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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. "Chilling" - Tomu DJ - MTP [Self-Released: 2025]
2. "Breathe" - Brijean - Macro [Ghostly International: 2024]
3. "My Goddess" - Etyen - My Goddess [Thawra Records: 2025]
4. "Can't Stop" - Solomun - Can%u2019t Stop (Single) [Running Back: 2024]
5. "Sad Piano House (Extended Mix)" - Daphni - Sad Piano House (Single) [(P) (C): 2025]
6. "Beautiful Burnout" - Underworld - Oblivion With Bells [Side One Recordings: 2007]
7. "NIAMOS! (Chandrilian Club Mix)" - Nicholas Britell - Youtube [Lucasfilm Ltd.: 2025]
8. "Shades of Nambei" - Bella Wakame - Bella Wakame [Umor Rex: 2025]
9. "Giverrr" - Loukeman - Sd-2 [SD Music Group: 2024]
10. "Dong Ba Market" - Le Motel - Odd Numbers [Balmat: 2025]
11. "Apartment Life" - Repetition Repetition - Fit For Consequences: Original Recordings, 1984-1987 [Freedom to Spend: 2025]
12. "Three Sides Of Nazareth" - Nicolas Jaar - Sirens [Other People: 2016]
13. "Boy, Boy, Boy" - Underworld - Oblivion With Bells [Side One Recordings: 2007]
14. "4EVA" - Yetsuby - 4EVA [Pink Oyster Records: 2025]
15. "Sports" - Yune Pinku - Babylon IX [Platoon: 2023]
16. "Feisty" - Smerz - Big City Life [Escho: 2025]
17. "Tips & Trickz" - BB Trickz - 80'z [Sony Spain: 2025]
18. "Exhilarate" - Sophie - Sophie [Transgressive Records: 2024]
19. "MTP" - Tomu DJ - MTP [Self-Released: 2025]
20. "Vibrant Sheen" - Briana Marela - My Inner Rest [AKP Recordings: 2025]
21. "California" - Arushi Jain - Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires [Leaving Records: 2025]
22. "Hubris (Part 3)" - Oren Ambarchi - Hubris [Editions Mego: 2016]
23. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" - Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children [Warp: 1998]

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. "Born Under A Bad Sign" - Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Lenny White - Electric
2. "Born Under A Bad Sign" - William Bell -
3. "Born Under A Bad Sign" - Ellen McIlwaine - The Real
4. "Bad Luck Child" - Son Seals - Lettin' Go [Telarc ]
5. "Unlucky Child" - Sunnyland Slim - Slim's Got His Thing Goin' On
6. "Bad Luck Blues" - Albert King - Door To Door [MCA/Chess ]
7. "Bad Luck Blues" - Joe Louis Walker - Silvertone Blues
8. "My Bad Luck Soul" - Janiva Magness - My Bad Luck Soul
9. "Bad Luck Blues" - Robert "Guitar" Welch -
10. "Bad Luck Blues" - Lightnin' Slim -
11. "Bad Luck And Trouble" - Lightnin' Hopkins -
12. "Bad Luck Woman" - Sue Foley - Change
13. "Mama's Bad Luck Child" - St. Louis Steady Grinders -
14. "Bad Luck And Trouble" - Johnny Winter - Progressive Blues Experiment
15. "Bad Luck City" - R.L. Burnside & The Sound Machine -
16. "Bad Luck Situation" - Johnny Winter -
17. "Bad Luck Is Falling" - Little Milton -
18. "Back Door Slam" - Robert Cray -
19. "Evil" - E.G. Kight -
20. "When My Left Eye Jumps" - Buddy Guy -
21. "Black Magic Woman" - Fleetwood Mac -
22. "Voodoo Woman" - Susan Tedeschi -
23. "I Ain't Superstitious" - Melvin Taylor & The Slack Band -
24. "Superstition" - Stevie Ray Vaughan -

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. "Michael Clem & Rusty Speidel at Offbeat Roadhouse (June 13, 2025)" - Michael Clem & Rusty Speidel - Offbeat Roadhouse (June 13, 2025) [Clem/Speidel: 2025]

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. "Notice Me, Horton" {Stephen Flaherty} - Janine LaManna, Kevin Chamberlin - Seussical [Verve (Adult Contemporary): 2001]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Janine LaManna born June 14, 1966
3. "Big Spender" {Cy Coleman} - Kyra Da Costa, Janine LaManna - Sweet Charity - New Broadway Cast [DRG Records: 2005]
   Notes: Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
4. "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" {Cy Coleman} - Christina Applegate, Kyra Da Costa, Janine LaManna - Sweet Charity - New Broadway Cast [DRG Records: 2005]
   Notes: Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
5. "Witchcraft" {Cy Coleman} - Frank Sinatra - Sinatra's Sinatra [FRANK SINATRA DIGITAL REPRISE: 1963]
   Notes: Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh; Cy Coleman born June 14, 1929
6. "The Best Is Yet To Come" {Cy Coleman} - Frank Sinatra, Count Basie - It Might As Well Be Swing [FRANK SINATRA DIGITAL REPRISE: 1964]
   Notes: Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
