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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. "Me and The Magpie" - Perennial - Modernism [Ernest Jenning: 2026]
2. "Hall Of Justice" - Point Break 2 - Point Break 2 EP [Naturally: 2025]
3. "Man-Size" - PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me [Island: 1993]
4. "Autumn Sweater" - Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One [Matador: 1997]
5. "What's Going On" - Monty Alexander - A Jamarican in Paris [Peewee!: 2026]
6. "Daylight Fading" - Counting Crows - Recovering the Satellites [DGC: 1996]
7. "Well Ran Dry" - Emmett Morris - The Old Way [Bandcamp: 2026]
8. "Here's Where the Story Ends" - The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic [Rough Trade: 1990]
9. "October (It Still Comes Once a Year)(demo)" - Hope Chest - If Luck Should Smile Down Upon Us EP [Pop Renaissance: 2007]
10. "The More I See You" - Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra - Farther (still) [Origin: 2026]
11. "Sledgehammer" - The Brand New Heavies - Sweet Freaks [Trunk: 2014]
12. "You got me" - The Roots feat. Erykah Badu - Things Fall Apart [MCA: 1999]
13. "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" - Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) [Pendulum/Elektra: 1993]
14. "In Your Eyes" - Sons of Bill - single [Tone Tree: 2020]
15. "Gone Again" - Otis Redding - Remember Me [Stax: 1992]
16. "Do Anything You Want to Do" - Eddie & The Hot Rods - Life on the Line [Island: 1977]
17. "Several Got Away" - Dinosaur Jr. - There Near [Jagjaguwar: 2026]
18. "I'm Not Afraid" - Fruition - Something More [Bloodshot: 2026]
19. "I'm Waiting for My Man" - The Velvet Underground - Live at The End of Cole Club, Dallas [MGM/Verve: 1969]
20. "Funtime" - Iggy Pop - The Idiot [Virgin: 1990]
21. "Philly Twisted" - Josh Lawrence - Philly Twisted [Posi-Tone: 2026]
22. "The Misfit" - John Larkin - John Larkin [Transition: 1986]
23. "The Crystal Ship" - Ian McNabb - Respectfully Yours [Fairfield: 2016]
24. "Juke Box Fury" - Rickie Lee Jones - The Magazine [Warner Bros.: 1984]
25. "Miss the Days feat. Ama Li" - Le Imprimes - Fading Forward [Big Crown: 2026]
    Notes: Norwegian Group
26. "Solsbury Hill" - Coig - single [self-released: 2017]
27. "It's Here" - Wendy Eisenberg - Wendy Eisenberg [Joyful Noise: 2026]
28. "Oblivions" - The National - I Am Easy to Find [4AD: 2019]
29. "I'll Keep It With Mine" - Fairport Convention - What We Did on Our Holidays [Island: 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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1. "Rude Mood" - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood [Epic: 1990]
2. "Sonny's Fever" - Little Sonny - Black & Blue [Stax: 1992]
3. "Hole In Your Soul" - Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues - The Blues Is My Biography [Rosa's Lounge: 2025]
4. "Got A Good Thing Goin' On" - Albert Collins - The Complete Imperial Recordings [EMI: 1991]
5. "Fed Up With The Blues" - O.V. Wright - Treasured Moments (The Complete Back Beat / ABC Singles) [Play Back (Poland): 2015]
6. "Part-Time Love" - Clay Hammond - Come Into These Arms Of Love [P-Vine: 2011]
7. "I'm Your Part Time Love" - Mitty Collier - Shades Of Mitty Collier : The Chess Singles 1961-1968 [Kent: 2008]
8. "Full Time Love" - Freddie King - The Complete King Federal Singles [Real Gone Music: 2012]
9. "Full Time Lover" - The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Girls Go Wild [Benchmark Recordings: 2000]
10. "Part Time Love" - Ann Peebles - Live In Memphis [Memphis International Records: 2022]
11. "Say What?" - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Soul To Soul [Epic: 1985]
12. "My Baby Caught The Train (Who's Been Talkin'?)" - Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues - Mississippi Flashback [GBW (Japan): 1992]
13. "My Baby Caught The Train (Who's Been Talkin'?)" - R.L. Burnside - Raw & Electric: 1979-1980 [Inside Sounds: 2001]
