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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. "Fender Stratocaster" - Jonathan Richman - Action Packed: The Best Of Jonathan Richman [Rounder: 2002]
2. "I Was Just A Piece Of Frozen Sky Anyway" - Jonathan Richman - Only Frozen Sky Anyway [Blue Arrow: 2025]
3. "Like James Said" - U.S. Girls - Scratch It [4AD: 2025]
4. "I Couldn't Sleep" - Laura Stevenson - Late Great [Really: 2025]
5. "Let it Hiss" - The Barr Brothers - Let it Hiss [Secret City: 2025]
   Notes: October
6. "Stop Watch" - Freedom Art Quartet - First Dance [Freedom Art: 2025]
7. "Cry Baby Cry" - Banditos - Visionland, Etc. [Bloodshot: 2017]
8. "Whole Lotta Things" - Southern Culture on the Skids - Dirt Track Date [DGC: 1995]
9. "God's Love of Man" - Danny Schmidt - Enjoying the Fall [Live Once: 2001]
10. "That's Not a Thing" - Boo Boos - Young Love [PIAS: 2025]
11. "Apache Tears (Reprise)" - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited [Sony: 2014]
12. "Nighttime on the Red Line" - Saul Dautch - Music for the People [Doubleton: 2025]
13. "Seattle" - Bobby Sherman - Bobby Sherman [Metromedia: 1969]
14. "Don't Sing" - Prefab Sprout - Swoon [Epic: 1984]
15. "Way of the Sun" - Archer Prewitt - Wilderness [Thrill Jockey: 2004]
16. "Mystic" - Other Lives - Volume V [Play It Again Same: 2025]
    Notes: October release
17. "Melt Away" - She & Him - Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson [Fantasy: 2022]
18. "Good Vibrations" - Nina Hagen - Street [Mercury: 1991]
19. "Across the Sea" - Salem 66 - A Ripping Spin [Homestead: 1985]
20. "I'm Not There (Album Version)" - Sonic Youth - I'm Not There (Music from the Motion Picture) [Columbia: 2007]
21. "I'm Not Ready for the Change" - Nation of Language - Dance Called Memory [Sub Pop: 2025]
    Notes: September release
22. "Days" - The Kinks - single [Pye: 1968]
23. "Take It to the Street" - All Things Swamp - Dressed [Little Village: 2025]
24. "This Little Light" - Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back [Anti-: 2007]
25. "Father Time" - John Martyn - Cooltide [Permanent: 1991]
26. "Skyline Arms-Reach Out" - Mal Devisa - Palimpsesa [Topshelf: 2025]
27. "The Weight" - The Staple Singers - The Best of The Staple Singers [Stax: 1986]
28. "Hittin' the Jug" - Eric Alexander - Chicago to New York [Cellar: 2024]
29. "Gunpowder" - Patty Griffin - Servant of Love [Thirty Tigers: 2015]
30. "Sex & Mayhem" - Devastations - Coal [Brassland: 2006]
31. "Make It With You" - Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis [Atlantic: 1969]
32. "Son Of Mr. Green Genes" - Frank Zappa - Hot Rats [Bizarre: 1969]

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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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. "Scott Fore and Friends at Offbeat Roadhouse (June 27, 2025)" - Scott Fore and Friends (Kristy Karas and Rick Krajnyak) - Offbeat Roadhouse (June 27, 2025) [Scott Fore: 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. "Thou Swell" {Richard Rodgers} - Rosemary Clooney - I Feel a Song Coming On: Lost Radio Recordings [Real Gone Music: 2017]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "A Connecticut Yankee" (1927), Richard Rodgers born June 28, 1902
3. "Isn't It Romantic" {Richard Rodgers} - Bobby Short - Bobby Short Celebrates Rodgers & Hart [Rhino Atlantic: 2005]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from the film "Love Me Tonight" (1932)
4. "You Took Advantage Of Me" {Richard Rodgers} - Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein ‎ [Concord Jazz: 1990]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Present Arms" (1928)
5. "Where Or When" {Richard Rodgers} - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book [Verve Reissues: 1956]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Babes in Arms" (1937)
6. "Blue Moon" {Richard Rodgers} - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book [Verve Reissues: 1956]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
7. "My Romance" {Richard Rodgers} - Carly Simon - My Romance [Arista: 1990]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Jumbo" (1935)
