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 […]
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Rosier stop by WTJU, Oct 25
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.
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Seth Swingle plays banjo and kora on WTJU, Jan 13
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 […]
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WTJU Folk (World): John Bates Best of 2016
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 […]
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World Turning Celebrates UVA’s Indian Classical Night, Apr 15
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.
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Craig Swingle’s Best World Albums of 2015
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 […]
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John Bates’ Best World Albums of 2015
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 […]