14. "Searching For My Baby" - R.L. Burnside - Sound Machine Groove [HMG: 2004]
15. "Cool Black Dream" - Booker T. & Priscilla - Booker T. & Priscilla [A&M Records: 1971]
16. "A Woman Named Trouble" - Little Sonny - Black & Blue [Stax: 1992]
17. "Politician Man" - Betty Davis - The Columbia Years [Columbia: 2016]
18. "The Devil You Know" - Fiona Boyes - Professin' The Blues [Reference Recordings: 2016]
19. "Devil Be Gone" - Tedeschi Trucks Band - Future Soul [Fantasy: 2026]
20. "Can I Get An Amen?" - Johnny Jones - I Was Raised On The Blues [Black Magic: 1998]
21. "Surrender" - Clarence Spady - Surrender [Nola Blue: 2021]
22. "Drowning On Dry Land" - O.V. Wright - Treasured Moments (The Complete Back Beat / ABC Singles) [Play Back (Poland): 2015]
23. "Things That I Used To Do" - Albert Collins - The Complete Imperial Recordings [EMI: 1991]
24. "Blues For Brothers" - Johnny Jones - Super Rare Electric Blues: 1960s Era (V.A.) [Rockbeat Records: 2014]
25. "Don't Let My Baby Ride" - O.V. Wright - Treasured Moments (The Complete Back Beat / ABC Singles) [Play Back (Poland): 2015]
26. "Testify" - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood [Epic: 1990]

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. "Chan Hall Experience at Offbeat Roadhouse (October 9, 2026)" - Chan Hall Experience - Offbeat Roadhouse (October 9, 2026) [Chan Hall: 2026]

On With The Show

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

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1. "There's No Business Like Show Business (Reprise)" {Irving Berlin} - National Symphony Orchestra - Annie Get Your Gun (Complete Recording of the Lincoln Center Edition) [JAY Records: 1996]
2. "Omar Sharif" {David Yazbek} - Katrina Lenk - The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2017]
   Notes: Tony Shalhoub born October 9, 1953
3. "The Park" {David Yazbek} - Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub - The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2017]
4. "Itgara'a" {David Yazbek} - Tony Shalhoub - The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2017]
5. "Something Different" {David Yazbek} - Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub - The Band's Visit (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2017]
6. "So What?" {John Kander} - Lila Kedrova - Cabaret [Masterworks Broadway: 1968]
   Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Lila Kedrova born October 9, 1918
7. "It Couldn't Please Me More (The Pineapple Song)" {John Kander} - Lila Kedrova, Peter Sallis - Cabaret [Masterworks Broadway: 1968]
   Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
8. "Married" {John Kander} - Lila Kedrova, Peter Sallis - Cabaret [Masterworks Broadway: 1968]
   Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
9. "Goodbye, Canavaro" {John Kander} - Anthony Quinn, Lila Kedrova, Robert Westenberg - Zorba (New Broadway Cast Recording (1983)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1993]
   Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
10. "Only Love / The Bend of the Road / Only Love (Reprise)" {John Kander} - Debbie Shapiro, Lila Kedrova - Zorba (New Broadway Cast Recording (1983)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1993]
    Notes: Lyrics by Fred Ebb
11. "It's Not Too Late" {Keith Herrmann} - Alison Fraser, Scott Bakula - Romance Romance (Original Broadway Cast) [TER: 1988]
    Notes: Lyrics by Barry Harman; Scott Bakula born October 9, 1954
12. "Words He Doesn't Say" {Keith Herrmann} - Scott Bakula - Romance Romance (Original Broadway Cast) [TER: 1988]
    Notes: Lyrics by Barry Harman
13. "Everybody Says Don't" {Stephen Sondheim} - Scott Bakula - Anyone Can Whistle (Carnegie Hall Concert Cast Recording (1995)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1995]
14. "With So Little to Be Sure Of" {Stephen Sondheim} - Scott Bakula, Bernadette Peters - Anyone Can Whistle (Carnegie Hall Concert Cast Recording (1995)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1995]
