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Journey with our host Tony Sarabia around the world as he explores world cultures and people through music and sounds. He’ll also delve deep into Chicago’s world music scene, interviewing local artists and helping listeners understand their worldly influences.Every third Friday of the month Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak joins host Tony Sarabia with “New Sounds”—a handful of his favorite new releases. You can find about more about his choices right here, as well as a sample of a song from each artist.Radio M is dedicated to capturing the live experience around Chicago from touring world music artists/bands. Periodically, Radio M will bring you a segment entitled “From The Stage,” featuring concert highlights from local, nation and international artists performing in Chicago.Radio M is produced by Chicago Public Radio for listeners around the globe. "From The Stage" is recorded and produced by Eric Butkus. Some of the music played on Radio M is provided by Dusty Groove.
For airplay consideration, send CDs to Tony Sarabia c/o Chicago Public Radio - WBEZ 91.5 FM 848 East Grand Ave Navy Pier Chicago, IL 60611
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11.27.09 Radio M Playlist

This week on Radio M, From the Stage with Beirut recorded at the Portage Theater in Chicago back in October 2007. Plus music from Thomas Mapfumo, Colombian psych rock and David Byrne live.9PM 1. Th...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:14:00 GMT

11.20.09 Radio M Playlist

Leave it to Brazilian musicians to come up with a hip sounding children's record; not once but twice. That's  exactly what artist Adriana Calconhotto has done with her second such album appropriate...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:54:00 GMT

11.13.09 Radio M Playlist

This week on Radio M: The Featured Album.This month it's the latest in a series of musical pairings titled Inspiration Information. The series, according to the Strut label is to bring "together mo...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:53:00 GMT

11.06.09 Radio M Playlist

L.A.'s Dengue Fever bring their updated Cambodian psych rock back to Chicago, when they play at the Old Town School of Folk Music Sunday November 15th.This week Radio M takes you back to a packed n...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:03:00 GMT

10.30.09 Radio M Playlist

Quick, what do Duke Ellington, Helen Money and Ennio Morricone have in common? Some of their music conjures images of dark places, ghouls, and well, Halloween.This week on Radio M, music to set the...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:02:00 GMT

Radio M Playlist 10.23.09

This week Radio M celebrates Leonard Cohen's return to Chicago with a nod to the music of Montreal, Cohen's hometown. Tony Sarabia has tapped his WBEZ Canadian colleague Alison Cuddy to sit in as g...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:36:00 GMT

10.09.09 Radio M Playlist

Alex Cuba grew up around Cuban music and began playing the guitar when he was six year old. But don't expect the clave and timbales; Cuba veers more towards singer songwriter territory with a strip...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:13:00 GMT

Radio M Playlist 10.02.09

Chicago label Numero Group is perhaps Chicago's top label when it comes to mining the vaults for sounds of soul from different parts of the globe, as well as other grnres.These guys love crate digg...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:52:00 GMT

09.25.09 Radio M Playlist

This week Tony welcomes Marcelo Frota aka MOMO, which is what he also calls the four piece band. MOMO played World Music Festival Chicago 2009 and decided to bring some of his favorite music from h...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:37:00 GMT

09.18.09 Radio M Playlist

Once again it's World Music Festival Chicago 2009! This year like the years past, Radio M is doing a live brodcast of one of the festival performers. This week during the second hour of the show cat...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:21:00 GMT