Celebrating the World Within Our City
Explore our collection of past radio broadcasts featuring global music, cultural conversations, and community voices from Chicago and beyond.
This April brings an exciting milestone as our radio program reaches its fifth anniversary. To honor this journey, we're preparing something special for our listeners each month with carefully curated playlists that showcase the diversity and richness of our city's musical landscape.
Rita Jackson embodies our mission of bringing Chicago voices to a global audience. The Chicago native recently stopped by our studio to discuss her new album Lost Time and her journey through the underground hip-hop scene to international recognition.
Many of you requested it, and here it is - download today's show playlist featuring classic Afro-Latin Cumbias, Champeta, and more. Though my research trip to Cartagena, Colombia is still months away, I've been digging through the archives and uncovered some incredible tracks to share.
Join us for a two-hour special previewing the 2022 Chicago Colombian Music Festival. Host Leo Suarez brings you music from this year's headlining group Chocquibtown and highlights from the festival lineup. Broadcast from WHPK 88.5 FM Chicago on June 7, 2022.
Brenda Lee curates an international electronic music headphone soundtrack perfect for chilly grey days. This show features tracks from DJ Bitman, RJD2, DJ Vadim, Wax Tailor, Thievery Corporation, Quantic, and more, creating a sonic journey across continents.
Originally broadcast on WHPK 88.5 FM on October 19, 2010. Host Brenda Lee Intengan welcomes special guest Tony Rago for a deeper exploration of Manila's indie rock scene, featuring artists from Terno Recordings after spending a week in the Southeast Asian metropolis.
Leo Suarez takes listeners on a musical voyage across the seas, tuning into the vibrant sounds pulsating from the streets of Africa and the Caribbean, while previewing acts from this year's Chicago Guitar Music Festival. Broadcast on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. Central.