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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. "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - Living Colour - single [Epic: 1990]
   Notes: B-side of "Type"
2. "Might See You There" - Weird Nightmare - Hoopla [Bandcamp: 2026]
   Notes: May 1st release
3. "Heaven of Love" - The Reds, Pinks and Purples - Acknowledge Kindness [Fire: 2026]
   Notes: April 24th release
4. "Everybody Knows" - Concrete Blonde - Live on MTV's 120 Minutes [Capitol: 1993]
   Notes: Leonard Cohen cover
5. "Seven Degrees" - Friko - Something Worth Waiting For [ATO: 2026]
6. "Eyes of the World" - The Dave Wilson Quartet - When Even Goes East [self-released: 2026]
7. "Twisters" - Brown Horse - Total Dive [Loose Music: 2026]
   Notes: April 10th release
8. "Bullfighter" - Joleen Brown - A Good Place to Hide Away [Red's Institute: 2025]
9. "Seasons Come, Seasons Go" - Bobbie Gentry - Touch 'Em With Love [Capitol Nashville: 1969]
10. "The Hunt in Edson" - The Rural Albert Advantage - single [Saddle Creek: 2026]
11. "Just Breathe" - Willie Nelson with Lukas Nelson - Heroes [Legacy: 2012]
    Notes: Eddie Vedder's song
12. "The Fool on the Hill" - The Dave Wilson Quartet - When Even Goes East [self-released: 2026]
13. "Let's Get Low Down" - Jon Cleary - Occapella [FHQ: 2012]
14. "Why Can't We Live Together" - Sade - Diamond Life [Sony: 1984]
15. "What They Do" - The Roots - Illadelph Halflife [Geffen: 1996]
16. "Love on the Brain" - Rihanna - ANTI [Westbury Road Entertainment: 2016]
17. "Walk That Walk" - The Nude Party - Look Who's Back [New West: 2026]
    Notes: released today
18. "Shine a Light" - Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary [Sub Pop: 2005]
19. "Somersaults" - deathcrash - single [untitled (recs): 2026]
20. "Mishto (BBC Sessions)" - Gogol Bordello - Live from Axis Mundi [Sideonedummy: 2009]
21. "Manic" - ty - Hot Wheel City [Bandcamp: 2026]
22. "Where Flamingos Fly" - The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out of the Cool [MCA Impulse!: 1961]
23. "Seu Olhar" - Gab Ferreira - Carrossel [DVLPMNT/Balaclava: 2025]
24. "Lorelei" - Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club [Sire: 1981]
25. "Sagherat Assani (feat. Sulafa Elyas)" - Tinariwen - Hoggar [Wedge: 2026]
    Notes: March 13th release
26. "Pray" - DRMNGNOW - single [Bandcamp: 2025]
    Notes: indigenous Australian
27. "Guns of Brixton" - Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth [Sunpower: 2012]
28. "On the Corner" - Todd Marcus - On the Streets (a Baltimore story) [Stricker Street: 2018]
29. "Down Where the Drunkards Roll" - Los Lobos - Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson [Capitol: 1994]
30. "Dead Man" - Loudon Wainwright III - Live [Songwriter's Circle: 2010]
31. "Graveyard" - Giant Sand - Recounting the Ballads of Thin Line Men [Fire: 2019]
32. "When Company Comes" - The Feelies - The Good Earth [Coyote: 1986]