8. "Glad to Be Unhappy" {Richard Rodgers} - Billie Holiday - Lady In Satin [OKEH: 1958]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "On Your Toes" (1936)
9. "My Funny Valentine" {Richard Rodgers} - Frank Sinatra - Songs For Young Lovers [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 1954]
   Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Babes in Arms" (1937)
10. "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" {Richard Rodgers} - Patti LuPone - Pal Joey [DRG Records: 1995]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
11. "The Lady Is a Tramp" {Richard Rodgers} - Lena Horne - Lena Horne: The Lady And Her Music [Rhino/Warner Records: 1981]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, from "Babes in Arms" (1937)
12. "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' " {Richard Rodgers} - Gordon MacRae - Oklahoma! (Expanded Edition/Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [MANHATTAN RECORDS CATALOG (A95): 2001]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
13. "Many A New Day " {Richard Rodgers} - Shirley Jones - Oklahoma! (Expanded Edition/Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [MANHATTAN RECORDS CATALOG (A95): 2001]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
14. "People Will Say We're In Love" {Richard Rodgers} - Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones - Oklahoma! (Expanded Edition/Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [MANHATTAN RECORDS CATALOG (A95): 2001]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
15. "If I Loved You" {Richard Rodgers} - Josh Groban, Audra McDonald - Stages (Deluxe) [Reprise: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, from "Carousel"
16. "Mister Snow - Reprise" {Richard Rodgers} - Lindsay Mendez, Jessie Mueller, Alexander Gemignani, 'Carousel' 2018 Broadway Cast - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (2018 Broadway Cast Recording) [Concord Theatricals: 2018]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
17. "What's The Use Of Wond'rin'?" {Richard Rodgers} - Jessie Mueller, Renée Fleming - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (2018 Broadway Cast Recording) [Concord Theatricals: 2018]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
18. "Some Enchanted Evening" {Richard Rodgers} - Paulo Szot - South Pacific (New Broadway Cast Recording (2008)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2008]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
19. "Bloody Mary" {Richard Rodgers} - South Pacific Ensemble (2008) - South Pacific (New Broadway Cast Recording (2008)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2008]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
20. "Bali Ha'i" {Richard Rodgers} - Loretta Ables Sayre - South Pacific (New Broadway Cast Recording (2008)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2008]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
21. "A Wonderful Guy" {Richard Rodgers} - Kelli O'Hara, South Pacific Ensemble (2008) - South Pacific (New Broadway Cast Recording (2008)) [Masterworks Broadway: 2008]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
22. "Hello Young Lovers" {Richard Rodgers} - Kelli O'Hara - The King And I (The 2015 Broadway Cast Recording) [Decca Broadway: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
23. "Something Wonderful" {Richard Rodgers} - Ruthie Ann Miles - The King And I (The 2015 Broadway Cast Recording) [Decca Broadway: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
24. "I Have Dreamed" {Richard Rodgers} - Conrad Ricamora, Ashley Park - The King And I (The 2015 Broadway Cast Recording) [Decca Broadway: 2015]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
25. "It Might As Well Be Spring" {Richard Rodgers} - Andrea McArdle - State Fair: The New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 1996]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
26. "Everybody's Got a Home but Me" {Richard Rodgers} - Laura Osnes - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Pipe Dream (2012 Encores' Live Cast Recording From New York City Center) [Ghostlight Records: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
