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Samir LanGus is a Grammy Award-nominated gnawa musician, born and raised in the city of Ait Melloule, Morocco whose passion for music stems from the variety of street sounds of his home city. Currently based in NYC, LanGus adds his own contemporary spin to the traditional spiritual trance music, mixing jazz instrumentation and North African tradition with New York attitude. Omar Aena is of Iraqi descent and is a DJ, community organizer, and event producer based in NYC. He is the founder of Dance Lab, a Brooklyn-based collective that explores dance as a form of somatic healing. Omar Aena mixes traditional world music and electronic sounds, with a focus on middle-eastern music.

WBGO News Director Doug Doyle is the host of this extended one hour edition of the WBGO Journal

Jeh Johnson's All Thing Soul

The WBGO Journal, the award-winning public affairs program, airs every Saturday morning at 6:30

WBGO's daily afternoon feature "The Art of the Story" is now a podcast. It's a unique peek into the world of arts and entertainment, featuring interviews with top performers and people making a difference in the arts, whether it be music, dance, books, and much more. Join us at 4:04, 5:04 and 6:04pm weekdays on WBGO for The Art of the Story and catch the podcast at wbgo.org/studios.

For one performance only, we’re reviving WBGO’s beloved, long-running Kids Jazz series! This free, one-hour concert stars WBGO mainstay, Don Braden, on sax along with his ensemble of world-class musicians. Listen and learn as they play great tunes and explain jazz basics along the way. With a relaxed, kid-friendly atmosphere, it’s the perfect way to introduce your child (or your whole family) to the art of jazz.

Presented by NJPAC and WBGO

NJPAC values the safety of our audiences, artists, and staff. It regularly updates its COVID protocols and procedures based on CDC, federal, state, city, and other scientific data. NJPAC reserves the right to alter safety protocols at any time and at its sole discretion including but not limited to social distancing, vaccines/testing, masks, food service limitations, venue capacity, and entrance requirements as it deems appropriate.

In this episode, we hear about Billie's early days in Baltimore before she moves with her mother to Harlem.

The award-winning WBGO Journal now airs at 5:30 Saturday mornings and 6:30 Sunday evenings

On the April 15 edition of the WBGO Journal, the search for housing in NYC for Ukrainian refugees and a preview of the upcoming WBGO Studios podcast Conversations with Sydney