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. "Hide Away" - Freddy King - Let's Dace Away and Hide Away [Gusto Records: 2009]
   Notes: Orig Rel 1961
2. "Too Many Dirty Dishes" {John Newton} - Tab Benoit - Live Swampland Jam [Vanguard Records: 2006]
   Notes: Orig Rel 1997
3. "Laundromat" {Rory Gallagher} - Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher [Universal Music: 1971]
4. "Something in the Dirt" {Christone Ingram Richard Fleming Tom Hambridge} - Christone Kingfish Ingram - 662 [Alligator Records: 2021]
5. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" {Johnny Winter} - Johnny Winter - Progressive Blues Experiment [Capitol Records: 1968]
6. "After Hours" {Avery Parrish Buddy Feyne Robert Bruce} - Roy Buchanan - Second Album [UMG Recordings: 1973]
7. "Elmira St Boogie" {Danny Gatton} - Danny Gatton - 88 Elmira St [Elektra: 1991]
8. "Frosty" {Albert Collins} - BB King and Albert Collins - Collins Mix [Virgin Records: 1993]
9. "It's Not My Cross to Bear" {Gregg Allman} - The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band [UMG Recordings: 1969]
10. "Prodigal Son" {Reverend Robert Wilkins} - Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet [ABKO Music: 1968]
11. "Hear My Train A Comin'" {Jimi Hendrix} - Jimi Hendrix - Blues [Experience Hendrix: 1994]
12. "Mushmouth Shoutin" {Bill Ham Billy Gibbons} - ZZ Top - El Rio Grande Mud [Warner: 1972]
13. "A Few More Miles" - Eric Gales Trio - Ghost Notes [Tone Center Records: 2013]
14. "Blues On Top" {Richard Fleming Tom Hambridge} - Buddy Guy - Aint Done With the Blues [RCA Records: 2025]
15. "I Pity the Fool" {Don D Robey} - Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live From the Fox Oakland [Swamp Family Music: 2017]
16. "Memphis" {Chuck Berry} - Mike Zito and Anders Osborne - Memphis [Ruf Records: 2019]
17. "Somebody Loan Me a Dime" {Fenton Robinson} - Sweet Relief and Lucinda Williams - We Can Help [Sweet Relief Musicians Fund: 2025]
18. "I'm In I'm Out and I'm Gone" {Ben Harper Jason Mozersky} - Ben Harper and Charlie Musslewhite - Get Up [Ben Harper: 2013]
19. "Meet Me In the Morning" {Robert Dylan} - Lucinda Williams - Bobs Back Pages A Night of Bob Dylan Songs [Highway 20 Records: 2020]
20. "Dirt Road Blues" {Bob Dylan} - Bob Dylan - Time out of Mind [Sony: 1997]
21. "Governor" - Robert Bradley - Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise [BMG: 1996]
22. "Bayou Boogie" {Tab Benoit} - Tab Benoit - Legacy The Best of Tab Benoit [Concord Music: 2012]

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. "Zuzu's Hot 5 at Offbeat Roadhouse (February 13, 2026)" - Zuzu's Hot 5 - Offbeat Roadhouse (February 13, 2026) [Zuzu's Hot 5: 2026]

On With The Show

Every Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your… MoreEvery Friday evening from 6 to 8, James presents On With the Show. From musical theatre classics to the shows you may have missed, On With the Show is your ticket to the best of Broadway and beyond. Less