7. "Hey, Look Me Over!" {Cy Coleman} - Lucille Ball, Paula Stewart - Wildcat (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1991]
   Notes: Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
8. "I Love You" {Cy Coleman} - Sid Caesar, Virginia Martin, Little Me Ensemble - Little Me (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1993]
   Notes: Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh; Tony nominee for Best Composer & Lyricist
9. "The Other Side of the Tracks (Reprise)" {Cy Coleman} - Virginia Martin - Little Me (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1993]
   Notes: Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
10. "Real Live Girl" {Cy Coleman} - Little Me Ensemble - Little Me (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1993]
    Notes: Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
11. "Little Me" {Cy Coleman} - Nancy Andrews, Virginia Martin - Little Me (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1993]
    Notes: Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
12. "Seesaw" {Cy Coleman} - Company - Seesaw [DRG Records: 1991]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dorothy Fields; Tony nominee for Best Original Score
13. "Nobody Does It Like Me" {Cy Coleman} - Michele Lee - Seesaw [DRG Records: 1991]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
14. "It's Not Where You Start" {Cy Coleman} - Barbara Cook - Close As Pages In A Book - The Songs Of Dorothy Fields [DRG Records: 1993]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dorothy Fields; from "Seesaw"
15. "Love Revolution" {Cy Coleman} - Ilene Graff - I Love My Wife [DRG Records: 1991]
    Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart; Tony nominee for Best Original Score
16. "Hey There, Good Times" {Cy Coleman} - Ken Bichel, Michael Mark, John Miller, Joe Saulter - I Love My Wife [DRG Records: 1991]
    Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart
17. "Medley: Stranded Again / Saddle Up the Horse / On the Twentieth Century" {Cy Coleman} - Charles Rule, Hal Norman, George Coe, Dean Dittman, Tom Batten, Stanley Simmonds, Ensemble - On the Twentieth Century (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1978]
    Notes: Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green; Tony winner for Best Original Score
18. "Mine" {Cy Coleman} - John Cullum, Kevin Kline - On the Twentieth Century (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1978]
    Notes: Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
19. "I've Got It All" {Cy Coleman} - Madeline Kahn, John Cullum - On the Twentieth Century (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1978]
    Notes: Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
20. "Thank God I'm Old" {Cy Coleman} - Terri White - Barnum (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1980]
    Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart; Tony nominee for Best Original Score
21. "I Like Your Style" {Cy Coleman} - Jim Dale, Glenn Close - Barnum (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1980]
    Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart
22. "Come Follow the Band" {Cy Coleman} - Jim Dale, Ensemble - Barnum (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1980]
    Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart
23. "The Tennis Song" {Cy Coleman} - James Naughton, Dee Hoty - City of Angels (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1990]
    Notes: Lyrics by David Zippel; Tony Winner for Best Original Score
24. "Lost and Found" {Cy Coleman} - Rachel York - City of Angels (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1990]
    Notes: Lyrics by David Zippel
25. "You're Nothing Without Me" {Cy Coleman} - Gregg Edelman, James Naughton - City of Angels (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1990]
    Notes: Lyrics by David Zippel
26. "My Big Mistake" {Cy Coleman} - Dee Hoty - The Will Rogers Follies (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1991]
    Notes: Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green; Tony Winner for Best Original Score
27. "Our Favorite Son" {Cy Coleman} - Keith Carradine, Cady Huffman - The Will Rogers Follies (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1991]
    Notes: Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
