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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. "This Girl Isn't My Girlfriend" - Little Man Tate - About What You Know [Yellow Van: 2006]
2. "What Do I Know" - Deep Sea Diver - Billboard Heart [Sub Pop: 2025]
3. "Here We Go Crazy" - Bob Mould - Here We Go Crazy [Granary Music/BMG: 2025]
4. "another life" - caroline rose - year of the slug [Bandcamp: 2025]
5. "Here Comes a Regular" - Paul Westerberg - live [Reprise: 2004]
6. "The Streets of Laredo" - Chet Atkins - The Master and His Music [RCA: 2001]
7. "Infinity Inside a Shopping Cart" - Attention Bird Utopia - Best of Kings [here, here: 2025]
8. "Sometimes" - Fine Food Market - I'm afraid to be in love with someone who crashes their car that much [Arbutus: 2025]
9. "Flowers" - Nathaniel Rateliff & Gregory Alan Isakov - single [Stax: 2025]
10. "Ready or Not" - Nicolette & The Nobodies - The Long Way [Bandcamp: 2024]
11. "Beclouded" - Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson - Bone Bells [Pyroclastic: 2025]
12. "I've Got My Mind Set On You" - James Ray - James Ray [Caprice: 1962]
13. "Go Down Moses" - Roberta Flack - Quiet Fire [Atlantic: 1971]
14. "There There Child" - Van Morrison - The Philosopher's Stone [Polydor: 1998]
15. "(I Wonder) What We're Made Of" - Uwade - Floriligium [Ehoise/Thirty Tigers: 2025]
16. "Baby I'm a Star" - Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain [Warner Bros.: 1984]
17. "Alive and Amplified" - The Mooney Suzuki - Alive and Amplified [Columbia: 2004]
18. "The Supermarket" - Pynch - single [self-released: 2025]
19. "Highway 5 w/ Neko Case" - John Doe - Forever Hasn't Happened Yet [Yep Roc: 2005]
20. "Flood (feat. Moonchild Sanelly & Obongjayar)" - Little Simz - Lotus [AWAL: 2025]
    Notes: May album release
21. "Natural Wave" - So-Do - Studio Works '83-'85 [Time Capsule: 2025]
    Notes: Japanese dub
22. "Unchained Melody" - Nanami Haruta - The Vibe [Origin: 2025]
23. "Wild Wild Life" - Talking Heads - True Stories [Sire: 1986]
24. "Mi Auto era una Rana" - Pedro Suarez Vertiz - Pontelo en la Lengua [Musica Peru: 2019]
    Notes: Peruvian star
25. "Poor Boy Got to Move" - Jon Cleary - Occapella [FHQ: 2012]
    Notes: New Orleans artist
26. "Souffle Souffle" - Lou-Adriane Cassidy - Journal d'un Loup-Garou [Bravo: 2025]
    Notes: Montreal artist
27. "Inteira" - Nina Maia - Inteira [Seloki: 2024]
    Notes: Sao Paulo artist
28. "Finale" - Rebecca Coupe Franks - Landscape Suites for Trumpet [self-released: 2025]
29. "Which Side Are You On?" - Billy Bragg - Back to Basics [Elektra: 1987]
30. "Send His Love to Me" - PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love [Island: 1995]
31. "Caoine" - ROIS - Mo Lean [self-released: 2024]
    Notes: Irish artist
32. "Driver (stripped)" - Soccer Mommy - Evergreen [Loma Vista: 2024]
33. "We're Going to be Friends" - Vitamin String Quartet - Cult Classics & Indie Faves [Vitamin: 2010]

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. "Big Chief (Parts 1 & 2)" - Professor Longhair - Ultimate New Orleans (V.A.) [Mardi Gras Records: 2008]
2. "Mardi Gras Day" - Dr. John - The Atco Albums Collection [Atlantic/Atco: 2017]
3. "Treme" - John Boutte - Jambalaya [ 2008]
4. "(Everytime I Hear That) Mellow Saxophone" - Roy Montrell - Creole Kings of New Orleans (V.A.) [Specialty: 1994]
5. "Where I Belong" - Irma Thomas & Galactic - Audience With The Queen [ 2025]
6. "Carnival Time" - Charmaine Neville - Queen Of The Mardi Gras [Nawlins: 1998]
7. "Put Your Right Foot Forward" - The Original Pinettes Brass Band - Finally
8. "Back To Ya Blues" - Margie Perez - Singing For My Supper
9. "It's So Nice" - Marva Wright - Do Right Woman: The Soul of New Orleans [Shout: 1993]
10. "Congo Square" - Sonny Landreth - South Of I-10
11. "Sugarland" - Papa Mali - Do Your Thing [Fog City Records: 2007]
12. "I Walk On Guilded Splinters" - Dr. John - Gris-Gris
13. "Louisiana Medicine Man" - Coco Robicheaux & Maria Muldaur -
