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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. "Never Been Wrong (Demo)" - Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm [Merge: 2017]
2. "Lonely Boy" - The Black Keys - El Camino [Nonesuch: 2011]
3. "12:51" - The Strokes - On Fire [RCA: 2003]
4. "Tombstone Shadow" - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River [Fantasy: 1969]
5. "Stay Down" - boygenius - boygenius EP [Matador: 2018]
6. "Free" - Joey DeFrancesco - Live at Keystone Korner [Mack Avenue: 2026]
7. "Guitar" - Prince - Planet Earth [NPG: 2007]
8. "Monkey Man" - The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed [London: 1969]
9. "Farewell Transmisson" - Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co. [Secretly Canadian: 2013]
10. "Psycho Killer" - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Live, Atlanta [The Earl: 2007]
11. "Alexander the Coopersmith" - David Champagne - Come Before Winter [Cellar: 2026]
12. "Sounds Like Hallelujah" - The Head and The Heart - The Head and The Heart [THATH: 2010]
13. "Expecting to Fly" - Buffalo Springfield - Again [ATCO: 1969]
14. "Desert Trip" - Jonathan Wilson - Fanfare [Bella Union: 2013]
15. "Me & Magdalena" - The Monkees - Good Times! [Rhino: 2016]
16. "Cross and Flowers" - Ray Bonneville - Bad Man's Blood [Red House: 2011]
17. "Mean Old World" - Van Morrison - Roll With the Punches [Exile: 2017]
18. "Middle Aged Blues Boogie" - Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women - Live & Uppity [Alligator: 1998]
19. "Roll Um Easy" - Little Feat - Dixie Chicken [Warner Bros.: 1973]
20. "Simple Tools" - Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down [Nonesuch: 2011]
21. "Time After Time" - Ruben Caban - Tales From the Trunk [self-released: 2026]
22. "Jenny" - Square - This Magnificent Nonsense [Lucy Smith: 2000]
23. "Every Time That You (Walk in the Room)" - Steve Forbert - King Biscuit Flour Hour Presents [KBFH: 1995]
24. "Imitation of Life" - R.E.M. - Reveal [Warner Bros.: 2001]
25. "Court Street" - Schaefer Llana - Full Circle [Strolling Bones: 2026]
26. "Moon River" - Josh Ritter - Live [Daytrotter: 2010]
27. "Day Dreamer" - Rahsaan Barber - Eternal [Jazz Music City: 2026]
28. "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" - Outkast - Stankonia [LaFace: 2000]
29. "The Charade" - D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah [RCA: 2014]
30. "The Seed (2.0) (feat. Cody Chesnutt)" - The Roots - single [Geffen2002 ]
31. "Revolution Rock n Roll" - Low Cut Connie - Dirty Pictures (Part 1) [Contender: 2017]
32. "Some Things Take a Long Time" - Lana Del Rey - Soundtrack of Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston? [self-released: 2015]

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. "Halloween Spooks" - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross -
2. "Who's Zat?" - Jesse Stone -
3. "Mr. Ghost Goes to Town" - The Jones Boys -
4. "The Thing" - Scatman Crothers -
5. "Skeleton In The Closet" - Louis Armstrong -
6. "Swinging At The Seance" - The Deep River Boys -
7. "Little Demon" - Screamin' Jay Hawkins -
8. "Cannibal Stew" - Adolph Jacobs -
9. "Run Diddley Daddy" - Bo Diddley -
10. "Voodoo Voodoo" - Imelda May -
11. "Rockin' Bones" - Reverend Horton Heat -
12. "The Great Pumpkin" - Eddy Bell & Bel-Aires -
13. "Trick Or Treat" - Chuck Berry -
14. "Trick Or Treat" - Otis Redding -
15. "Voodoo Woman" - Koko Taylor -
16. "Voodoo Daddy" - Lonnie Brooks -
