Tune in to WOWD to hear about AFI Silver’s NEW AFRICAN Film Festival, with Mwiza Munthali of Africa World Now Project.
Talk of Takoma, March 28 (1-3pm)
Jolly Papa, March 31 (1-3pm)
WOWD is media sponsor of AFI Silver.
MONDAY MARCH 8 was INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, and many WOWD programs joined in the celebration of women's achievements and gender equality by spotlighting a wide variety of women's music.
Listen back to…
GET UP at 8 AM
HI-FI DINER at 11 AM
GUITAR ARCADE at 2 PM
ROCKCONTINUUM at 4 PM
WHAT'S UP NEXT at 8 PM
The celebration continued Tuesday as well, with women's music spotlighted on
CHECK-IN TIME at 10
ROCK & ROLL RABBIT HOLE at Noon
SUGAR & SPICE at 5
BLUES HALL OF FAME at 6
plus a conversation between Black women classics scholars on EPIC CITY at 4
Of course, the entire month of March is Women's History Month, so stay tuned for other women's programming throughout the month on WOWD, 94.3 FM and TakomaRadio.org.
Listen back to a special Takoma Park Black History Month program:
Preserving Stories from Takoma Park’s African-American Community and Celebrating LEE JORDAN.
Hosted by WOWD’s Dianne B.
WOWD celebrates and practices diversity in its programmers and its programming, and during February takes special note of the struggles and achievements of African-Americans.
Here are just some of the Black History Month features during our February programs:
-- SOUND OF SOUL (2/7, 2/21) includes segments spotlighting Black inventors and entrepreneurs
-- COIL PROJECT (2/14, 2/28) includes Monologues of the Black Experience
-- TALK OF TAKOMA (every Sunday) topics include Neighbors Inc., a group that worked for integration in Takoma DC
-- GET UP includes interviews with authors of books about Martin Luther King and the Kennedys (2/1) and about boxer Joe Frazier (2/15)
-- WHAT’S UP NEXT’S theme (2/8) is The Pioneers, Radicals, and Fearless Who Changed Music Forever
-- BLUES COME CALLING features Knoxville blues (2/2) and talks with Phil Wiggins about DC blues history (2/14)
-- BLUES HALL OF FAME (2/9) and TUESDAY MORNING MIX (2/16) cover the history of pioneering Black-owned record labels
-- ROCK & ROLL RABBIT HOLE (2/2) makes a Mothership Connection with the funk-meisters of Parliament/Funkadelic
-- EPIC CITY features classical music in honor of social change, with libretto by Carolivia Herron (2/9) and readings from Black author Charles Chesnutt (2/16)
-- HOT SAUCE LOUNGE (2/18) highlights soul music covers of pop music
-- MUSIC MATINEE (2/4) focuses on movies by Black filmmakers
-- MUSICAL REMEDIES (2/4) presents a sonic tonic of Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Afro-Punk
--BALLADS IN THE MORNING (2/5) Severn presents storytelling songs and ballads by Black folksingers
-- THIS MUSIC (2/27) Bobby Hill and guest Matthew Shipp feature Black Mystery School Pianists
--RISE UP (2/20) Olivia features children’s music celebrating Black culture and artists
-- ROOTS ROCK REGGAE presents a Bob Marley tribute (2/6) and explores reggae as Black history (2/20)
-- DIVINO MARAVILHOSO – (every Saturday) explores African roots of music from Brazil, the Americas, and the Caribbean
Stay tuned to Takoma Radio or visit our Facebook page for more details about these and other shows.