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A weekly exploration of the past, present and future of the Latino musical universe
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WMI Plus At Home brings you into the personal environments of renowned artists from around the world as they share stories and music in an intimate conversation with a fellow musician, journalist, or ethnomusicologist.These talks were originally presented as live webinars, and you can watch videos of all of our past At Home sessions on our website and YouTube channel. WMI Plus At Home events are supported by a grant from Con Edison and donations from world music lovers like you. We thank you ...
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Hurdy-Gurdy Player Ariel Ninas and Devon Léger
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Send us a text Ariel Ninas has been playing the hurdy-gurdy since 2001, incorporating a unique style based on traditional Galician music. His work blends elements of contemporary avant-garde aesthetics, including electronic, droning, and free improvisation. Here he demonstrates the medieval instrument, shares music, and chats with journalist and fe…
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Send us a text Thandiswa Mazwai sits down with Farima Kone Kito to discuss her upbringing in Apartheid South Africa and shares insights on her latest album Sankofa, created in Soweto, Dakar, and NYC, in which she brings traditional music from across the African continent and archival Xsosa samples into the present in a collection that Songlines mag…
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Send us a text Pura Fé, an Indigenous activist, singer-songwriter, and storyteller of Tuscarora/Taino descent, is known for her soulful voice. She founded the Native Women’s a cappella trio, Ulali, empowering Native women’s music. Pura Fé explores Native Blues, where she is known for her lap-steel slide guitar recordings. Her music has been feature…
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WNYC's John Schaefer with Yonatan Gat, Daryl Black Eagle Jamieson, and Maalem Hassan Benjaafar
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Send us a text Ahead of his performance at the New York Guitar Festival, now in its 25th year, producer, guitarist, and composer Yonatan Gat (Stone Tapes) sat down with the Host of WNYC's New Sounds, John Schaefer, joined by two artists who will also perform as a part of Night Two of the festival - Daryl Black Eagle Jamieson of the Eastern Medicine…
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We celebrate our Pachamama with tunes from Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil and Latine musicians from the USA with roots in Ecuador, Mexico…throughout our lands, nuestra música shares the beauties of Pachamama and exhorts us to take good care of her! Happy Earth Day! ¡Feliz Día de la Tierra! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearL…
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This week, Beat Latino celebrates immigrant workers, and honors the memory of Miguel Luna, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Cabrera, José Maynor Lopez, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, Carlos LNU — Immigrant workers fixing potholes in the middle of the night on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, named for the author of the Star-Spangled Banner. They we…
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It’s a very special edition of Beat Latino dedicated to the divine Femme, closing out a month dedicated to Women’s HerStory. Songs by, for and about women from Mexico, Argentina, Guatemala, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Peru and more spaces where nuestra musica thrives. Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthPrólogo: Otra vez la BrujaLizbeth…
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We have a change of seasons happening and lunar and solar eclipses coming up!. This week, we have songs centering the moon and sun for Eclipse Season on Beat Latino…from the romantic to the heart-broken to the joyful, a selection of tunes from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Guatemala and beyond as we celebrate the sources of light in our…
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This week’s Beat Latino goes Old School! A musical paseo and exploration of the classics: AfroLatine Divas of nuestra música from Cuba, Uruguay, Perú, México, Venezuela…and beyond. The amazing and legendary Divas whose songs are the soundtracks for generations of Latines. Enjoy! Featured photo: Omara Portuondo Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYea…
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This week’s Beat Latino is an exploration of Nuevo Folk Folklorico from LatinE lands! A selection of lovely, chill, folksy, rootsy tunes that take the strands of our folkloric and ancient traditions and weave songs anew for the 21st century! From Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Dominican Republic, our folk folklórico is still a relevant part of…
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This week’s Beat Latino goes to the movies! A selection of classics from the past to today: Songs from the soundtracks of movies which were composed, produced, arranged and curated by Latines. Nuestra Música at the movies, making its mark on Hollywood and beyond! Feature photo: Oscar Statuette (The famous golden statue was inspired by Mexican actor…
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Piece Description This week’s Beat Latino selection is new music by women for our celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s Herstory Month! New music by femme-fronted artists from all over the Americas and Spain, with tunes about romance, power, resilience and joy. Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthVidaAna Tijoux, OmarV…
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his week’s Beat Latino celebrates Victor Jara, Chilean folk singer and founder of the Nueva Canción Movement with a selection of his and other folk singers’ classic protest songs from the 70’s onward. At the 50th year mark after his death, Victor continues to be an icon illuminating the way forward and was recently awarded the Legacy – Lifetime Ach…
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This week’s selection for Beat Latino is a prime example of just why we do this! Amazing creative soundscapes from Ecuador and Switzerland (Hermanos Gutierrez) Mexico (Abel Ibañez) Guatemala (Gaby Moreno) Galicia (Baiuca) and Chile (Newen Afrobeat) and more! All new, all surprising as always – nuestra música latina! Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtist…
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Piece Description It’s a Beat Latino to remind us of the beauty of love and romance, and loves lost and remembered forever…tunes for amor and desamor, from Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Spain and the Americas, as we celebrate the month of love, February, Beat Latino style. Enjoy! Musical Works TitleArtistAlbumLabelYearLengthDespiértameAbel Ibáñez G.Sin…
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Haleh Liza Gafori and Shahzad Ismaily - The Poetry of Rumi
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Send us a text Watch Haleh Liza Gafori and Shahzad Ismaily in a conversation about the timeless and universal appeal of the music and poetry of Rumi. Rumi was a Persian Sufi mystic and dervish from the 13th century whose spiritual writings have inspired people across borders and different faiths, making him one of the most beloved poets around the …
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Piece Description The state of the state of nuestro jazz on Beat Latino this week! We explore recent releases that literally, took our breath away! Exquisite, dance-floor ready, complex, heady tunes that never lose sight of their roots. Sit back, serve up an appropriate libation, and savor this selection of the wide and wonderful world of Latine Ja…
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Clarinetist Oran Etkin and Brazilian Pianist Benjamin Taubkin
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Send us a text Grammy Award-winning Israeli-born composer, clarinetist, and educator Oran Etkin and Brazilian pianist, arranger, composer, and producer Benjamin Taubkin came together to discuss their passion for and commitment to engaging in a musical dialogue with artists from other cultures to build bridges between people around the globe. They s…
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Iranian Composer, Vocalist, and Kamancheh Master Mehrnam Rastegari
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Send us a text Mehrnam Rastegari is an award-winning score composer, singer, and master kamancheh player. Originally born in Iran, she now lives in NYC. For this WMI Plus At Home session, she is joined in conversation with her friend and fellow composer and kamancheh player Niloufar Shiri. Mehrnam shares music and the two artists discuss their inst…
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Dominican Guitarist Yasser Tejeda with Journalist Ed Morales
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Send us a text Yasser Tejeda, an award-winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer, shares music and talks with author and journalist Ed Morales about his third album La Madrugada (Daybreak), the African roots of Dominican traditions, the influences of life in NYC on his music, and the message behind his single "Tu Eres Bonita". M…
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Brazilian Cellist Dom La Nena with Catalina Maria Johnson
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Send us a text Multi-lingual composer, vocalist, and cellist Dom La Nena joins journalist Catalina Maria Johnson (Beat Latino) for a special WMI Plus At Home conversation from Dom's home in Paris. She performs songs from her critically-acclaimed solo album Tempo (Six Degrees Records) and shares stories about her unique career path that took her fro…
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Send us a text This special WMI Plus At Home Session commemorates Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day. Join members of the Payadora Tango Ensemble and Lenka Lichtenberg with journalist/music producer Dan Rosenberg as they present stories and music from Silent Tears: the Last Yiddish Tango (Six Degrees Records), a project based on poems, testimo…
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Changüí - The Music of Guantánamo w/ Arturo O'Farrill and Gianluca Tramontana
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Send us a text Music producer and journalist Gianluca Tramontana joins Grammy Award-winning composer, pianist, educator, and founder of the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance Arturo O'Farrill, for an exploration of changüí - a rarely documented roots music from the Guantánamo region of Cuba, where Tramontana spent several months capturing the music of the ch…
