Afro-Caribbean

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South American Electroacoustic Music

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for A Different Nature
Electroacoustic music from Uruguay (1970), Argentina (1971), and Cuba (1984) Read more

Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee on 05/16/21

Airs at: Sun, 05/16/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee
  We'll be exploring perspectives on  Nothing, Nada, Null, Zilch,  emptiness, absence, space,  gap, lack, erase,  holes, passage, khaos, blanks,  potential, growing,  and the self by posing   Our questions to the Void Read more

Cándido Camero Tribute Special hosted by The Incredible Kid

Airs at: Thu, 04/29/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Join The Incredible Kid for a two-hour tribute to the late Afro-Cuban percussion master Cándido Camero who passed away at the age of 99 in November of 2020. An NEA Jazz Master, recipient of a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the first conga player to play multiple c... Read more

Buscando America on 04/27/21

Airs at: Tue, 04/27/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
En honor al cumpleaños de Coretta Scott King recordamos a lacantante, autora, activista, líder por los derechos civiles y esposa de Martin Luther King.  También celebramos el Día de la Visibilidad Lésbica con el lanzamiento de Un Beso en la Alameda, la nueva canción de Ren... Read more

Buscando America on 03/09/21

Airs at: Tue, 03/09/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
Tocaoras Read more

BTTE Episode 295: On The Shelf

Airs at: Sun, 03/07/2021 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for Back To The Egg

Women In Reggae

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2021 at 10:00pm - Tue, 03/09/2021 at 12:00am
As is the case with all musical genres, women have been sorely under-represented in reggae.  Therefor it is our pleasure, on International Womens Day, to showcase the talents of women in reggae for two solid hours.  From biting social commentary to more reflective and pers... Read more

Virtual African Film Festival

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Words and Pictures
  For the past 30 years, the Cascade Festival of African Films has brought African films and African filmmakers to Portland, with screenings and events at Portland Community College, the Kennedy School, and the Hollywood Theatre.  But with the Covid-19 shutdown, the festiv... Read more

Buscando America on 02/23/21

Airs at: Tue, 02/23/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
Art by Brianna McCarthy. En este episodio platicamos con Samantha Perez-Alicea, artista puertoriqueña que platicó con nosotres sobre la identidad Boricua , Afro Latinx y la resistencia a través del cuerpo con las Bombas y la Plenas. Presentamos también Autoetnografía y Pai... Read more