15. "The Whole World Changed" {Jason Robert Brown} - Ben Levi Ross, Hannah Cruz, Scott Bakula - The Connector (Original Cast Recording) [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 2024]
16. "Now What" {Jason Robert Brown} - Scott Bakula - The Connector (Original Cast Recording) [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 2024]
17. "Happiness" {Stephen Sondheim} - Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley - Opposite You [Center Stage Records: 2005]
    Notes: From "Passion"; Marin Mazzie born October 9, 1960
18. "Wunderbar" {Cole Porter} - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie - Kiss Me Kate [DRG Records: 2000]
19. "So In Love" {Cole Porter} - Marin Mazzie - Kiss Me Kate [DRG Records: 2000]
20. "With You (From "Pippin") / Gifts Of Love (From "The Baker's Wife")" {Stephen Schwartz} - Marin Mazzie - The Stephen Schwartz Album [Concord Theatricals: 1999]
21. "Evening Prayers" {Michael Gore} - Molly Ranson, Marin Mazzie - Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
22. "I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance" {Michael Gore} - Marin Mazzie, Molly Ranson - Carrie: The Musical (Premiere Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2012]
    Notes: Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
23. "Diana" {Vernon Duke} - Marin Mazzie - Sweet Bye and Bye (World Premiere Recording) [PS Classics: 2011]
    Notes: Lyrics by Ogden Nash
24. "They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me" {Fred Fisher and Joseph McCarthy} - Marin Mazzie, Lenny Wolpe - Bullets Over Broadway (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2014]
    Notes: Lyrics by Fred Fisher, Glen Kelly and Joseph McCarthy
25. "There's a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway" {Fred Fisher } - Marin Mazzie, Zach Braff - Bullets Over Broadway (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 2014]
    Notes: Lyrics by Howard Johnson and Glen Kelly
26. "Too Many Mornings" {Stephen Sondheim} - Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley - Opposite You [Center Stage Records: 2005]
    Notes: From "Follies"
27. "Move On" {Stephen Sondheim} - Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley - Opposite You [Center Stage Records: 2005]
    Notes: From "Sunday in the Park with George"
28. "Goodbye, My Love / Back to Before - Live" {Stephen Flaherty} - Marin Mazzie - Nice Fighting You - 30th Anniversary Celebration: Live at 54 Below [Center Stage Records: 2014]
    Notes: Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; from "Ragtime"
29. "Everytime We Say Goodbye" {Cole Porter} - Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays The Cole Porter Songbook [Verve: 1959]
    Notes: From "Seven Lively Arts"

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. "Turkey In The Straw" - Máire Ní Chathasaigh And Chris Newman - Live in the Highlands [Old Bridge Music ]
   Notes: Playing at Thistlerock Mead Company this evening. Presented by Brims and Wtju
3. "The Gander In The Pratie Hole / The Queen Of Rushes" - Máire Ní Chathasaigh - The New Strung Harp [Old Bridge Music ]
4. "Not Likely!" - Chris Newman - Still Getting Away With It [Old Bridge Music ]
5. "Carolan's Draught" - Máire Ní Chathasaigh And Chris Newman - The Carolan Albums [Old Bridge Music ]
6. "Lark In the Clear Air" - Forsyth - Forsyth [Magpie ]
   Notes: New album by Boston-based all female quartet. Releases Jan. 8
7. "Red Dirt Girl" - AJ Lee & Blue Summit - Cover to Cover [Signature Sounds ]
   Notes: Emmylou Harris cover. AJ Lee & Blue Summit play the Southern in Charlottesville November THU, NOV 12
8. "Grand Forks" - Jake Blount - Single Footing Horse [Smithsonian Folkways ]
   Notes: New release. His 'last stringband album'
9. "Pastures Of Plenty" - Andy Irvine - Devoted [The Last Music Company ]
   Notes: New release from Andy Irvine, almost all tracks are Woody Guthrie covers.