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1. "Roaring On" - Original Broadway Cast of The Great Gatsby - A New Musical - The Great Gatsby - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2024]
2. "Tulsa '67" - Brody Grant, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Original Broadway Cast of The Outsiders - A New Musical - The Outsiders - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2024]
3. "Back to Before" - Caissie Levy - Ragtime (2025 Broadway Cast Recording) [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 2026]
4. "The Gospel" - Maleah Joi Moon, Shoshana Bean, Chris Lee - Hell's Kitchen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Interscope Records: 2024]
5. "You Don't Know My Name" - Maleah Joi Moon, Vanessa Ferguson, Jackie Leon - Hell's Kitchen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Interscope Records: 2024]
6. "If You Want Perfection" - Michelle Williams, 'Death Becomes Her' Original Broadway Cast - Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 2025]
7. "For The Gaze" - Megan Hilty, 'Death Becomes Her' Original Broadway Cast - Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 2025]
8. "The Time Warp (Music - 1 - Background Track U Mix)" - Cast - The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Original Soundtrack [Ode Sounds & Visuals: 1975]
9. "Science Fiction/Double Feature (Reprise)" - Richard O'Brien - The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Original Soundtrack [Ode Sounds & Visuals: 1975]
10. "Defying Gravity" - Stephen Schwartz, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Stephen Oremus - Defying Gravity: Songs from Wicked [UME - Global Clearing House: 2024]
11. "Popular - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003" - Stephen Schwartz, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Oremus - Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording / Deluxe Edition) [Verve (Adult Contemporary) MC: 2013]
12. "Maybe This Time" - Orville Peck - Appaloosa [Warner Records: 2025]
13. "Great Expectations" - Brody Grant, Original Broadway Cast of The Outsiders - A New Musical - The Outsiders - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks: 2024]
14. "El Carretero" - Original Broadway Cast of Buena Vista Social Club, Renesito Avich, Justin Cunningham, Buena Vista Social Club Original Broadway Company & Band - Buena Vista Social Club (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [World Circuit: 2025]
15. "Que Bueno Baila Usted" - Original Broadway Cast of Buena Vista Social Club, Renesito Avich, Da'Von T. Moody, David Oquendo, Buena Vista Social Club Original Broadway Band - Buena Vista Social Club (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [World Circuit: 2025]
16. "...Baby One More Time" - Lorna Courtney, Original Broadway Cast of & Juliet - & Juliet (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2022]
17. "Cell Block Tango" - Michael Berresse, Bebe Neuwirth, Ensemble - Broadway Cast of Chicago The Musical (1997) - Chicago The Musical (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
18. "Class" - Marcia Lewis, Bebe Neuwirth - Chicago The Musical (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
19. "The Room Where It Happens" - Leslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton - Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2015]
20. "Razzle Dazzle" - James Naughton, Ensemble - Broadway Cast of Chicago The Musical (1997) - Chicago The Musical (New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1997]
21. "We Do Not Belong Together" - Annaleigh Ashford, Jake Gyllenhaal - Sunday in the Park with George (2017 Broadway Cast Recording) [Arts Music: 2017]
22. "Sunday in the Park with George" - Sunday In The Park With George 2017 Broadway Company - Sunday in the Park with George (2017 Broadway Cast Recording) [Arts Music: 2017]
23. "Something's Coming" - Ansel Elgort - West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Hollywood Records: 2021]
24. "Cool" - Ansel Elgort, Mike Faist - West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Hollywood Records: 2021]

Sunset Road

Hear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you… MoreHear the full range of musical traditions in folk, bluegrass, new grass, celtic, old time, country, singer/songwriter, blues, and any other roots-based music from around the globe. Pete brings you the old and the new, be it local, regional, national, or international. That's Sunset Road, heard Friday afternoon from 4-6. Less

