Radio M celebrates International Women's Day.

From the Stage with the Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure and a preview of the 2nd annual Chicago International Movies and Music Fesitval.

New Sounds, Victoria Bergsman and Chicago Underground Duo this week on Radio M.

Love songs from around the globe, plus this month's featured album. And...some Carnival fun.

This week on Radio M a preview of the Spring Festival of African Music at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music plus Chicago's Mako Sica performs.

This week the music of India and Pakistan.

One of the artists behind the French band Nouvelle Vague talks about the the band's take on famous 1908's new wave and punk tunes.

This week it's a look back to some of the best releases from around the globe.

Remembering the beautiful and haunting voice of Lhasa de Sela.

Happy New Year!

 

When it's very cold in Chicago, many of us pine for summer. This week a taste of summer.

It's Christmas night at the Radio M house.

Power to the People; celebrating Human Rights Day with music.

This week Radio M welcomes guest co-host David Chaves, a Chicago based 'world music' concert impresario.

Work off that turkey with some music from David Byrne, Thomas Mapfumo and Beirut.

New Sounds with Peter Margasak plus music from the legendary Cuban band Septeto Nacional de Iganacio Pinero.

Ethiopian legend meets a group of talented UK musicians and the result is a deep groove or rather, Inspiration Information.

From the Stage with Dengue Fever.

This week on Radio M, sounds that go bump in the night.

This week on Radio M it's New Sounds with Peter Margasak

This week, Cuban Canadian singer songwriter Alex Cuba stops by Radio M for songs and conversation.

Field recordings coutresy of Rob Seiver of Chicago label Numero Group.

This week all the way from Brazil Marcelo Frota of the band MOMO is Tony's guest co-host. He brings some of his favorite music from home.

It's World Msuic Festival Chicago 2009 and Radio M has a live broadcast!

A preview this week of World Music Festival Chicago 2009

Celebrating Brazilian Independence Day with the sounds of Brazil.

New music from one of Bollywood's top play back singers.

Happy Birthday, Joe Strummer. Plus, New Sounds with Peter Margasak.

We celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock with psychedelic music from around the globe.

Post colonial funk and soul from Benin this week on Radio M.

Tonight Radio M host welcomes Mateo Mulcahy from Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Muisc.

It's New Sounds with Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak.

Eight Forty-Eight's Jason Marck steps in for Tony Sarabia to play some of his favorite global hits.

Tony shares the mic with Barry Phipps for a special July 4 edition of Radio M.

It's the third Friday of the month and that means New Sounds. Plus Belgian duo Soy Un Caballo stops by for some music and conversation.

We're having a Luaka Bop birthday party tonight!

Remembering artists from around the globe who are no longer of this world; it's the Annual Radio M Memorial Day Show.

This week Chicago's Megitza Quartet brings its Roma based music to the Radio M studios. Plus new music from Brazil's Ceu.

Another From the Stage and this month's featured album.

Remembering an Ethiopian artist who was known as "The Voice".

Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak checks in this week for another edition of New Sounds.

This week Radio M host Tony Sarabia welcomes Jim Poweras as his guest co-host. Powers is the man behind the Chicago label Minty Fresh Records.

It's the second Friday of the month...and that means The Featured Album.

 

The spotlight this time around shines on an album that was inspired by the words of a Persian philosopher.

New Sounds this week on Radio M. Plus one fo the organizers of a new Chicago festival focusing on Movies and Music.

It's Member Appreciation this week on Radio M

This week Tony invites Chicagoan Brad Loving into the Radio M studio to share some of his favorite music from around the globe.

This week, it's the Featured Album of the Month. plus music from the Golden Globe Awards Winner for Best Drama: Slumdog Millionaire.

Around the World with Senor Coconut and remembering Mama Africa.

How about music from an Inuit artist? That's part of tonight's New Sounds with Peter Margasak.

Tonight it's the featured album for the month of October, and it's a celebration of 1960's French ye-ye music.

Radio M goes on the road tonight with a live broadcast from Martyrs'!

Violins, tour advice and rare African funk tonight on Radio M.

From the Stage with Brooklyn's One Ring Zero, plus the music of oak Park native Amir ElSaffar.

Tony Sarabia welcomes Chicago author/ journalist/ musician/ artist Robert Loerzel to the show for some global indie rock.

Tonight on Radio M, Tony welcomes Eliiot Bergman as his guest co-host.

A musical remembrance on Radio M

The words and music of Tod A. of Firewater and From the Stage with Berlin's 17 Hippies.

Peter Margasak joins Tony once again for the half hour segment New Sounds, where Margasak puts the spotlight on some of his favorite new releases.

The Sounds of Space and the front man from Denver-based band Devotchka.

Radio M brings you another edition of Global au Go-Go.

It's the third Friday of  the month, and that means New Sounds with Peter Margasak.

Celebrating Senegalese Independence Day with music from that West African country includign an excerpt of a live performance by Chicago Senegalese kora player Morikeba Kouyate.

Some Brazilian beats tonight with longtime Chicago club DJ Joe Bryl. Plus re-visiting the 2007 Old Town School of Folk Music's Folk and Roots Festival.

It's that time of the month: New Sounds with Peter Margasak.

Celebrating International Women's Day on Radio M with guest co-host Val Camiletti, owner of the legendary Val's Halla Racords in Oak Park.

Another installment of Global au Go-Go. This month it's Chicago DJ Gitana Angela.

Getting in the groove with Chicago's Dusty Groove America owner Rick Wojick. Plus, the far away sounds of Cambodian rock.

February is almost over, and that means Peter Margasak is in for another edition of New Sounds.

Oak Park-based Compass Rose Quintet performs in our Jim and Kay Mabie Performace Studio.

