From Noon to 1 pm, A Public Affair host Allen Ruff will be interviewing Doug Bradley & Craig Werner about their new book “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place” which details how music passed among and affected soldiers in the fields of Vietnam. To warm up for A Public Affair, Diaspora host Terry O’ […]
Diaspora Women of the World Triple Power Hour
Who runs the world? Girls! On Thursday, April 14, substitute Diaspora host Elizabeth, Queen of Exiles will bring you three hours of music by female artists from around the world. Elizabeth is filling in for Terry O’ on April 7th, 14th, and 21st.
World Music at La Fete de Marquette
Wonderful world music artists will be performing at La Fete de Marquette this weekend, including Ginkoa (from Paris), Papa Diouf (from Senegal), the Krar Collective (from Ethiopia), and Les Poules a Colin (from Quebec). You can see the full schedule here.
First Central Park Session Next Week
The first of the 2016 Madison Central Park Sessions will take place in Central Park on Thursday, July 28th. Dubbed “The Honky Tonk Session”, the event will include local group The New Beth Kille Band at 5 pm, New Orleans-based singer Nikki Hill at 6:30 pm, and Texas-based pianist and singer Marcia Ball at 8:30 […]
World Music Events This Week
There are two festivals with folk and world music coming up in Madison this week. You can find more by going to the Diaspora website. Thurs, July 28, 5:00 pm Madison Central Park Sessions 2016 The Honky Tonk Session – FREE 5:00 pm – Beth Kille Band 6:30 pm – Nikki Hill 8:30 pm – […]
Ameranouche on Diaspora
On Thursday, August 4th, the gypsy jazz trio Ameranouche will perform live on Diaspora after the folk calendar, around 10:40 am or so. Hailing from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the trio consists of Richard Sheppard and Jack Soref on guitar and Michael Harrist on bass. The group plays a fusion of gypsy jazz and flamenco music, […]