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1. "Pete's tune" - Extended Playboys - Extended Playboys [Beet ]
2. "All young" - The Onlies - The Onlies [The Onlies ]
3. "Old Granny Blair" - Dirk Powell & John Herrmann - Old-Time String Band 2000 [yodel ay Hee ]
4. "Best Timber" - Foghorn Stringband - Reap What You Sow [Foghorn Stringband ]
5. "Where the soul never dies" - Jim & Jesse - The Old Country Church(with The Virginia Boys) [Epic ]
6. "Going Across The Sea" - Wandering Ramblers - Rambling and Wandering [Wandering Ramblers ]
7. "Little Birdie" - Morgan Sexton - (YouTube) [Morgan Sexton ]
8. "The Golden Vanity" - Jody Stecher - Going Up On The Mountain [Bay records ]
9. "Man Of Constant Sorrow" - Fiddlers 4 - Fiddlers 4 [Compass ]
10. "Man Of Constant Sorrow" - Rod Stewart - An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Recordings, Disc 1) [Mercury ]
    Notes: (Ian McLagan-p/org, Ronnie Wood-g/b/harm, Martin Pugh-g, Martin Quittenton-g, Micky Waller-d, Rod Stewart-voc)
11. "Man Of Constant Sorrow" - Tony Furtado - Full Circle [Rounder: 1994]
12. "Red, White & Blues" - Joe Troop - Borrowed Time [Free Dirt Records ]
    Notes: Joe Troop & the Truth Machine play the Front Porch on Sun Mar 1 2026
13. "Mercy for Migrants" - Joe Troop - Borrowed Time [Free Dirt Records ]
14. "Blues For John" - Matteo Mancuso - The Journey [The Players Club (Mascot Label G ]
15. "Isla Feliz(Feat. Antoine Boyer)" - Matteo Mancuso - Route 96 [Music Theories Recordings ]
16. "Guajira do Brasil (dedicated to Yamandu Costa)" - Antoine Boyer & Samuelito - Live @La Guitarreria [Antoine Boyer & Samuelito ]
17. "Havens" - Julian Lage Quartet (John Medeski - Hammond B3 Organ / piano, Julian Lage - electric guitar / acoustic guitar, Jorge Roeder - double bass, Kenny Wollesen - d) - Scenes From Above [Blue Note ]
18. "Walkin' Boss" - Sam Amidon - Lily-O [Nonesuch ]
19. "Sally Coming through the Rye" - Duncan Wickel and David Brown - The Long Branch Sessions [Duncan Wickel and David Brown ]
20. "Cheese Closet" - The Onlies - Long Before Light [The Onlies ]
    Notes: Playing The Camel, Richmond on Feb 21st, with Justin Golden
21. "Matty Groves" - The Onlies - You Climb The Mountain [The Onlies ]

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. "Artificial Limits" - Torres - What an enormous room [Merge Records: 2024]
   Notes: Thank you B-Note!
2. "Rewind" - Ritual Disorder - Self-titled [ 2026 [NEW]]
   Notes: Out of Brisbane City, Australia. On Bandcamp.
3. "Driving and Talking at the Same Time" - The Necessaries - Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978-1982) [Omnivore Recordings: 2026 [NEW]]
   Notes: New Wave band formed in NYC in 1978. Arthur Russell joined in 1981.
4. "Johnny and Mary" - Robert Palmer - [Island Records: 1980]
5. "Kindness in a Cup" - Helene Barbier - Panorama [Bonsound Records: 2025]
6. "Poppies" - La Luz - Extra! Extra! Extra! [Subpop: 2025]
7. "Sword Swallower" - Annabelle Chairlegs - Waking Up [Todo: 2026 [NEW]]
   Notes: Garage psych pop band from Austin, TX. Ty Segall produced this album.
8. "Firefighters" - Being Dead - EELS [Bayonet Records: 2024]
9. "Poor Little Actress" - Bikini Mutants - Let's Mutate [Sealed Records: 2026 [NEW]]
   Notes: New anthology! 80's band that includes My Bloody Valentine's Debbie Googe on bass. Primal Drums!!
10. "Prey" - Bikini Mutants - Let's Mutate [Sealed Records: 2026 [NEW]]
    Notes: New anthology! 80's band that includes My Bloody Valentine's Debbie Googe on bass. Primal Drums!!
11. "Waters Part" - Let's Active - Cypress [IRS Records: 1984]
    Notes: RIP Lynn Blakey.
12. "Elaine's Song" - Oh-Ok - The Complete Oh-Ok [Happy Happy Birthday to Me Recor: 2011]
    Notes: RIP Lynn Blakey.
13. "Change" - Holiday - Hello [Nightshade Vinyl: 1987]
    Notes: RIP Lynn Blakey.
14. "Time Expired" - Slant 6 - Soda Pop * Rip Off [Dischord Records: 1994]
15. "Compartmentalize" - Added Dimensions - Time Suck/Hellbent [Domestic Departure: 2024]
16. "Disco//Very" - Warpaint - Warpaint [Rough Trade: 2014]
17. "Keep It Healthy" - Warpaint - Warpaint [Rough Trade: 2014]
18. "Phantom Affair" - Sunday Mourners - A-Rhythm Absolute [Curation Records: 2026 [NEW]]
19. "Pretty Persuasion" - R.E.M. - Reckoning [A & M: 1984]
20. "Deadbeat Descendent (2025 Remaster)" - The Fall - Seminal Live [Beggars Banquet: 1989]
21. "The Things You Said" - Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses [Venus Note Ltd.: 1987]
22. "The Storm" - Big Country - The Crossing [EMI: 1983]
23. "Get Up Morning" - Eddy Currant Suppression Ring - Eddy Currant Suppression Ring [Dropkick: 2006]
24. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (2004 Remaster)" - Terry Reid - Superlungs [Parlaphone UK: 1968]
25. "Baby Go Slow" - Shelagh McDonald - Stargazer [B and C Records: 1970]
26. "Killing Me Softly" - Roberta Flack - With Her Songs: the Atlantic Albums (1969-1978) [Rhino: 2026[NEW]]

