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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. "Synergy" - Death of The High Street - single [It's Creation baby: 2022]
2. "Driven To Tears (Live)" - Pearl Jam - 2003.07.03 - Mansfield, MA [Monkeywrench: 2003]
3. "The Mainline Song" - Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful [Bella Union: 2022]
4. "Mykonos" - Honey Gentry - single [self-released: 2024]
   Notes: Fleet Foxes cover
5. "I Saw Another Bird" - Mount Eerie - Night Palace [P.W. Elverum & Sun: 2024]
6. "Westfall" - Okkervil River - Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See [Jagjaguwar: 2002]
7. "Empty Trainload of Sky" - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Woodland [Acony: 2024]
8. "Never Get Off the Ground" - Allison Krauss - Forget About It [Rounder: 1999]
9. "Saw the End Before We Started" - Sammy Volkov & Dana Wylie - The Day Had to Come [Bandcamp: 2024]
10. "Here, There and Everywhere" - Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet - Secret Message [Circle 9: 2024]
11. "McAlpine's Fusileers" - Neck - Here's Mud in Your Eye [Hibernian: 2004]
12. "Skyscape" - Julia Sabra - Natural History Museum [Ruptured: 2024]
    Notes: Beirut artist
13. "Sixteen King's Daughters" - Libby Weitnauer - single [Bandcamp: 2021]
14. "London Girl" - The Pogues - Poguetry in Motion EP [Island: 1986]
15. "Seed of a Seed" - Haley Hendericks - Seed of a Seed [Mama Bird: 2024]
16. "The Rib" - Jeannie C. Riley - The Very Best of Jeannie C. Riley
17. "Body Magic" - The Big 'Ol Nasty Getdown - RepurposE Purpose Vol. 1 [Getdown Entertainment: 2024]
18. "Brown Sugar" - D'Angelo - Brown Sugar [EMI: 1995]
19. "Hold Me Up (Thank You)" - Kruangbin - A La Sala [Dead Oceans: 2024]
20. "Nothing Even Matters" - Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill [Ruffhouse: 1998]
21. "Freedom is Peace" - Roberto Magris - Freedom is Peace [JMood: 2024]
22. "Kuma Fo (What They Say)" - Les Amazones d'Afrique - Musow Danse [Real World: 2024]
23. "Voodoo Chile" - Angelique Kidjo - Oremi [Island: 1998]
24. "Cute 'N Pretty" - Hank Mobley - A Slice of the Top [Blue Note: 1979]
25. "Good Guy" - Julia Jacklin & Faye Webster - Live Down Under [Polyvinyl: 2024]
26. "Bring It On Home" - Benjie Porecki - All That Matters [Funklove: 2024]
27. "One in the World" - Tapes 'n Tapes - Live [Daytrotter: 2011]
28. "Instrumentals" - Arthur Russell - Instrumentals [Audika: 2017]
29. "The Place Where He Inserted the Blade" - Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There [Ninja Tune: 2022]
30. "Halfway to a Threeway" - Jim O'Rourke - Halfway to a Threeway [Domino: 1999]

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. "Worry, Worry" - B. B. King - Live At The Regal [MCA ]
2. "Lookin' The World Over" - Anson Funderburgh & Sam Myers - Anson & Sam - That's What They Want [Black Top ]
3. "Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong" - Michael Bloomfield - Essential Blues - 1964 - 1969 [Columbia ]
4. "Honest I Do" - Jimmy Reed - I'm Jimmy Reed [Craft ]
5. "I Can't Quit You Baby" - Otis Rush - The Essential - The Classic Cobra Recordings - 1956 - 1958 [Fuel 2000 ]
6. "Stingaree" - Charlie Musselwhite - The Alligator 25Th Records Anniversary Collection [Alligator ]
7. "Don't Start Me To Talkin'" - Sonny Boy Williamson - Down And Out Blues - In Memorium [MCA ]
8. "Cold, Cold Feeling" - Albert Collins - Ice Pickin' [Alligator ]
9. "Red, Hot & Blue" - Roomful Of Blues - The 1St Album [Hyena ]
10. "Directly From My Heart To You" - Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime [Alligator ]
11. "Okie Dokie Stomp" - Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters - Jimmy Rogers - Jimmy Rogers With Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters [Crosscut ]
12. "Blues Power" - Albert King - The Very Best Of... [Rhino ]
13. "I'd Rather Go Blind" - Etta James - Mojo - Chess Classics [Mojo ]
14. "Give Me A Pigfoot & A Bottle F Beer" - Nina Simone - Cigarettes And Alcohol [Mojo ]
15. "Good Morning Judge" - Wynonie Harris - Shotgun Boogie - Rhythm & Blues Goes Country, Vol. 1 [Bear Family ]
16. "She Moves Me" - Johnny "Guitar" Watson - The RPM Blues Story [One Day ]
17. "You Got Me Reeling And Rocking" - Roy Milton - Rocks - Bear Family Records, Vol. 1 - Rockers And Rhythm "N" Blues From The 1950'S [Bear Family ]
18. "Big Legged Woman" - Freddie King - The Best Of The Shelter Records Years [Shelter ]
19. "Who Do You Love" - John Hammond - So Many Roads - The Complete Sessions [Vanguard ]
20. "Before You Accuse Me" - Delbert McClinton - Honky Tonk "N" Blues [MCA ]
21. "Messin' With The Kid" - Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - The Original Blues Brothers [Magnum ]
22. "Five'll Getcha Ten" - James Harman - Takin' Chances [Cannonball ]
23. "I'm In The Mood" - John Lee Hooker/Bonnie Raitt - The Healer [Chameleon ]