17. "It's Your Voodoo Working" - Samantha Fish -
18. "Voodoo" - The Neville Brothers -
19. "Voodoo Lady" - Ween -
20. "Run The Voodoo Down" - Cassandra Wilson -
21. "Voodoo Edge" - John Campbell -
22. "Red Mud" - Chris Thomas King -
23. "I Walk On Guilded Splinders" - Johnny Jenkins -
24. "Voodoo Music" - Los Lobos -
25. "Voodoo Chile Blues" - Jimi Hendrix -
26. "Witchcraft In The Air" - Betty Lavette -
27. "She Made My Blood Run Cold" - Clayton Love With Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm -
28. "Season of the Witch" - Lou Rawls -
29. "I Put A Spell On You" - Christone Kingfish Ingram -

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. "Webley Twizzle Project at Offbeat Roadhouse (October 30, 2026)" - Webley Twizzle Project - Offbeat Roadhouse (October 30,2026) [Webley Twizzle Project: 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. "If I Were a Rich Man" {Jerry Bock} - Herschel Bernardi - Sings Fiddler on the Roof [Legacy Recordings: 1966]
   Notes: Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Herschel Bernardi born October 30, 1923
3. "Sunrise, Sunset" {Jerry Bock} - Herschel Bernardi - Sings Fiddler on the Roof [Legacy Recordings: 1966]
   Notes: Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
4. "The First Time" {John Kander} - Herschel Bernardi - Zorba [Capitol Records: 1968]
   Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
5. "I Am Free/Life Is - Medley" {John Kander} - Herschel Bernardi, Lorraine Serabian - Zorba [Capitol Records: 1968]
   Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
6. "Falling Slowly" {Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová} - Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti - Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
   Notes: Steve Kazee born October 30, 1975
7. "Gold" {Fergus O'Farrell} - Steve Kazee, Once Ensemble - Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
8. "When Your Mind's Made Up" {Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová} - Steve Kazee - Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
9. "Evenin' Star" {Harvey Schmidt} - Steve Kazee - 110 in the Shade: The 2007 Broadway Revival [PS Classics: 2012]
   Notes: Lyrics by Tom Jones
10. "Melisande" {Harvey Schmidt} - Steve Kazee - 110 in the Shade: The 2007 Broadway Revival [PS Classics: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by Tom Jones
11. "A Thousand Years (feat. Steve Kazee) " {Christina Perri & David Hodges} - Christina Perri, Steve Kazee - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Chop Shop/Atlantic: 2012]
12. "Secret Comes Out" {The Rescues (Kyler England, Adrianne Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann)} - Ali Louis Bourzgui, Maria Wirries, LJ Benet, Brian Flores, Sean Grandillo, Dean Maupin - The Lost Boys (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2026]
13. "Rest in Peace" {Joss Whedon} - James Marsters - Once More With Feeling (Episode Soundtrack) [Rounder Records: 2002]
    Notes: from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
14. "Life After Life " {Frank Wildhorn} - Lauren Kennedy, James Barbour - Dracula the Musical - The Studio Cast Recording [GlobalVision Records, LLC: 2011]
    Notes: Lyrics by Christopher Hampton and Don Black
15. "The Wizard And I" {Stephen Schwartz} - Carole Shelley, Idina Menzel - Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording / Deluxe Edition) [Verve (Adult Contemporary) MC: 2013]