28. "A Lovely Day to Be Out of Jail" {Cy Coleman} - Pamela Isaacs, Lillias White - The Life (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
    Notes: Lyrics by Ira Gasman; Tony nominee for Best Original Score
29. "The Oldest Profession" {Cy Coleman} - Lillias White - The Life (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
    Notes: Lyrics by Ira Gasman
30. "If My Friends Could See Me Now" {Cy Coleman} - Gwen Verdon - Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1966]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dorothy Fields; Tony nominee for Best Composer & Lyricist
31. "I'm a Brass Band" {Cy Coleman} - Gwen Verdon - Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1966]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
32. "Rhythm Of Life" {Cy Coleman} - Sammy Davis Jr. - Sweet Charity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Verve (Adult Contemporary) MC: 2003]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
33. "Overture" {Cy Coleman} - Sweet Charity Orchestra - Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1966]

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. "Only Human" - Lonesome Shack - In Montargis [Owl Head: 2025]
2. "Havuja!" - Enkel - We are Enkel [Nordic Notes: 2018]
   Notes: Finland
3. "Deportee (with Ry Cooder & Dan Gellert)" - Ani DiFranco, Ry Cooder, Dan Gellert - Woody Guthrie: At 100! (Live At The Kennedy Center) [Legacy Recordings: 2013]
4. "Winder Slide" - Brad Kolodner - Old Growth [Fenchurch Music: 2025]
5. "Water" - Wilson Banjo Co. - Single [Pinecastle: 2025]
6. "Petrichor" - Charlie Youngson - Single [2948971 Records DK: 2025]
   Notes: Australia
7. "Vodka" - Charlie Dore - Sleep All Day (And Other Stories) [Black Ink Music: 2004]
   Notes: England
8. "The Primrose Road / The Tramp / Martin Wynne's" - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, Owen Marshall - Copley Street 2 [Copley Street Studios: 2025]
9. "Rains Come" - The Steel Wheels - Over The Trees [Big Ring: 2019]
   Notes: Hosting Red Wing Roots
10. "Past The Breaks - Extended Version" - The Steel Wheels - Sideways (Expanded Edition) [Red Wing: 2025]
11. "Backbone (The Desert Child)" - Kasey Chambers - Backbone [Essence Music Group: 2024]
    Notes: 6/27 @ The Ram's Head; 6/28 @ The Birchmere
12. "Hjop" - Gnoss - Hjop [Blackfly: 2025]
    Notes: UK (Orkney)
13. "New Mule Skinner Blues" - Don McLean - Playin' Favorites [Capitol: 1973]
14. "Bill Cheatham / Old Joe Clark" - Don McLean - Playin' Favorites [Capitol: 1973]
15. "Locket And Key" - Donna The Buffalo - Silverlined [Sugar Hill: 2008]
    Notes: 6/21 @ Red Wing Roots
16. "Mikrokosmos #150 (Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm III) BB 105" - Jake Schepps - An Evening in the Village: The Music of Béla Bartók [664032 Records DK: 2011]
17. "Tennessee" - The Kody Norris Show - Highfalutin Hillbilly [Rebel: 2025]
18. "Hurricane Season" - Lonesome Ace Stringband (Chris Coole, John Showman) - Single [Lonesome Ace Stringband: 2025]
    Notes: Canada
19. "Tugga Tugga" - Mattias Pérez, Mia Marine, Nina Pérez - Groovy [Acoustic World Productions: 2025]
    Notes: Sweden
20. "World On A String" - Nefesh Mountain - Beacons [Independent: 2025]
    Notes: 6/20 @ Red Wing Roots
21. "Jubilation" - Lawson Rollins - Single [Infinita Records: 2025]
22. "Daytime Moon" - The David Mayfield Parade - Go Big and Go Home [Mountain Fever Records: 2025]
23. "De spijtigen duvel - Galleyhead" - Naragonia Quartet - Mira [Trad Records: 2018]
    Notes: Belgium
24. "Sugarbabe" - Evie Ladin Band - Evie Ladin Band [Evil Diane Records: 2012]
25. "Runnin' from the Weather" - Larry & Joe (feat. Sophie Wellington) - Single [Larry & Joe: 2024]

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 Hourglass" - Shannon & The Clams - The Moon Is In The Wrong Place [Easy Eye Sound: 2024]
2. "Mr Window Pane - Portastudio Demo" - The Stairs - Right In The Back Of Your Mind [Cherry Red Records: 2006]
3. "Sweet Thing - Live" - The Stairs - Live At The Kazimier 2015 [Cherry Red Records: 2016]
4. "Swimming Horses" - Siouxsie and the Banshees - Hyaena (Remastered And Expanded) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 1984]
5. "Tell Me What to Do" - Added Dimensions - Uppers [Self Released: 2025]
   Notes: Richmonder Sarah Everton's band - she is the illustrator for our zines! Erin O is involved in this band too. Playing The Southern June 26th.
