WOMEX 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Digital Production Director: Aaron Scholz – aaron@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

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 music scene, featuring a trade fair, talks, films and showcase concerts.
Over 2,600 professionals (including 260 performing artists) come together every October from 90 countries, making WOMEX the leading networking platform for the world music industry. Its musical spectrum is unparalleled in the international showcase.” You can see and hear more about this exciting event at WOMEX.com.

There’s sure to be a variety of new music coming back to Madison with several WORT folks attending the event live this year.
Who’s going?
Dan Talmo, host of Global Revolutions has attended several years in the past along with his wife, photographer and newly published author, Paula White.
DJ Spincycle, aka Ankur Malhotra, well known to many WORT listeners for his programming on PanAfrica, Hejira and the Friday 8:00 Buzz has attended more years than any of us can count. He’s also there representing his label and the artists of Amarass Records/India.
Gloria Hays, co-host of PanAfrica and also heard on several WORT world music shows for decades including On The Horizon and Hejira was hooked after attending the 1st time, fulfilling a dream in Katowice, Poland/2017.

Though WOMEX was moved online in 2020, it still provided a great platform to bring many previously unknown artists to the WORT community.
Hosts including Jeff Spitzer-Resnick collected music from and interviewed a variety of musicians from all over the globe.
WORT listeners have been introduced to such artists as Maija Kauhanen, Anna Dantchev and Elkin Robison, among many others heard on a variety of shows on WORT.
This is a unique gathering and networking opportunity which also includes workshops, showcases, mentoring sessions, films and so much more.
So, please continue to support your favorite Community Radio Station, WORT-FM and stay tuned in the near future for tons of new music coming at you from WOMEX 2022!

Story by Gloria Hays, pictured along with

Dan Talmo and Maija Kauhanen

Photo credit: Paula A. White