27. "The Gentleman Is a Dope" {Richard Rodgers} - Liz Callaway - Allegro (First Complete Recording) [Craft Recordings: 2009]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
28. "Impossible" {Richard Rodgers} - Victoria Clark, Laura Osnes - Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2013]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
29. "Love, Look Away" {Richard Rodgers} - Lea Salonga - Flower Drum Song - The New Broadway Cast Recording [DRG Records: 2003]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
30. "The Sound of Music" {Richard Rodgers} - Mary Martin - The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 1959]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
31. "How Can Love Survive?" {Richard Rodgers} - Kurt Kasznar, Marion Marlowe - The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 1959]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
32. "Edelweiss" {Richard Rodgers} - Theodore Bikel, Mary Martin, Lauri Peters, William Snowden, Kathy Dunn, Joseph Stewart, Marilyn Rogers, Mary Susan Locke, Evanna Lien - The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 1959]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
33. "Laendler" {Richard Rodgers} - The Sound Of Music Orchestra, Frederick Dvonch - The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Craft Recordings: 1959]
34. "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" {Richard Rodgers} - Audra McDonald - The Sound of Music (Music from the NBC Television Event) (feat. Carrie Underwood) [Masterworks: 2013]
    Notes: Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

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. "Hy Patillion" - Sophie Wellington - Roving Jewel [Wellington ]
3. "Blackjack Grove" - George Jackson - The Old Time 💯 - Vol. 2 [George Jackson ]
   Notes: George Jackson on fiddle, with Tristan Scroggins on mandolin
4. "Happy Hollow" - George Jackson - The Old Time 💯 - Vol. 2 [George Jackson ]
5. "In the West" - The Horsenecks - In the West [The Horsenecks ]
   Notes: Gabrielle McRae & Barry Southern
6. "The Brushy Forks of Liucas's Beard" - The Horsenecks - In the West [The Horsenecks ]
7. "Last Chance" - Brad Kolodner - Old Growth [Fenchurch Music ]
   Notes: Brad is playing a gourd banjo made by fellow2 Baltimorean Pete Ross
8. "Winder Slide" - Brad Kolodner - Old Growth [Fenchurch Music ]
9. "Polly Put The Kettle On" - Laurel Premo - The Iron Trios [Laurel Premo ]
10. "Not A Flower On Dogwood Flats/Bush In The Shucks" - Owen Marshall - Electric Addendum [Owen Marshall ]
11. "Till The Warfare Is Over" - Laurel Premo - The Iron Trios [Laurel Premo ]
12. "Ida Red" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
13. "Cumberland Gap" - Home Still - Single [Home Still ]
14. "Hell Amongst the Roundpeakers" - Dolly & the Devil - Parquet Seating [Dolly & the Devil ]
15. "Sally Ann" - Dolly & the Devil - Parquet Seating [Dolly & the Devil ]
16. "With A Vamp In The Middle" - Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter - Carter & Cleveland [Fiddle Man Records ]
17. "Don't Throw Her Down" - Rayna Gellert,Abigail Washburn,KC Groves ,Kristin Andreassen,Sharon Gilchrist - Julia Belle The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol 2 [StuffWorks Recording/John Hartfo ]
18. "The Last Goodbye" - Uncle Earl w John Paul Jones - Merlefest 4/27/07 [Uncle Earl ]
19. "The Battle Of Evermore" - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV [Atlantic ]
    Notes: with Sandy Denny on guest vocals
20. "Who Knows Where The Time Goes - Live" - Sandy Denny and Friends - 'Gold Dust' (The Final Concert) - Live At The Royalty Theatre [Sound Circus ]
21. "Sensival by Pixinguinha" - Caterina Lichtenberg Mike Marshall & Friends - Caterina Lichtenberg Mike Marshall & Friends [Caterina Lichtenberg & Mike Mars ]

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. "English Towns - 1996 Remaster" - The Stranglers - No More Heroes [Parlophone UK: 1977]
   Notes: Thrift/fleamarket find.
