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A viking ship appears on the horizon, a likeness of Alice Coltrane carved into its bow. Rare birds flock together to sing Francoise Hardy as soul hits. A sunset of blips and bleeps fills the air.

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A viking ship appears on the horizon, a likeness of Alice Coltrane carved into its bow. Rare birds flock together to sing Francoise Hardy as soul hits. A sunset of blips and bleeps fills the air.

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cosmic magic- Strut 25th anniversary show from Apr 18, 2024

4/18/2024
Sun Ra & His Arkestra - "island in the sun ( extended version)" - Marshall Allen Presents Sun Ra And His Arkesrtra – In the Orbit of Ra [0:00:00] The Souljazz Orchestra - "well runs dry" - chaos theories [0:10:04] Jimi Tenor & Toni Allen - "three continents radio edit" - inspiration information 4 [0:18:20] Oneness of Juju - "Soul Love Now" - Soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993 [0:25:07] interview with Quniton Scott , founder of Strut records [0:33:32] Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics - "Cha Cha" - Strut Africa [1:03:15] Daniel Sandie - "Défoule 3e Age" - Oté Maloya - The Birth of Electric Maloya on Réunion Island 1975-1986 [1:07:33] Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band - "Me Ho Asem" - Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band [1:10:56] Fanga & Maalem Abdallah Guinea - "Kelen - radio edit" - Fangnawa Experience [1:17:05] Flock - "prepare to let go" - Flock [1:22:17] Carmody - "Vulcani" - Mutazione: Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980-1988 (V/A) [1:29:08] Nohelani Cypriano - "O'Kailua" - Aloha Got Soul: Soul, AOR & Disco in Hawai'i 1979-1985 (V/A) [1:35:28] Coati Mundi - "Pharaoh ( Can't Take it to the Grave)" - Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1976-1983 [1:37:27] Arthur's Landing - "Love Dancing" - Love Dancing:edits mixes & highlights 2008-2011 [1:41:17] Rodion G.A. - "Citadela" - The Lost Tapes [1:47:11] Valery Allington - "Stop" - Horse Meat Disco 4 v/a [1:52:02] Patrice Rushen - "All We Need" - Straight from the Heart [1:56:13] Elias Maluleke & Mavambe Girls - "Khombo Ranga" - Next Stop Soweto 4: Zulu Rock, Afro-Disco & Mbaqanga 1975-1985 [2:01:50] Kondi Band & Sweatson Klank - "It's God's World ( so don't do no bad)" - We Famous [2:02:30] Risco Connection - "Im Caught Up Risco version" - Risco version [2:11:33] Alostmen - "Minus Me feat Ambolley" - Kolongo [2:19:01] Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas, Henrik Scaawa - "Ene Nyame A Mensuro (radio edit)" [2:20:18] Electric Jalaba - "Cubaili Ba" - El Hal/The Feeling [2:24:50] Tullio De Piscopo - "Stop Bajan...Primavera" - Ashley Beedle - Grass Roots [2:28:21] Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - "An Angel Fell" - An Angel Fell [2:41:46] Greg Foat - "Nikinakinu" - Symphonie Pacifique [2:51:03] Segun Bucknor - "Adanri Sogbasogba" - Nigeria 70 [2:55:25] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/139022

Duration:03:08:40

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it's not you from Apr 11, 2024

4/11/2024
michael stearns - "as the earth kissed the moon ( excerpt)" - I Am the Center: Private Issue New Age Music in America, 1950-1990 [0:00:00] the caretaker - "a stairway to the stars" - stairway to the stars [0:07:10] don cherry - "malkauns" - don cherry [0:13:28] Madhuvanti Pal - "bhairavi ( part 1)" - the holy mother [0:36:19] eddie chacon - "far away" - sundown [1:02:37] kay adams - "honky tonk heartache" - little pink mack [1:07:17] the special pillow - "fond and foggy" - meets the space monster [1:09:35] the pastels - "speeding mototcycle" [1:12:48] dukes of chutney - "little war ( feat wovette)" - hazel [2:02:11] Užupis - "Heart in Hand" [2:02:25] koji ueno - "professor persec" [2:02:32] michel legrand & company - "iberia nova" - le jazz grand [2:02:36] Françoiz Breut - "l'origine du monde" - Vingt a Trente Mille Jours [2:02:39] June Tyson (feat. Sun Ra & His Arkestra) - "the moors( aka moorish nights)" - saturnian queen of sun ra arkestra [2:03:07] Di Melo - "ma-lida" - Di Melo [2:03:12] A girl called eddie - "the soundtrack of your life" - tears all over town [2:03:16] art ensemble of chicago - "theme de yoyo" - soul of a nation v/a [2:03:35] savath & savalas - "a la nit" - Apropa't [2:03:39] sonic mud - "pasaquan" - above ground [2:03:41] nancy lesh - nancy lesh cello [2:12:08] SAULT - "B.A.B.E" - 5 [2:32:10] Serge Gainsbourg - "Ce Mortel Ennui" - du jazz dans le ravin [2:38:34] steven r smith - "across the boulevard" - olive [2:39:08] Tramuntanas - "tramuntanas" - Tramuntanas [2:42:00] Bidu Sayao - "villa lobos: bachiana brasileira no 5 aria" - Bidu Sayao [2:46:12] isabel del bosco - "claire/luna" - Motifs Des Prés [2:54:16] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138793