    Notes: Opened October 30, 2003
16. "Defying Gravity " {Stephen Schwartz} - Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel - Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording / Deluxe Edition) [Verve (Adult Contemporary) MC: 2013]
    Notes: Still running--8,963 performances as of 10/18/26
17. "The Ballad of the Witches' Road (Cover Version)" {Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez} - Kathryn Hahn, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza, Joe Locke - Agatha All Along: Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-5) [Original Soundtrack] [Hollywood Records: 2024]
18. "And Eve Was Weak" {Michael Gore} - Marin Mazzie, Molly Ranson - Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
19. "Time Warp" {Richard O'Brien} - Raúl Esparza, Dick Cavett, Daphne Rubin-Vega, The Rocky Horror Show Ensemble (2000) - The Rocky Horror Show (New Broadway Cast Recording (2000)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2001]
20. "Hold Me, Bat Boy" {Laurence O'Keefe} - Gabi Carrubba, Andrew Durand, John-Michael Lyles, Olivia Puckett, Bat Boy NYCC Ensemble - Bat Boy: The Musical (New York City Center Cast Recording) [Arts Music/Rhino: 2026]
21. "Say My Name" {Eddie Perfect} - Alex Brightman, Sophia Anne Caruso, Kerry Butler, Rob McClure - Beetlejuice (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2019]
22. "Feed Me (Git It!)" {Alan Menken} - Michael-Leon Wooley, Hunter Foster - Little Shop Of Horrors - New Broadway Cast [DRG Records: 2003]
    Notes: Lyrics by Howard Ashman
23. "Pretty Woman" {Stephen Sondheim} - Michael Cerveris, Mark Jacoby - Sweeney Todd [Nonesuch: 2006]
24. "Epiphany" {Stephen Sondheim} - Michael Cerveris - Sweeney Todd [Nonesuch: 2006]
25. "Opening Title" {Stephen Sondheim} - Stephen Sondheim - Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Motion Picture Soundtrack [Nonesuch: 2007]

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 ]
2. "McBrides" - Moving Hearts - Live in Dublin [Compass: 2007]
3. "O'Carolan's Concerto" - Emmet Spiceland - The First ..... [Universal Digital Enterprises: 1968]
   Notes: Formed out of two bands, The Emmet Folk Group, The Spicelanders, Donal Lunny was in the band from 1967-69 and was 21 when their only album was released.They had a number of hits in the Irish charts
4. "Raggle Taggle Gypsy - Tabhair Dom Do Lamh" - Christy Moore - Prosperous [Tara: 1972]
5. "Arthur McBride" - Planxty - Planxty [Polydor: 1973]
6. "Bean Phaidin" - Planxty - The Well Below The Valley [Polydor: 1973]
7. "The Salamanca/The Banshee/The Sailor's Bonnet" - The Bothy Band - 1975: The First Album [Mulligan: 1975]
8. "The Kesh Jig/Give Us a Drink of Water/The Famous Ballymote" - The Bothy Band - After Hours (Live in Paris) [Mulligan: 1979]
9. "The Plains of Kildare" - Andy Irvine, Paul Brady, Dónal Lunny, Kevin Burke - Andy Irvine & Paul Brady [Mulligan: 1976]
10. "Timedance '92" - Bill Whelan & Planxty - The Seville Suite [Tara: 1992]
11. "Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette" - Moving Hearts - Moving Hearts [WEA: 1981]
12. "Irish Ways and Irish Laws" - Moving Hearts - Moving Hearts [WEA: 1981]
13. "Amhran Pheadar Breathnach ("Song Of Peter Walsh")" - Dónal Lunny with Maighread Ní Dhomhaill - No Dowry [Shanachie: 1999]
14. "April The 3rd" - Dónal Lunny & Friends - Bringing It All Back Home: Volume 1 [Valley Entertainment: 1998]
