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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed   Dinesh Mirchandani performed rag Malkauns and Basant on the fourth performance of the 24 hour Ragas Live Festival. Dinesh Mirchandani comes from a family of gifted singers. He started singing … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed             Samir Chaterjee and Dan Weiss performed a tabla duo while Arun Ramamurthy kept time on the violin.  You can hear both improvisations and compositions within … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed   The 2013 Ragas Live Festival, was 24 hours of raga performed live in the studio by over 50 world class artists.  It was  broadcast throughout New York City WKCR 89.9 … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed This episode came from a WKCR broadcast a year after the passing of  the master drummer Frisner Augustin whoose Troupe Makandal has brought Vodou ceremonial drumming to the world. It features … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Hugh Masekela is the most well known jazz musician from Africa.  His first big hit was in 1968 and he has sold millions of albums, won multiple Grammys and worked with … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed As the world’s eyes turn to her hometown of Timbuktu, Awa Sangho, the golden voice of Mali,  visits NYC Radio Live.   Awa, who learned song-craft from Ali Farka Toure, has since toured … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed   To celebrate the release of their new album Shruggy Ji, (currently #1 on iTunes World Music Chart) NYC Rado Live is going back to the archives to share a 2009 … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed   This is not your grandmother’s Gamelan.  Gamelan are the mesmerizing orchestras of giant gongs and other metal percussion instruments from Indonesia.   Taylor Kuffner’s  Gameletron project combines the instruments of … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Podcast: Download on iTunes Grammy Nominated, BBC Award winner Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya is widely recognized as one of the worlds greatest guitarists. A prodigy, he first performed on-All India Radio at the age … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Guitarist Rez Abbasi brought his burning new trio of John Hebert on the bass and Satoshi Takeishi on the drums to WKCR before their new album -Continuous Beat- is released on November. … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Oumar Konate performs live at the WKCR studio joined by guitarist Dramane Toure, bassist Mohamed Ag Mohamed, and percussionist Mahalmadane Abbanassane.  We were lucky to catch these gentlemen on their way to perform at Lincoln … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Indian Classical vocalist Manoj Govindraj sings 2 compositions based on Raag Megh, accompanied by Swarup Swaminathan on harmonium and Sai Shyam Mohan on tabla. Here’s what Manoj says about the performance: “Raag … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Abdoulaye Alhassanne performs live with Deep Sahara at WKCR in 2010.  w/ Yacouba Diabate (Kora) Frederika Krier (Violin) and David Ellenbogen (guitar) By Banning Eyre | April, 2007 [guitar player mg] Abdoulaye Alhassane Toure has … Continue reading →

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Tomchess (Oud) and Shane Shanahan (Frame Drums and Percussion) performed live at WKCR on Sunday July 15, 2012. Tomchess is a Multi-instrumentalist/Improviser/Composer. He plays Reeds, Western Flute, Arabic/Turkish Ney flute, Oud, … Continue reading →