Duration:03:08:23

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sheltered...from nothing from Apr 4, 2024

4/4/2024
Carlos Niño & Friends - "maha rose north 102021 breathwork" - (i'm just) chillin', on fire'deeply sharing [0:00:00] acacia maior feat danae estrela & berlok - "raso lark" - a guide to the birdsong of western africa v/a [0:08:10] cosmo sheldrake - "dawn chorus" - wake up calls [0:10:09] keith jarrett - "reading of sacred books" - G.I. Gurdjieff sacred hymns [0:13:05] aine o'dwyer - "underlight" - Gallarais [0:21:29] inoyama land - "sekai no owari" - Commissions: 1977-2000 [0:27:45] aoife nessa frances - "fantasy" [0:28:08] basil kirchin - "a/2" - assignment kirchin [0:38:49] sun ra - "the second star to the right" - pink elephants on parade [0:40:05] greg foat & gigi masin - "viento calido" - dolphin [0:50:28] minnie riperton - "the edge of a dream" - perfect angel [0:56:53] ruth garbus - "waiting on the sun" - alive people [1:00:56] Patrice Rushen - "all we need" - remind me ( the classic elektra recordings) [1:10:29] Roy Ayers Ubiquity - "together" - lifeline [1:15:17] Neil Young - "Transformer Man" - trans [1:18:58] genshi - "untitled 19072022" [1:21:53] michael garrison - "visions/ take a chance" - eclipse [1:31:51] magnetic fields - "in an operetta" - i [1:40:00] azymuth - "melo da cuica" [1:41:58] tony allen/ JID - "don't believe the dancers ( mophono remix)" - remixes JID20 [1:45:40] Hend Zouari - "bledi" - Azizam!: Sophisticated Boom Boom's 2020 Marathon Premium [1:51:24] klaus nomi - "total eclipse" - eclipsed [1:54:32] mona finnih - "ani kewa jo" - mothers garden ( the funky sounds of female africa 1975-1984) v/a [1:57:57] elis regina - "giro" - in london [2:09:45] minnie riperton - "only when i'm dreaming" - Come to My Garden [2:11:36] agustin pereyra lucena - "tristeza de nos dois" - Agustín Pereyra Lucena [2:15:00] claudia thompson - "you call it madness ( feat Barney Kessel)" - goodbye to love [2:18:58] the fates - "bridget of ireland" - Furia (1985) [2:22:03] shirley collins davy graham - "hares on the mountain" - folk roots, new routes [2:25:13] emma swift - "give me strength" - juliana hatfield- lotta love/emma swift - give me strength [https://castingforrecovery.org/ 1$ from every sale is donated to casting for recovery] [2:28:21] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "homesickness" - Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru [https://www.emahoymusicfoundation.org/ emahoy foundation in dc is looking for keyboard donations, if you know anyone...] [2:32:26] robin rimbaud - "fravaer" - The Garden Is Full Of Metal - Homage To Derek Jarman [2:36:16] alice coltrane - "rama rama" - The Ecstatic Music Of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda [2:43:18] isabel del bosco - "Undine Dans L'eau" - Motifs Des Prés [2:56:07] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138563

Duration:03:08:24

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ordinary human failings from Mar 28, 2024