15. "Cavan Potholes" - Sharon Shannon - Common Ground: Voices Of Modern Irish Music [EMI Premier: 1996]
16. "The Mouseskin Shoe And Dancing At Allihies (Medley)" - Dónal Lunny - Coolfin [Metro Blue: 1998]
17. "Polkas (Medley) Trip To Sado/Dan-Ti Dan-Dan" - Dónal Lunny - Coolfin [Metro Blue: 1998]
18. "Smeseno Horo" - Mozaik - Live From The Powerhouse [Compass: 2004]
    Notes: Mozaik formed in 2002
19. "A Blacksmith Courted Me / Blacksmithereens" - Lapd, Paul Brady & Mozaik - 70th Birthday Concert At Vicar St 2012 [Live] [AK Records: 2014]
20. "Felix the Soldier" - Usher's Island - Usher's Island [Compass: 2017]
21. "The Storm" - Moving Hearts - Live In Dublin [Compass: 2007]

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. "The Great South River" - Ida Retsin Family - Volume One [Muss My Hair: 1998]
2. "James Elkington" - Buffalo Stance - All Gist [Paradise Of Bachelors: 2024]
   Notes: Neneh Cherry cover
3. "True Love Will Find You In The End" - Muireann Bradley - Blackwood Pew [Fontana: 2026 (NEW)]
   Notes: Daniel Johnston cover
4. "Wallflower" - Doug Sahm - Doug Sahm And His Band [Atlantic: 1972]
   Notes: Dylan cover
5. "Don't Slouch" - Pardoner - Target Practice [Bar/None: 2026 (NEW)]
6. "Not Given Lightly" - Chris Knox - Seizure [Flying Nun: 1990]
7. "Photos Of The Reenactment" - Kiwi Jr - Blowin' Up [K/Perennial: 2026 (NEW)]
8. "Caught In The Rain" - Ellie Pop - Ellie Pop [Mainstream: 1968]
9. "All Of A Sudden" - Linda Smith - Songs Electronique [Linda Smith: 2026 (NEW)]
10. "He's Still On My Mind" - Cassie Ramone - Sweetheart [CD-R: 2024]
11. "Grow" - Scott Witte - Sailors Dream [Piggy Rooster: 1979]
12. "Keep Rockin'" - Michael Hurley - Watertower [Bellemeade Phonics: 1988]
13. "Woozy With Cider" - James Yorkton & Reporter - Folk Off - New Folk And Psychedelia From The British Isles And North America comp. [Sunday Best: 2006]
14. "Sally Free And Easy" - Tony, Caro & John - Blue Clouds [Drag City: 2012]
    Notes: Recorded in 1977
15. "Slip Away" - Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Broken Arrow [Reprise: 1996]
16. "Delicate Fawn" - The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Vol. 2 [Reprise: 1967]
17. "Shooting Star" - Sylvie - Sylvie [Full Time Hobby: 2022]
18. "Buffalo" - Tobacco City - Horses [Scissor Tail: 2025]
19. "Changing Horses" - Country Comfort - Country Comfort [Hana Ola: 1976]
20. "Little Birdie" - Jim & Jennie And The Pinetops - Little Birdie [Overcoat: 2000]
21. "I Got Your Ice Cold NuGrape" - The NuGrape Twins - American Primitive Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939) comp. [Revenant: 2005]
22. "Sharon's Been Deflowered And Defoliated" - The Kamikiaze Sex Pilots - Obscure Independent Classics: Volume 1 "Magnificent March Of The Dead Monkeys" comp. [Cordelia: 1985]
23. "The Verge" - Bad Moves - Bad Moves [Don Giovanni: 2016]
24. "Good God Y'all" - Eiafuawn - Birds In The Ground [Static Cult: 2006]
25. "Live For Today" - Dark - Round The Edges [S.I.S.: 1972]
26. "Spirit Of The Night" - Yoshiko Sai - Spirit Of The Night [NAPS: 2026 (NEW)]

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. "Yours" - Ghost Funk Orchestra - single [Colemine: 2026]
   Notes: “Yours” is Ghost Funk Orchestra’s first studio track to feature Camellia Hartman on vocals. The songwriting was inspired by the organ stylings of Ed Lincoln and Dick Hyman; a bluesy soul tune with plenty of drama and kitsch. It’s an homage to the mid-century bachelor pad music that’s often overlooked in dollar bins.