24. "Good Rocking Tonight" - Roy Brown - The Best Of Good Rocking Tonight [Rhino ]
25. "Double Eyed Whammy" - Tinsley Ellis - The Alligator Records 20Th Anniversary Collection [Alligator ]
26. "Coastin' Hank" - Little Charlie & The Nightcats - Alligator Records Presents Crucial Harmonica Blues [Alligator ]
27. "Pressure Cooker" - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Alligator Records Presents Crucial Guitar Blues [Alligator ]
28. "One More Time" - Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band - Chicago/The Blues/Today! [Vanguard ]

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. 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. "Encore: The Faux Paws (2021)" - The Faux Paws - 2021 Offbeat Roadhouse [Faux Paws: 2021]

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. "Prelude: Take Me Back" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena, 'Dogfight' Original Cast Ensemble - Dogfight (Original Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2013]
   Notes: Justin Paul born January 3, 1985
3. "Come to a Party" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Derek Klena, Lindsay Mendez - Dogfight (Original Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2013]
4. "Nothing Short of Wonderful" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Lindsay Mendez - Dogfight (Original Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2013]
5. "First Date / Last Night" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena - Dogfight (Original Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2013]
6. "Waving Through A Window" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Ben Platt - Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2017]
7. "You Will Be Found" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Laura Dreyfuss, Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen - Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2017]
8. "Only Us" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Laura Dreyfuss, Ben Platt - Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Atlantic Records: 2017]
9. "Another Day Of Sun" {Justin Hurwitz} - La La Land Cast - La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [UMGRI Interscope: 2016]
   Notes: Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
10. "City Of Stars" {Justin Hurwitz} - Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone - La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [UMGRI Interscope: 2016]
    Notes: Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
11. "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" {Justin Hurwitz} - Emma Stone - La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [UMGRI Interscope: 2016]
    Notes: Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
12. "A Million Dreams" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams - The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Atlantic Records: 2017]
13. "This Is Me" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Keala Settle, The Greatest Showman Ensemble - The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Atlantic Records: 2017]
14. "Rewrite The Stars" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Zac Efron, Zendaya - The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Atlantic Records: 2017]
15. "Runnin' Home to You" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Grant Gustin - The Flash (Music from the Special Episode: Duet) [WaterTower Music: 2017]
16. "Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?" {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Steve Martin - Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It? (From "Only Murders in the Building: Season 3") [Hollywood Records: 2023]
17. "Look for the Light " {Benj Pasek & Justin Paul} - Meryl Streep, Ashley Park - Look for the Light (From "Only Murders in the Building: Season 3") [Hollywood Records: 2023]
18. "If You Want Perfection" {Julia Mattison and Noel Carey} - Michelle Williams, 'Death Becomes Her' Original Broadway Cast - Death Becomes Her - Broadway Sneak Preview [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 2024]
19. "For The Gaze" {Julia Mattison and Noel Carey} - Megan Hilty, 'Death Becomes Her' Original Broadway Cast - Death Becomes Her - Broadway Sneak Preview [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 2024]
20. "Alive Forever" {Julia Mattison and Noel Carey} - Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard - Death Becomes Her - Broadway Sneak Preview [Concord Theatricals Recordings: 2024]
21. "Someone in a Tree" {Stephen Sondheim} - Alvin Y. F. Ing, B.D. Wong, Telly Leung, Darren Lee - Pacific Overtures (The New Broadway Cast Recording) [PS Classics: 2005]
    Notes: Telly Leung born January 3, 1980
22. "Pretty Lady" {Stephen Sondheim} - Darren Lee, Rick Edinger, Telly Leung - Pacific Overtures (The New Broadway Cast Recording) [PS Classics: 2005]
