Music

There must have been times in 1963, when Vince Guaraldi was riding high on his surprise hit "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," when he thought, "This is what I'll be remembered for." Not that he minded. He said taking requests for the tune was like signing the back of a check. The song's got a great hook tied to a poppy, uplifting chord sequence.

On the next Galactic Travels, I'll conclude the month-long focus on Manikin Records, celebrating two decades of music.  Many important artists have had their music released on this label.  The Featured CD at Midnight will be disk two from "Second Decade 2002-2012."  I will also play music by artists appearing at the Soundscapes Concert Series held

In this installment of World Cafe's Latin Roots series, Carlos Alfonso, one of the vocalists and principal songwriters of the Cuban progressive-rock band Síntesis, talks with host David Dye about the relationships connecting Cuban music, Yoruba music from Nigeria and Arara music out of Benin.

All month, World Cafe invites listeners to discover the music of Havana, Cuba, with the series Sense of Place.

Tonight on Galactic Travels, I'll continue the month-long focus on Manikin

For 27 years, the members of Neurosis have demonstrated what metal can be and what it can aspire to: transcendent, cathartic, graceful, innovative. Like the best films, Neurosis' albums are thoughtful and sometimes sublime escapes, navigating pain and salvation through Steve Von Till and Scott Kelly's words, as well as a dense atmosphere of distortion and noise. In the past decade, more deliberately paced and folkloric passages have made their way into Neurosis' sound, too.