2. "Rockstar" - Pabllo Vittar - Lost in Lust [The Orchard: 2026]
   Notes: International pop superstar and world-renowned drag artist Pabllo Vittar announces highly anticipated new album “Lost in Lust”, set for release on 1st October 2026 via The Orchard. The Brazilian icon’s seventh studio album marks her first ever English and Spanish-language album. The album’s lead single “Rockstar” featuring Puerto Rican rap trailblazer Villano Antillano is out now. Packed with Latin percussion, distorted electronic synths and an addictive club beat, “Rockstar” is bold and confident, building to an explosive finale.
3. "No Go Leave Me" - Halo Mode - single [Real Devotion: 2026]
   Notes: Halo Mode is a UK music collective blending Afro-fusion, Afropop and R&B. Focus track: “No Go Leave Me” — a clean, hook-led Nigerian-Pidgin song about loyalty.
4. "Aprendizaje" - Orquesta Akokan - America! [Daptone: 2026]
   Notes: Orquesta Akokán is a Latin jazz ensemble formed by musicians from Cuba and New York, United States. It takes inspiration from mid-twentieth century mambo musicians such as Perez Prado, Beny Moré, and Machito. The ensemble's name comes from the Yoruban word for "from the heart".
5. "Bubblegum" - Red Spirit Singers - Land of the Sun [Toy Gun Murder: 2026]
   Notes: The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah has the highest poverty rate among Utah's reservations, with 54.4% of families with children living below the poverty line. This is a significant disparity compared to the overall state of Utah, which has the second lowest poverty rate in the US, at 9.0. The second biggest reservation land-wise in the USA (with the Navajo being number one), the Ute only contain a population of around 3,000 people now. Their tribal name means “Land of the Sun.”
6. "Somos Como Tu" - Rodrigo y Gabriela - OurHome [ATO: 2026]
   Notes: Rodrigo and Gabriela are a Mexican acoustic guitar duo featuring musicians Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero. Residing in Mexico City, they began their career in Dublin, Ireland, where they played for the first eight years of their career as a duo. Their music consists largely of instrumental duets on the flamenco guitar, with a musical style influenced by a number of genres including nuevo flamenco, rock, and heavy metal.
7. "Wet Day Timetable" - Karate Boogaloo - single [Colemine: 2026]
   Notes: Sitting at the heart of Melbourne’s burgeoning instrumental soul movement, Karate Boogaloo (Henry Jenkins, Hudson Whitlock, Callum Riley, and David Thor) have been playing music together since their playground days. Meeting as high school preteens, these four friends explored the teachings of the great small combo instrumental bands à la Booker T & The MG’s and The Meters.
8. "Delhi Gate" - Zainab - Canal View [Technicolour: 2026]
   Notes: Born in Lahore, Pakistan, and raised in New York City, ZAINAB announces Canal View, her debut EP, out August 14th on Ninja Tune’s Technicolor imprint. Across the tracks, ZAINAB draws on the sounds of the Global South, South Asia and the Arab world, filtering those influences through the prism of high-energy New York house and dance music, coalescing into something that feels unmistakably authentic to ZAINAB as an artist.
9. "Bilmece" - Sosyete '25 - Yaygara [Tru Thoughts: 2026]
   Notes: Named after the Turkish word for commotion or uproar, the album is steeped in movement while blending Mediterranean disco pop, outernational funk and Turkish poeticism.
10. "Eternal Flow" - Balthvs - Manifest [Mixto: 2026]
    Notes: Over the past several years, BALTHVS has quietly become one of the most celebrated psychedelic bands to have emerged. The trio has amassed more than 140 million streams, performed in over 26 countries, earned a Libera Awards nomination, and appeared at major festivals including Electric Forest, Austin City Limits, Outside Lands, Lollapalooza, Jam Cruise, and SXSW Sydney.
