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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. "The View From The Afternoon" - Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not [Domino: 2006]
2. "Walk Away" - Anika - Abyss [Sacred Bones: 2025]
3. "Spartak" - Shame - Cutthroat [Dead Oceans: 2025]
   Notes: September 5th release
4. "The Avant Garde" - David Byrne - Who is the Sky? [Matador: 2025]
   Notes: September 5th release
5. "NYC" - Interpol - Interpol EP [Matador: 2002]
6. "Finger Poppin'" - The Horace Silver Quartet - Finger Poppin' [Blue Note: 1959]
7. "Heartbreak Hotel (Alternate)" - Elvis Presley - Elvis '56 [RCA: 1956]
8. "Guilty in Here" - Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend [Columbia Nashville: 2007]
9. "Golden" - My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves [ATO: 2003]
10. "Guess I'm Doing Fine" - Beck - Sea Change [Geffen: 2002]
11. "Use It" - The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema [Matador: 2005]
12. "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" - Bob Schlesinger - Falling From Earth [Digmatic Music: 2025]
13. "1st World Blues" - Bright Eyes - single [Dead Oceans: 2025]
14. "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" - Counting Crows - Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows [Geffen: 2003]
15. "You're Wondering Now" - The Skatalites - In Orbit - Vol. 1 [Grover: 2005]
16. "Sober" - Elbow - Audio Vertigo Echo Elbow EP5 [Polydor: 2025]
17. "This Charming Man" - EZ Band - single [self-released: 2023]
18. "Teenage FBI" - Guided By Voices - Do the Collapse [TVT: 1999]
19. "Anyway" - Frown Line - single [Lauren: 2025]
20. "Piano Fire (feat. PJ Harvey)" - Sparklehorse - It's a Wonderful Life [Capitol: 2001]
21. "Son of Sam" - Elliott Smith - Figure 8 [Dreamworks: 2000]
22. "Save the Children" - Beverly Glenn-Copeland - single [Transgressive: 2025]
    Notes: Marvin Gaye cover
23. "Another Level" - Ron Blake - Scratch Band [7ten33 Productions: 2021]
24. "Workinonit" - J Dilla - Donuts [Stones Throw: 2005]
25. "Bugland" - No Joy - Bugland [Hand Drawn Dracula: 2025]
26. "VCR" - The xx - xx [Young Turks: 2009]
27. "Carnage" - The Antlers - Blight [Transgressive: 2025]
    Notes: October 10th release
28. "Morning Wonder" - The Earlies - These Were the Earlies [Secretly Canadian: 2025]
29. "How My Heart Sings" - Jim Witzel Quartet - Very Early: Remembering Bill Evans [Joplin Sweeney: 2025]
30. "The Whole of the Moon" - Nick Parker - Stranger Tunes: Episode 16 [self-released: 2020]
31. "midnight magic" - Ada Lea - when i paint my masterpiece [Saddle Creek: 2025]
32. "The Good in Me is Dead" - Martyn Joseph - Whoever It Was Who Brought Me Here Will Have to Take Me Home [Appleseed: 2003]
33. "Boy With a Coin" - Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog [Sub Pop: 2007]
34. "New Song Old Prayer" - Johanna Warren - New Song Old Prayer [CDBaby: 2025]

