African music

The Motherland Influence: African, Latin & Caribbean Music 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Oct 20, 2019

Welcome! Thanks for listening and THANK YOU for your support of WRIR during our Fall Fund Drive. Get yourself a gift! Keep the music coming on Sundays and keep the music,news and…

Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music

Ambiance Congo: October 13, 2019 3:00-5:00 PM

Sun, Oct 13, 2019

Thirty years ago, Le Grand Maitre Franco Lumabo Makiadi left us. Today I will spin a few of his songs from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s in memorium. Plus MORE great…

The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence: October 6, 2019 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Oct 6, 2019

African, Latin & Caribbean music. We will be celebrating Mali and RVA’s sister city of Segou starting at 6:00 The Friends of Mali have invited you to join Virginia Friends of Mali…

Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music

Ambiance Congo: September 29, 2019 3:00-5:00 PM

Sun, Sep 29, 2019

Welcome! Congolese music for your listening and dancing pleasure. Yes! We have the new one from Zaiko Langa-Langa!

The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence: September 22, 2019 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Sep 22, 2019

African, Latin & Caribbean music. The old music, the new music, you name it. Starting with music from Angola, Senegal & Colombia.

Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music

Ambiance Congo: September 15, 2019 3:00-5:00 PM

Sun, Sep 15, 2019

Today we’ll hear a lot of the great Congolese music from the 1950s. This won’t be all inclusive or a go-to resource, but I’ll try to represent many of the great big…

The Motherland Influence

The Motherland Influence: September 8, 2019 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Sep 8, 2019

African, Latin & Caribbean. Usually heavy on the African side, and today is no different. Starting off with some steak-searing music from eastern Nigeria…