10. "Rambling Round Your City" - Andy Irvine - Devoted [The Last Music Company ]
11. "Do Re Mi" - Ry Cooder - Ry Cooder [Reprise Records ]
12. "Bomb Cyclone" - Hayden Stern - The Morning Dark [Adhyâropa Records ]
    Notes: New release from Seattle based Scottish fiddler
13. "The Golden Chain" - Louise Bichan - Binnorie [Adhyâropa Records ]
    Notes: Orkney Islander Louise Bichan currently makes her home in Boston, MA
14. "Rainbow Trout" - Bronwyn - Rattlin' Bones [Sugar Petunia ]
15. "Long Hard Climb" - Maria Muldaur - Maria Muldaur [Reprise Records: 1973]
16. "Fortunate Son" - Tony Furtado - Thirteen [Funzalo ]
    Notes: Library booksale find!
17. "Won't Get Fooled Again" - Tony Furtado - Thirteen [Funzalo ]
18. "Dellorto Island" - Victor Furtado - Dellorto Island [Dellorto Island: 2018]
19. "Yala" - Bill Frisell - The Intercontinentals [Nonesuch ]
20. "Gone" - Bill Frisell - Nashville [Nonesuch ]
21. "Annan Water" - Kalos - Tamarack [Kalos ]
    Notes: New release from trio of contradance musician Allstars
22. "10,000 Miles From a Friend" - Billy Strings - So Much For Goodbyes [Reprise Records ]
    Notes: New release
23. "Going Down To Tampa" - Frank Evans - Fit For A Dog [Frank Evans ]
    Notes: New release

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. "Teach Me How To Fight" - Junior Boys - Last Exit [Domino: 2004]
2. "Do Yourself A Favor" - The Tubs - Hard Life [Merge: 2026 (NEW)]
3. "DVD" - Eraser - Operator [Siltbreeze: 2026 (NEW)]
4. "Beggars Might Ride" - Destroyer - Streethawk: A Seduction [Merge: 2001]
5. "Last Selfie" - Count Florida - Last Selfie [Lost Map: 2026 (NEW)]
6. "I Hang On To You" - Scott Seskind - Chance [Ebalunga: 1991]
   Notes: Originally released on Chance
7. "Rebecca" - Richard Crandell - In The Flower Of Our Youth [Sound Advice: 1980]
   Notes: Originally released on Cutthroat
8. "With Tomorrow" - Gene Clark - White Light [A&M: 1971]
9. "Sailing" - Gary Marks - Seafaring Strangers: Private Yacht comp. [Numero Group: 2017]
10. "Brisa" - Antonio Zepeda & Eblen Macari - Tri​á​ngulos De Luz Y Espacios De Sombra comp. [Smiling C: 2024]
11. "The Tin Chime" - Lambchop - Hank [Merge: 1996]
12. "Contemplating Jazz" - Attica Blues - Vibes, Scribes 'N' Dusty 45's E.P. [Mo'Wax: 1994]
13. "4:35 In The Morning" - Saint Etienne - Good Humor (Deluxe Edition) [Heavenly: 1998]
14. "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" - Marisa Anderson - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To [Jealous Butcher: 2020]
15. "Jamaica Underground" - Sound Dimension - More Soul comp. [Studio One: 2022]
16. "The Trees" - Pulp - We Love Life [Rough Trade: 2001]
17. "Barn Owl Blues" - Agincourt - Fly Away [Merlin: 1970]
18. "Moonshine Is The Sunshine" - Nathan Bowles - Moonshine Is The Sunshine [Paradise Of Bachelors: 2026 (NEW)]
19. "Early Morning Rain" - Cleveland Francis - Beyond The Willow Tree [Forager: 2022]
    Notes: Gordon Lightfoot cover
20. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" - West - West [Epic: 1968]
    Notes: Dylan cover
21. "First Boy I Loved" - Marian Henderson - Follow The Sun comp. [Anthology: 2017]
22. "Shakespeare Garden Part I" - The Reds, Pinks, And Purples - True Love Daydream [Fire: 2026 (NEW)]
23. "Uppers And Downers" - Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah - Lake Shore Drive [Big Foot: 1973]
24. "Lungs" - Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt [Poppy: 1969]
25. "When They Come To Town You Must Exile" - Crying Laughing - Talking [Hausu Mountain: 2026 (NEW)]
26. "Untitled [SAW CD1 Track 1] (Four Tet Mix)" - Aphex Twin - Warp10+3 Remixes comp [Warp: 1999]

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. "Te Caigo" - Girl Ultra - single [Big Dada: 2026]
   Notes: Girl Ultra was a music-obsessed teenager absorbing Mexico City’s nightlife, radio culture and deep nostalgia for past sounds. Immersed in a city where dance floors became classrooms and genres coexisted without hierarchy, she grew up with Latin Rock and 80s pop anthems on the radio while saving money to experience live acts like Chromeo and Bloc Party.