2. "It's Everything But Partytime" - The Go-Go's - Vacation [A&M: 1982]
3. "Face of Wood" - Modern English - After the Snow [Blixa Sounds: 1982]
   Notes: Thinking of Modern English while I am reading the Moon Unit Zappa memoir and the Valley Girl soundtrack. It included the iconic Melt with You.
4. "Begin The Begin" - R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant [I.R.S. Records: 1986]
5. "Crazy" - R.E.M. - Dead Letter Office [A&M: 1987]
   Notes: Pylon cover.
6. "Here Is the House" - Depeche Mode - Black Celebration (Deluxe) [Mute Records: 1986]
7. "Lessons In Love" - Level 42 - Running In The Family [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 1987]
   Notes: Thanks for the reminder, Mr. Chilps!
8. "Running On The Spot" - The Jam - The Gift [Polydor Records: 1982]
9. "Moon in Reverse" - La Luz - News of the Universe [Sub Pop Records: 2024]
10. "More..." - Wilco - Star Wars [Legacy Recordings: 2015]
11. "More Brother Rides" - Palace Music - Viva Last Blues [Drag City Records: 1995]
12. "It's Easy (Like Walking) [feat. Kurt Vile]" - The Sadies, Kurt Vile - Northern Passages [Yep Roc Records: 2017]
13. "2468" - Horsegirl - 2468 [Matador: 2024]
14. "Dead Man's Party" - Stop the Presses - Money in the Bank [Fresh Pressed Records: 2019]
    Notes: Stop the Presses will be playing at the Supernova International Ska Festival in Fort Monroe VA in September. Oingo Boingo cover.
15. "1880 Or So" - Television - Television [Capitol Records: 1992]
16. "Spoon" - Stephen Malkmus, Von Spar - Can's Ege Bamyasi [Matador: 2021]
    Notes: Whenever I listen to this album, I picture my friend Craig hugging his copy at his house on Long Island last summer. That is love!
17. "Flying Golem" - Wand - Ganglion Reef [GOD?: 2014]
    Notes: Thank you Zostress!
18. "Golden Sunshine" - The Vapour Trails - Golden Sunshine [Futureman Records: 2020]
19. "Gigolo Aunt" - Syd Barrett - Barrett [Columbia/Legacy: 2016]
20. "Purgatory" - The Mystery Lights - Purgatory [Wick Records: 2024]
21. "She Likes It" - Dead Ghosts - Dead Ghosts [Independent: 2010]
22. "Trusted Woods" - The Reverbs - Trusted Woods [Captured Tracks: 2020]
23. "Shakin' All Over" - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - The Complete Johnny Kidd Vol 1 & 2 [EMI Catalogue: 1992]
    Notes: I am watching Becoming Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Page talked about this song.
24. "Dazed and Confused - Live at the BBC" - The Yardbirds - Dazed and Confused: The Yardbirds in '68 - Live at the BBC and Beyond [Repertoire Records (UK) Limited: 2018]
    Notes: Another gem from Becoming Led Zeppelin. I didn't know The Yardbirds originally did Dazed and Confused.
25. "Strange Face - 1st Sound Techniques Session, March / 1968" - Nick Drake - Strange Face (1st Sound Techniques Session, March / 1968) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue): 2025]
    Notes: NEW! Extra magical.
26. "Watching Cartoons" - La Luz, Adrian Younge - La Luz [Hardly Art: 2021]

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. "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's Writing Room at Real World Studios to create two new tracks.
2. "The Twang" - Calibro 35 - Exploration [Record Kicks: 2025]
   Notes: Dr. Dre and Jay-Z-sampled Italian cinematic funk legends Calibro 35 announce a new studio album titled 'Exploration.' to be released worldwide on June 6. It's the band's ninth studio album, which marks the return to independent label Record Kicks after the release of their previous record, 'Nouvelles Aventures', in 2023 on Universal Music.