14. "Mojo Hannah" - Tami Lynn - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone
15. "On Your Way Down" - Allen Toussaint -
16. "Bon Ton Roulet" - Clarence Garlow - Zydeco, Vol. 1: The Early Years 1949-62 (V.A.) [Arhoolie ]
17. "Bon Ton Roulet" - Clifton Chenier -
18. "Come On (Parts 1 & 2)" - Earl King -
19. "Fiyo On The Bayou" - Leo Nocentelli -

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. "Savvy at Offbeat Roadhouse (February 28, 2025)" - Savvy - Offbeat Roadhouse (February 28, 2025) [Savvy: 2025]

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. "The Sailor of My Dreams" {Jim Wise} - Bernadette Peters - Dames at Sea (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1969]
   Notes: Lyrics by George Haimsohn & Robin Miller
3. "I Won't Send Roses (Reprise)" {Jerry Herman} - Bernadette Peters - Mack & Mabel [Verve (Adult Contemporary) MC: 1974]
   Notes: Bernadette Peters born February 28, 1948
4. "Time Heals Everything " {Jerry Herman} - Bernadette Peters - Mack & Mabel [Verve (Adult Contemporary) MC: 1974]
5. "Sunday In The Park With George" {Stephen Sondheim} - Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters - Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1984]
6. "Unexpected Song" {Andrew Lloyd Webber} - Bernadette Peters - Song & Dance - The Songs (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1985]
   Notes: Lyrics by Don Black
7. "Free" {Stephen Sondheim} - Zero Mostel, Brian Davies - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Original Broadway Cast) [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 1962]
   Notes: Zero Mostel born February 28, 1915
8. "Lovely - Reprise" {Stephen Sondheim} - Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Original Broadway Cast) [CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92): 1962]
9. "If I Were a Rich Man" {Jerry Bock} - Zero Mostel - Fiddler on the Roof (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1986]
   Notes: Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
10. "Sabbath Prayer" {Jerry Bock} - Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Fiddler on the Roof Ensemble - Fiddler on the Roof (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1986]
    Notes: Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
11. "I Remember" {Stephen Sondheim} - Bernadette Peters - Mandy Patinkin: Dress Casual [Masterworks Broadway: 1990]
    Notes: From "Evening Primrose"
12. "Your Fault / Last Midnight" {Stephen Sondheim} - Bernadette Peters, Chip Zien, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, Kim Crosby - Into The Woods [RCA Classics: 1988]
13. "Children Will Listen - 2005 Digital Remaster" {Stephen Sondheim} - Bernadette Peters - Sondheim, Etc., Etc. Bernadette Peters Live At Carnegie Hall (The Rest Of It) [EMI Classics: 2005]
    Notes: From "Into the Woods"
14. "There Won't Be Trumpets" {Stephen Sondheim} - Bernadette Peters - Anyone Can Whistle (Carnegie Hall Concert Cast Recording (1995)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1995]
15. "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]
16. "Not a Day Goes By - Live" {Stephen Sondheim} - Bernadette Peters - Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (Concert Cast Recording (1992)) [Masterworks Broadway: 1993]
    Notes: From "Merrily We Roll Along"
17. "Four Jews In A Room Bitching" {William Finn} - Michael Rupert, James Kushner, Stephen Bogardus, Chip Zien - March Of The Falsettos [DRG Records: 1991]
    Notes: William Finn born February 28, 1952
18. "I Never Wanted To Love You" {William Finn} - Michael Rupert, Alison Fraser, James Kushner, Stephen Bogardus, Chip Zien - March Of The Falsettos [DRG Records: 1991]
19. "Holding To The Ground" {William Finn} - Faith Prince - Falsettoland [DRG Records: 1991]
20. "What Would I Do?" {William Finn} - Michael Rupert, Stephen Bogardus, Chip Zien - Falsettoland [DRG Records: 1991]