11. "7cm Passion" - Yasuhiko Sugita - single [Yasuhiko Sugita: 2026]
    Notes: I live in Japan. I was born in 1972. I work in the construction industry. I use computer software to compose music. I am also a bassist. I have experience as a bassist in Rock, Reggae, Latin, Modern Jazz, Punk, and Brass bands. "I enrolled in the Berlitz online English conversation school earlier this year. Using a meeting app to communicate with people from around the world in English was a refreshing experience for a Japanese construction worker like me, and a special experience for me this year."
12. "Fadialah" - Gaoussou Kouyate - single [One World: 2026]
    Notes: Malian guitarist Gaoussou “Sobra” Kouyate takes the lead on Sobra Blues, an eight-track album produced by Kouyate and One World Records’ Carolina Vallejo. The record features groove-heavy Malian electric and acoustic blues rooted in Mande musical tradition with spectacular guitar chops that place him at the top of the guitar masters in West Africa. Kouyate points to connections between jali (griot) music and related blues, rock, and Latin traditions, with virtuosic guitar, rhythm, and call and response vocals at the core of the album’s sound.
13. "Bitti Alhitali" - Sulaf - Aba [Real World: 2026]
    Notes: Real World Records is proud to announce the signing of the new Sudanese artist Sulaf, and the forthcoming release of her debut album ABA in October 2026. Sulaf will introduce material from the album for the first time to audiences across Europe as the opening act on select shows of desert-blues supergroup Tinariwen’s current European tour.
14. "Kutsal Zeytin Halayi" - BaBa ZuLa - XXX [Glitterbeat: 2026]
    Notes: Three decades into their extraordinary journey, the legendary Istanbul-based collective BaBa ZuLa return with XXX – a hypnotic, uncompromising and undeniably vital statement of artistic freedom. Weaving together shapeshifting rhythms, hypnotic saz-driven atmospherics, and deep sonic rituals, the new album celebrates a band that has spent the past thirty years continuously redefining the possibilities of Turkish psychedelic music.
15. "Stefan" - Hrdza - Slovakia [CPL-Music: 2026]
    Notes: Hrdza (lit. Rust in Slovak) is a Slovak folk-rock band from Prešov, formed in 1999. The band mostly performs in their native Slovakia, but they have played in numerous other nations including Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia.
16. "Konopa" - Neha - Slovakia [CPL-Music: 2026]
    Notes: The group was formed in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia, when the singers found in each other a safe haven of joy, support, and ongoing artistic growth. Neha! was founded by Zuzana Vranka Žiaková, who recognized the potential in each member to create an extraordinary project. Diversity, unconventionality, commitment, and courage define both the music and the personality of every singer.
17. "Enchanted" - Forest Law - single [Bongo Joe: 2026]
    Notes: Les Disques Bongo Joe are so happy to reveal two new tracks of London based genius Forest Law. The multi-instrumentalist producer is back with a 7'' made of two beautiful tunes: Golden Crown in Forest Law's post-MPB classic groove, and Enchanted, a surprising cover of Prefab Spout.
18. "Callers Have Departed" - Andrew Wasylyk/Tommy Perman - House With A Curse [Clay Pipe: 2026]
    Notes: The album grew out of a commission to create a new score for the 1925 silent film horror classic The Phantom of the Opera, in celebration of the film's centenary. Although it's a horror soundtrack, the music spans ambient, contemporary classical and electronica — building on the sonic world Andrew and I created for our first collaboration, Ash Grey and the Gull Glides On.
19. "Que Lindo es Cantar" - Pablo Ugalde - single [Putumayo Discovery: 2026]
    Notes: Born in Costa Rica, Ugalde developed a passion for the arts from a young age, pursuing Advertising Design at the University of Science and Arts in 2005. His musical journey began in 2007, performing with his brother and learning from local musicians. Over the years, he has refined his compositions, combining cultural and analytical elements in works that explore life, death, and human nature.