23. "I'll Cover You" {Jonathan Larson} - Telly Leung - I'll Cover You [Yellow Sound Label: 2012]
    Notes: From "Rent"
24. "All Good Gifts" {Stephen Schwartz} - Telly Leung, Godspell (The New Broadway Cast Recording) - Godspell (The New Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2011]
25. "With You" {Jay Kuo} - Telly Leung, Katie Rose Clarke - Allegiance (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Center Stage Records/Yellow Sound Label: 2016]
26. "We Are Home" {James-Allen Ford, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth} - Telly Leung, Justin Guarini, Erin Mackey, James Snyder, The Original Broadway Cast of In Transit - In Transit: Broadway's First A Cappella Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Hollywood Records: 2017]
27. "Proud of Your Boy" {Alan Menken} - Telly Leung - You Matter [Soup J Productions LLC: 2020]
    Notes: Lyrics by Howard Ashman; from "Aladdin"
28. "Love, I Hear" {Stephen Sondheim} - Telly Leung - Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3 [Yellow Sound Label: 2022]
    Notes: From "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
29. "Anyone Can Whistle" {Stephen Sondheim} - Telly Leung - Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 2 [Yellow Sound Label: 2022]
    Notes: From "Anyone Can Whistle"
30. "Being Alive" {Stephen Sondheim} - Telly Leung - Songs for You [Yellow Sound Label: 2015]
    Notes: From "Company"
31. "Not While I'm Around" {Stephen Sondheim} - Anthony De Mare - Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim From The Piano [ECM New Series: 2015]
    Notes: Arranged by Thomas Newman; From "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

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 ]
   Notes: Theme tune
2. "Breaking Up Christmas" - Dirk Powell - Hand Me Down [Rounder ]
3. "Elly's/Îles-de-la-Madeleine" - Pine Tree Flyers - Pine Tree Flyers [Pine Tree Flyers ]
4. "Allistrum's March" - Owen Marshall - Electric Addendum [Owen Marshall ]
5. "Not A Flower On Dogwood Flats/Bush In The Shucks" - Owen Marshall - Electric Addendum [Owen Marshall ]
6. "The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore" - Open The Door For Three - A Prosperous Gale [Open The Door For Three ]
   Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See he full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
7. "765" - Rakish, Jamie Oshima - Now, O Now [Rakish ]
   Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See he full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
8. "Snowy Drifts" - Reverie Road - Reverie Road [Reverie Road ]
   Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See he full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
9. "Your Town Polska" - Väsen & Hawktail - Väsen & Hawktail [Johansson/Padiddle ]
   Notes: My ‘best of 2024’ album. See he full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
10. "Polska efter Hult Linrot" - Sophie Wellington - Roving Jewel [Wellington ]
11. "Hy Patillion" - Sophie Wellington - Roving Jewel [Wellington ]
12. "Sweet Nell" - Dumpster Debbie - Dumpster Debbie [Plow Man Records ]
13. "Fiddle Claw" - Brittany Haas, Lena Jonsson - The Snake [Padiddle ]
    Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See the full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
14. "Honeycutt" - Sami Braman - Riveter [Padiddle ]
15. "Bowback" - Adam Hurt - Drenched In Place [Drenched In Place (Bandcamp) ]
    Notes: From the Hurricane Helene relief compilation benefit album, one of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See the full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
16. "Prettiest Little Girl in the County" - Joseph Decosimo, Luke Richardson, Cleek Schrey - Beehive Cathedral [Dear Life Records ]
    Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See the full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
17. "Two Rivers" - George Jackson and Brad Kolodner - Shady Lane [George Jackson and Brad Kolodner ]
18. "Phthalo Blue" - Andrew Marlin - Phthalo Blue [Thirty Tigers/ Tanyard Branch Mu ]
    Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See the full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
19. "I Still Think Of Her" - AJ Lee & Blue Summit - City Of Glass [Signature Sounds ]
    Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See the full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
20. "When I Was A Cowboy" - Jordan Tice, Andrew Marlin, Christian Sedelmyer - Wild Rose of Morning [Jordan Tice, Andrew Marlin, Chri ]
    Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See the full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
21. "Light Of The Clear Blue Morning" - Bill Mize - The Southwind [Bill Mize ]
    Notes: Should have been on my ‘best of 2024’ album list!