Tonight, Nigerian-American musician Prince Jimmy Tokoh talks about his new band, The Chicago Highlife Funkies. Also music from Brazil in recognition of Carnival.

Tonight, Congolese trance music with Konono No.1, and another From the Stage.

It's the third Friday of the month and on Radio M that menas New Sounds with Peter Margasak. Plus the music of Hunchback.

Celebrating the birthday of Japanese artist Ryuichi Sakamoto. Plus, Global au Go-Go.

Tonight, host Tony Sarabia remembers 'The Lark of the Border'. Lydia Mendoza. Also 'From the Stage' with Haale.

Tonight, host Tony Sarabia has a go at some of his top picks for 2007.

Tonight...an hour of Margasak!

It's time for Global au Go Go on Radio M.

Radio M throws a birthday bash for Chicago's Thrill Jockey Records with the label's founder Bettina Richards.

Get your dancing shoes on, it's time for Global au Go-Go.

It's the third Friday of the month and that means New Sounds with Peter Margasak. This month, Peter has music from Senegal, Turkey and of course, Brazil.

Cuban music, Iceland's rock scene and Norwegian accordian used in a not so familiar way for that instrument.

The “Lion of Zimbabwe” talks about his latest release Rise Up and his hopes for the future of his home country.

Cabaret Chicago-style with Can-Ky-Ree, recorded at Hideout for another From the Stage.

Tonight on Radio M, a conversation with two members of Extra Golden—an American-Kenyan music group that blends rock with the African country's guitar driven dance music called benga.

From the Stage with Balkan Beat Box plus the leader of the band Beirut.

Guest co-host Rahul Sharma from Chicago Funkadesi brings in some music from his personal collection. Also, some Mexican Harp music from Zacbe Pichardo of Sones de Mexico.

It's the third Friday of the month and that means New Sounds. Plus Welsh artist Gruff Rhys talks about his music.

Radio M hits the road for World Music Festival Chicago 2007.

Chicago's premiere marching band Mucca Pazza is part of this year's World Music Festical 2007, and this week the band's Maestro and a few others join Tony Sarabia as guest co-hosts.

It's time again to give a nod to this year's Chicago Jazz Festival.

A preview of one of the few remaining outdoor festivals, plus more sounds from some of the artists appearing at next month's World Music Festival Chicago.

This week a special New Sounds with Peter Margasak and the woman behind the movie Gypsy Caravan.

This week on Radio M: Remembering the “Emperor of Qawwals” Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Chicago percussionist Michael Zerang stops by to talk about his work in Beirut.

It's time to party in Pilsen so we take you to a Fandango tonight. Plus, we revisit this year's Old Town School of Folk Music Folk and Roots Festival.

 

This week on Radio M some live music from Martyr's in Chicago, New Sounds with Peter Margasak and DJ Dolores.

Vive La France!

 

Musique de France to celebrate Bastille Day on Radio M.

This week on Radio M—“From the Stage” with Nomo and Iceland's Benni Hemm Hemm talks with host Tony Sarabia.

Radio M stays home this week to get set for Fourth of July.

 
Guest co-host Robbie Fulks joins Tony Sarabia to spin “America's Music.”

This week on Radio M, the music from Mirror of the Invisible World, an in-studio performance by Lamajamal and a preview of Chicago Arabesque.

It's that time of month—“New Sounds” with Peter Margasak. Also, on the spot music from Chicago's Hamid Drake and Fred Anderson.

This week, a preview of Chicago's Music without Borders series, a conversation with Ori Kaplan of Balkan Beat Box, and a primer on Indian composer A.R. Rahman, who brings his Bollywood extravaganza to the Chicago area Saturday night.

This week, two of the artists behind the Chicago band The Eternals stop by the Radio M studio for an hour of guest co-hosting.

Remembering those artists from around the world who are no longer making music here on earth.

It's time for another episode of “News Sounds” with Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak.

On May 11, 1981, the music world lost one of its most celebrated and prolific artists—Bob Marley.

 

Tonight, remembering Robert Nesta Marley, plus a conversation with the leader of the Brooklyn based Slavic Soul Party.

Celebrating the music of Mexico in honor of Cinco de Mayo.

Duke Ellington and the phrase “world music” might not seem like a natural pairing. But Ellington picked up lots of world sounds during his travels.

 

Tonight on Radio M, we're marking the 108th anniversary of the Duke's birth, with some of his “world music.”

 

 

It's the third Friday of the month and that means it's time for “New Sounds” with Peter Margasak.

 
Peter checks in with his monthly look at new releases crossing his desk.

 

 

Radio M and “From the Stage”...a new show feature bringing performances to your home.

 

Plus, if Black Sabbath played in Medieval Times.

 

And Haitian Voodoo music.

The father of Ethio-Jazz, new music from Chicago's Sones de Mexico and the winners of the 2007 Planet Awards.

 

That's just some of the musical fun this week on Radio M.

A musical Happy Birthday to the “Girl from Ipanema,” Astrud Gilberto. Plus, the sounds of beguine.

Revolutionary Patrick Henry uttered his famous words, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” 302 years ago today.
 

This week on Radio M, the sounds of freedom and songs of protest.

It's time for “Peter’s Picks” and a bit o' the Blarney on Radio M.

Win 10 CDs! Enter our Radio M drawing for a chance to win either Tony or regular contributor Peter Margasak's current Top 10 Picks.

Celebrating International Women's Day with music by female artists from around the globe.

Tonight, Tony features the music of Carnival, the Pre-Lenten celebration where folks from most of the world go crazy.

Radio M is your ticket to exciting music and more. The show delves deep into Chicago’s world music scene, interviewing local artists and helping listeners understand their worldly influences.