News

Sabah Memorial Broadcast II on Middle-Eastern Influences: Sabah Sings Lebanon

Tune in to Middle-Eastern Influences tonight at 12am as we will continue our series focused on the singer and actress Sabah in order to commemorate the life and work of the lebanese artist and singer Sabah who passed away earlier this week at the age 87 years old.

This second part of the memorial broadcast, will focus on the theme of "Sabah sings Lebanon" looking at specific songs in which she evokes her country Lebanon. Indeed, the theme of the homeland is a recurrent one in popular Arab music and we will see how Sabah appropriated it in her music.

Date: 
Fri, 5 Dec 2014, 12:00am to 1:00am

Tonight on Late City Edition

Tune in to WKCR tonight at 9pm for a special hour-long news broadcast. Columbia and Barnard's anti-sexual assault movement have gotten significant national media attention, but the coverage never strays far beyond profiling the loudest voices. Naomi Cohen sits with Smita Sen, who started organizing around sexual assault last fall, to talk about the activists who have stayed in the shadows. They discuss the work done before No Red Tape, the survivors who aren't showing up to the rallies, and the arguments that aren't painted on the signs.

Date: 
Thu, 4 Dec 2014, 9:00pm to 10:00pm

Musicians Show Featuring Max Johsnon

Join us for this week's Musicians Show with guest Max Johnson. Based in New York city, Max Johnson is a bassist, composer, and bandleader. His four albums as a leader, Elevated Vegetation, The Invisible Trio, The Prisoner, and Quartet have been praised by the New York Times, NYC Jazz Record, and JazzTimes. His latest release entitled Big Eyed Rabbit is the debut album of a collaborative trio with Ross Martin and Jeff Davis.

Date: 
Wed, 3 Dec 2014, 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Tonight on Late City Edition

Tune in tonight at 9PM for a special arts interview with Julie Cohen, three-time New York Emmy-winner and producer of "The Sturgeon Queens," which explores the history behind Russ and Daughters, a famous lox and bagel store on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Cohen dicusses her experience with Jewish film audiences, and explains how the history behind the store reflects the experience of many Jewish immigrants.

Date: 
Tue, 2 Dec 2014, 9:00pm to 9:30pm

African Music on In All Languages

Tune in to our weekly In All Languages program, tonight, Sunday November 30th at 11pm as we will feature popular music from various African countries and nearby regions. The show will also feature a special focus on the Nigerian musician and composer Fela Kuti, one of the pioneers of the Afrobeat genra.

Date: 
Sun, 30 Nov 2014, 11:00pm to Mon, 1 Dec 2014, 2:00am

Recordings of the Women’s Voices Festival on Raag Aur Taal

Tune to Raag Aur Taal tonight at 7pm to hear our second part of the recordings of the Womens's Voices Festival featuring Dr Meeta Pandit which took place in October 2014 and was presented by Harmonyom. We will also hear recordings from a live session of Brooklyn Raga Massive featuring Samarth Nagarkar, Arun Ramamurthy and Sameer Gupta.

Date: 
Sun, 30 Nov 2014, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Sabah Memorial Broadcast on Middle-Eastern Influences

Tune in to Middle-Eastern Influences tonight at 12am as we will commemorate the life and work of the lebanese artist and singer Sabah who passed away earlier this week at the age 87 years old.

Sabah was born in 1927 and soon aquired a major role in the movie and music scene of the Arab World. Known as the "Diva" she recorded more than 3,500 songs and was one of the first female singers to perform outside of the Arab World, in Paris or New York.

Date: 
Fri, 28 Nov 2014, 12:00am to 1:00am

Arthur Kampela on Nueva Cancion y Demas and Som do Brasil

Tune in this Wednesday at 10pm to listen to a live performance and interview with Arthur Kampela and guests. Born in Brazil, Kampela is currently a Professor in the Music Department at Columbia University and recipient of the 2014 Guggenheim Award for Creative Arts. On Nueva Canción y Demás, he will present his avant-garde works and for Som do Brasil, his version of Bossa Nova. Here's the line-up for Nueva Cancíon (live performer in parenthesis):


Date: 
Wed, 26 Nov 2014, 10:00pm to Thu, 27 Nov 2014, 1:00am

Live Constructions: Lea et Leila live at ABC No Rio

Tune in to Live Constructions this Sunday, November 23, for the broadcast of a live set by electro-acoustic duo Lea et Leila. The duo is made up of Lea Bertucci on bass clarinet and Leila Bordreuil on cello, who perform improvised music through the use of extended techniques and experimental amplification. We captured one of their performances at ABC No Rio last month, and we will be airing the performance in its entirety tonight. Listen!

Date: 
Sun, 23 Nov 2014, 10:00pm to 11:00pm

Pages

Upcoming Events

Emmet Cohen on Out to Lunch

Join us Tuesday, January 17 during our Out to Lunch programming from 1-2:30 pm EST for an interview with New York-based jazz pianist Emmet Cohen regarding his most recent project "Masters Legacy Series featuring Jimmy Cobb." Cohen began Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. He placed first in both the American Jazz Pianists competition (2014) and the Phillips Piano Competition at the University of West Florida (2011).

Date: 
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Related Program: 
Out to Lunch
Related Department: 
Jazz

Aspen Matis on Studio A

Tune in to Studio A this Sunday, January 15, from 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST for an interview with internationally-bestselling memoirist Aspen Matis. Her book, Girl in the Woods, tells the story of her sexual assault and her flight from college, which led to a journey of self-discovery as she set out to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.

A brief account of her experiences appeared first in The New York Times' Modern Love column, and that subsequentally led to her inspiring and heart-wrenching memoir.

Date: 
Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 9:00pm to 10:00pm
Related Program: 
Studio A
Related Department: 
Arts

George Wallington Celebration on Jazz Profiles

Sid Gribetz presents a five hour radio program celebrating the pianist and composer George Wallington on Jazz Profiles this Sunday, January 15 from 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST.
George Wallington was one of the legendary pianists of the bebop era but never achieved great fame. With his early retirement from a musical career, he remains a more obscure figure in jazz history and lore.
Date: 
Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Related Program: 
Jazz Profiles
Related Department: 
Jazz

Streaming WKCR during Bach Festival Announcement

We, the WKCR Board, wanted to address any of the inconveniences experienced in using our stream. Unfortunately, our online stream regularly approaches maximum capacity during the Bach Festival. As we try to accommodate for more listeners, we implore anyone tuning in within our radio broadcasting range to tune in with a radio receiver.

Date: 
Thursday, December 25, 2014 - 12:00pm to Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 11:59pm

Gustav Leonhardt Memorial Broadcast

This Friday, January 20th, WKCR will be devoting over eleven hours of programming to the music of Gustav Leonhardt (5/30/1928-1/16/2012). As a harpsichordist, organist, and conductor, Leonhardt was on the forefront of the movement in early music to revive period styles and practices. While best known for his recordings of J.S. Bach, Leonhardt made spectacular recordings of many different early music and Baroque composers. Tune in from 9:30am-9:00pm to hear WKCR's tribute to this legendary musician.
Date: 
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 9:30am to 9:00pm
Related Department: 
Classical
Subscribe to Front page feed