2. "Canto Andino" - Hermanos Gutierrez - single [Easy Eye Sound: 2026]
   Notes: Hermanos Gutiérrez—the Swiss-Ecuadorian sibling duo of Estevan and Alejandro Gutiérrez—have announced their new album Los Ojos Del Cóndor, out September 25 on Easy Eye Sound. Produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys at his Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, the 10-track album draws the duo's cinematic guitar work more directly toward their South American roots, trading the wide-open spaces of the American West for the rhythms and textures of the Andes.
3. "The Coverband Rules" - Pan Amsterdam - Panarama [Def-Presse: 2026]
   Notes: On ‘This Cover Band Rules’, alternative indie, rock and electronic textures collide as Pan Amsterdam is joined by bona fide indie royalty - Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Brad Truax of Interpol, whose contributions add further weight to the track’s distinctive sound. Pan Amsterdam presents ‘This Cover Band Rules’, the latest single from his forthcoming album ‘Panarama’, released via UK-based label - Def Pressé. Pan Amsterdam is the brainchild of Houston-born, New York-based musician and composer Leron Thomas, the project embraces the harder edges of his sound while continuing to blur the boundaries between jazz improvisation, abstract rap, punk attitude, and experimental production.
4. "Light Up!" - Agenor Garcia - Luminescence [Momentum Project: 2026]
   Notes: Most of Garcia's methods are, above all, to create an atmosphere where you can almost "see the mood". He says that music is most effective when you feel something visual, almost tactile. It's also perceptible the "spaces" in his music, where the silence serves to accomplish emotions rather than anything else. "Silence also expresses emotions, and can be a way to relay a message."
5. "Kanubaw" - Pcha - single [Real World X: 2026]
   Notes: Born Siaka Traoré in Sikasso and raised in a family of master musicians — his father is balafon legend Neba Solo — Pcha is part of a new generation redefining the sound of Mali. From his base in Bamako, he takes the balafon somewhere altogether new, fusing its hypnotic melodies with amapiano log drums, afrobeats and bass-heavy electronics.
6. "Speed of Light" - Leepeck - Where The Wild Things Drown [Earthprogram: 2026]
   Notes: My name is Piotr Lipka and I perform as LEEPECK, an alt-folk / Americana singer-songwriter from Poland. LEEPECK was featured by Rolling Stone as one of its “10 Artists You Should Know”, and I am also a recipient of the SuperJedynka – Album of the Year award. My social media content has reached over 30 million views this year, building a community of nearly 50,000 followers on TikTok.
7. "Random Boy" - Guido Moran - Republica del Karma [Altafonte: 2026]
   Notes: Following a journey that included the launch of República del Karma Club, a European tour with Yami Safdie, and years of work as an independent artist, Guido Morán presents República del Karma, a concept album that brings together music, film, and performance within a single creative universe. Without any major organizations backing him, he chose an independent path where every song, every music video, and every aesthetic decision took shape step by step. There were doors that didn’t open, projects that had to wait, and releases that were postponed. However, his goal never changed: to take República del Karma exactly where he had envisioned it.