6. "C'est comme ca" - Les Rita Mitsouko - The No Comprendo [Because Music: 1986]
   Notes: Read the Neko Case memoir last weekend - she mentioned the vocals of Catherine Ringer.
7. "Heaven Is No Feeling" - Cate Le Bon - Heaven Is No Feeling [Mexican Summer: 2025]
   Notes: New!
8. "The Dream" - Mary Timony - Untame the Tiger [Merge Records: 2024]
9. "Aerial Troubles" - Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film [Duophonic UHF Disks / Warp Recor: 2025]
   Notes: New!
10. "Mystical Plosives" - Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film [Duophonic UHF Disks / Warp Recor: 2025]
    Notes: New!
11. "Moon in Reverse" - La Luz - News of the Universe [Sub Pop Records: 2024]
    Notes: SHOW BED.
12. "Moon Dawg - Mono/Remastered 2001" - The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari (Remastered) [Capitol Records: 2001]
    Notes: RIP Brian Wilson
13. "Danger in Fives" - Wombo - Danger in Fives [Fire Talk: 2025]
    Notes: New!
14. "Nightvision" - Being Dead - EELS [Bayonet Records: 2024]
15. "Circles" - Artificial Go - Musical Chairs [Feel It Records: 2025]
    Notes: New!
16. "Include Me Out" - Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (40th Anniversary Edition) [Domino Recording Co: 2007]
17. "Fall Breaks and Back to Winter - Woody Woodpecker Symphony/Remastered 2001" - The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile [Capitol Records: 2001]
18. "The Law Of Things" - The Bats - The Law Of Things [Mammoth: 1989]
19. "Another Year Gone" - Elephant Stone - Back Into The Dream [Elephants on Parade: 2024]
20. "Everything Flows" - Teenage Fanclub - A Catholic Education [Merge Records: 1990]
21. "Real Thing" - Drugdealer, Weyes Blood - Real Thing [Mexican Summer: 2025]
    Notes: New!
22. "New Amsterdam" - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Get Happy [UMe/Elvis Costello: 1980]
23. "Earn Enough For Us - Remastered 2001" - XTC - Skylarking [Virgin Records: 1986]
24. "Red Football" - Sinead O'Connor - Universal Mother [Chrysalis Records: 1994]
25. "Surf Jam - Remastered 2001" - The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA [Capitol Records: 2001]
    Notes: RIP Brian Wilson
26. "The Happiest Man In The Carnival - Remastered" - Mighty Baby - A Jug Of Love (Expanded & Remastered) [Grapefruit: 1971]
27. "Dragonfly" - Fleetwood Mac - Like Crying: The Songs of Danny Kirwan [Rhino/Warner Records: 2025]
    Notes: New collection!
28. "By the Sea" - Wendy & Bonnie - Genesis [Skye Records: 1969]
29. "Drop It Like It's Hot" - Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams - R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece [Geffen: 2004]
30. "Stand!" - Sly & The Family Stone - Stand [Epic/Legacy: 1969]
    Notes: RIP Sly Stone
31. "Surf Jam" - Beach Boys - Surfin USA [ 2001]

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. "Soka Soule Ritiedama" - The Baltic Sisters - Varav [CPL-Music: 2025]
   Notes: The Baltic Sisters are a cross-border folk ensemble uniting four singers from Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. Their shared passion for "Sutartines" - traditional Lithuanian polyphonic songs - first brought them together.
2. "Dannibe Pinne" - Tidiane Thiam - Africa Yontii [Sahel Sounds: 2024]
   Notes: Hailing from the sleepy fishing Senegalese fishing town of Podor, home of the great Baaba Maal, Thiam taught himself guitar by playing along to late-night radio broadcasts of Manding music.
3. "La Llama" - Mireya - Guerrera [Mireya: 2025]
   Notes: Mireya, the Latin GRAMMY Winning singer, violinist and composer and founder of the all-female mariachi Flor de Toloache, has released her third solo album Guerrera.
