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Live performances and in-depth conversations with extraordinary musicians, artists, writers, and thinkers from more than 40 countries. Hosted by David Ellenbogen and broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM in New York City. Creator of the 24-hour Ragas Live Festival, which debuted as a broadcast on WKCR in 2012 and is now presented annually at Pioneer Works.
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- Yesterday28 min
Anand Avirmed
This is Anand Avirmed and Mari Tanka's set performed live at the 2025 Ragas Live Festival on October 18–19, 2025, at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, New York. Anand's set featured traditional Mongolian throat singing (Khoomei) and playing the Morin Khuur (horsehead fiddle), along with Mari Tanaka creating acoustic drones. Audio: Mixed and Mastered by Parag Deshpande
- 1 weeks ago1h 16m
Ra Kalam Bob Moses talks Jack De Johnette, Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Drummer and composer Ra Kalam Bob Moses has had an extraordinary career working with just about everybody. Here's a partial list: Pat Metheny, Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jim, Larry Coryell, Dave Liebman, Gary Burton, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Sheila Jordan, Bobby McFerrin, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden, Hermeto Pascoal, Danilo Perez, David Sanchez, Chucho Valdes, Savion Glover, Nana Vasconcelos, Obo Addy, John Medeski, Vernon Reid, Pharoah Sanders. He's coming up to town to celebrate his longtime friend and collaborator Celebrating Jack DeJohnette: Sound Travels August 9th at UPAC, the Ulster Performing Arts Center. A prolific artist, you can discover his latest recordings at his website.
- 2 weeks ago1h 2m
Kroba - Ragas Live Festival 2022
5 AM set of the 24 hour Ragas Live Festival at Pioneer Works 10.23.22 Kroba (saxophone and analog synth) Originally broadcast on WKCR-FM Be the first to hear the latest updates! Join our email list Ragas Live Festival ( https://ragaslive.com/sign-up ) The Ragas Live Festival was born out of these increasingly ambitious radio shows, and began in the WKCR studio in 2012 when 50 musicians volunteered to play continuous sets for 24 hours, co-creating our historic first broadcast!
- 3 weeks ago1h 5m
John P. Murphy and the art of the New Deal
After "the end of the world" in the 1930s, the greatest patron of art in the world became the United States Governement. The impact of this would surprise anyone who digs into the history. John P. Murphy takes us on a wild ride of New Deal art and the surprising twists and turns that would end up ushering in a new dawn of culture in the United Sates. John P. Murphy is a Curator of Prints and Drawings at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College. A scholar of American art, he is the author of New Deal Art: Culture and Crisis in the Great Depression
- 4 weeks ago34 min
Hariprasad Chaurasia - at home with the legend of bansuri
Today Hariprasad Chaurasia, the greatest maestro of the bansuri, the bamboo flute, turns 88. We celebrate by sharing our 2018 interview with Pd. Chaurasia conducted at his home/gurukul in Bombay. We also chat with Jay Gandhi, his senior disciple, and an unbelievable musician himself, who shares his insights on the life and music of his guru. WKCR will be playing the music of Hariprasad Chaurasia for 12 continous hours from 6AM-6PM on his birthday (Wednesday July 1, 2026) and Jay and I will be hosting during the noon-3pm slot.
- Jun 23, 20261h 11m
Mu Qian explores the music of China, Central Asia, and beyond
Dr. Mu Qian is an ethnomusicologist, music producer, performing arts curator, and writer. He's traveled to places few others have and shares his recordings from Western China, South East Asia, and beyond. You can learn more about Mu and his research on the music of the Dong people in this article he wrote for Simithsonian Magazine Mu has curated world music concerts in Asia, Europe, and North America. He recorded and produced the CD "Everyone Listen Close" by Yandong Grand Singers, which was selected by Transglobal World Music Chart as the Best Album of Asia & Pacific of the 2019-2020 season. He hosts serial radio shows on BBC3 to introduce music from different parts of China, and contributes to the Songlines magazine. As an ethnomusicologist, Mu has given lectures at University of California, Los Angeles, International Institute for Asian Studies (Leiden), and Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published articles on European Journal of Musicology and Central Asian Survey, and translated into Chinese Alan P. Merriam’s book Anthropology of Music (People’s Music Publishing House, Beijing, 2010).
- Jun 16, 202621 min
Cosmas Magaya - Master of the Shona Mbira
Cosmas Magaya was one of the masters of the Shona Mbira, the magical trance music of Zimbabwe. Recorded in 2011, originally our 15th episode of NYC Radio Live, he sprinkled our conversation with musical examples and performances. Cosmas was featured on the classic album the Soul of the Mbira (1978) in and played a big role in the research in the accompanying books as well. He co-author a book called Mbira's Restless Dance with musicologist paul Berliner. This was one of the first NYC Radio Live Podcasts ever, we recorded in 2011
- Jun 9, 20261h 2m
Tony Trischka talks Earl Scruggs, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, and Béla Fleck
Tony Trischka has been called 'the father of modern bluegrass' though he claims here there are 'many fathers and a few mothers.' Either way he expanded the range of the banjo like few others. Photo by Gregory Heisler
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Live performances and in-depth conversations with extraordinary musicians, artists, writers, and thinkers from more than 40 countries. Hosted by David Ellenbogen and broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM in New York City. Creator of the 24-hour Ragas Live Festival, which debuted as a broadcast on WKCR in 2012 and is now presented annually at Pioneer Works.
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