8. "Laga Luga" - Levsultan - single [Levsultan: 2026]
   Notes: Greetings from Istanbul. I’m LEVSULTAN, an independent artist from Türkiye. I’m sharing two current releases for airplay consideration because they sit between Turkish/global pop, electronic dance production and contemporary rap/pop elements.
9. "Soul Makossa" - Mel Holder - single [Megawave: 2026]
   Notes: Professionally known as Dr. Mel Holder, GRAMMY®-nominated producer, artist, and instrumentalist Mel Holder presents a vibrant summer reinterpretation of an international classic originally made famous by Cameroonian music icon Manu Dibango.
10. "Viktor" - Melkutus Party - Mahti [Nordic Notes: 2026]
    Notes: An exploration of combining Finnish kantele tradition, electronic soundscapes and infectious dance grooves. Is it possible to sample surrounding nature? What happens when acoustic soundscapes of kantele meet digital realities? What if past generations had access to the same technologies that we have today? And what kind of songs are there to be played after the human race has vanished?
11. "Bir Lokma Sevda" - Hilal Kaya - Sumbul [CPL-Music: 2026]
    Notes: Turkish-Danish vocalist, songwriter and composer Hilal Kaya will release her debut album “Sümbül” on August 28, 2026 via CPL Music / Nordic Notes. Rooted in Turkish folk music, the album blends elements of rock, jazz and psychedelia while reimagining traditional Anatolian sounds through a modern and free-spirited musical approach.
12. "Love" - Ibibio Sound Machine - Chopping Mountain [Merge: 2026]
    Notes: Ibibio Sound Machine release their sixth album, Chopping Mountain, via Merge Records. Built through live jams, rhythmic experiments, and instinctive interplay, Chopping Mountain captures the band at their most connected and musically adventurous. From the euphoric disco rush of “When You Want to Dance” to the spiritual intensity of “Return to Sender,” the album is restless, expansive, and full of movement — another bold step forward for a band who have always refused to stand still.
13. "Comeco" - Blurry The Explorer - Clear Blue Mind [Nublu: 2026]
    Notes: Jeremy Gustin's exploratory music project Blurry the Explorer unveils its third album, Clear Blue Mind—a vibrant, genre-defying collection born from improvisation, coincidence, and creative discovery in Rio de Janeiro. Recorded at the legendary Marini Studio in the Botafogo neighborhood, the 10-track album expands the project's borderless sonic world with contributions from an international cast.
14. "Power of the Sun" - Chili Guys - single [Flow State Studios: 2026]
    Notes: Chili Guys have built a grassroots following in Miami with their laid-back charm, genre-blending sound, and performances that feel equal parts jam session and beach party. Their feel-good music and positive message have helped shape a distinctive, infectious sound that resonates with audiences of all ages.
15. "This is a Photograph" - Making Movies - single [3/2 Recordings: 2026]
    Notes: Latin Grammy-nominated band Making Movies will release "This Is a Photograph (bajo el sol de Panamá)," featuring Kevin Morby, on August 21, 2026. It is the lead single from Una Vida, the band’s first album since 2022’s XOPA, out October 30. The release reimagines Morby’s beloved song through a deeply personal, Spanish-language interpretation inspired by family, memory, and Panamá’s cultural legacy, and arrives with a visualizer directed by William J. Stribling.
16. "Sorria de Novo" - Joyce Moreno - Joyce e Tutty Moreno [Jazz Is Dead: 2026]
    Notes: Joyce & Tutty Moreno, the architects of Brazilian sophisticated samba, release their album Joyce e Tutty Moreno JID027 out August 7th via Jazz Is Dead. The album is a bittersweet masterpiece, in collaboration with Adrian Younge, and a tribute to the late João Donato. It captures the ethereal beauty of collective improvisation, the weight of saudade, and the unbreakable bond between two of Brazil's most revered artists.
17. "The Enchantment" - Shelia Chandra - Echo [Real World: 2026]
    Notes: Echo is likely Sheila Chandra’s final album. A collection of live performances, the title loosely references the nymph of Greek myth who lost her voice – just as Chandra did 15 years ago. The album will be released on 25 September, via Real World Records, on LP and Digital. Digital release comes with six extra tracks. A shy and infrequent live performer in her time, and very much aware that so many of her fans were disappointed never to have seen her in concert, Chandra has put together this collection of recordings to give them a taste of what her breathtaking virtuoso solo voice performances were like.