3. "Riders of the Moon" - Arc de Soleil - single [Maison: 2025]
   Notes: Swedish artist Arc De Soleil, also known as Daniel Kadawatha, is the mastermind behind every element of his music. He writes, performs, produces, and mixes all of his tracks. Although he plays all of the instruments in his songs, the guitar is his primary tool.
4. "Virgen Y Volcan" - Grecia Alban - Nubes Selva [Folkalist: 2025]
   Notes: From a family of anthropologists, Albán was born in Latacunga the capital of Cotopaxi Province best known for its active volcano. The powerful volcano is an inescapable presence in the daily life of the region "and the indigenous world allows itself to speak directly with the volcanoes with the mountains with the energies of nature while we as mestizos have lost that," says Albán.
5. "Sese Sodu Sadina" - 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.
6. "Neene Africa" - 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.
7. "Karafoh" - 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.
8. "My Struggle to Survive" - 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.
9. "Ojos Secos" - Adrian Quesada/Cuco - Boleros Psicodelicos [ATO: 2025]
   Notes: This new album deepens Quesada's enduring mission to celebrate, preserve and reimagine the eccentric and unsung style of Latin American balada music that first emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but has influenced and enamored Quesada and countless others for decades.
10. "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.
11. "C'est La Vie" - 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.
12. "Kongo" - 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's Writing Room at Real World Studios to create two new tracks.
13. "Maru" - Grecia Alban - Nubes Selva [Folkalist: 2025]
    Notes: From a family of anthropologists, Albán was born in Latacunga the capital of Cotopaxi Province best known for its active volcano. The powerful volcano is an inescapable presence in the daily life of the region "and the indigenous world allows itself to speak directly with the volcanoes with the mountains with the energies of nature while we as mestizos have lost that," says Albán.
14. "Salomon Song" - Ute Lemper - Pirate Jenny [The Audiophile Society: 2025]
    Notes: In honor of revolutionary composer Kurt Weill's 125th birthday this year, acclaimed singer & actress Ute Lemper today announced her new album, Pirate Jenny, out April 25 via The Audiophile Society. Nearly 40 years after her breakthrough album Ute Lemper Sings Kurt Weill, she now presents fresh, electric re-imaginings of Weill's songs, whose critiques of societal injustices and corruption still ring true today.
15. "Misteriosa" - Rita Donte - Ritual [Ansonia: 2025]
    Notes: A fierce declaration of the artist's place in the world, Ritual is a deep embrace of the sounds that have carried her from her native Cuba to her current home in Mexico. The album is a high-vibrational dance into a reverent future, mixing traditional Cuban sounds with sounds of Mexico that have guided her since arriving in the country over a decade ago.
16. "After 24 Years" - Femi Kuti - Journey Through Life [Partisan: 2025]
    Notes: Throughout his prolific career, Femi Kuti has stood as a powerful voice for justice, carrying forward the revolutionary Afrobeat legacy pioneered by his father, Fela Kuti. Known for his unflinching critiques of political corruption and social inequality, Femi's heady mix of funk, jazz and highlife has always been a tool for resistance and change.
17. "Sale La Luna" - Triada - De Versiones y Alma [Verve: 2025]
    Notes: At the ripe age of 19, Diamela, Aylen and Julia intonate classics with a perceived lived experience and ease that far surpasses their years. Their rendition of João Gilberto's 'Pato', for example, was received with much praise and delight on Instagram, where it garnered 2 million views and became their first proper release.
18. "Nadi" - WITCH - Sogolo [Partisan: 2025]
    Notes: Following their remarkable global resurgence and critical acclaim around 2023's reunion album Zango - their first in nearly 40 years - Zamrock pioneers WITCH (We Intend to Cause Havoc) return with an even bolder creative statement with their follow-up, SOGOLO.
