Caribbean music

The Motherland Influence: October 29, 2023 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Oct 29, 2023

WELCOME! African, Latin & Caribbean music for you only here on WRIR! Big mix today including a listen to rare music from Mali and Senegal, jazz and timba from Cuba, modern music…

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The Motherland Influence: October 15, 2023 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Oct 15, 2023

WELCOME! African. Latin & Caribbean music. As people head home after this last day of the Folk Festival and three days of actual live music, I’ve got some recorded live music for…

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The Motherland Influence: October 1, 2023 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Oct 1, 2023

Liner photo from the album Champetas del Sabor WELCOME! African, Latin & Caribbean music! We start in West Africa, including a track from the new album Diré by Idrissa Soumaoro, a new…

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The Motherland Influence: September 17, 2023 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Sep 17, 2023

WELCOME! It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month. I’m going to start with some Cuban timba. Later we’ll have some African music with Latin references and covers of Latin songs, some Hispanic music from…

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The Motherland Influence: September 3, 2023 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Sep 3, 2023

Amade Cyrille et Les Volcans de la Capitale, Benin Oh! My Heart! We’re on The Traveler’s Stage! WELCOME! It’s a holiday weekend in USA so we’ve got lots of African, Latin &…

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The Motherland Influence: August 20, 2023 5:00-7:00 PM

Sun, Aug 20, 2023

Super Biton de Segou WELCOME! Lots of African music today with songs from Cuba, Colombia and Guadeloupe. Some classic favorites and deep cuts from vinyl in here!

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