4. "O Som do Amor" - Adrian Younge - Something About April III [Linear Labs: 2025]
   Notes: Adrian Younge's Something About April III completes his trilogy of psychedelic soul - a stunning sonic adventure that redefines the genre for new generations. A record that fuses the cinematic energy of Black America with the vibrant, psychedelic sounds of Brazil's past, it serves as a forward-looking homage to musical traditions.
5. "Suenos" - Esney Morales (Cuba) - Latin American Women [Putumayo: 2025]
   Notes: Highlighting exquisite voices of women from Cuba, Argentina, Mexico and beyond, it features ten beautiful tracks by singer-songwriters who bring the region's rich musical heritage to life.
6. "Kibaroh" - Kadialy Kouyate - Tona [ARC: 2025]
   Notes: The 9th album from Senegalese kora virtuoso Kadialy Kouyate. Toña, meaning 'truth', explores the concept that understanding and reflecting on the past allows us to fully embrace future opportunities.
7. "TIKA" - Weelye - single [Milesfender: 2025]
   Notes: Born into a family of musicians in Kinshasa (DRC), WeeLye discovered her passion for music at an early age. Sung entirely in Lingala, this introspective track encourages listeners to rise above negativity, ignore detractors, and keep moving forward toward their destiny.
8. "Sweet Child/Only You" - Esbe - single [New Cat Music: 2025]
   Notes: With a sublime blend of multi-tracked classical guitar and an engaging lead vocal with haunting backing vocals, Esbe interweaves two iconic pop songs, 'Only You' by Vince Clarke, and the legendary rock anthem 'Sweet Child of Mine' by Guns N' Roses. Esbe crafts a unique journey with an intimate and yearning vocal and additional orchestral strings which add passion and power to her intricate and delicate guitar work.
9. "El Camino" - Buscabulla - single [Domino: 2025]
   Notes: Acclaimed Puerto Rican indie duo Buscabulla shares "El Camino," the first single off their long-awaited second studio album, Se Amaba Así, out June 13 via Domino. A dramatic disco guitar track with a cinematic sound, "El Camino" is about coming to a crossroads in a relationship and getting lost traveling through the uncharted, dark territories of life.
10. "Closer To Me" - Kokoroko - single [Brownswood Recordings: 2025]
    Notes: Kokoroko first formed in 2014 when Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet/flugelhorn/vocals) and Onome Edgeworth (percussion) met on an arts trip in Kenya, bonding over their shared tastes in music. A desire to connect young people in the African diaspora with genres like Afrobeat and Highlife would also fuel the band's genesis.
11. "The Gov't Neglects Our Region" - Famo Mountain - For Those Left Behind [Glitterbeat: 2025]
    Notes: Recorded in situ in the highlands of Lesotho -one of the world's most elevated and perilous nations - the group Famo Mountain crafts raw, topical music driven by visceral vocals, accordion and percussion. This sound not only echoes the rugged beauty and harsh realities of its environment but also rises above them, creating something timeless and transcendent.
12. "No Juego" - Adrian Quesada/Angelica Garcia - Boleros Psicodelicos [ATO: 2025]
    Notes: Adrian Quesada shares the second star-studded and soul-stirring original single from his forthcoming LP, Boleros Psicodélicos II out June 27th on ATO Records. His new track 'No Juego' features the incredible Angélica Garcia.
13. "Agadez" - Etran De L'Air - single [Sahel Sounds: 2025]
    Notes: "Agadez", the new single by Etran de L'Aïr, out now on Sahel Sounds. Recorded in Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA, "Agadez" was part of the original sessions for 100% Sahara Guitar. The single was mixed and mastered by Deerhoof's John Dieterich.
14. "Mafelawen" - Mohamed Alassane Karzo - single [Sahel Sounds: 2025]
    Notes: Mohamed Karzo, the unrecognized singer-songwriter from the early 2000s Tuareg guitar scene. Most well known in the 'fada', or informal neighborhood gatherings, Karzo's music has been shared via bluetooth by the local youth, gradually entering the folk repertoire.
15. "Breeze Rock" - Yasuhiko Sugita - single [Yasuhiko Sugita: 2025]
    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.