21. "Woe Is Me" {William Finn} - Sarah Saltzberg, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Derrick Baskin, Lisa Howard, Jose Llana, Dan Fogler, Deborah S. Craig, Celia Keenan-Bolger - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2005]
22. "I Speak Six Languages" {William Finn} - Deborah S. Craig, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Sarah Saltzberg, Lisa Howard - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Ghostlight Records: 2005]
23. "Time" {William Finn} - Norm Lewis, Malcolm Gets - A New Brain (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1995]
24. "Time and Music" {William Finn} - Keith Byron Kirk, Malcolm Gets, A New Brain Ensemble - A New Brain (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1995]
25. "I Feel So Much Spring" {William Finn} - Malcolm Gets, Mary Testa, Keith Byron Kirk, A New Brain Ensemble - A New Brain (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) [Masterworks Broadway: 1995]
26. "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun" {Irving Berlin} - Bernadette Peters - Annie Get Your Gun: The New Broadway Cast Recording [Angel Records: 1999]
27. "Anything You Can Do" {Irving Berlin} - Bernadette Peters, Tom Wopat - Annie Get Your Gun: The New Broadway Cast Recording [Angel Records: 1999]
28. "Losing My Mind" {Stephen Sondheim} - Bernadette Peters - Follies: New Broadway Cast Recording [PS Classics: 2011]
29. "Small World" {Jule Styne} - Bernadette Peters, John Dossett - Gypsy (2003 Broadway Cast Starring Bernadette Peters) [Angel Records: 2003]
    Notes: Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
30. "Together Wherever We Go" {Jule Styne} - Bernadette Peters, John Dossett, Tammy Blanchard - Gypsy (2003 Broadway Cast Starring Bernadette Peters) [Angel Records: 2003]
    Notes: Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
31. "Overture" {Jule Styne} - 2003 Broadway Gypsy Orchestra - Gypsy (2003 Broadway Cast Starring Bernadette Peters) [Angel Records: 2003]

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. "Bob's hole" - Lúnasa - CAS [Lúnasa ]
3. "The Raven’s Rock" - Lúnasa - Lá Nua [Lúnasa ]
4. "John McGinley's" - Lúnasa - Live In Kyoto [Lúnasa ]
5. "The Bunting Fund / Ocean Child" - Flook - Ancora [Flatfish Records ]
6. "The Millhouse: The Winding Roads of Advance / The Boys on the Hilltop / the Millhouse (reels)" - Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford - On Common Ground [BallyO Records ]
7. "The Mighty Sparrow" - Sharon Shannon - Out The Gap [Green Linnet ]
8. "The Blue Fiddle" - Seán Smyth - The Blue Fiddle [Mulligan ]
9. "The Square Pint Polkas" - Colin Farrell - On The Move [Colin Farrell ]
10. "Five and Drive" - Michael McGoldrick - Arc [Vertical Records ]
11. "Tripswitch" - John McSherry & Donal O'Connor - Tripswitch [Vertical Records ]
12. ".Three Signs Of A Bad Man." - .The Olllam. - .The Olllam. [Compass ]
13. "Craobhacha (feat. The Olllam)" - Siomha - Infinite Space [Infinite Records ]
14. "Limestone Rock / The Old Ashplant / Within a Mile of Dublin" - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall - Copley Street 2 [Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and ]
15. "The Fairy Jig Set" - Open The Door For Three - A Prosperous Gale [Open The Door For Three ]
16. "Superfly (Radio Edit)" - Treacherous Orchestra - Origins [Navigator Records ]
17. "Romanian Hora/Black Jack Grove" - Mozaik - Live at the Prism Coffeehouse (2004) [Mozaik ]
    Notes: Tony McManus subbing on guitar
18. "Hard On The Heels" - Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane - Eastwind [Tara ]
19. "The Storm" - Moving Hearts - The Storm [Tara ]
20. "The Mouseskin Shoe And Dancing At Allihies (Medley)" - Donal Lunny - Coolfin [Metro Blue ]

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. "Teclo" - PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love [Universal-Island Records Ltd.: 1995]
   Notes: Happy 30th Birthday to To Bring You My Love by Polly Jean.