22. "Godspeed Little Children of Fort Smith, Arkansas" - Joachim Cooder - Dreamer's Motel [Temple of Leaves ]
    Notes: One of my ‘best of 2024’ albums. See he full list here: https://www.wtju.net/bestof2024-pm/
23. "Boys, Them Buzzaŕds Are Flying" - The Fly By Night String Band - The Young Fogies [Rounder ]
24. "Oklahoma Rooster" - Critton Hollow String Band - The Young Fogies [Rounder ]
    Notes: Critton Hollow celebrate their 50 years anniversary in 2025!
25. "Fiddler's Dream" - Foghorn Stringband - Live at Portland OT Gathering 1/18/2014 [Foghorn Stringband ]

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 Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape" - The NuGrape Twins - American Primitive Vol. 2 comp. [Revenant: 2005]
2. "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - J Mascis - Martin & Me [Sire: 1996]
   Notes: Smiths cover
3. "Look At Me" - Bergen White - For Women Only [SSS International: 1970]
4. "Whatever That Means" - Dorothea Pass - Think Of Mist [Telephone Explosion: NEW]
5. "So Much Wine" - The Handsome Family - In The Air [Carrot Top: 2000]
6. "Der Winter Ist Vorbei" - Popol Vuh - Das Hohelied Salomos [United Artists: 1975]
7. "When I'm Dead And Gone" - McGuiness Flint - McGuiness Flint [Capitol: 1970]
8. "I Found Out Too Late" - The Sapphires - I've Got Mine You Better Get Yours [Swan: 1964]
9. "Oh Lord, Why Lord/Prayer" - Parliament - Osmium [Invictus: 1970]
10. "Possessed" - Eagulls - Eagulls [Partisan: 2014]
11. "Dopamine" - DIIV - Is The Is Are [Captured Tracks: 2016]
12. "Looking For Something" - CASTLEBEAT - HalfLife [Spirit Goth Records: 2022]
13. "Televised Mind" - Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death [Partisan: 2020]
14. "Kill Your Television" - Ned's Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder [Columbia Records: 1991]
15. "See No Evil" - Television - Marquee Moon [Elektra: 1977]
16. "What We All Want" - Gang of Four - Solid Gold [Warner: 1981]
    Notes: 2021 remaster
17. "Slash Your Tires" - Luna - Lunapark [Elektra: 1992]
18. "Whoever You Are" - Geggy Tah - Sacred Cow [Luaka Bop: 1996]
    Notes: David Byrne of the Talking Heads' record label
19. "She's Leaving You" - MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks [Anti-: NEW]
20. "Heavy Love" - Neil Young - Eldorado [Reprise: 1989]
21. "Naturally" - Allison Gros - Naturally [Gamba: 1970]
22. "Lonesome Cowboy Dave THomas" - Manishevitz - Grammar Bell And The All Fall Down [Jagjaguwar: 1999]
23. "Love Takes Miles" - Cameron Winter - Heavy Metal [Partisan: NEW]
24. "Strange About Your Hands" - Sensations' Fix - Finest Finger [Polydor: 1976]
25. "That Falling Feeling" - Phil Manzanera - Listen Now [Polydor: 1977]
26. "Accelerations" - Mahogany - Memory Column: Early Works & Rarities MCMXCVI-MMIV [Darla: 2005]
27. "Sora Ni Mau Maboroshi" - Mariah - Utakata No Hibi [Nippon Japan/Everland: 1983]

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. "Dislocation Blues" - Jeff Lang, Chris Whitley - Dislocation Blues [ABC Music: 2006]
   Notes: USA / Australia
2. "Tamatant Tilay / Exodus (feat. Tinariwen, K'naan, & Los Lobos)" - Herbie Hancock, Tinariwen, K'NAAN, Los Lobos - The Imagine Project [Hancock Records: 2009]
   Notes: USA/Mali/Somalia/Canada--writtern by American jazz great Herbie Hancock, influenced by Bob Marley, and performed by Tinariwen, K'naan, & Los Lobos
3. "Sharaf - Radio Edit" - Sahra Halgan - Sharaf (Radio Edit) [Danaya: 2024]
   Notes: Somalia
4. "Habibi" - Muhamed El Amin - Voice of Sudan [wergo: 1996]
   Notes: Sudan
5. "Desse Barama (Peace)" - Hamza El Din - Music Of Nubia [Vanguard Records: 2006]
   Notes: Egypt / Sudan
6. "Manos Enemigas" - Aziza Brahim - Soutak [Glitterbeat Records: 2014]
   Notes: Western Sahara--Aziza Brahim was born in Algeria in a refugee camp; she grew up as a refugee and is now living in Spain.