18. "The Fool" - The Fool's Journey - single [The Fool's Journey: 2026]
    Notes: “The Fool” is the debut single from The Fool’s Journey, a new project by Camila Celin & Ehren Hanson and part of the larger album world of Divine Trinity. The track is a guitar-led instrumental blending expressive nylon-string guitar, Spanish-tinged melodies, marimba-like colors, atmospheric production, subtle electronic textures, and a steady downtempo pulse.
19. "Promessa De Pescador" - Marcelo Galter - Dorival Caymmi [Rocinante: 2026]
    Notes: Bahia-born pianist and composer Marcelo Galter releases Marcelo Galter investiga a beleza sem fim de Dorival Caymmi [Marcelo Galter Investigates the Endless Beauty of Dorival Caymmi], a new album that approaches Caymmi not through nostalgia or conventional tribute, but through his methods, musical language and creative process. Released by Rocinante on August 27 and available on vinyl and across major streaming platforms, the album draws on Caymmi’s profound relationship with the sea, fishing, Bahia’s landscapes, Afro-Bahian spirituality and popular speech.
20. "Medo do Invisivel" - Cidadao Instigado - Cidadao Instigado [Risco/Nublu: 2026]
    Notes: Ten years after his last release, the acclaimed Fortaleza, Fernando Catatau returns with Cidadão Instigado, a self-titled album that marks both the 30th anniversary of the project and the beginning of an entirely new creative phase. Led by Fernando Catatau, it combines electronic beats, digital textures, guitars and Brazilian songwriting, drawing on work Catatau began during the pandemic.
21. "Blow Your Trumpet" - Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope [Partisan: 2026]
    Notes: Ezra Collective, one of the most vital and ascendant bands in British music, release their extraordinary fourth studio album Here Because of Hope today via Partisan Records. Their most ambitious and personal record yet, the album arrives as the London quintet reaches a remarkable new peak: Mercury Prize winners, BRIT Award winners, UK Top 10 artists and Wembley Arena headliners who have taken the communal joy of their earliest youth club sessions and carried it onto some of the world’s biggest stages.

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. "Freight Trane" {Tommy Flanagan} - Kenny Burrell/John Coltrane - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane [New Jazz (Prestige): 1958/1963]
   Notes: John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Kenny Burrell – guitar Tommy Flanagan – piano Paul Chambers – bass Jimmy Cobb – drums
3. "Charade" {Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer} - Johnny Hartman - I Just Dropped By To Say Hello [Impulse!: 1963]
4. "Feel So Good" {Allison} - Mose Allison - I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin' [Atlantic: 1968]
5. "Mustard Greens" {Smith} - Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell - Got My Mojo Workin' [Verve: 1965/1966]
6. "Why Don't They Know" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith [Verve: 1967]
   Notes: Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute Lonnie Liston Smith: piano Ronnie Boykins: bass Grady Tate: drums
7. "Blue Rol" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith [Verve: 1967]
8. "Just Coolin'" {Mobley} - Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Just Coolin' [Blue Note: 1959/2020]
9. "Africando" {Simon} - Marlon Simon And The Nagual Spirits - Resistencia! [Stay Black Records: 2026]
10. "Which Way Is It Going" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Blacknuss [Atlantic: 1972]
11. ""Get Smart" Theme" {Montenegro} - Hugo Montenegro And His Orchestra - All-Time Greatest Movie Themes & Schemes [RCA: 1999]
12. "Hang On Sloopy" {Bert Russell/Wes Farrell} - Ramsey Lewis Band - Hang On Ramsey! Live at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, CA [Cadet: 1965]
13. "Ecstasy of Being" {Sun Ra} - Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra - When Angels Speak of Love [Saturn: 1963/1966]