19. "Dekonekte" - The Bongo Hop - La Pata Coja [Underdog: 2025]
    Notes: Led by French trumpeter Etienne Sevet, the project offers another highly danceable, genre bending and colorful effort. Always navigating back and forth across the Atlantic in search of his musical dreamland, his work as The Bongo Hop offers a deeper insight into the making of his music, an organic sounding, almost live approach to his infectiously groovy compositions.

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" {Blue Note} - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers - Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers [Silver: 1955]
2. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive" {Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer} - Bill Henderson - His Complete Vee-Jay Recordings - Volume 2 [Vee Jay Records: 1960/1993]
3. "GI Jive" {Johnny Mercer} - Louis Jordan And His Timpany Five - Decca 10" [Decca: 1944]
   Notes: According to Wikipedia: The single was a hit twice in 1944 by two different performers: Johnny Mercer hit number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for one week and peaked at number thirteen on the pop charts. Three months later, Louis Jordan, also made it to number one on both the Harlem Hit Parade and the pop chart with "G.I. Jive".
4. "Midnight Sun" {Lionel Hampton/Sonny Burke/lyrics Johnny Mercer} - Ella Fitzgerald - The Johnny Mercer Songbook [Verve: 1964]
5. "They Say It's Wonderful" {Irving Berlin} - John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman [Impulse!: 1963]
   Notes: Written by Irving Berlin for the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" (1946)
6. "I'm An Old Cowhand" {Johnny Mercer} - Sonny Rollins - Way Out West [Contemporary: 1957]
7. "Laura" {David Raksin/Johnny Mercer} - Spike Jones & His Other Orchestra With The City Slickers - RCA Victor 10" [RCA Victor: 1947]
8. "The Lady Is A Tramp" {Rodgers/Hart} - Frank Sinatra - The Lady Is A Tramp Capitol 7" EP [Capitol Records: 1956/1958]
   Notes: "The Lady Is a Tramp" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart "musical Babes in Arms". The song was also used in the film version of "Pal Joey" starring Frank Sinatra and Rita Hayworth.
9. "Autumn Leaves" {Composer Joseph Kosma/French lyrics Jacques Prévert//English lyrics Johnny Mercer} - Bill Evans Trio - Portrait In Jazz [Riverside: 1960]
10. "Sweet And Lovely" {Gus Arnheim/Charles N. Daniels/Harry Tobias} - Thelonious Monk Quartet with John coltrane - At Carnegie Hall [Blue Note: 1957]
11. "Night And Day" {Cole Porter} - Ella Fitzgerald - Cole Porter Songbook [Verve: 1956]
    Notes: Porter wrote this hugely successful tune for the 1932 musical Gay Divorce.
12. "Someday My Prince Will Come" {Frank Churchill/Larry Morey} - Miles Davis Sextet - Someday My Prince Will Come [Columbia: 1961]
    Notes: This song was written for Walt Disney's 1937 animated movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
13. "I Get A Kick Out Of You" {Cole Porter} - Dinah Washington - For Those In Love [Em Arcy: 1955Q]
    Notes: This showtime was first sung in the 1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes.