16. "Toda A Hora" - Orquestra Bamba Social - Brazilian Party [Putumayo: 2025]
    Notes: Celebrate the vibrant sounds of samba grooves and Afro-Brazilian beats with this collection of Brazil's most joyous musical expressions. Brazilian Party features ten contemporary artists whose songs are inspired by the jubilant pulse of Brazil's sun-soaked musical landscape.
17. "Asatarah Tavansem" - Diva - Diva Ethno Future Sound [Diva: 2023]
    Notes: DIVA are Chuvash runic symbols that, in their combination, mean 'The Path of Life to the Truth in Love, unity and fidelity, in Creation and mutual assistance'. Chuvash people are among those disappearing language and cultures minorities in Russia. The Chuvash are a Turkic people living in the Middle Volga region. The Chuvash language is the only living language of the Bulgar group of Turkic languages within the Altaic language group.
18. "Besame Mucho" - Hector Lionel - single [Hector Lionel: 2025]
    Notes: A dreamy, bilingual synth-pop reimagining of the classic bolero 'Bésame Mucho'. Framed within an intimate, cinematic soundscape, this version employs slow-burning synths and minimal textures to try and capture not only the longing and romance embodied in Consuelo Velazquez haunting composition, but also the fear and uncertainty that lies behind it.
19. "Damba Kele" - Siraba - single [Real World X: 2025]
    Notes: Siraba is an explosive collaboration between Malian donso ngoni player and singer Boubacar Samake and French electronic producer Damien Vandesande. They recently performed their first UK show at The Jam Jar in Bristol, and during their visit were invited to Peter Gabriel%u2019s Writing Room at Real World Studios to create two new tracks.

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. "California Soul" {Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson} - Marlena Shaw - The Spice Of Life [UMG: 1969]
3. "Only One Way Out Of This Mess" {Sylvester Stewart} - Sly & The Family Stone - A Whole New Thing [Epic: 1967]
   Notes: 2007 CD limited edition reissue features this previously unreleased track.
4. "I Can't Turn You Loose" {Otis Redding} - Sly And The Family Stone - Dance To The Music [Epic: 1968]
   Notes: 2007 CD limited edition reissue features this previously unreleased track.
5. "What It Is" {John Scofield/Miles Davis} - Miles Davis - Miles Davis Live What It Is Montreal 7/7/83 [Columbia: 1983/2022]
6. "Surfer Girl" {Brian Wilson} - Bill Frisell - Guitar in the Space Age! [OKeh: 2014]
7. "Surf's Up" {Wilson} - David Kikoski - Surf's Up [Criss Cross Jazz: 2001]
8. "Dance To The Music" - Sly And The Family Stone - Dance To The Music [Epic: 1968]
9. "Stop Watch" {Lloyd Haber} - Freedom Art Quartet - First Dance [Freedom Art Records/Bandcamp: 2025]
   Notes: Omar Kabir - trumpet, Flugelhorn, sea shells, didgeridoo Alfredo Colon - alto sax Adam Lane - bass Lloyd Haber - drums, multiple percussion
10. "Caroline, No" {Brian Wilson/Tony Asher} - Charles Lloyd Quartet - Mirror [ECM: 2009]
11. "The Warmth Of The Sun" {Brian Wilson/Mike Love} - Murray Wilson - The Many Moods Of Murray Wilson [Capitol: 1967]
    Notes: According to Wikipedia, "Murry does not appear to have actually played any instruments or sung on the album, rather acting as the record's producer as well as songwriter on five tracks. The songs were all arranged and conducted by industry veteran Don Ralke."
12. "California Dreamin'" {John Phillips/Michelle Phillips} - George Benson - White Rabbit [CTI: 1972]
    Notes: As easy-listening as it may sound, this was a first class undertaking by Benson, featuring Jay Berliner on "Spanish" guitar, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham and others. This one goes out to the good people of Los Angeles.
13. "Stranded In Elizabeth" {Gillece} - Behn Gillece - Pivot Point [Posi-Tone Records: 2025]
    Notes: Jersey-strong Behn Gillece's eighth release for Posi-Tone Records.
14. "In My Room" {Brian Wilson/Gary Usher} - Larry Goldings - In My Room [BFM Jazz: 2011]
15. "Chattermouth" {Lloyd Haber} - Freedom Art Quartet - First Dance [Freedom Art Records: 2025]
16. "M'lady" {Sylvester Stewart} - Sly And The Family Stone - Life [Epic: 1968]
17. "Changes Over Time" {John Davis} - Behn Gillece - Pivot Point [Posi-Tone Records: 2025]
    Notes: Jersey-strong Behn Gillece's eighth release for Posi-Tone Records.