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. "Evil (Is Going On)" - Howlin' Wolf - The Complete RPM & Chess Singles As & Bs: 1951-1962 [Acrobat: 2014]
2. "Trying Not Pull My Gun" - Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew [Delta Groove: 2008]
3. "Worried Life" - Asie Payton - Worried [Fat Possum: 1999]
4. "Trouble In Mind" - Mavis Staples & Levon Helm - Carry Me Home [Anti: 2022]
5. "Burn In Hell" - Junior Kimbrough - Most Things Haven't Worked Out [Fat Possum: 1997]
6. "Devil Ride" - Kenny Brown - Meet Ya In The Bottom [Funky D Records: 2008]
7. "Bad Habits" - Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy In This Land [Anti: 2018]
8. "Who's Been Talking" - Samantha Fish - Black Wind Howlin' [Ruf Records: 2013]
9. "Both Ends Of The Road" - Long John Hunter - Swinging From The Rafters [Alligator: 1997]
10. "Slow Drag (Part 1)" - Buster Brown - I'm Going But I'll Be Back 1959-1962 [Jasmine: 2015]
11. "Slow Drag" - Taj Mahal - Maestro [Heads Up International: 2008]
12. "Cincinnati Slow Drag" - Rev. Gary Davis - Afternoon Workshop (At Allegheny College, Meadville, PA., 1964) [Document: 1988]
13. "Slow Drag" - King Curtis - The Best of King Curtis [Blue Note: 1996]
14. "Slow Drag" - Peggy Scott-Adams - Help Yourself [Miss Butch Records: 1996]
15. "Slow Drag" - Donald Byrd - Slow Drag [Blue Note: 2002]
16. "The Madison Shuffle" - Buster Brown - I'm Going But I'll Be Back 1959-1962 [Jasmine: 2015]
17. "Fannie Mae" - Booker T. & The MG's - Stax Singles, Vol. 4: Rarities & The Best of the Rest (V.A.) [Craft Recordings: 2018]
18. "Fannie Mae" - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars - Home Cookin' [Motown: 1994]
19. "Fannie Mae" - The Rolling Stones - On Air [Polydor: 2017]
20. "Fannie Mae" - Buster Brown - I'm Going But I'll Be Back 1959-1962 [Jasmine: 2015]

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. "Adrian Duke at Offbeat Roadhouse (August 15, 2025)" - Adrian Duke - Offbeat Roadhouse (August 15, 2025) [Adrian Duke: 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. "There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute" {Cy Coleman} - Jim Dale - Barnum (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1980]
   Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart; Jim Dale born August 15, 1935
3. "The Colors of My Life (Reprise)" {Cy Coleman} - Jim Dale, Glenn Close - Barnum (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1980]
   Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart
4. "The Prince of Humbug" {Cy Coleman} - Jim Dale - Barnum (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1980]
   Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart
5. "Join the Circus" {Cy Coleman} - William C. Witter, Jim Dale, Barnum Ensemble - Barnum (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1980]
   Notes: Lyrics by Michael Stewart
6. "Best of All Possible Worlds" {Leonard Bernstein} - Jim Dale, Jason Danieley, Harolyn Blackwell, Brent Barrett, Stacey Logan, Candide Ensemble (1997) - Candide (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
   Notes: Lyrics by Richard Wilbur
7. "Bon Voyage" {Leonard Bernstein} - Jim Dale, Candide Ensemble (1997) - Candide (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
   Notes: Lyrics by Richard Wilbur
8. "What's the Use" {Leonard Bernstein} - Mal Z. Lawrence, Arte Johnson, Jim Dale, Candide Ensemble (1997) - Candide (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
   Notes: Lyrics by Richard Wilbur
9. "Blow Us a Kiss" {Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman} - Jim Dale - Busker Alley (Original Cast Recording) [JAY Records: 2007]
10. "How Long Have I Loved Libby?" {Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman} - Jim Dale - Busker Alley (Original Cast Recording) [JAY Records: 2007]
11. "Busker Alley" {Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman} - Jim Dale - Busker Alley (Original Cast Recording) [JAY Records: 2007]
12. "I Fought Every Step Of The Way" {Johnny Mercer} - Rose Marie - Top Banana [Capitol Records: 1952]
    Notes: Rose Marie born August 15, 1923
13. "Sans Souci" {Johnny Mercer} - Rose Marie - Top Banana [Capitol Records: 1952]
14. "A Word A Day" {Johnny Mercer} - Phil Silvers, Rose Marie - Top Banana [Capitol Records: 1952]
15. "If You Want Me" {Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová} - Cristin Milioti, Once Ensemble - Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
    Notes: Cristin Milioti born August 16, 1985
16. "Falling Slowly" {Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová} - Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti, Once Ensemble - Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
17. "The Hill" {Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová} - Cristin Milioti - Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2012]
18. "Changes" {David Bowie} - Cristin Milioti, Original New York Cast of Lazarus - Lazarus (Original Cast Recording) [Rhino: 2016]
19. "Absolute Beginners" {David Bowie} - Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, Krystina Alabado, Original New York Cast of Lazarus - Lazarus (Original Cast Recording) [Rhino: 2016]
20. "Always Crashing In The Same Car" {David Bowie} - Cristin Milioti - Lazarus (Original Cast Recording) [Rhino: 2016]
21. "Anywhere But Here" {Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance} - Samantha Barks - Pretty Woman: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2018]
    Notes: Opened August 16, 2018
22. "Don't Forget To Dance" {Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance} - Anna Eilinsfeld, Eric Anderson, Original Broadway Cast of Pretty Woman - Pretty Woman: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2018]
23. "Freedom" {Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance} - Andy Karl - Pretty Woman: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2018]
24. "You're Beautiful" {Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance} - Andy Karl, Samantha Barks, Original Broadway Cast of Pretty Woman - Pretty Woman: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2018]
25. "Honeysuckle Rose" {Thomas "Fats" Waller} - Nell Carter, Ken Page - Ain't Misbehavin' (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1978]
    Notes: Lyrics by Andy Razaf; Revival opened August 15, 1989
26. "Spreadin' Rhythm Around" {Jimmy McHugh} - Nell Carter, André DeShields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page, Charlaine Woodard - Ain't Misbehavin' (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1978]
    Notes: Lyrics by Ted Koehler & Richard Maltby, Jr.
27. "The Joint Is Jumpin'" {Thomas "Fats" Waller} - Nell Carter, André DeShields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page, Charlaine Woodard - Ain't Misbehavin' (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1978]
    Notes: Lyrics by J.C. Johnson & Andy Razaf
28. "Entr'acte" {Thomas "Fats" Waller} - Ain't Misbehavin' Band - Ain't Misbehavin' (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1978]
29. "Good Morning Baltimore" {Marc Shaiman} - Marissa Jaret Winokur, Original Broadway Cast of Hairspray - Hairspray (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2002]
    Notes: Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman; opened August 15, 2002
30. "Run and Tell That!" {Marc Shaiman} - Corey Reynolds, Danelle Eugenia Wilson, Hairspray Ensemble - Hairspray (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2002]
    Notes: Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
31. "You Can't Stop the Beat " {Marc Shaiman} - Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, Mary Bond Davis, Kerry Butler, Matthew Morrison, Corey Reynolds, Dick Latessa, Original Broadway Cast of Hairspray - Hairspray (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2002]
    Notes: Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