7. "Everything I Love" - Souad Massi - O Houria [AZ / Wrasse: 2010]
   Notes: Algeria / France - Souad Massi is an Algerian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country due to death threats. "O Houria" refers to Liberty.
8. "Onukpa Shawarpo" - Bokoor Band - Afro-Rock Vol. 1 [Strut: 2010]
   Notes: Ghana
9. "Politiki Magni" - SOBA, Moussa Koita, Emile Biayenda, Vincent Bucher - Fiman [Music Development Company: 2024]
   Notes: Burkina Faso / Congo
10. "Turkish Gypsy" - Abaji - Origine Orients [Absilone: 2009]
    Notes: Lebanon / Armenia
11. "Keca Kurdan - Remix" - Aynur, Mayki Murat Başaran - Nupel [Kalan Ses: 2006]
    Notes: Turkey / Kurdistan----Aynur Dogan is an internationally popular folk music vocalist. She was born in Turkey in 1975, and is proud of her Kurdish roots. Her music is based on traditional Kurdish folk songs, with many of them being at least 300 years old. Her lyrics are about the life and sufferings of Kurdish people and in particular Kurdish women.
12. "Atabat" - Omar Souleyman - Various Artists: Clubtransmediale.07 [rxtx: 2007]
    Notes: Syria
13. "Kondja Mia" - Yamma Ensemble - Tieman [YouTube: 2020]
    Notes: Israel / Yemen
14. "From Gaza, with Love" - Saint Levant - From Gaza, with Love [2048 LLC: 2023]
    Notes: Palestine - Marwan Abdelhamid (born 2000), known as Saint Levant, is a Jerusalem-born US-based multilingual rapper.
15. "Maqsoum" - Mahmoud Fadl - The Drummers Of The Nile [Piranha: 1997]
    Notes: Egypt
16. "Lukunzi" - Hukwe Zawose & the Master Musicians Of Tanzania, Hukwe Zawose - Mateso [Triple Earth: 1987]
    Notes: Tanzania
17. "Urugendo" - Mighty Popo - Gakondo [Tamba Music: 2010]
    Notes: Rwanda
18. "Thikukulola" - Million Isaac Junior - Wired for Sound - Mozambique [Freeground Records: 2014]
    Notes: Mozambique
19. "Gazette (Kazet)" - Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens - Paris-Soweto [Gallo Record Company: 1987]
    Notes: South Africa
20. "Unless" - Vesen, Hawktail - Väsen & Hawktail [Padiddle Records: 2024]
    Notes: Sweden / USA
21. "The Falls Of Richmond" - Kate Lissauer - Stately Mansions [Kate Lissauer: 2013]
    Notes: USA---with Johnny Whelan on banjo
22. "August Flower" - Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Chao Tian - FROM CHINA TO APPALACHIA [Community Music, Inc.: 2024]
    Notes: USA / China - Chao Tian on dulcimer collaborates with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer on banjo
23. "Kora Meets Pipa" - Gao Hong, Kadialy Kouyate - Terri Kunda [ARC: 2023]
    Notes: Senegal / China - a?rare yet captivating combination of possibly two of world music's most mesmerizing instruments: the Chinese pipa, and the West African kora.
