LISTINGS FOR LISTENERS

The Mambo Machine, Fri. 11pm - Sat. 2am

The Mambo Machine is the longest running salsa show in New York City. The program presently plays a wide spectrum of Afro-Latin rhythms, combining new and old into an exciting, danceable mix.

El Sonido de la Calle*, Sun. 2-4am

A companion show to Saturday night’s American Notes from Underground, El Sonido de la Calle highlights the diverse world of contemporary Spanish-language hiphop and dance music.

In All Languages

The Celtic Show, Mon. 12-1am

Music from across the island of Ireland throughout the era of recorded music, particularly focusing on traditional folk and vernacular music forms.

Coordinated Universal Time, Mon. 1-3am

Coordinated Universal Time brings our listeners the latest cut of music from anywhere in the world, especially highlighting music that does not get attention in America. Our programming tries to bring the hottest and the most recent tunes to WKCR’s airwaves.

The African Show, Thurs. 10pm-12am

The longest running African music radio show in the United States, the African Show brings you a variety of music from the entire continent of Africa.

Middle Eastern Influences, Fri. 12-1am

During the hour-long show, Middle Eastern Influences features a wide range of beautiful tracks from regions of the Middle East, North Africa, and even, at times, South Asia.

Sounds of Asia, Sat. 6-8am

Rechristened from Sounds of China, Sounds of Asia explores the recorded musical traditions and innovations of Asia and the Pacific islands.

Eastern Standard Time, Sat. 8am-12pm

One of New York’s most popular Reggae programs, Eastern Standard Time takes listeners through Saturday morning from 8 am to noon with the hypnotic sounds of Reggae and Jamaican dance music.

Field Trip, Sun. 6-8am

Field Trip focuses on the music and practice of field recordings: music recorded outside of a studio. Tune in and you may catch field recordings that were recorded fifty years ago, others that were experimented with by your favorite Afternoon New Music artist, or even those documented in New York City by WKCR itself.

Raag Aur Taal, Sun. 7-9pm

Raag Aur Taal explores the sounds and rich cultural heritage of South Asia. The term “Raag Aur Taal” roughly translates to “melody and rhythm,” indicating the classical nature of this program.

Back in the USSR, Sun. 11pm-12am

Back in the USSR features music from across the former Soviet Union and soviet states across Eastern Europe and East and Central Asia, from the mid-20th century through the present.

NEWS & ARTS

Monday Morningside*, Mon. 8:30-9:30am

Monday Morningside is WKCR’s morning news broadcast to kick off the week, featuring news segments on events around Morningside Heights and upper Manhattan. If you’re not an early bird, all episodes are available as podcasts on Spotify!

PopTalk*, Mon. 9-10pm

PopTalk examines current developments in pop music and the latest top-flight releases.

SoundStage*, Sun. 9-10pm

SoundStage features audio dramas and radio plays from the WKCR archives as well as new compositions by students and contemporary writers. Some shows also feature interviews with dramatists and directors.

Sunday Profiles

Sunday Profile, Sun. 2-7pm*

With the return of the five-hour profiles slot, programmers will showcase longform profiles as they have done for decades. While the primary focus remains on jazz music, we also feature other styles and traditions from across WKCR’s different programming departments.

* indicates show was created after January 2022

Mitch Goldman, host of Deep Focus: Live by Bob Marley.

“My sister brought Bob Marley’s album “Live” home from college and would play it in the house. His music was never played on any of the radio stations I knew but when I heard these songs I loved them. So when he played Madison Square Garden the next June, I got tickets right up front; they were $10.00 each (for my Jazz heads: the opening act was Stanley Clarke who played 'Lopsy Lu' and 'School Days'). I had been to many big rock concerts before but nothing had prepared me for this: the message, the Rasta iconography, the fellowship between artist and audience, the feeling of transcendence… I never knew music could do THAT. I had never been in the presence of a charismatic being such as this, nothing even close. By the time he closed the show with the songs “War” and “Exodus,” I understood that there were questions that were going to have to be answered, even if I didn’t yet know what they were (by the way, for anyone who is curious, the album Babylon By Bus was recorded the same week as this show). I love a lot of reggae music but I am not saying that this is when I understood it as a genre. I am saying that this is when I peeped what Bob Marley was all about."

Thomas Preston, programmer: "Want You In My Soul

(Original Mix)" by Lovebirds.

beats and the eventual entrance of a the deep and melodic bass line. This is the first time I recognized house music for what it was, in contradistinction to other forms of electronic music."

Melisa Nehrozoglu, Classical Head: "Northern Sky" by Nick Drake.

"I had never been quite into acoustic guitar or more 'stripped down' music, so I often disregarded