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 Play Boys - Extended Play Boys [Beet ]
2. "Ida Red" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
3. "Glory in the Meetinghouse" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
4. "Flowery Girls" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
5. "I Had a Good Father and Mother" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
6. "Where Does An Old Time River Man Go" - John Hartford - Live From Mountain Stage [Blue Plate Music ]
7. "Shady Grove" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
8. "Pretty Fair Maid" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
9. "Billy Button" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
10. "Puncheon Camps" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]
11. "The Queen of Rocky Ripple" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records ]

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. "I've Made Enough Friends" - The Wrens - Seacaucus [Grass: 1996]
2. "Sunday" - Sonic Youth - A Thousand Leaves [Geffen: 1998]
3. "Blue Lebaron" - Real Estate - The Wee Small Hours [Domino: NEW]
4. "I Got Kinda Lost" - Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos [Rykodisc: 1992]
5. "You Remind Me Of Home" - Ben Gibbard - Home V [Post-Parlo: 2003]
6. "Summer Song" - Anna St. Louis - Summer Song [Self-Released: NEW]
7. "Lou Reed" - Cory Hanson - I Love People [Drag City: NEW]
8. "I'm A Gambler" - Pete Dello And Friends - Into Your Ears [Nepentha: 1971]
   Notes: Reissued by See For Miles in 1989
9. "Hey Little One" - Dorsey Burnette - The Very Best Of Dorsey Burnette [Collectables: 2001]
   Notes: Recorded in 1960
10. "Sitting Here On A Tongue" - The Grodeck Whipperjenny - The Grodeck Whipperjenny [People: 1971]
    Notes: Reissued by Now-Again in 2019
11. "Don't Trick Me, Treat Me" - The Dells - Love Connection [Mercury: 1977]
12. "Judge Me" - Eddie Callahan - False Ego [Ocean: 1976]
    Notes: Reissued by Time-Lag in 2011
13. "The Individual You" - T.J. Hustler Metaphysical Synthesized Orchestra - Age Of Individualism [SMOA Productions: 1979]
    Notes: Reissued by Companion Records in 2017
14. "Computer" - The Microbes - All The Young Droids Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985 comp. [Night School: NEW]
15. "Swimming Pool" - Toy Love - Toy Love [Deluxe: 1980]
16. "Strange Insistence" - Gun Outfit - Out Of Range [Paradise Of Bachelors: 2017]
17. "Exchanges Of Information" - The Open Window - The Open Window [Vanguard: 1969]
    Notes: Peter Schickele - Stanley Walden - Robert Dennis
18. "Green Eyed Gypsy" - Jim Ware - Maybe I'm Dreaming comp. [Anthology: NEW]
19. "Monte Carlo/No Limits" - Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band - New Threats From The Soul [Sophomore Lounge: NEW]
20. "Homemade Ice Cream" - Tony Joe White - Homemade Ice Cream [Warner Bros.: 1973]
21. "Tried So Hard" - Ian Matthews - Some Days You Eat The Bear And Some Days The Bear Eats You [Elektra: 1974]
    Notes: Gene Clark cover
22. "Some Of Shelly's Blues" - Michael Nesmith - Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash [RCA Victor: 1973]
23. "Don't Come Rollin'" - Dillard/Hartford/Dillard - Glitter Grass From The Nashwood Hollyville Strings [Flying Fish: 1977]
    Notes: Dillard & Clark cover
24. "Don't Worry Baby" - Dump - Cosmic Slop comp. [Paperplane: 1995]
    Notes: Ellie Greenwich cover