24. "Trip to Pakistan" - Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas, Hanneke Cassel, Eric Rigler - In the Moment [Culburnie Records: 2007]
    Notes: USA / Scotland
25. "Шо з-под дуба" - DakhaBrakha - Yahudky [DakhaBrakha: 2014]
    Notes: Ukraine
26. "Yo Voy" - Novalima - Coba Coba [Cumbancha: 2009]
    Notes: Peru / USA
27. "Cochabamba" - Sarazino - Ya Foy! [Cumbancha: 2009]
    Notes: Ecuador / Algeria - Originally from Algeria, now living in Equador---musician, songwriter, and producer Lamine Fellah has traveled widely in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

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. "Serenade To A Cuckoo" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirkatron [Warner Bros.: 1975-76/1977]
3. "Wake Up Everybody" {John Whitehead/Gene McFadden/Victor Carstarphen} - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Featuring Teddy Pendergrass - Wake Up Everybody [Philadelphia International: 1975]
4. "Gubèlyé" {Mulatu Astatke} - Akalé Wubé - Akalé Wubé [L'Arôme Productions: 2010]
5. "Mary McLeod Bethune" {Bethune} - Mary McLeod Bethune - Kirkatron [Warner Bros.: 1975-76/1977]
6. "Bright Moments" {Kirk} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirkatron [Warner Bros.: 1975-76/1977]
7. "Nutty" {Monk} - Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall [Blue Note: 1957]
8. "Jimmy Carter (Pt. 1)" {Frisell} - Bill Frisell - This Land [Elektra Nonesuch: 1992/1994]
9. "Jimmy Carter (Pt. 2)" {Frisell} - Bill Frisell - This Land [Elektra Nonesuch: 1992/1994]
10. "This Year's Kisses" {Irving Berlin} - Nina Simone - Let It All Out [Philips: 1964-65/1966]
11. "Bye Bye Blackbird" {Mort Dixon/Ray Henderson} - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color [Atlantic (Warner Bros.): 1975]
12. "Freakadelic" {Parker} - Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - The Way Out Of Easy [International Anthem Recording C: 2023/2025]
13. "Auld Lang Syne Rock" - Freddie Mitchell/Hen Gates -
14. "Oil Gusher" {Scott} - The Raymond Scott Project - Powerhouse

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. "While We Dream" {Williams/Carles/Marterie} - Ralph Marterie - single [Mercury: 1953]
2. "For You, For Me, For Evermore" {George & Ira Gershwin} - Terry Gibbs - Vibes On Velvet [Avid: 1955]
3. "Corcovado" {Antonio Carlos Jobim} - Martin Denny - Latin Village [Vocation: 1964]
4. "Cuban Love Song" {Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh} - Roy Hamilton - [Jasmine: 1955]
5. "Lonesome Road" {Nat Shilkret & Gene Austin} - Pete Fountain - The Blues [Coral: 1959]
6. "Michelle" - Stan Getz/Terry Gibbs - [ 1949]
7. "A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues" {L. Markes & D. Charles} - Julie London - About The Blues [Capitol: 1956]
8. "Heartaches" {Al Hoffman & John Klenner} - David Carroll - Latin Percussion [Mercury: 1960]
9. "Only Those In Love" {Kaempfert/Singleton} - Bert Kaempfert - Dancing In Wonderland [Jasmine: 1961]
10. "Raccoon Straits" {Tjader} - Cal Tjader - San Francisco Moods [ 1958]
11. "St. Louis Blues" {W. C. Handy} - Pete Fountain - The Blues [Coral: 1959]
12. "Caravan" {Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol} - Ralph Marterie - single [Mercury: 1953]
13. "Don't Go To Strangers" {Kent, Mann, Evans} - Etta Jones - Don't Go To Strangers [Prestige: 1960]
14. "Patricia" {Perez Prado & Bob Marcus} - David Carroll - Latin Percussion [Mercury: 1960]
15. "The Moon Was Yellow" {Ahlert} - Terry Gibbs - Vibes On Velvet [Avid: 1955]
16. "On Green Dolphin Street" {Kaper/Washington} - Martin Denny - Latin Village [Vocation: 1964]
17. "I'll Be There" {Kaper/Washington} - Etta Jones - Lonely And Blue [Prestige: 1962]
18. "Besame Mucho" {Consuelo Valasquez & Sunny Skylar} - David Carroll - Latin Percussion [Mercury: 1960]
19. "You'll Never Walk Alone" {Rodgers & Hammerstein} - Roy Hamilton - [Jasmine: 1954]
20. "I've Never Been In Love Before" {Frank Loesser} - Cal Tjader - Tjader Plays Tjazz [Avid: 1955]
21. "The Moon Is Blue" {Herschel Gilbert & Sylvia Fine} - Ralph Marteire - [Mercury: 1953]