2. "Bottle Up And Explode!" - Elliott Smith - XO [DreamWorks: 1998]
3. "Out There in the Dark" - Outrageous Cherry - Out There in the Dark [Del-Fi Records Inc.: 1999]
   Notes: Thank you Don H for the introduction and for loaning me the album!
4. "Dance This Mess Around" - The B-52's - The B-52's [Reprise: 1979]
5. "Tin Soldier - 2012 Remaster" - Small Faces - Greatest Hits - The Immediate Years 1967-1969 [Charly: 2014]
6. "Le Grande Illusion - John Peel Session 20.08.80" - Television Personalities - Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out - Radio Sessions 1980-1993 [Fire Records: 2025]
   Notes: NEW.
7. "Holiday" - Bee Gees - Bee Gees 1st (Deluxe Version) [Bee Gees Catalog: 1967]
8. "Yuba Rot" - La Luz - La Luz - The Instrumentals [Hardly Art: 2002]
   Notes: BED. Coming to Cville in April!
9. "Asking Price" - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Mirror Traffic [Matador: 2011]
10. "Hunger for a Way Out" - Sweeping Promises - Hunger for a Way Out [Feel It Records: 2020]
11. "On a pulse" - Reymour - NoLand [Knekelhuis: 2024]
12. "Let's Go Crazy" - Prince - Purple Rain [Warner Records: 1984]
13. "You're Not Good Enough" - Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe [Domino Recording Co: 2013]
14. "In the Country" - La Luz - La Luz - the Instrumentals [Hardly Art: 2002]
    Notes: BED.
15. "Another Night" - Wishy - Mana [Winspear: 2023]
16. "Open the Door Softly" - Archie Fisher - Border Lands: The Best of Scottish Folk [Transatlantic: 2006]
17. "Suncatcher" - Wytch - Suncatcher [Wytch: 2025]
    Notes: NEW.
18. "What Difference Does It Make? - 2011 Remaster" - The Smiths - The Smiths [WM UK: 1984]
19. "Atrophy" - The Laughing Chimes - Whispers In The Speech Machine [Slumberland Records LLC: 2025]
    Notes: NEW.
20. "Subterranean" - Tracy Bryant - Subterranean [Tracy Bryant: 2016]
21. "Have Love Will Travel" - The Sonics - Here Are the Sonics [Etiquette Records: 1965]
22. "Kaaterskill Trailhead" - Peel Dream Magazine - Modern Meta Physic (Deluxe Edition) [Slumberland Records LLC: 2025]
    Notes: NEW.
23. "Be Concerned" - Elephant Stone - Back Into The Garage [Elephants on Parade: 2025]
    Notes: NEW.
24. "Hooray for Tuesday" - The Minders - Hooray for Tuesday [Space Cassette Records: 1998]
25. "California Demise 3" - The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage: Animation Music [Cloud Recordings: 2004]
    Notes: Elephant 6 collective documentary new obsession. Same with the previous song, Hooray for Tuesday from The Minders.
26. "Spider House" - La Luz - La Luz - The Instrumentals [Hardly Art: 2022]
    Notes: BED.
