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Women In Reggae

Airs at: Mon, 03/08/2021 at 10:00pm - Tue, 03/09/2021 at 12:00am
As is the case with all musical genres, women have been sorely under-represented in reggae.  Therefor it is our pleasure, on International Womens Day, to showcase the talents of women in reggae for two solid hours.  From biting social commentary to more reflective and pers... Read more

Virtual African Film Festival

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  For the past 30 years, the Cascade Festival of African Films has brought African films and African filmmakers to Portland, with screenings and events at Portland Community College, the Kennedy School, and the Hollywood Theatre.  But with the Covid-19 shutdown, the festiv... Read more

Buscando America on 02/23/21

Airs at: Tue, 02/23/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Art by Brianna McCarthy. En este episodio platicamos con Samantha Perez-Alicea, artista puertoriqueña que platicó con nosotres sobre la identidad Boricua , Afro Latinx y la resistencia a través del cuerpo con las Bombas y la Plenas. Presentamos también Autoetnografía y Pai... Read more

Buscando America on 02/16/21

Airs at: Tue, 02/16/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  En este programa festejamos el cumpleaños de Audre Lorde y escuchamos fragmentos de Usos de lo erótico: Lo erótico como poder, texto publicado en 1978. También escuchamos la reflexión de Angeley sobre el crecer Afrolatinx aquí en EEUU a través de  #DefineBLACK. Además, ... Read more

Buscando America on 02/09/21

Airs at: Tue, 02/09/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  En esta emisión escuchamos  Cenotes Oniricos, una cápsula desde el desierto de Mojave con Blanca Villalobos y Elizabeth, sobre la importancia de conectar con los cielos obscuros y sin estrellas.  Desde Chile escuchamos Resiste Tierra sobre las manifestaciones que se han ... Read more

BTTE Episode 294: 45 Randemic

Airs at: Sun, 02/07/2021 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Back To The Egg
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Buscando America on 02/02/21

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Art by Californian artist Michelle Robinson. En el programa de esta semana nos unimos a la celebración de Black History Month y presentamos Tambores Esclavos una colaboración del Colectivo Tropicaústica y un recorrido musical que busca África en el Continente Americano. Es... Read more

Pop goes The Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The Sampler returns to start a whole new week. Fortunato has lined up a lot of familiar pop artists, many in live performances of their hits. Sade, Simply Red, The Bee Gees, Chris Issak, Santana and many others. Also, cover vesions by Pomlamoose, Sarah Nemitz, and the Surfr... Read more

Buscando America on 12/15/20

Airs at: Tue, 12/15/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  En esta emisión escucha Resiste Tierra, un espacio crítico y anticarcelario desde Chile. También hablamos con la artista jarocha Ali Gua Gua desde la Ciudad de México. Conoce ON Construcción Ecológica, un proyecto de arquitectura sustentable México-Oakland. Desde Amilcin... Read more

Nochebuena Road Trip

Airs at: Fri, 12/11/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Boogie Pachanguero
Happy December everyone!!!! Tonight, we go on a musical trip celebrating the festivities. The music will take us to the far-away lands of Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and more. It will be a trip to party all the dancing, starting off the month of joy... Read more