A one-hour tonic to lift you out of the routine and deliver you back refreshed, revitalized, rekindled.

Beloved throughout the northern and southern hemispheres, composer, pioneer and performer from Rio de Janeiro, “Tom.”

Josephine Baker leading the way for black American musicians fleeing Jim Crow for Europe.

We celebrate Mardi Gras this week with Gal Costa and Bossa Nova and a sampling of others sure to please.

For the week of Valentine’s Day, a selection of songs that look at love from all different angles.

What’s Going On.

Music written for and about these deepest darkest days of winter in poetry, song and prayer.

Love is dropping off, hate is gaining ground in the pop charts. Misery too on the rise. Let Adagio be your antidote! 

Tangos of James Crabb and Susanna Moncayo. Also Alberto Iglesias, James Horner, and a tribute to the courage of Martin Luther King Jr.

Stories for the Long Winter Nights

We are seeking the simplest possible scheme of thought that will bind together the observed facts. –Albert Einstein