14. "Stardust" {Carmichael/Parish} - James Moody - Moody's Mood For Love [Cadet (Chess): 1957]
15. "I'm An Old Cowhand" {Johnny Mercer} - Grant Green w/Larry Young and Elvin Jones - Talkin' About [Blue Note: 1964]

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. "Moonlight Cocktail" {Luckey Roberts} - Frankie Carle - [RCA Victor: 1956]
2. "A Lover's Lullaby" {Frankie Carle, Andy Razaf & Larry Wagner} - Frankie Carle - [RCA Victor: 1956]
3. "Amor Flamingo" {Almeida} - Laurindo Almeida - The Brazilliance Of Almeida [Jasmine: 1991]
4. "Land Of Dreams" {Norman Gimble & Eddy Heywood} - Boots Randolph - Cool Boots [Monument: 1975]
5. "Yellow Summer" {Tupper Saussy} - Boots Randolph - Cool Boots [Monument: 1975]
6. "Soft Lights And Sweet Music" {Irving Berlin} - Lee Wiley - Night In Manhattan [CBS: 1959]
7. "How About You?" {Arthur Freed & Burton Lane} - Ray Ellis - Ellis In Wonderland [Columbia: 1957]
8. "For All We Know" {S. M. Lewis & J. Fred Coots} - Ray Ellis - Ellis In Wonderland [Columbia: 1957]
9. "Skylark" {Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer} - the Clovers - [Atlantic: 1951]
10. "Strangers In The Night" {Kaempfert, Singleton & Eddie Snyder} - Pete Fountain - Fountain Plays Kaempfert [Coral: 1967]
11. "Talk" {Burt Kaempfert & Charles Singleton & Herb Rehbein} - Pete Fountain - Fountain Plays Kaempfert [Coral: 1967]
12. "Sea Nymph" {Baxter} - Les Baxter - Jewels Of The Sea [Cherry Red Records: 1961]
13. "Gamin De Paris" - Louis Martinelli & the Continentals - Cocktails For Two [Crown Records: 1959]
14. "Maria Delores" - Loius Martinelli & the Continentals - Cocktails For Two [Crown Records: 1959]
15. "Love Is Here To Stay" {George & Ira Gershwin} - Teddi King - Miss Teddy King [Avid: 1954]
16. "Appo Gia Tura Exotica" {Drasnin} - Robert Drasnin - Voo Doo [Dionysus: 1959]
17. "Anna May Wong" {Drasnin} - Robert Drasnin - VooDoo [Dionysus: 1959]
18. "Blue Madrid" {Bonfa} - Luiz Bonfa - Solo In Rio [Smithsonian: 1959]
19. "Yesterday's Child" {Charles DeForest} - George Shearing - Mood Latino [Capitol: 1961]
20. "Salud" {Bob Woodlan & Terrie Zito} - George Shearing - Mood Latino [Capitol: 1961]
21. "Fool, Fool, Fool" {Ertegon} - the Clovers - [Atlantic: 1951]
22. "M'bira" {Martin Denny & Hal Johnson} - Martin Denny - Primitiva [JackPot: 1958]
23. "Reunion Blues" {Milt Jackson} - Monty Alexander - Ivory & Steel [Picante ]

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. 28 in C major KV 200" {W.A. MOZART} - Johannes Klumpp, Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen - Mozart Symphonies II: Nos. 1, 28 & 41 [Genuin: 2022]
2. "Prelude and Fugue in F-Sharp Major BWV 882 Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), Book II" {J.S. BACH} - Celine Frish - The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II [Alpha: 2019]
3. "Symphony no 67 in F Major (65)" {Joseph HAYDN} - Derek Solomons, Orchestre Estro Armonico Luxembourg - Haydn Symphonies Nos. 60 & 63 & 66 & 67 & 68 & 69 [Sony Classical: 1986]
4. "The Tempest, Fantasy for Orchestra in F minor op. 18 TH 44" {Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky} - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker - Tchaikovsky: Ouverture Solenelle Op.49 "1812"; Fantasy Overture "The Tempest"; Marche Slave, Op. 31; Fantasy Overture "Romeo And Juliet" [Deutsche Grammophon: 1999]
5. "Act II Entracte from Carmen WD 31" {Georges BIZET} - Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Carmen [RCA: 1963]
6. "Concerto for 3 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor BWV 1063" {J.S. BACH} - Cafe Zimmerman - Bach: Concerts avec plusieurs instruments - V [Alpha: 2013]
7. "Dardanus RCT 35, Ballet Suite" {Jean-Phi;lippe RAMEAU} - John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Solists - Rameau: Suite d'orchestre de Dardanus [Erato: 2022]

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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