18. "This Is Not America" {Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays/David Bowie} - Charlie Haden And The Liberation Music Orchestra - Not In Our Name [Verve: 2005]

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. "Temptation" {Baxter} - Les Baxter - Caribbean Moonlight [Righteous: 1955]
2. "Michelle" {Terry Gibbs & Shorty Rodgers} - Stan Getz/Terry Gibbs - Early Stan [Prestige: 1949]
3. "A Most Beautiful Thing" {Lyra Demoraes} - Charlie Byrd - Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros [Riverside: 1963]
4. "Old Devil Moon" {Burton Lane & Yip Harburg} - Joanie Sommers - [Warner: 1960]
5. "Patricia,Sweet And Gentle, Managua Nicaragua" {Perez Prado, Portal, Irving Fields} - James Last - Hammond A Go Go [Polydor: 1965]
6. "You Made Me Love You" {Joseph McCarthy & James V. Monaco} - Erroll Garner - At the Movies [Mack Avenue: 1964]
7. "Dreaming The Blues" {Kaempfert} - Bert Kaempfert - Dancing In Wonderland [Jasmine: 1961]
8. "One Summer Night" {Danny Webb} - The Danleers - single [Mercury: 1958]
9. "Blue Moon" {Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers} - George Shearing - Mood Latino [Capitol ]
10. "Day By Day" {Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl & Paul Weston} - George Shearing - Mood Latino [Capitol ]
11. "Tammy" {Jay Livingston & Ray Evans} - Billy Vaughn - A Summer Place [Dot: 1955]
12. "One Love" {Bob Marley} - Monty Alexander - Ivory & Steel [Picante: 1996]
13. "The Shadow Of Your Smile" {John Mandel & Paul Francis Wester} - Jack Jezzro - Cocktail Bossa Nova [Burton Avenue Songs: 2019]
14. "Teisco Redentor" {Duke Pearson} - Teisco Del Ray - The Moods Of... [Upstart: 1992]
15. "Skokiaan & Stars In Your Eyes" {Msarurgwa & Ruiz} - James Last - Hammond A Go Go [Polydor: 1965]
16. "How Deep Is The Ocean" {Irving Berlin} - Erroll Garner - A Night At The Movies [Octave ]
17. "So In Love" {Cole Porter} - Joanie Sommers - [Warner: 1960]
18. "Na Baixa Do Sapateiro" {Ary Barroso} - Luiz Bonfa - [ 1959]
19. "Long Ago And Far Away" {Jerome Kern} - Stephane Grappelli - Plays Kern [Clifton: 1987]

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. "Symphony No. 30 in D major KV 202" {W.A. MOZART} - Trevor Pinnock, The English Consort - Mozart: The Symphonies [Deutsche Grammophon: 2002]
2. "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), Book II BWV 887 Prelude and Fugue in G Minor" {J.S. BACH} - Masato Suzuki - J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 [BIS: 2025]
3. "Symphony no 68 in Bb Major (64)" {Joseph HAYDN} - Derek Solomons, Orchestre Estro Armonico Luxembourg - Haydn Symphonies Nos. 60 & 63 & 66 & 67 & 68 & 69 [Sony Classical: 1986]
4. "Pomp and Circumstance op 39 March no 1 in D Major" {Edward ELGAR} - Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra - A Festival of Marches [Sony Classical: 1963]
5. "Sonata for Piano No. 8 in C minor op. 13" {Ludwig von BEETHOVEN} - Alexei Lubimov (Fortepiano) - Beethoven. Complete Piano Sonatas on Period Instruments [Moscow Conservatory: 2021]
6. "Ballade no 4 in F Minor op 52 B146" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Arthur Rubinstein (Piano) - The Chopin Ballades [Sony: 2016]
7. "Shchelkunchik (The Nutcracker), Ballet Suite op. 71a TH 35" {Pytor Ilych TCHAIKOVSKY} - Seiji Ozawa, Orchestre de Paris - Tchaikovsky in Odessa - Part One [Decca: 2020]

Classical Prelude - Friday

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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

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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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