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. "Baye Ass N'Diaye" - Orchestra Gold - single [Orchestra Gold: 2025]
   Notes: Orchestra Gold unveils Dakan, a transcendent new album that explores the intertwined themes of destiny (dakan) and passion. Guided by the visionary vocals of Malian singer Mariam Diakite, Dakan is a sonic and spiritual journey rooted in tradition, driven by intuition, and lit ablaze with psychedelic energy. The band steps fully into its identity as a bridge between worlds: West African traditional music and heavy, hypnotic psychedelic rock.
2. "Titania's Lullabye" - Will Gregory - Lost in the Forest [Real World X: 2025]
   Notes: Lost in the Forest: Music from the RSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream is the music Gregory created for the RSC's production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which originally premiered in Stratford and then transferred to London, in late 2024, for a sold-out, five-star run at the Barbican.
3. "Agnes Dreams of Being an Artist" - The Good Ones - Rawanda Sings with Strings [Glitterbeat: 2025]
   Notes: The Good Ones are a duo of Rwandan genocide survivors who play heart wrenching, acoustic love songs - often written in the dialect of their rural district which has for centuries been known as the region for producing poets for the Kings. Primary songwriter Adrien Kazigira interweaves intricate harmonies with co-singer, Janvier Havugimana. In a style often referred to as "worker songs from the streets," these simple, direct and plaintive love songs speak more to the healing power of peace than a thousand academic treatises or preachy goodwill ambassadors ever could.
4. "Bang Bang" - 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.
5. "Dik Halay/Diyarbekir Halay" - The Secret Trio - Old Friends [The Secret Trio: 2025]
   Notes: With Old Friends, The Secret Trio continues its mission of uniting people with the common language of music. As with their previous studio recordings (Soundscapes, Three of Us and Coexist), they use their diverse experience to blend eastern micro-tonal modes and complex time signatures with western harmony and form to create a refreshingly new sonic palette.
6. "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.
7. "Opato" - 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.
8. "You Uses to Call Me" - Hiatt Landreth Romero - A Tribute to the King of Zydeco [Valcour: 2025]
   Notes: "Clifton Chenier was an international ambassador, introducing the world to Zydeco," writes the producers of the new compilation A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco, Steve Berlin, Joel Savoy, and John Leopold. "To celebrate his 100th birthday, we have assembled an all-star cast of Louisiana musicians and performers from across the country who owe a part of their style to the man who united Black and white audiences, traditionalists and rock 'n' rollers, and Louisiana with the rest of the world."
9. "Release Me" - Williams McLain Frank - Tribute to the King of Zydeco [Valcour: 2025]
10. "Time and Time" - Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last [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. "Pateando" - Los Piranas - Una Oportunidad [Glitterbeat: 2025]
    Notes: A veritable supergroup consisting of Eblis Alvarez (Meridian Brothers), Mario Galeano (Frente Cumbiero) and Pedro Ojeda (Romperayo), Los Pirañas, the Colombian Avant-Latin experimentalists, return with their most formidable and forward-looking album yet.
12. "Tizita" - Meklit - single [Smithsonian Folkways: 2025]
    Notes: Celebrating the rich musical traditions of Ethiopia, the Addis-born, San Francisco based vocalist, songwriter, and composer molds folk tunes from a multitude of communities and cultures throughout Ethiopia into jazz-inflected fantasies imbued with warmth and reverence.
13. "Hasta La Eternidad" - Los Aptos - single [Warner Music Latina: 2025]
    Notes: Following the release of their fifth album Temporadas, the innovative Mexican-American LOS APTOS is back with a surprise sierreño heartfelt ballad called 'Hasta La Eternidad.'
14. "Flor de Lis" - Samara Joy - single [Verve: 2025]
    Notes: Five-time Grammy Award winner Samara Joy has released a new single, 'Flor de Lis (Upside Down),' a fresh take on the Brazilian classic originally written by Djavan nearly 50 years ago. Sung in Portuguese and arranged by Joy's drummer Evan Sherman, the track pays tribute to Brazil's enduring influence on jazz.
15. "Tuge Moje Tuge" - Dunije - Dream World [Putumayo: 2025]
    Notes: A Croatian trio of acclaimed singers that reimagines rare Balkan folk songs with feminist nuance, emotional harmonies, and archival reverence.
16. "Sirenita Bobinsana" - Orka - Dream World [Putumayo: 2025]
    Notes: An Israeli composer and singer who blends global folk, sacred chants and ceremonial music into deeply evocative music designed for healing and connection.
17. "Lumin Rain" - Arc De Soleil - Lumin Rain [Maison Arts: 2025]
    Notes: Arc De Soleil released his debut album Lumin Rain via Maison Arts. The record introduces a cinematic blend of funk, rock, psychedelia, and world music that feels both nostalgic and strikingly modern. Arc De Soleil is Sri Lankan-born, Stockholm-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Daniel Kadawatha, who writes, performs, produces, and mixes every track himself.
18. "Canela Pura" - Sofia Kourtesis - Volver [Ninja Tune: 2025]
    Notes: Working across her twin homes in Germany and Peru, she describes the EP recording itself as a chaotic, painful but ultimately joyful experience. With Volver, Sofia continues her fierce dedication to the activism.
19. "salt: sarvi" - Jussi Reijonen - single [unmusic: 2025]
    Notes: With sayr, his new series of recordings for solo string instrument, Finnish-born guitarist, Arabic oud player and composer Jussi Reijonen offers an intimate, meditative counterpoint to the ambitious 5-movement suite heard on his acclaimed 2022 large ensemble work Three Seconds | Kolme Toista.
20. "Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi)" - Vanco - single [Afro Republik/Ditto: 2025]
    Notes: Hailing from Douglasdale, Johannesburg South Africa is Vanco, a diverse DJ/Producer versed in the genre of Dance music, also known for his eclectic style giving his songs an African flair. His single 'Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi)' is a cultural fusion of creativity featuring AYA.
21. "Sweet Street Blues" - Chano Dominguez/Ethan Margolis - single [Unifying Sounds: 2025]
    Notes: Spain's luminary jazz pianist, Chano Domínguez and guitarist Ethan Margolis release a beautifully crafted organic quartet album that is reminiscent of a beautiful age in Jazz.

