Carlos Benjamin
Program HostCarlos Benjamin is the host of Rhythm and Roots on Sundays from 3 to 5 pm. Prior to this, he was a 20-year host of The Blend, where he focused on new adult alternative music, including a weekly Rockabilly Roundup feature for five years. Carlos has hosted numerous performers for interviews and live on-air performances. His radio experience pre-dates WDIY, covering the explosive 80s music scene. He created and produced WDIY’s Culture Calendar for 10 years and continues to be plugged into the regional live music scene, extending that experience beyond the Lehigh Valley, most recently in Austin, Texas.
Carlos also hosts Lehigh Valley Arts Salon each year to cover Musikfest, the largest free music festival in the country and The Philadelphia Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals in the northeast.
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Harmonica player and vocalist Mark Wenner from Washington, D.C.-based blues and roots rock band The Nighthawks speaks with Carlos Benjamin about the band's new EP, upcoming performance at the Blast Furnace Blues Festival in Bethlehem, and celebrating the band's 51st anniversary. -
Carlos Benjamin welcomes Lehigh Valley singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist George Hrab to talk about his new album Terpsichore and the upcoming album release concert at the Ice House in Bethlehem on April 22.
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June Thomas and Pete Fluck from Lehigh Valley contemporary jazz pop band The Foztones join WDIY's Carlos Benjamin to discuss the band's eclectic approach to music and their upcoming performance at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem.
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Charles James talks with Andrew Greenblatt and Michael Lerman from the Philadelphia Film Society about the upcoming 31st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival.
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Reading, PA alt-country band The Youngers join WDIY's Carlos Benjamin for a live performance and interview ahead of their show at Musikfest.
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Lisa Bodnar talks with WDIY's Carlos Benjamin ahead of her performance with her band Whistlegrass on Saturday, July 30th at Civic Theatre of Allentown. The show will support the nonprofit community theater.
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WDIY's Carlos Benjamin is joined by Shayna Super, ArtsQuest programming manager, to take a look at the music, food, and other offerings coming to Musikfest 2022.
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Eighteen-year-old blues and roots singer-keyboardist Veronica Lewis talks with Rhythm and Roots host Carlos Benjamin about performing in the Lehigh Valley, recording her new album using her 105-year-old piano, and being inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Singer-songwriter Mary Fahl joins Blend host Carlos Benjamin in the studio for a live interview and performance previewing Mary's upcoming concert at the Mauch Chunk Opera House.
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Asheville, North Carolina singer-songwriter Chuck Brodsky performs live at the WDIY studios and talks with host Carlos Benjamin about his upcoming show at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem.