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Composer, Percussionist, and Author Adam Rudolph with Journalist Piotr Orlav
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Send us a text Adam and journalist Piotr Orlov chat about Adam's many collaborations with artists including Don Cherry, Hassan Hakmoun, Dave Liebman, and Yusuuf Lateef that were part of the WMI legacy series of the late 1980s / early 1990s called 'Improvisations'. At the time of the recording, Adam was in the process of rebooting that influential s…
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Tibetan Artist Yungchen Lhamo and Jamshied Sharifi
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Send us a text Award-winning Tibetan singer/songwriter Yungchen Lhamo joins her friend Tony Award winner and record producer Jamshied Sharifi to share her beautiful voice along with a conversation about her unusual journey from Tibetan to Australia and the US, fulfilling her commitment to serving others through sound healing, and her collaborations…
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Lokua Kanza with Banning Eyre (Afropop Wordwide)
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Send us a text Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Lokua Kanza sat down with Banning Eyre (Afropop Worldwide, NPR) to share music and talk about his work as a UNICEF ambassador, developing his unique musical style mixing his conservatory training with Congolese rumba, and the process of recording his first album in 11 years entitled Moko,…
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Irish American Violinist Eileen Ivers with Paul Keating
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Send us a text Grammy Award winner Eileen Ivers, hailed “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times, shares tunes and chats with Irish Voice columnist Paul Keating about her musical training and upbringing in The Bronx (“the 33rd county of Ireland”), her memories of visiting and playing in Ireland, her experience touring with Riverdance,…
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Tabla Virtuoso Zakir Hussain with Radio Host David Ellenbogen
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Send us a text World renowned Grammy Award-winning tabla artist, composer, and music producer Zakir Hussain shares stories from his life and career beginning with his father, tabla legend Allah Rakha, the genesis of prolific collaborations with artists including Mickey Hart, George Harrison, and John McLaughlin, and the importance of always staying…
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Afro-Cuban Jazz Vocalist Daymé Arocena with Writer Ned Sublette
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Send us a text With her captivating charisma and radiant spirit, Daymé Arocena effortlessly blends traditional Santerían chant, jazz stylings, contemporary R&B influences, and Afro-Cuban rhythmic complexity for audiences worldwide. For this At Home session, Daymé caught up with award-winning music writer Ned Sublette where she spoke about the chall…
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Acclaimed Composer, Musician and Educator Simon Shaheen with Wanees Zarour
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Send us a text This At Home session features a conversation between internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and educator Simon Shaheen with fellow Palestinian musician and educator Wanees Zarour. Shaheen, a virtuoso on both the oud and violin, talks about his extensive musical journey in promoting Arab music in its many forms, and the joys of…
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Irish Multi-Instrumentalist Seamus Egan and Stephen Winick
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Send us a text An At Home conversation with multi-instrumentalist, composer and co-founder of Irish American super group Sólas, Seamus Egan, who played traditional Irish instruments and chatted with folklorist Steve Winick about the importance of Mick Moloney and the Irish music scenes of Philadelphia and New York throughout his career, as well as …
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Chinese and American Folk Music with Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn
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Send us a text Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn share music from their eponymous collaborative album, demonstrate the banjo and the guzheng, and talk with journalist Jeremy Goldkorn about the joys of weaving together two seemingly different musical traditions. More about Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn Spotify Playlist WMI PLUS A…
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Israeli Troubador David Broza with Folk Legend Peter Yarrow
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Send us a text Israeli songwriter, guitarist and humanitarian David Broza shares music and talks with his longtime friend and fellow humanitarian Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) about creating music for healing and social change, and David's experience of recording his first instrumental album “David Broza en Casa Limón”. Trailer - East Jerusal…
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