World Turning

Take a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music.… MoreTake a sound journey with your World Turning hosts each Friday afternoon from 12-2 and reflect on the creative contributions that people all over the planet are making through music. Enjoy a world of diversity in voices and instruments--celebrate the fragile experiment that is humanity. Less

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1. "Chan Chan" - Estrellas de Buena Vista - Live in Havana [One World: 2025]
   Notes: Directed by the legendary tres player, Pancho Amat, founding member of Manguare, which would become one of the leading ensembles within the nueva trova movement, Estrellas de Buena Vista was formed to continue the tradition of Buena Vista Social Club. The band features 16 musicians, including 8 original members from Buena Vista Social Club.
2. "La Negra Tomasa" - Estrellas de Buena Vista - Live in Havana [One World: 2025]
3. "Baye Ass N'Diaye" - Orchestra Gold - Dakan [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.
4. "Dakan" - Orchestra Gold - Dakan [Orchestra Gold: 2025]
5. "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.
6. "Dancer on a Trip" - WITCH - Sogolo [Partisan: 2025]
7. "Neene Africa" - Tidiane Thiam - Africa Yontii [Sahel Sounds: 2025]
   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.
8. "Dannibe Pinne" - Tidiane Thiam - Africa Yontii [Sahel Sounds: 2025]
9. "Surabaya Johnny" - 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.
10. "Pirate Jenny" - Ute Lemper - Pirate Jenny [The Audiophile Society: 2025]
11. "Moritat of Mack the Knife" - Ute Lemper - Pirate Jenny [The Audiophile Society: 2025]
12. "Gara" - Songhoy Blues - Heritage [Transgressive: 2025]
    Notes: It's clear that the band from northern Mali are in a new frame of mind. They move into a more acoustic, creative re-imagining of the 'desert blues' style that brought them to world fame, infused with the ethereal sounds of various traditional instruments.
13. "Toukambela" - Songhoy Blues - Heritage [Transgressive: 2025]
14. "Aaj Sik Mitran Di" - Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn - Chain of Light [Real World: 2025]
    Notes: The "lost album" - named 'Chain of Light' - was discovered in the tape archives of Peter Gabriel's Real World Records, the label that signed Khan in 1989 and released a series of universally acclaimed albums with him throughout the 1990s.
15. "Ma olen maa peel v66ras" - 6hunesseq - Ma olen maa peel v66ras [Nordic Notes: 2025]
16. "Chidodo" - Zawose Queens - Maisha [Real World: 2025]
    Notes: The Zawose Queens, Pendo and Leah Zawose, showcase the fluid polyrhythms and rapturous polyphonic singing of the Gogo (aka Wagogo) people of the arid, hilly Dodoma region of central Tanzania. The most famous exponent of this musical tradition is the late, great Dr Hukwe Zawose (Pendo's father and Leah's grandfather).