22. "Bouquet Of Blues" {Arthur Hamilton} - Julie London - About The Blues [Capitol: 1957]

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. "Concerto for violin in B flat major" {Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI} - Concerto Koln, Werner Ehrhardt (cond.) - Italian Concertos [Capriccio ]
2. "La catedral" {Agustin BARRIOS} - Franco Platino (gtr.) - Franco Platino: Guitar Recital [Naxos ]
3. "Serenade for Strings in E flat major, Op. 6" {Josef SUK} - Hungarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Radcliffe (cond.) - Serenades for Strings and other works [Romeo Records ]
4. "Champagner-Polka, Op. 211" {Johann STRAUSS II} - CSSR State Philharmonic, Alfred Walter (cond.) - Strauss, Jr.: One Hundred Most Famous Waltzes, Overtures, Polkas, and Marches, Vol. 3 [Naxos ]
5. "Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV. 351" {George Frideric HANDEL} - Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman (cond.) - Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music [Telarc ]
6. "Tabula Rasa" {Arvo PART} - Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra - Arvo Part: Tabula Rasa [ECM Records ]
7. "Meditation (1912)" {Frank BRIDGE} - Alexander Wells (pno.), Penelope Lynex (clo.) - Bridge: The Complete Music for Cello and Piano [SOMM ]

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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Good Life/The Hacienda Show

“Love is shining, life is thriving in the good life”. Classic dance choons to move your body, melt your mind, and lift your spirits. Leave your worries behind and experience… More“Love is shining, life is thriving in the good life”. Classic dance choons to move your body, melt your mind, and lift your spirits. Leave your worries behind and experience the good life with DJ Bobby Metronome and friends. Due to the late night nature of this show bouts of ambient and/or psychedelic music are entirely possible. Friday morning at 1 right here on WTJU.// The hacienda brings Electronic music you can get lost in From new releases to classics, Spanning across the EDM spectrum from house & Techno to Drum & Bass This is dance music for Vibey people, Friday mornings at 1 Less

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1. "2024 (Orginal Mix)" - serpnt, JG:MC - 2024 EP [Mustard music LTD: 2024]
2. "Smooth & Orginal" - DJ Linky - The specialist EP [Grid recordings UK: 2024]
3. "Left For Dead" - Gravit-E - Left for dead EP [Grdi Recordings UK: 2024]
4. "Throatcut" - Electrosoul & Dissident - Single [Neuropunk Records: 2024]
5. "Headcheck" - Zero T - all things considered EP [Metalheadz: 2024]
6. "Comfy (en:vy remix)" - Rockwell - Low Art Remixes [Obsolete Medium: 2024]
7. "Fever" - S.P.Y & T-Man - Single [Hospital Records: 2024]
8. "3 Dots (Break Remix)" - The Sauce & Jakes - Single [The Sauce Recordings: 2023]
9. "bassline drop (feat madrush MC)" - Katalyst, Madrush MC - Single [Run Toingz Recordings: 2023]
10. "Soundboy Shiver" - Katalyst, Lezley - Single [Jungle Manoia Recordings: 2024]
11. "Roots Control" - Melysma - Single [Dubplate Stle Limited: 2024]
12. "Blinded" - INDUKT - Single [Deep Within Recordings: 2024]
13. "Overshadow" - Thread - Single [Overview Music: 2024]
14. "Grays" - Basshunters - Single [Dub Shotta: 2024]
15. "Runaway" - Dub Head - humanity EP [Love For Low Frequencies: 2023]
16. "Azure" - Kasra And Visla - Single [Critical Music: 2024]
17. "Minimal Or Lazy" - NC-17 & Dub head - Single [Dispatch Recordings: 2024]
18. "Deadly Venom" - Serum - Single [Dread Music: 2012]
19. "Most Uplifting (Bladerunner Remix)" - Dj Ham - Single [Dope Ammo Records: 2021]
20. "Painkiller" - Headread - Single [Headread Music: 2023]
21. "New Rose Hotel" - NC-17 - Single [Dispatch Reocrdings: 2023]
22. "48 Bars" - Revan - Single [Subtitles Music: 2023]
23. "Spaceman" - Gardna And Kasra - Single [Critical Music: 2024]
24. "Ghost Mode" - Section 63 - Single [N/A: 2023]
25. "KINGPIN (FD REMIX)" - Total Science - Single [Computer Inegrated Music: 2002]