14. "Laundromat Blues" {Sandy Jones} - Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign [Stax: 1967]
15. "I'm Ready" {Willie Dixon} - Muddy Waters - Chess 7" [Chess Records: 1954]

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. "Enchanted" {George Shearing} - George Shearing & the Montgomery Brothers - Shearing & the Montgomery Brothers [Jazzland: 1961]
   Notes: Wes on Guitar, Buddy on vibes, Monk on bass
2. "Cheganca" {Lobo Viana} - Walter Wanderley - Cheganca [Verve: 1966]
3. "Amanha" {Santos Souza} - Walter Wanderley - Cheganca [Verve: 1966]
4. "Take My Heart" {Zeller Corwin} - Walter Wanderley - Cheganca [Verve: 1966]
5. "Walk On By" {Burt Bacarach & Hal David} - Aretha Franklin - Runnin' Out Of Fools [Columbia: 1964]
6. "My Old Flame" {Arthur Johnson & Sam Coslow} - Barney Kessel - Plays Standards [Contemporary: 1954]
7. "Beyond The Blue Horizon" {Richard Whiting & Harling} - Morton Gould - Beyond The Blue Horizon [RCA Victor: 1961]
8. "Stardust" {Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish} - Morton Gould - Beyond The Blue Horizon [RCA Victor: 1961]
9. "Stormy Weather" {Harold Arlen} - Morton Gould - Beyond The Blue Horizon [RCA Victor: 1961]
10. "I've Got You Under My Skin" {Cole Porter} - Mel Torme - [Columbia: 1965]
11. "Isn't She Lovely?" {Stevie Wonder} - Milt Jackson & Monty Alexander - Soul Fusion [Pablo: 1977]
12. "All The Way" {Sammy Cahn & Jimmy VanHeusen} - King Curtis - Soul Meeting [Avid: 1961]
13. "Big Bear" {Cal Tjader} - Cal Tjader & Stan Getz - Sextet [Fantasy: 1958]
14. "You've Changed" {B. Cary & C. Fischer} - Billie Holiday - [ 1958]
15. "Mambo In Chimes" {Shearing} - George Shearing & the Montgomery Brothers - Shearing & the Montgomery Brothers [Jazzland: 1961]
16. "Jealousy" {J. Glade & V. Bloom} - The Three Suns - Twilight Time [Pickwick: 1966]
17. "Brcarolle" {J. S. Offenbach} - The Three Suns - Twilight Time [Pickwick: 1966]
18. "A Man Could Be A Wonderful Thing" {L. Conlay & L. Carr} - Julie Wilson - Sultry Ladies [Sony: 1951]
    Notes: Julie Wilson was a cabaret singer and actress
19. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" {George & Ira Gershwin} - Barney Kessell - Kessell Plays Standards [ 1954]

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. "The Firebird" {Igor STRAVINKSY} - London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati - The Firebird [Mercury Living Presence: 1960]
2. "Concerto in B-flat Major op.7, no.6 HWV 311" {George Frideric HANDEL} - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Bob van Asperen (organ) - Organ Concertos Op.7 [Erato: 1997]
3. "Piano Trio in E-flat Major, op.70, no.2" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - Trio Marie Soldat - Beethoven: Piano Trio, Op. 70 No. 2 - Schubert: Piano Trio, Op. 100 [Linn Records ]
4. "Prelude no.16" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Natalia Rehling - Chopin: Sonata no.2, Preludes op.28 [Paladino Music: 2015]
5. "Prelude no.17" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Natalia Rehling - Chopin: Sonata no.2, Preludes op.28 [Paladino Music: 2015]
6. "Prelude no.18" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Natalia Rehling - Chopin: Sonata no.2, Preludes op.28 [Paladino Music: 2015]
7. "Prelude no.19" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Natalia Rehling - Chopin: Sonata no.2, Preludes op.28 [Paladino Music: 2015]
8. "L'Arlesienne Suite no. 2" {Georges BIZET} - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham - Bizet: Symphony in C - L'Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2 [Warner Classics: 2000]

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

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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The Hacienda Show

Every Friday morning, 1 AM, all EDM genres, new and classic tracks, plus local and international DJ guests. It's Electronic music for vibey people!

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