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. "Click Clack" {Don Van Vliet} - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - The Spotlight Kid [Reprise: 1971]
3. "Easy Easy Baby" {R. Toombs} - Varetta Dillard - Savoy 10" [Savoy Records: 1951]
4. "Shake That Thing" {Harris} - Wynonie Harris - King 10" [King Records: 1954]
5. "Booted" {Gordon} - Rosco Gordon - Chess Single [Chess Records: 1951]
6. "Good Time Charlie" {Buddy Harper/Louis Gooden} - Charles Brown - Cenco 7" [Cenco Records: 1962]
7. "I Used To Have A Woman" {Rogers} - Jimmy Rogers and His Rocking Four - Chess 78 [Chess Records: 1952]
8. "The Hip Cowboy" {Gaillard} - Slim Gaillard and His Atomic Engineers - Mercury/Verve [Groove Juice (Verve Compilation): 1951/2018]
9. "Freedom Dance In 7" {Harris} - The Don Ellis Orchestra with Tom Scott, alto sax - Live In 3⅔/4 Time [Pacific Jazz: 1966]
10. "La Feria Polka" {Jiménez} - Flaco Jiménez - Flaco's Amigos [Arhoolie Records: 1988]
11. "Bring It To Jerome" {Jerome Green} - Bo Diddley - His Best: Chess 50Th Anniversary Collection [Chess/MCA: 1997]
12. "Black Orchid" {Tjader} - Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri - Breeze From The East [Verve: 1964]
13. "Goodbye" {Jenkins} - The Tony Scott Quartet - Tony Scott In Hi-Fi [Brunswick: 1955]
    Notes: Clarinet – Tony Scott Double Bass – Milt Hinton Drums – Philly Joe Jones Piano – Dick Katz
14. "Beeah" - Medeski Martin & Wood - It's A Jungle In Here [Ryko: 1993]
15. "(You Know Who)I Mean You" {Monk} - Lauren Scales/Mike Flanagan/Chris Grasso - Many Rivers [Truth Revolution Recording Colle: 2025]
    Notes: Steve Davis, trombone
16. "3-In-1 Without The Oil" {Kirk} - Roland Kirk - Domino [Mercury: 1962]
17. "440" {Bley} - The Carla Bley Band - Musique Mecanique [Watt/ECM: 1979]
18. "Floater" {Bley} - The Carla Bley Band - Social Studies [Watt/ECM: 1980/1981]
19. "Come On Home" {H. Silver/J. Hendricks} - Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - High Flying With The Ike Issacs Trio [Columbia: 1961]

