
About the Show
Folk music from the world over, with an emphasis on workers’ and rebel songs and local political music.
With Martin Alvarado, Dan Talmo, and Helena White.
Posts

Click above to hear a special edition of On The Horizon with host Helena White as WORT celebrates First Nations and Indigenous peoples with unique programming during Native American Heritage Month. On Sunday, Nov. 13 Helena featured artists such as native, innovative Minneapolis musician Joe Rainey (who recently performed at Arts + Literature Laboratory) playing […] […]

By the time you read this, some of your fellow WORT comrades will be in or on their way to Lisbon, Portugal representing the community of WORT at WOMEX 2022, slated for Oct. 19-23.The Worldwide Music Expo is “the most international and culturally diverse music meeting in the world and the biggest conference of the […] […]

Global Revolutions host Martin Alvarado does an exploration of “The Strings of Sao Domingos“, the new album from the Ano Nobo Quartet. On Monday morning, his conversation with Vik Sohonie from Ostinato Records took listeners to Cape Verde, off the West Coast of Africa. They delve into the unique history of the Island and talk […] […]

Since we’ve (hardly) no place to go; unheard are cries of “Let it snow!” – Maybe you’re thinking you’d like to hear a wintry mix of holiday and Christmas tunes to light up your nights? You are in luck! Here’s a list of the shows on WORT that featured some or all holiday music this […] […]