27. "Collect" - TORRES - What an enormous room [Merge Records: 2024]
28. "Freedom! '90" - George Michael - Ladies And Gentlemen... The Best Of George Michael [Sony Music Entertainment: 1998]
29. "A Real Man" - Sleater-Kinney - Sleater-Kinney (Remastered) [Sub Pop Records: 1995]
30. "Wax & String" - Shannon & The Clams - Wax & String [Easy Eye Sound: 2025]
    Notes: NEW.
31. "Off Duty Trip" - The Raincoats - The Raincoats [We ThRee: 1979]
32. "Mole in the Ground" - John Francis Flynn - Look Over the Wall, See the Sky [ 2023]
    Notes: A request from Pinky!
33. "When Company Comes" - The Feelies - The Good Earth [Bar/None Records: 2009]

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. "Dansso Fal Mu Vahkaran" - Mari Boine - Alva [Norse Music: 2024]
   Notes: Norway's premier Sami voice encourages today's youth to take pride in themselves and their heritage. Translates as "Keep On Dancing".
2. "Let The Rich Go Bust" - The Down Hill Strugglers - Old Juniper [Jalopy Records: 2024]
   Notes: Old-time resistance music with fiddles and banjo singing about the great class divide.
3. "Franklin Warrior" - Bizhiki - Unbound [Jagjaguwar: 2024]
   Notes: Native American pow wow singers against a background of shimmering synths. From the Ojibwe people of the Great Lakes.
4. "Geeya Geeya" - The Raghu Dixit Project - Shakkar [Raghu Dixit Music: 2024]
   Notes: India meets rock featuring Snarky Puppy's Michael League.
5. "Fruta Madura" - Conjunto Papa Upa - Fruta Madura [Music With Soul: 2024]
   Notes: High energy psychedelic from the Amsterdam-based six piece.
6. "Wake Up Africa" - Atanda - Omonile, Son of the Soil [One World Records: 2024]
   Notes: The Lagos-born London resident takes Afrobeat and juju to meet soul and funk in a call to arms against injustice.
7. "Wildwood" - Lassi Logren - Jouhikko [Siba Records: 2024]
   Notes: The fiddle player of the legendary Varttina releases his first album of his own compositions featuring the jouhikko, the Finnish three-string bowed lyre.
8. "Jenang Gula" - Peni Candra Rini - Wulansih [New Amsterdam: 2024]
   Notes: Peni is a Javanese singer recently performing with The Kronos Quartet. She sings sindhen (traditional Javanese vocals) and here supported by the acoustic guitar of Shahzad Ismaily.
9. "wRap" - Sondorgo - Gyezz [GroundUP: 2024]
   Notes: The Hungarian five-piece blend rap with Macedonian traditions and featuring US sax player Chris Potter.
10. "Nedendir" - Ali Dogan Gonultas - Keyeyi [Mapamundi Musica: 2024]
    Notes: A rising star of Kurdish music in Turkey, this album is solo with plucked tanbur and his vocals.
11. "Cha-Cha-Cha Pa'ca" - Orquesta Akokan - Caracoles [Daptone: 2024]
    Notes: This is the Cuban/New York orchestra's third album and features squealing brass, keys and percussion behind the Ruiz brother's vocals.
12. "The Cocky at Bungaree" - The Deep Dark Woods - Broadside Ballads Vol. III [Victory Pool: 2024]
    Notes: This Canadian band has been around for years but their recent work is a deep dive into traditional British broadside ballads and folk songs. This one is about a man seeking work in South Australia's Bungaree.
13. "Morluniau o fy Ffenest" - Lilo Rhydderch - Horsehair Harp [Amgen: 2024]
    Notes: Pioneer of the Welsh triple harp, Lilo responds to an improvisation originally by Rhodri Davies.
14. "En el Caribe Estoy Triste" - Meridian Brothers - Mi Latinoamerica Sufre [Ansonia/Bongo Joe: 2024]
    Notes: The twelfth album from these Colobian pioneers includes synth melodies, bass, 60's pop vocals and rhythmic percussion.