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. "Till The Clouds Roll By" {Jerome Kern, P.G. Wodenhouse, Guy Belon} - Charlie Byrd - Du Hot Club De Concord [Concord: 1995]
2. "This Guy's In Love With You" {Hal David & Burt Bacharach} - Tommy Garrett - The Sound Of Love [Liberty: 1969]
3. "The Glory Of Love" {Billy Hill} - Jimmy McGriff - On The Blue Side [Milestone: 1989]
4. "Goin' Out Of My Head" {Teddy Randazzo & Bobby Weinstein} - Tommy Garrett - The Sound Of Love [Liberty: 1969]
5. "Frenesi" {Alberto Dominguez} - Julie London - Latin In A Satin Mood [Liberty: 1963]
6. "Besame Mucho" {Sunny Skyler & Consuelo T. Velazquez} - Jeff Steinberg - Cafe Cubano [Village Square: 2007]
7. "Wave" {Jobim} - Antonio Carlos Jobim - Man From Ipanema [Verve: 1967]
8. "How Insensitive" {Jobim} - Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - Samba Encore [Verve: 1963]
9. "Agua Dulce" {Joe Sample} - the Jazz Crusaders - Chilie Con Soul [Pacific Jazz: 1965]
10. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?" {Gibb/Gibb} - Al Green - Let's Stay Together [Hi: 1972]
11. "African Fantasy" {B. Montez} - Bobby Montez - Jungle Fastastique [Jubilee: 1958]
12. "Oh Baby Mine" {Ballard} - Frankie Carle - Play One For Me [RCA Camden ]

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. "String Quintet No. 2 in G major op. 111" {Iohannes BRAHMS} - Quatuor Voce - Mozart & Brahms: String Quintets [Alpha: 2015]
2. "Symphony no. 71 in Bb major (69)" {Joseph HAYDN} - Johannes Klumpp, Heidelberger Sinfoniker - Haydn Symphonies Vol.32-35 [Hanssler Classic: 2024]
3. "Symphony No. 31 in D major KV 297" {W.A. MOZART} - Gottfried von der Goltz, Freiburger Barockorchester - Mozart à Paris, 1778: Concerto pour Flûte et Harpe, Symphonie No. 31 "Paris", Symphonie Concertante K.297B [Harmonia Mundi: 2006]
4. "The Gondoliers: Overture" {Arthur SULLIVAN} - Andrew Penny, Royal Ballet Sinfonia - Sullivan: Gilbert and Sullivan Overtures [Naxos: 1999]
5. "Roland LWV 65, Orchestral Suite" {Jean-Baptiste LULLY} - Barthold Kuijken, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra - [ 2014]

Classical Prelude - Friday

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

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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

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

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WTJU Overnight

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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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