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The WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast features guest interviews hosted on WPKN broadcasts with our renowned DJs. Musicians, artists, producers, writers, movers and shakers - dig deeper into their philosophy and ethos. Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and eclectic mix of live and recorded music, news, public affairs, spoken word, arts & culture and other free-form programming which defy genre.
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Guitarist/Composer Julian Lage interviewed by WPKN's Joseph Celli (My Other Music, Soundprint Asia)
WPKN radio host Joseph Celli interviews guitarist/composer Julian Lage as he discusses his early training, guitarists that influenced him and that he admires as well as several of his Blue Note releases. Lage, a child prodigy, presents several cuts of his music including the solo Day & Age , his
Larry McDonald (the Skatalites, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Gil Scot-Heron) interviewed by WPKN's Amy Wachtel aka DJ Night Nurse (Rockers Arena)
For the first edition of “Rockers Arena” of the new year, the Night Nurse, Amy Wachtel, invited her long-time friend, Jamaican percussionist Larry McDonald to sit in with her and shoot the breeze. They spent much of the time reviewing Larry’s long and illustrious career, including time with Taj Maha
Parranda Y Salsa Special! on ReHumanize Yourself Radio with Herman Olivera feat. Ric Reyes, John Torres, and Molly Dryman
WPKN is a media partner for Parranda y Salsa at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport on Thursday, December 18th , running from 5 to 10 pm . Now in its third year, this holiday celebration brings the Parranda traditions of the Caribbean together with live salsa music for a night of dancing, com