Kayla Kush of 2-Dub, a writer herself as well as a WORT DJ spinning reggae, ska, dub and related music Saturday nights 10 pm to midnight was spotlighted in online Italian music blog Musical Mind, a “space dedicated to music lovers.” was recently asked to discuss women in reggae. Read more about Kayla’s musical journey […]
Global Revolutions Interview with Estrella Acosta from Cuba
Hear Dan Talmo‘s exclusive interview with Cuban artist and Amsterdam resident Estrella Acosta, which aired on Global Revolutions Mon. Jan. 11, 2021. In August of 2020 Estrella released a new album of traditional Cuban songs, a tribute to her motherland and its great troubadours. (Album art […]
‘Tis The Season for Holiday Music
Had enough of holiday carols? Tune into WORT for something different. Many specials happen during this time, including “Best Of 2020” shows. Coming up later this week: Thursday 12/31 G-Man hosts Diaspora with the, er, timely theme of “Time.” About the show: Listening to music from many cultures reveals we are all made of the […]
Exclusive bilingual interview with Yocu Arellano of Los de Abajo
The world music follow-up continues from WOMEX 2020, the worldwide music expo which WORT DJs Gloria Hays, Ankur Malhotra, Jeff Spitzer-Resnick and Dan Talmo attended in October (virtually, of course.) In addition to lots of great new music that each of them have played on their shows and shared with other WORT world music DJs, […]
A Slap-Happy Thanksgiving!
On Thursday, 9-12 am we revisited 2018’s “Thanksgiving Anarchy Special,“ now available to stream on-demand. It’s become an annual tradition for Diaspora to be hosted that day by Bob Kaspar, aka The Folk Anarchist aka The Tall Guy (former WORT 80s-90s host of Tuesday morning folk show Forever Wild and a popular holiday substitute.) Several courses […]
Exclusive interview with Simone Bottasso of Duo Bottasso
World music host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick recently interviewed Simone Bottasso, an Italian accordion/flute player and half of the music group Duo Bottasso. They met virtually during WOMEX, the Worldwide Music Expo, and Simone explained the fascinating trajectory of the music and art he makes with his brother Nicolò Bottasso, from very traditional Italian Alpine dance music […]
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