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. "Train I Ride" - Lovey Williams - Voices Of Mississippi (Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris) [Dust-to-Digital: ?/2018]
3. "Mother Earth" {John Len Chatman aka Memphis Slim} - Memphis Slim - Premium Single [Premium Records: 1951]
4. "We Shall Overcome" - Martin Luther King, Jr. -
5. "Alabama" {John Coltrane} - John Coltrane - Live At Birdland [Impulse!: 1963]
6. "Friday The 13Th" - Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk
7. "29 Ways" {Dixon} - Willie Dixon - Checker 7" [Checker Records: 1956]
8. "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" {Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb} - Al Green - Let's Stay Together [Hi: 1972]
9. "To Love Somebody" {Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb} - Nina Simon - To Love Somebody [RCA Victor: 1969]
10. "Black And White" {David I. Arkin/Earl Robinson} - Three Dog Night - Seven Separate Fools [Dunhill: 1972]
    Notes: RIP Chuck Negron
11. "I Shall Be Released" {Bob Dylan} - Nina Simone - To Love Somebody [RCA Victor: 1969]
    Notes: Thanks to Trouble at WFMU for this one.
12. "Opening Day" - Anouar Brahem - Blue Maqams [ECM: 2017]
    Notes: Anouar Brahem – oud Django Bates – piano Dave Holland – bass Jack DeJohnette – drums
13. "Lost In The Farmhouse" {Maboul} - Aksak Maboul - Before Aksak Maboul (documents & experiments 1969-1977) [Bandcamp: 2025]
14. "Mardi Gras Mambo" {Frankie Adams/Lou Welsch} - The Hawketts - Chess 7" [Chess Records: 1954]
15. "Go to the Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras In New Orleans)" {R. Byrd/T. Terry} - Professor Longhair - Star 78RPM [Star Talent: 1959]
16. "Tiptina" {Roy Byrd/Cosimo Matassa} - Professor Longhair - Atlantic 7" [Atlantic Records: 1953]
17. "Make A Better World" {Earl King} - James Booker - Junco Partner [Island Records: 1976]
18. "Iko Iko" {James "Sugar Boy" Crawford} - Dr. John - Dr. John's Gumbo [Atco Records: 1972]
19. "Here Comes The Meter Man" {Art Neville/Ziggy Modeliste/Leo Nocentelli/George Porter Jr.} - The Meters - The Meters [Josie: 1969]
    Notes: "The Meters" is the debut album by The Meters. It was released in May 1969, the first of eight albums by the band.
20. "When The Saints Go Marchin' In" {P.D./arr. by Antoine "Fats" Domino/Dave Bartholomew} - Fats Domino - London 7" [London Records: 1958]
21. "Do Whatcha Wanna Pt. 3" {Rebirth Brass Band} - The Rebirth Brass Band - Mardi Gras Party [Rounder: 1991]