20. "La Parapluie" - Solar Project - Fete Francaise [Putumayo: 2026]
    Notes: Solar Project is a five-piece French group from Nantes blending soul, Afrobeat, pop, gospel, and disco into their self-described “pop solaire.”
21. "Le Langage des nuages" - De Grands Enfants - Fete Francaise [Putumayo: 2026]
    Notes: Based in the French Basque Country, De Grands Enfants blend chanson and folk with acoustic arrangements inspired by nature and spirituality.

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. "Swingin' At The Seance" - Deep River Boys - Swingin' At The Seance: Vintage Swing & Jazz from 1917-1950 [Document Records: 2026]
3. "Hell's Bells" {Kassel} - Art Kassel and his Kassels In The Air - Columbia 78 [Columbia: 1932]
4. "Ol' Man Mose" {Zilner Randolph/Louis Armstrong} - Louis Prima and Joe "Wingy" Manone -
5. "Jack You're Dead!" {Dick Miles/Walter Bishop} - Louis Jordan - Decca 78RPM [Decca: 1946]
6. "That Old Black Magic" {H. Arlen/J. Mercer} - Louis Prima with Keely Smith - Capitol 7" [Capitol: 1958]
7. "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You" - Louis Armstrong/Louis Jordan - Decca 78 [Decca ]
8. "The Skeleton In The Closet" {Dandridge} - Putney Dandridge And His Orchestra - Vocation 78 [Vocalion: 1936]
9. "Trick Or Treat" {Isaac Hayes/Otis Redding} - Otis Redding - Remember Me (Compilation) [Stax: 1966/1992]
10. "Castin' My Spell" {Edwin Johnson/Alvin Johnson} - The Johnny Otis Show with Marci Lee - Capitol 7" [Capitol: 1959]
11. "Little Demon" {Screamin' Jay Hawkins/Irving Nahan} - Screamin' Jay Hawkins - OKeh 7" [OKeh: 1956]
12. "Rockin' Ghost" {Steve Allen/Ira Lee} - Archie Bleyer - Cadence 7" [Cadence: 1956]
    Notes: Archie Bleyer founded Cadence Records in 1952 and ran the label until he sold it in 1964.
13. "The Mummy" {McFadden/McKuen} - Bob McFadden And Dor (Rod McKuen) - Brunswick 7" [Brunswick: 1959]
14. "I Put A Spell On You" {Jalacy Hawkins} - Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You [Phillips: 1965]
15. "Witchcraft" {C. Coleman/C. Leigh} - Frank Sinatra - Best Of The Capitol Years [Capitol: 1957/1992]
16. "Pumpkin" {Hill} - Andrew Hill - Black Fire [Blue Note: 1963]
17. "Old Devil Moon" {Hamburg/Lane} - Chet Baker - It Could Happen To You: Chet Baker Sings [Riverside: 1958]
18. "St. James Infirmary" {Irving Mills} - Bobby "Blue" Bland - Two Steps from the Blues [Duke/MCA: 1961]
19. "Halloween Spooks" {D. Lambert} - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross With The Ike Isaacs Trio - High Flying With L,H&R [Columbia: 1961]
20. "The Yodeling Ghost" {John Jerome} - Bing Crosby And The Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra - Brunswick 10" [Brunswick: 1961]
21. "Monsters Of The Id" {Allison} - Mose Allison - Hello There, Universe [Atlantic: 1970]

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. "Come Fly With Me" {Sammy Cahn & Jimmy VanHeusen} - Monty Alexander - Uplift [JLP: 2011]
2. "Pushin' Sand" {Hillman & Simmons} - Bill Perkins - The Five [Avid Jazz: 1955]
3. "Lucy's Theme" {Max Steiner} - Leroy Holmes - Sophisticated Strings [Jasmine ]
4. "Quebra Mar" {Bonfa} - Luis Bonfa - Solo In Rio [Smithsonian: 1959]