15. "Kaya" - RAH & The Ruffcats - Orile to Berlin [Sonar Kollektiv: 2024]
    Notes: This eight-piece Berlin group pay an up-to-date tribute to Afrobeat. Joined here by Rapturous Apollo Helios (RAH), they slam their Afro-funk and hip-hop attitudes into highlife.
16. "Biko speaks" - Thandiswa Mazwai - Sankofa [King Tha Music: 2024]
    Notes: From Soweto, South Africa, this piece references the great freedom fighter Steve Biko as it explores the notions of Black emancipation.
17. "Amaqatha Amancane" - The Joy - The Joy [Transgressive: 2024]
    Notes: A cappella singing from this South African quintet.
18. "Chidodo" - The Zawose Queens - Maisha [Real World: 2024]
    Notes: From Tanzania's Dodoma region, they are Pendo and Leah Zawose, daughter and granddaughter of Hukwe Zawose, keeping Wagogo music alive.

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. "Compared To What" {Gene McDaniels} - Roberta Flack - First Take [Atlantic: 1969]
   Notes: Rest in peace, Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025). In 1971, The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau reported that "Flack is generally regarded as the most significant new black woman singer since Aretha Franklin..." Another great artist diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
3. "Sissy Strut" {Art Neville/Zigaboo Modeliste/Leo Nocentelli/George Porter Jr.} - Joe Bravo - Texas Funk: Hard Texas Funk 1968-1975 [Jazzman/Bandcamp: 2002]
4. "Lead Me Saviour" {Traditional} - The Young Tuxedo Brass Band - The Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions [Mosaic: 1988]
5. "The Take Off (Live)" {Burrell} - Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey - On View at the Five Spot Cafe: The Complete Masters [Blue Note: 1959/Release date: 11 April, 202]
6. "Woody'n'You" {Dizzy Gillespie} - McCoy Tyner - Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1963 [Impulse!: 1963]
7. "Bourbon Street Parade/When The Saints Go Marching In" {Paul Barbarian/Trad.} - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Live In New Orleans [Tipitina Records: 1986]
8. "The Flintstones Meets The President (Meets The Dirty Dozen)" - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Live In New Orleans [Tipitina Records: 1986]
9. "Mambo Baby" {Charles Singleton/Rose Marie McCoy} - Ruth Brown - Atlantic Single [Atlantic Records: 1954]
10. "Mardi Gras Mambo" - The Hawketts -
11. "Super Funk" {Vernell Blair} - Vern Blair Debate - Texas Funk: Hard Texas Funk 1968-1975 [Jazzman/Bandcamp: 2002]
12. "Go To The Mardi Gras" - Professor Longhair -
13. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" - James Booker -
14. "Jesus Met The Woman At The Well" {Jackson} - Mahalia Jackson - Live At The Newport Jazz Festival 1958 [Columbia: 1958]
15. "I'm On My Way" {Jackson} - Mahalia Jackson - Live at the Newport Jazz Festival [Columbia: 1958]
16. "Cuttin' Out" - Professor Longhair -
17. "Gone Away" {Donny Hathaway/Leroy Hutson/Curtis Mayfield} - Roberta Flack - Chapter Two [Atlantic: 1970]
18. "Love Will Bring Us Back Together" {Ayers} - Roy Ayers - Fever [Polydor: 1979]
    Notes: Roy Ayers. The undisputed godfather of 1970s Neo-Soul
19. "Cajun Waltz" {Mahal} - Taj Mahal - Mo' Roots [Columbia: 1974]
20. "Basin Street Blues/When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Medley)" {L. Williams/O. Rene/C. Rene/C. Muse} - Louis Prima - The Wildest [Capitol: 1956]

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. "Maria Elena" {L. Barcelara} - Los Indios Tabajaras - Los Indios Tabajaras [RCA Victor: 1963]
2. "Pyramid Of The Sun" {Baxter} - Les Baxter - Sacred Idol [Capitol: 1959]
