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African music
The Motherland Influence: July 20, 2025 5:00-7:00 PM
WELCOME! I’ve got songs from 24 albums lined up for you today. Will we have time to hear them all? African , Latin & Caribbean music, every Sunday.
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The Motherland Influence: July 6, 2025 5:00-7:00 PM
WELCOME! I haven’t played a lot of the great music of Guinea, West Africa, in recent times here on The Motherland Influence. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this music was…
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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: June 29, 2025 3:00-5:00 PM
Just a cool photo. Viva la Musica arrives in Japan in 1986. Unknown photographer. WELCOME! Congolese music every other Sunday on WRIR! Music today from late 1970s to mid 2020s. Second hour…
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The Motherland Influence: June 22, 2025 5:00-7:00 PM
Kassé Mady Diabaté 1949-2018, Not my photo. WELCOME! Mali celebrated its independence from French colonial rule on June 20, 1960. Modibo Keita was appointed as president on September 22, 1960. President Modibo…
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The Motherland Influence: June 8, 2025 5:00-7:00 PM
WELCOME! African, Latin & Caribbean music every Sunday here on WRIR! Today, as we on Sundays at WRIR are “los campeones de la musica Colombiana” in RVA, we start with a sampling…
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Ambiance Congo / The Other Black Music
Ambiance Congo: June 1, 2025 3:00-5:00 PM
Selections for today I may not have enough time for everything. but there’s always next time!
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The Motherland Influence: May 25, 2025 5:00-7:00 PM
View of Western Cape, South Africa. Not my photo. WELCOME! African, Latin & Caribbean music. Every Sunday on WRIR! Music today from Colombia, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cuba,…
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