World Beat Connection

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Your connection to the best of Afro-Caribbean sounds.

 

Thursdays from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Alternates weekly with Shocks of Sheba.

Crucial and conscious, roots and contemporary, the music of Africa and the Caribbean comes alive on the World Beat Connection

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World Beat Connection on 08/16/12

Airs at: Thu, 08/16/2012 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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World Beat Connection on 08/02/12

Airs at: Thu, 08/02/2012 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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World Beat Connection on 07/19/12

Airs at: Thu, 07/19/2012 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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World Beat Connection on 06/07/12

Airs at: Thu, 06/07/2012 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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World Beat Connection on 03/29/12

Airs at: Thu, 03/29/2012 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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World Beat Connection on 03/15/12

Airs at: Thu, 03/15/2012 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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World Beat Connection on 03/01/12

Airs at: Thu, 03/01/2012 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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World Beat Connection on 05/12/11

Airs at: Thu, 05/12/2011 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Although jazz is a uniquely American musical expression, its roots lie in Africa. Without African music there would be no jazz. And coming full circle, Jazz has found its way back into modern African music. In this Spring Drive special we bring you African Jazz alongside wo... Read more

World Beat Connection on 02/03/11

Airs at: Thu, 02/03/2011 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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THE WORLD OF AFROBEAT Join us for four hours of the music that shook an entire continent, the hard-hitting political sounds of "Afrobeat."  Charlie Rooney, host of "World Beat Connection," will start with the most famous musician in all of Africa, Fela Kuti, and the origins... Read more

World Beat Connection on 04/29/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/29/2010 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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