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. "So Danco Samba" {Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius DeMoraes} - Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - Jazz Samba Encore [Verve: 1963]
2. "Sunset Boulevard" {Claus Ogerman} - Cal Tjader - Warm Wave [Verve: 1964]
3. "Passe" {Eddie Lang, Carl Sigman & Joseph Meyer} - Cal Tjader - Warm Wave [Verve: 1964]
4. "But Not For Me" {George & Ira Gershwin} - Jackie Gleason with Bobby Hackett - Music For lovers Only [Capitol: 1960]
5. "As Long As I Live" {Tucker/Adams} - Jackie Wilson - [Not Now: 1961]
6. "On The Beach At Wikiki" {Stover/Kalimai} - Al Caiola - Solid Gold Guitar Goes Hawaiian [United Artists: 1965]
7. "Hawaii Tattoo" {M. Thomas} - Al Caiola - Solid Gold Guitar Goes Hawaiiain [United Artists: 1965]
8. "Sukiyaki" {Nakamura & Ei} - Martin Denny - The Versatile Martin Denny [Vocalion: 1963]
9. "You Made Me Love You" {James V. Monaco & Joseph McCarthy} - Bent Fabric - Bent fabric & his Piano [Jasmine: 1962]
10. "I Get The Blues When It Rains" {H. stoddard & M. Klauber} - Sue Raney - Songs For A Raney Day [Capitol: 1959]
11. "Sambalero" {Luiz Bonfa} - Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - Jazz Samba Encore [Verve: 1963]
12. "Moon Over Baja" {Bert Kaempfert & Herbert Rehbein} - Bert Kaempfert - The Most Beautiful Girl [MCA: 1974]
13. "I Cover The Waterfront" {John Green & Edward Heyman} - Bert Kaempfert - The Most Beautiful Girl [MCA: 1974]
14. "In The Everglades" {Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein & Milt Gabler} - Bert Kaempfert - The Most Beautiful Girl [MCA: 1974]
15. "Stranger On The Shore" {Acker Bilk} - Acker Bilk - Requests [ 1961]
16. "Goin' Out Of My Head" {Randazzo/Weinstein} - Little Anthony and the Imperials - Best Of... [Rhino: 1964]
17. "Ziganette" {Diana Janis} - Richard Marino - The Magic Beat [Liberty: 1961]
18. "Lover" {Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart} - Richard Marino - the Magic Beat [Liberty: 1961]
19. "Volare" {Francesco Migliacci} - Joey DeFrancesco, Frank Vignola - Goodfellas [Concord: 1999]
20. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" {Bob Russell & Duke Ellington} - Willy Nelson - Stardust [Columbia: 1977]
21. "Engano" {Antonio Carlos Jobim} - Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd [Columbia ]
22. "Um Abraco No Getz" {Luiz Bonfa} - Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - Jazz Samba Encore [Verve: 1963]

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. "Trio Sonata in C" {Antonio VIVALDI} - Jakob Lindberg, lte.; Nils-Erik Sparf, vln.; Kari Ottesen, clo.; Maria Wieslander, org. - Vivaldi: The Complete Works for the Italian Lute of his Period [BIS ]
2. "Pastorale (Corelli)" {Leopold GODOWSKY} - Konstantin Scherbakov, pno. - Godowsky: Baroque Transcriptions and Settings [Marco Polo ]
3. "Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture" {Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVKSY} - Colorado Symphony Orchestra - Marin Alsop, cond. - Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture / Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 [Naxos ]
4. "Salut d'amour, Op. 12" {Edward ELGAR} - Elissa Koljonen Lee, vln.; Robert Koenig, pno. - Heartbreak: Romantic Encores for Violin [Dorian Recordings ]
5. "Love Song, Op. 7, No. 1" {Josef SUK} - Prague Symphony Orchestra - Vaclav Smetacek, cond. - Small Czech Musical Gems [Supraphon ]
6. "Come again, sweet love, P. 60 (New Version by Nigel North)" {John DOWLAND} - Nigel North, lte. - Dowland: Lute Music, Vol. 4 [Naxos ]
7. "Meditation from Thais" {Jules MASSENET} - Elissa Koljonen Lee, vln.; Robert Koenig, pno. - Heartbreak: Romantic Encores for Violin [Dorian Recordings ]
8. "Grand Solo, Op. 14" {Fernando SOR} - Julian Bream, gtr. - Guitarra - The Guitar in Spain [Sony Music Entertainment ]
9. "Le Onde" {Ludovico EINAUDI} - Ludivico Einaudi, pno. - Le Onde [Decca Records ]
10. "Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - Gottinger Symphonie Orchester; Rachel Barton Pine, vln. - Mendelssohn / Schumann: Violin Concertos [Cedille CDR ]
11. "The Armed Man (A Mass For Peace): Benedictus" {Karl JENKINS} - Daniel Hope, vln.; Deutches Kammerorchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin - Spheres [Deutsche Grammophon ]
12. "Mountain Songs" {Robert BEASER} - The Beauty in America Orchestra - Eric Jacobsen, cond.; Carla Auld, flt. - Beauty In America - New Music For Flute [MSR Classics ]

Classical Prelude - Friday

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

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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

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WTJU Overnight

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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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