3. "The Continental" {Herb Magidson & Con Conrad} - George Shearing - Soft And Silky [MGM: 1962]
4. "In A Little Spanish Town" {M. Wayne & S. Lewis} - Doc Severinsen - Command Performance [Command: 1966]
5. "Day In-Day Out" {Johnny Mercer & Rube Bloom} - Frank Sinatra - Come Dance With Me [Capitol: 1959]
6. "Moanin'" {Bobby Timmions} - Quincy Jones - Birth Of A Band [Mercury: 1959]
7. "Tonite-Tonite" {B. Myles} - the Mellow Kings - Echoes Down The Hall [Herald: 1957]
8. "Little White Lies" {Walter Donaldson} - George Shearing - Soft & Silky [MGM: 1962]
9. "I Remember You" {Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger} - George Shearing - Soft & Silky [MGM: 1962]
10. "I Feel Pretty" {Leonard Bernstein} - Annie Ross with Gerry Mulligan - [Pacific Jazz: 1957]
11. "Bluesette" {Norman Gimble & Jean Thielemans} - Doc Severinsen - Command Performance [Command: 1966]
12. "Stardust" {Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish} - Doc Severinsen - Command Performance [Command: 1966]
13. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" {Otto Harbach & Jerome Kern} - the Platters - [ 1959]
14. "I Remember Clifford" {Benny Colson} - Quincy Jones - Birth Of A Band [Mercury: 1959]
15. "The Girlfriend Of The Whirling Dervish" {Harry Warren, Al Dubin & Johnny Mercer} - Martin Denny - Exotic Percussion [Capitol: 1960]
16. "My Silent Love" {Dana Suesse & Edward Heyman} - George Shearing - Soft & Silky [MGM: 1962]
17. "East Of The Sun" {Brooks Bowman} - George Shearing - Soft & Silky [MGM: 1962]
18. "Amapola" {Jose Maria La Calle} - Los Indios Trabajaras - Los Indios Trabajaras [RCA Victor: 1963]
19. "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" - Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua [RCA Victor: 1964]
20. "The Lady's In Love With You" {Frank Loesser & Burton Lane} - Annie Ross with Gerry Mulligan - Sings With Mulligan [Pacific Jazz: 1957]
21. "Samba Triste" {Blanco Powell} - Charlie Byrd - [Riverside: 1962]
22. "Every Beat Of My Heart" {Johnny Otis} - Gladys Kinght & the Pips - [Arista: 1961]
23. "Ship Without A Sail" {Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart} - Paul Desmond - Bossa Antigua [RCA Victor: 1964]

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. "Cosi Fan Tutti Overture K. 588" {WA MOZART} - Rene Jacobs, Concerto Koln - Cosi Fan Tutti [Cosi Fan Tutti: 1999]
2. "Violin Concerto in D-Major op. 77" {Johannes BRAHMS} - Antal Doráti, London Symphony Orchestra, Henryk Szeryng (Violin) - Brahms: Violin Concerto [Universal Music: 1962]
3. "Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major op 60 B 178" {Frederic CHOPIN} - Krystian Zimmerman - Chopin: Ballades, Barcarolle, Fantasie [Deutsche Grammophon: 1988]
4. "Symphony No. 50 in C-Major (59)" {Joseph HAYDN} - Derek Solomons, Orchestre Estro Armonico Luxembourg - Haydn Symphonies Nos. 50 & 54 & 55 & 56 & 57 & 64 [Sony Classical: 2024]
5. "Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat Major" {Ludwig van BEETHOVEN} - Ronald Brautigam - Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas [BIS: 2005]
6. "If music be the food of love Z 379a" {Henry PURCELL} - Valer Barna-Sabadus (Countertenor), Pavel Serbin (Violoncello), Axel Wolf (Lute), Olga Watts (Harpsichord) - to touch, to kiss, to die [Oehms: 2012]
7. "Quintet for Harpsichord, Flute, Violin, Theorbo and Violoncello in B flat major" {Ignaz HOLZBAUER} - Camerata Koln - Holzbauer: Chamber Works [CPO: 1990]

Classical Prelude - Friday

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Cruisin' the Decades - 100 Years of Music

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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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