3/28/2024
priscilla ermel - "corpo do vento" - origens da luz [0:00:00] grouper - "shadow rise, drowned" - wide [0:15:24] brian eno - "1/2" - music for airports [0:19:24] Pauline Anna Strom - "tenement stairwell" - echoes spaces lines [0:36:47] the receptionists - "you, me, sweet" [0:41:10] deux filles - "her new master" - space and time [0:43:39] june mcDoom - "black is the color" - with strings [0:46:55] lys gauty - "valse au village" - lys gauty [0:50:15] Labi Siffre - "down" - rememeber my song [0:53:10] ryuichi sakamoto - "andata" - async [0:58:47] duke ellington & john coltrane - "in a sentimental mood" - duke ellington & john coltrane [1:11:23] duke ellington - "edward the second" - the intimate experience [1:14:38] marguerite duras - ""interview"/ back ground music by virginia astley" - The Fruit Of The Original Sin (V/A) [1:20:34] Schaltkreis Wassermann - "arabesque" - Senza Decoro: Liebe + Anarchia / Switzerland 1980​-​1990 [1:31:15] Sam Gendel & Marcella Cytrynowicz - "KL" - audiobook [1:36:50] helado negro - "echo tricks me" - phasor [1:41:02] daniel salinas - "like a rainy night" - Atlantis [1:45:09] flora purim - "lucidez" - if you will [1:50:17] Gerycz / Powers / Rolin - "stasis" - activator [1:54:57] Portishead - "it's a fire" - dummy [2:08:44] yma sumac - "flame tree" - miracles [2:12:35] ryuichi sakamoto - "tibetan dance" - soundbytes [2:14:22] fun boy three - "our lips are sealed" [2:19:41] malaria - "you you" - Les Filles Du Crépuscule v/a [2:22:31] nabihah iqbal - "gentle heart" - dreamer [2:26:53] tim maia - "Ela Partiu" - world psychedilic classics 4: the existential soul of tim maia nobody can live forever [2:31:56] full moon ensemble - "samba miaou" - Mobilisation Générale: Protest and Spirit Jazz from France (1970-1976) [2:41:21] fabiano do nascimento - "aqua de estrellas" - mundo solo [2:49:22] nailah hunter - "lovegaze" - lovegaze [2:51:56] georgia & dove - "heat of the cheek" - air from air [2:55:45] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138295

Duration:03:08:28

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anorak city: interview with Jane Duffus/Sarah records special from Mar 21, 2024

3/21/2024
inoyama land - "candy ( alt)" - Commissions: 1977-2000 [0:00:00] jane - "it's a fine day" - "the eyes of barbara steele" (the eternal vistas of love) v/a [0:07:12] insides - "distractions" - euphoria [0:09:55] flipper's guitar - "blue shinin' quick star" - amen last sunshine deserts of el records v/a [0:15:30] marden hill - "oh constance" - girl talk v/a [0:20:52] international airport - "cordial arrest" - You Don't Need Darkness To Do What You Think Is Right v/a [0:24:15] Belle and Sebastian - "like dylan in the movies" - if you're feeling sinister [0:28:12] another sunny day - "you should all be murdered" [0:45:48] the sugargliders - "letters from a lifeboat" [0:48:09] The Field Mice - "if you need someone" - wher'd you learn to kiss that way? [0:52:11] gentle despite - "bittersweet kiss" - fountain island v/a [0:55:54] aberdeen - "fireworks" - battery point v/a [0:59:14] the harvest ministers - "Six O'Clock Is Rosary" - little dark mansion [1:02:26] even as we speak - "(all you find is) air" - Gaol Ferry Bridge: Sarah Records Compilation [1:06:32] northern picture library - "paris" [1:16:26] the orchids - "pelican blonde" [1:21:07] The Field Mice - "holland street" - Glass Arcade (VA) [1:25:10] [jane duffus interview author of These things Happen, the story of sarah records] [1:30:02] the orchids - "it's only obvious" - air baloon road v/a [2:02:37] another sunny day - "anorak city" - another sunny day [2:04:55] the wake - "carbrain" [2:06:59] heavenly - "P.U.N.K. Girl" [2:09:47] the sea urchins - "pristine christine" - sarah 100 there and back again lane v/a [2:12:35] trembling blue stars - "abba on the jukebox" - Her Handwriting [2:16:22] northern picture library - "catholic easter colours" - alaska [2:22:39] east river pipe - "my life is wrong" - Gaol Ferry Bridge: Sarah Records Compilation [2:29:27] the golden dawn - "george hamilton's dead" - air baloon road v/a [2:32:28] tramway - "star" [2:35:37] st christopher - "salvation" [2:38:03] aztec camera - "orchid girl" [2:44:03] colourbox - "the moon is blue" [2:46:32] mikado - "romance" - Les Filles Du Crépuscule v/a [2:50:48] pet shop boys - "west end girls" [2:56:36] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138093

Duration:03:08:07