/Dorothy Fields} - Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt - Sonny Side Up [Verve: 1957]
5. "Tip On In" {Harpo} - Slim Harpo - Excello 7" [Excello Records: 1968]
6. "I Won't Run Away" - Mádé Kuti - Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From? [ 2025]
7. "This Is Sad" {Kuti} - Fela Kuti - The '69 Los Angeles Sessions [Wrasse Records: 1970]
8. "Music Is My Sanctuary" - Gary Bartz - Music Is My Sanctuary [Capitol Records.: 1977]
9. "Let's Start" - Fela Kuti/Africa 70/Ginger Baker -
10. "Mood" {D'earth} - John D'earth Quintet - Coin Of The Realm [Dearthworks: 2021]
11. "Chega De Saudade" {Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes} - Doug Richards Orchestra - Through A Sonic Prism: The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim [Doug Richards Orchestra: 2022]
12. "All Blues" {Davis} - Nicholas Payton and Butcher Brown - A Supreme Blue (Unreleased single) [Concord Jazz: 2026 (Unreleased)]
    Notes: "Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Nicholas Payton and acclaimed Virginia-based jazz collective Butcher Brown have teamed up for A Supreme Blue. Releasing digitally on July 24 and on vinyl August 14 via Concord Jazz, the project is a boundary-pushing tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane in honor of their centennial years. "(Concord Jazz) Butcher Brown: Corey Fonville drums, percussion DJ Harrison keyboards, piano, percussion Marcus "Tennishu" Tenney tenor saxophone, vocals Morgan Burrs guitar, MPC Andrew Randazzo aka R4ND4ZZO bass guitar, synth bass

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. "It's A Wonderful World" {Harold Adamson & Jan Savitt} - Gus Bivona - Ballads, Bounce & Bivona [Warner: 1959]
2. "All This And Heaven Too" {Jimmy VanHeusen & Eddie DeLange} - Gus Bivona - Ballads, Bounce & Binova [Warner: 1959]
3. "Manha De Carnaval" {Bonfa} - Luiz Bonfa - Solo In Rio [Smithsonian: 1959]
4. "Long Ago And Far Away" {Ira Gershwin & Jerome Kern} - Peter Nero - New Piano In Town [BMG: 1961]
5. "I'll Never Smile Again" {Ruth Lowe} - Patti Page - With Lou Stein's Music [Hindsight: 1949]
6. "Moon Over Naples" {Eddie Snyder, Bert Kaempfert & Charlie Singleton} - Billy Vaughn - Moon Over Naples [Dot: 1965]
7. "Tonight" {Stephen Sondheim & Loenard Bernstein} - Billy Vaughn - Moon Over Naples [Dot: 1965]
8. "My Blue Heaven" {Walter Donaldson & Richard Whiting} - Jackie Gleason - Plays Romantic Jazz [Capitol: 1955]
9. "Fly Me To The Moon" {Bart Howard} - Earl Grant - Golden Favorites [Decca: 1970]
10. "Sermonette" {John Hendricks & Julian Adderly} - Earl Grant - Golden Favorites [Decca: 1970]
11. "The Continental" {Herb Magidson & Con Conrad} - Terry Gibbs - Terry Gibbs [EmArcy: 1956]
12. "An Affair To Remember" {Harold Adamson, Leo Carey & Harry Warren} - Jonah Jones - Swingin' At The Cinema [Capitol: 1958]
13. "Too Close For Comfort" {Bock, Weiss & Holofcener} - Polly Bergen - With Morty Stevens [Sepia: 1956]
14. "Murder" {Bonfa} - Luiz Bonfa - Solo In Rio [Smithsomian: 1959]
15. "Delilah" {Bert Graves} - Bent Fabric - Alley Cat [Jasmine: 1962]
16. "Somebody Loves Me" {Gershwin, B.G. DeSylva, & Ballard McDonald} - The Command Allstars - Command [Command: 1960]
17. "Shish-Kebob" {David Carroll & George Stone} - Ralph Marterie - [Mercury: 1957]
18. "Teach Me Tonight" {Sammy Cahn & G. DePaul} - Joey DeFrancesco - Plays Sinatra His Way [High Note: 1998]
19. "Sunrise Over Sumatra" {E. Light & L. Davies} - Enoch Light - Far Away Places [ 1961]
20. "All I Do Is Dream Of You" {Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown} - Patti Page - Lou Stein's Music [Hindsight: 1949]
21. "Up Jumped Spring" {Hubbard} - Arrt Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Three Blind Mice [Capitol: 1962]

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. "Violin Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 1" {George Frideric HANDEL} - Nathan Milstein, vln.; Arthur Balsam, pno. - Nathan Milstein: Handel, Mozart, Prokofiev [EMI Classics ]
2. "Mallorca" {Isaac ALBENIZ} - Jose Escobar, gtr. - Jose Escobar: Guitar Recital [Naxos ]
3. "Symphony in D Major, Op. 42 (G 520)" {Luigi BOCCHERINI} - German Chamber Academy - Johannes Goritzki, cond. - Boccherini: Symphonies Opp. 42, 45, and G 500 [cpo ]
4. "Cassation in B Flat Major, Hob.III:1" {Franz Joseph HAYDN} - Jakob Lindberg, lte.; Nils-Erik Sparf, vln.; Lars Brolin, vla.; Olof Larsson, clo. - Haydn: The Complete Works for Lute and Strings [BIS ]
5. "Sonata No. 3 for Harpsichord and Violin in G Minor" {Joseph BOLOGNE Chevalier de Saint Georges} - Jens Barnieck, pno. (fortepiano); Jeanette Pitkevica, vln. - Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint Georges: Works for Clavier and Violin [Mielke Bergfeld Musikproduktion ]
6. "String Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 26" {Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD} - Brodsky Quartet - Brodsky Quartet: Music from Vienna II [Challenge classics ]
7. "Das Jahr: May" {Fanny Mendelssohn HENSEL} - Sarah Rothenberg, pno. - Das Jahr by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel [Arabesque Recordings ]
8. "Concertino for flute and orchestra in C minor" {Gaetano DONIZETTI} - Camerata Budepest - Laszlo Kovacs, cond.; Imre Kovacs, flt. - Donizetti: Instrumental Concerti [Naxos ]

Classical Prelude - Friday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area… More"Cruisin' The Decades - 100 Years of Music" is an ode to record collecting and the power of the airwaves. It is an international radio show hosted by Charlottesville area alumnus Brad Savage, spotlighting recorded popular music history. In one hour, one song per decade is shared, across all genres, from the 1920's to the 2020's. Get in the cruisin' time machine on the airwaves and travel across a full century of music. There is magic in the air(waves)! cruisinthedecades.com Less

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WTJU Overnight

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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The Hacienda Show

Every Friday morning, 1 AM, all EDM genres, new and classic tracks, plus local and international DJ guests. It's Electronic music for vibey people!

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