On a special edition of The Musical Traditions Encounter this Sunday (4/9) from 5-7 PM, David Eisner welcomes members of Spælimenninir into the WOWD studios. 

Spælimenninir plays traditional and contemporary folk music from Scandinavia on fiddle, recorder, piano, guitar, mandolin, acoustic bass and vocals.

The group’s home base is the Faroe Islands, but its members include Danes and Americans (including Tonal Park’s Charlie Pilzer). 

The Institute of Musical Traditions presents them in concert on Monday (4/10) at the Silver Spring Civic Building.

MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, and many WOWD programs join in the celebration of women's achievements and gender equality by spotlighting a wide variety of women's music.

Tune in…

9 People’s Favorite Thing – July features modern Broadway musicals written or composed by women (3/12). 

Afrobeat Orbit -- Eme highlights talented women instrumentalists performing music from Africa and the diaspora (3/15)

Ballads in the Morning - Clay presents women from American and international folk traditions (3/3)

Bayou Boogie -- Michael Hart plays Louisiana Ladies (3/21)

Blues Hall of Fame – Big Boy Little and Steve highlight blues women from various eras (3/21)

Borderlines – Lady Myrrh plays all women (3/1, 3/15)

Check in Time - “Here Come the Girls” with Marika (3/14)

Circles -  Brian Horrorwitz plays electronica, trip-hop, and other mid-90s-early 00's tracks with female vocals (3/20) 

Derangement of the Senses - Clay Fink presents women in jazz from the late 1930s to early 1960s (3/12)

Divino Maravilhoso -  DJ Dempsey features women artists from the Memphis-based Stax label and salutes the sister and brother who founded that label (3/4) 

Hi-Fi Diner - Lis does an all "girl-group" show with artists like Ex Hex, Sahara Hotnights, and the Coathangers (3/6); and pays tribute to women of hip hop (3/13).

Lost Treasures - DJ Bookish features the underappreciated singer-songwriter-guitarist Barbara Manning (3/25)

Music Matinee - DJ Total plays songs from films directed by women (3/2)

Musical Remedies – the Night nurse celebrates Riot Grrrls with feminist punk and grunge bands (3/2); and dispenses a sonic tonic of female artists to close out Women's History Month (3/30) 

Melody Divas – Helen features women’s voices from around the world (3/5) 

Ride with Clyde - WOWD's DJ Driver plays female singer-songwriters from Oregon (3/20)

Rise Up - Olivia celebrates women musicians who make children’s music for kids and kids at heart (3/18)

Rock & Roll Rabbit Hole - On the eve of International Women's Day, it's "all about Eve" -- Walter features female voices from around the world (3/7)

Roots Rock Reggae - Becky spins the Women of Reggae (3/25)

Rudie Patootie – DJ Rae spotlights the women and femmes of Ska.

Soul Sonic - DJ Alpha Betts, DJ Mezkla, and N-Dub the Maestro celebrate International Women’s Day (3/8)

Sound of Soul - D'Nicole features the women of soul (3/5)

This! Music - Bobby Hill plays cellist Diedre Murray and other other female avant-garde string players  (3/11); Bobby honors Women’s History Month with music from drummer Susie Ibarra (3/18); and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and pianist Angelica Sanchez (3/25).

Tuesday Morning Mix - Steve salutes the Musical Women of Texas (3/28)

Vientos de Sudamerica - Luis Ayala salutes South American female singes (3/10)

Bobby Hill - aka sdiki Serigne- presents the 7th in his series of  “Golden Only, Only Golden” Hip Hop, celebrating Black (*Beings Lifted from African Civilizations and Kingdoms) History Month.

GOOG #7 explores the industrial Hip Hop band Tackhead and their progeny (2/24 at 11 PM)

Photo by Yusef Jones

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WOWD Celebrates Black History Month

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:

9 PEOPLE’S FAVORITE THING - Judy plays Black performers from modern Broadway musicals (2/26)

AFROBEAT ORBIT - Music of social change with DJ Eme (2/8)

BALLADS IN THE MORNING - Clay celebrates the 100th anniversary of Bessie Smith's first recording session (2/3) and Heather plays traditional Black artists, past and present (2/10)

BLUES HALL OF FAME - Big Boy Little presents lesser-known African American harmonica plays (2/7)

CHECK IN TIME - Marika plays her favorite African-American voices (2/7)

CIRCLES - Brian spins soundtrack music from Soul Cinema of the Seventies  (2/20)

DIVINO MARAVILHOSO - DJ Dempsey plays rare spoken-word Black history records (2/4) and celebrates the 50th anniversary of "The Harder They Come" (2/11)

GOOG (GOLDEN ONLY, ONLY GOLDEN) Special # 7 – The latest in Bobby Hill’s - aka sdikiSerigne - series of Hip Hop specials celebrates Black (*Beings Lifted from African Civilizations and Kingdoms) History Month by exploring the industrial Hip Hop band Tackhead and their progeny (2/24 at 11 PM)

GUITAR ARCADE - Patrick celebrates Black History Month with an all-soul episode (2/27)

HI-FI DINER - Lis plays selections from Analog Africa compilations, encompassing 60s through 80s Edo Funk, AfroFunk, AfroBeat, and more (2/13)

HIGH-N-LOW - Urbanowa plays Black alt- and indie-rock artists (2/27)

HOT SAUCE LOUNGE - DJ Special Sauce celebrates Black History Month by playing an hour of soulful covers of Beatles songs (2/2)

LOST TREASURES -DJ Bookish plays topical music by Black artists of past generations, from the blues to Vietnam  (2/18). DJ Mackie explores the legacy of two DC black-owned recording studios of the 1960s (2/25).

MUSIC MATINEE - DJ Total plays music from films of Black directors (2/16)

MUSICAL REMEDIES - Madona spotlights Afrofuturism and Afropunk (2/16)

RIDE WITH CLYDE - The DJ Driver curates a playlist based on the book And Still I Rise, a chronicle of modern Black history

RISE UP - Olivia features children’s music celebrating Black culture and artists (2/4)

ROOTS & WINGS - Becky honors the "godmother" of rock & roll, gospel-singing guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2/4), Chris will do a deep dive into the impact of Black artists on all genres of American Roots music (2/25). 

ROCK AND ROLL RABBIT HOLE - "The Rabbit Hole Got Soul" with Walter and Scott (2/21)

ROOTS ROCK REGGAE - Bob Marley's birthday (2/4),  21st century reggae (2/11)   

RUDIE PATOOTIE - DJ Rae includes a block of Black ska (2/2, 2/16, 2/23)

SILICON SYMPHONIES - Et presents Detroit Techno (2/1)

SOUL SONIC - a Black History Month edition with DJ Mezkla, Alpha Betts, and N-Dub the Maestro (2/8)

SOUND OF SOUL - Sun. Feb. 5 & 19 - D'Nicole includes a history segment on a Black inventor or entrepreneur (2/5, 2/19)

TAKOMA CABARET - Pete and Maureen play songs from notable Black performers on Broadway (2/5)

THIS! MUSIC - Bobby Hill remembers cornetist/conductionist "Butch" Morris on This! Music (every Saturday in Feb)

THOUGHT BOWL - African American artists who left the United States to pursue their lives and careers in other countries (2/18)

TUESDAY MORNING MIX - Steve features classic R&B recorded live in concert (e.g., Summer of Soul, WattStax, Philly's Uptown Theater) (2/7, 2/21, 2/28)