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World Turning

  • Salieu Suso brings his Kora to The Stage, May 24

    May 19th, 2022 | By WTJU
    Tags: Beyond Borders, Gambian, Griot, Kora, Salieu Suso, Stage at WTJU, University of Virginia, UVA French Department, UVA Music Arts Board, UVA Music Department, World Music, World Turning, WTJU, WTJU Folk

    Gambian griot Salieu Suso will stop by WTJU Tuesday afternoon, May 24, at 4 for a live session at The Stage. We are pleased to bring you the event in partnership with the UVA French and Music departments.  This is a special concert to which you are invited to be part of the studio audience. […]

  • WTJU Best of 2020 – John Bates

    Dec 26th, 2020 | By Folk Department
    Tags: Best of 2020, John Bates, World Turning, WTJU, WTJU Folk, WTJU World

    John Bates co-hosts World Turning, heard each Friday afternoon from 12-2 (eastern). Artist(s)/Album/Label Les Amazones D’Afrique/Amazones Power/Real World iyatraQuartet/Break The Dawn/iyatraQuartet Sibusile Xaba/Ngiwu Shwabada/Komos Trad.Attack!/Make Your Move/Made in Baltics Wesli/Rapadou Kreyol/Cumbancha Awale Jant Band/Yewoulen/ARC Fra Fra/Funeral Songs/Glitterbeat Tamikrest/Tamotait/Glitterbeat Beto Jamaica/Rey De Mi Folcior Vallenato/OM Producciones Chouk Bwa & The Angstromers/Voudou Ale/Bongo Joe L’Eclair/Noshtta/Bongo Joe Ladama/Oye […]

  • Rosier stop by WTJU, Oct 25

    Oct 18th, 2019 | By WTJU
    Tags: Front Porch, Les Poules a Colin, Quebecois, Rosier, World Turning, WTJU

    Quebecois group Rosier (formerly Les Poules a Colin) will stop by WTJU Friday afternoon, October 25, around 1:30 for a live session ahead of their concert that evening at The Front Porch.

  • Seth Swingle plays banjo and kora on WTJU, Jan 13

    Jan 5th, 2017 | By Folk Department
    Tags: Banjo, C'Ville Coffee, Folk Beyond, Kora, Prism Coffeehouse, Seth Swingle, World Turning, WTJU, WTJU Folk

    WTJU’s prodigal son, Seth Swingle, returns to Charlottesville for a Prism Coffeehouse concert this Friday, January 13, at C’Ville Coffee (details).  Seth will stop by the station that afternoon around 12:30 (est) for a visit to World Turning.  Rumor is Seth will bring along both some banjos and his kora, a West African 21 stringed […]

  • WTJU Folk (World): John Bates Best of 2016

    Dec 13th, 2016 | By Folk Department
    Tags: Best of 2016, John Bates, World Turning, WTJU, WTJU Folk

    John Bates co-hosts World Turning Friday afternoons from 12-2 (est). (Artist – Album – Label) Derek Gripper – Libraries On Fire – Derek Gripper Alkibar Jr. – Jamal – Studio Mali Richard Bona – Heritage – Quest Gypsy Cuban Project – Havana Nights – Universal Romania Maarja Nuut – Une Meeles – Maarja Nuut Leni […]

  • World Turning Celebrates UVA’s Indian Classical Night, Apr 15

    Apr 13th, 2016 | By Peter Jones
    Tags: Hindu Student Council, Indian Classical Night, Jordan Perry, Sheethal Jose, SPICMACAY, University of Virginia, World Turning, WTJU, WTJU Folk

    Sheethal Jose of UVA’s SPICMACAY, and her UVA Hindu Student Council colleague will stop by the WTJU studios this Friday afternoon, April 15, around 12:30 (edt) for a visit with World Turning host Jordan Perry.  In addition to chatting about that evening’s Lambeth Live concert, they will also discuss the April 23 Indian Classical Night.

  • Craig Swingle’s Best World Albums of 2015

    Jan 2nd, 2016 | By Folk Department
    Tags: Best of 2015, Craig Swingle, World Turning, WTJU Folk

    Craig Swingle, host of World Turning (Friday, 12-2 pm) In no particular order (artist/album/label) with short description Rebirth. Les Ambassadeurs Harmonia Mundi The latest from the Malian afropop icons of the ’70’s Amara Toure 1973-1980. Amara Toure. Analog Africa. Ten cleaned up cuts from an afrocuban icon. Renascence. Kandia Kouyate. Sterns. Kandia had two major […]

  • John Bates’ Best World Albums of 2015

    Jan 2nd, 2016 | By Folk Department
    Tags: Best of 2015, John Bates, World Turning, WTJU Folk

    John Bates, host of World Turning (Friday, 12-2 pm) In no particular order (artist/album/label) Toumani Diabate & Sidiki Diabate – Toumani & Sidiki – Nonesuch Angelique Kidjo – Sings – 429 Records Anoushka Shankar – Home – Deutsche Grammophon Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal – Musique de Nuit – Six Degrees Sam Lee – The […]

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