5. "Magic Is The Moonlight" {Grever & Pasquale} - Dean Martin - Dino Latino [Capitol: 1962]
6. "Mambossa" {Bert Kaempfert} - Bert Kaempfert - Magic Music Of Far Away Places [Decca: 1965]
7. "Japanese Farewell Song" {Hasegawa Yoshida & Freddy Morgan} - Bert Kaempfert - Magic Music Of Far Away Places [Decca: 1965]
8. "Monte Carlo" {Bert Kaempfert & Fred Moch} - Bert Kaempfert - Magic Music Of Far Away Places [Decca: 1965]
9. "Birth Of The Blues" {B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown & Ray Henderson} - King Curtis - Have Tenor Sax Will Blow [Atlantic: 1959]
10. "Guess Who" {Jessie Belvin & JoAnn Blevin} - Jackie DeShannon - Songs For Today [Liberty: 1962]
11. "I Can't Get Started" {Vernon Duke & Ira Gershwin} - Peter Nero - Piano Forte [RCA Victor: 1961]
12. "Over The Rainbow" {Yip Harburg & Harold Arlen} - Peter Nero - Piano Forte [RCA Victor: 1961]
13. "Face Beside The Fire" {Don Ralke} - Don Ralke - Savage And Sensuous [Warner: 1960]
14. "Am I Blue?" {Grant Clarke & Harry Akst} - Ray Charles - Standards [Rhino: 1959]
15. "Cheek To Cheek" {Irving Berlin} - Art VanDamme - The VanDamme Sound [Sony: 1954]
16. "Longing" {Mercer/Borzage} - Lawrence Welk - Apples & Bananas [Dot: 1965]
17. "Hold My Hand" {M. McGuire/E. Gale} - Lawrence Welk - Apples & Bananas [Dot: 1965]
18. "Anna's Song" - George Shearing - Favorite Things [Telarc: 1997]
19. "Goodbye And Good Luck" {Ronald White} - Mary Wells - Vintage Stock [Motown: 1966]
    Notes: previously released as Second Time Around
20. "Django" {John Lewis} - Monty Alexander - Uplift [JLP: 2011]

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. "Concerto Armonico No. 2" {Count Unico Wilhem van WASSENAER} - Aradia Ensemble - Kevin Mallon, cond. - Wassenaer: Concerti Armonici Nos. 1-6 [Naxos ]
2. "Capriol Suite" {Peter WARLOCK} - English String Orchestra - William Boughton, cond. - Orchestral Favourites [Nimbus Records ]
3. "China Gates" {John ADAMS} - Nicolas Hodges, pno. - Adams: Road Movies [Nonesuch ]
4. "Appalachian Spring" {Aaron COPLAND} - London Symphony Orchestra - Aaron Copland, cond. - The Copland Collection: Orchestral and Ballet Works [Sony Classical ]
5. "Dance of the Blessed Spirits from "Orpheus and Eurydice"" {Christoph Willibald von GLUCK} - Tafelmusik - Jeanne Lamon, cond.; Barthold Kuijken, flt.; Claire Guimond, flt. - Stamitz / Richter / Haydn / Gluck: Flute Concertos [Sony Classical ]
6. "Violin Concerto No. 4 in A Major" {Karol LIPINSKI} - Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Laurent Albrecht Breuninger, vln. - Lipinski: Violin Concertos No. 2-4, [cpo ]
7. "The Arts and the Hours" {Jean-Philippe RAMEAU} - Milos Karadaglic, gtr. - Baroque [Sony Classical ]
8. "The Perfect Fool, Op. 39" {Gustav HOLST} - London Symphony Orchestra - Andre Previn, cond. - Holst: The Perfect Fool, etc. [EMI Classics ]
9. "Rapsodie for Alto Saxophone and Piano" {Claude DEBUSSY} - Hugo Read, sax.; Peter Degenhardt, pno. - Histoires: Music for Saxophone and Piano [ARS Music ]

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

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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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