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Hejira world music radio show host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick recently caught up with Sona Jobarteh, the pioneering woman kora player from the Gambia, while she was in London getting ready to embark on a US tour. She is playing at the Garver Feed Mill on March 21st. This interview originally aired on March 16th and has […] […]

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 […] […]

Join in a Thanksgiving Day tradition now – stream this holiday show show on-demand by clicking the link above. Back by popular demand, a special program returns to the WORT airwaves with its humorous and poignant themes of food, family and fun. And especially for fans of the iconic, satirical story-song: Did you miss Arlo […] […]

Hejira world music radio host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick recently had an opportunity to interview Ane Heibeisen and Mariana da Cruz from the band Da Cruz. They are currently living in Bern, Switzerland and have a new album out, Baladas da Luta (Ballads for the Fight.) We discussed Brazilian politics and how it affects their music. Following is a […] […]

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 […] […]

Hejira world music radio show host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick recently had the opportunity to interview Susnata Har, leader, guitarist and background vocalist of the Indian fusion band, Gharana Fusion. The band’s other members are: Arnab Roy on bansuri and Argha Dey on tabla, cajon, khamak, kanjira, ghungroo, bols, and vocals. Click on the SoundCloud link above to […] […]

Hejira world music radio show host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick had the opportunity to interview Oscar Peñas, a guitarist-composer from Spain now living in Harlem, about his beautiful new album Almadraba featuring legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter. Here is a lightly edited (for clarity) transcript of the interview. JSR: Okay. I should have Oscar Peñas on the phone, […] […]

Hejira host Jeff Spitzer-Resnick had a chance to catch up with Bruce Cockburn, who is coming to Madison on March 12th, while he was on tour. Here is a lightly edited transcript of the interview, revealing a lot of this talented singer-songwriter’s philosophy. JSR: I’m here with Bruce Cockburn who is on the road, I believe in […] […]

The Pan Africa radio show has entered its next generation with an expanded group of six hosts who are natives of five countries. We recently gathered for a quick photo shoot in front of the station. In alphabetical order, meet the hosts of the Pan Africa collective: Esty Dinur grew up in Israel, a small […] […]