Dominican guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer Yasser Tejeda explores the African roots of Dominican music, and combines the folkloric with jazz, rock, highlife, and Afrobeat.

This week, the play of light and dark in songs by Silvana Estrada, Lanterns On The Lake, and Ben Harper. And a dark debut from soccer legend Eric Cantona.

Atlanta-based band Manchester Orchestra offers a stirring, emotional journey of healing on their latest EP. Songwriter Andy Hull and guitarist/keyboardist Robert McDowell play remotely.

Mike Peters of The Alarm, is all about making lemonade from lemons. He reflects on positivity, activism, and euphoria and plays an acoustic set in-studio.

From Havana, Cuba, Orquesta Akokán harnesses the fire and soul of dance orchestras of the 1940’s and 1950’s. They'll join us to play some of these Mambo originals in-studio.

This week, returns for songwriter Anjimile and Canadian singer/pianist Jeremy Dutcher; a tribute to Low by Sylvan Esso; and emotive dance music from Bayonne.

Dom Flemons, the solo singer, guitarist, banjo player, and scholar of old Americana, has dubbed himself “The American Songster.” He plays songs from 'Traveling Wildfire', in-studio.

Jazz, hip hop and improvising violinist and composer Curtis Stewart is the current Artistic Director of the American Composers Orchestra. He and several musical friends play in-studio.  

This week, Paul Simon’s psalms, Anohni’s prayer for understanding, and Gershwin’s inadvertent surfing safari. Plus songs by June McDoom and Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood.