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The pulse of the diaspora, WHPK 88.5 FM

Archive for May, 2009

Beats that Sing and Voices that Go Boom!

Rupa and the April Fishes

Join me as we depart from Chicago and explore new and exciting sounds from around the world. We’ll make our way back to cut new tracks from artists and bands in North America planting their roots to a new drum…

Tune in Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 on WHPK 88.5 FM from 5pm to 6pm. Streaming live from the web at www.whpk.org. Read the rest of this entry »

New International Releases and Our Local Neighborhood SKA Heroes

SinoSikat?

Lots of great new music coming out in the world today. Good timing as weather begins to warm up here in Chicago… On this show of Chicago is the world, we’ll be hearing some of this tasty music and deliver some local tracks too from our local neighborhood ska band Los Vicious de Papa!

Tune in Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 on WHPK 88.5 FM from 5pm to 6pm. Streaming live from the web at www.whpk.org.

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Gypsy punks from the eastern block, to the new Brazillia, to the hip hop sounds from Seville Spain on this Cinco De Mayo

On this Cinco de Mayo of Chicago is the World, we’re gonna take a trip following the sounds of Gypsy Punks of New York, to experiments in Spain and listen to a couple of artists from the new Brazillia… Of course I’ll try and slip in a few other interesting tracks to keep you movin’!

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009. Live broadcast on WHPK 88.5 in Chicago’s southside and streaming live on the net at www.whpk.org

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