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This Friday I will be talking with bandleader Arturo O’Farrill about his music, his father Chico. A celebration of tradition and innovation in Afro-Latin jazz. Plus, the music of Johnny Pacheco, co-founder of Fania Records, director of the Fania All-Stars and leader of one of the most popular conjuntos ever in New York. And that’s […]

This week our first guest will be Susan Friedman, lead lawyer for the Innocence Project who obtained the release of Robert DuBoise from prison. Robert was innocent and wrongly convicted. He served nearly 37 years in prison for a Tampa murder he didn’t commit. We’ll talk to Susan about the work of the Innocence Project. […]

WSLR is slowly coming back with a very sparse number of live studio programmers, albeit with very specific instructions as to how to protect both ourselves and our fellow WSLR volunteers. I was gonna open tonight’s show with something entirely different, but then I found out that long-time friend,long-time Deadhead, founder of “Where Will We […]

The next LATIN EXPLOSION will feature Puerto Rican salsa band Tommy Olivencia, el guajiro Polo Montanez, singer and author Pablo Milanes, New York latin jazz group Ocho plus much more!LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, August 28, 7-9am on WSLR 96.5FM Sarasota, listen live at http://wslr.org/wslr-popup-player/ or if you miss the show, you can always listen to LE by typing […]

Nuestra Música presents the “Unsung Rhytms”, Singers, Songwriters and Musical eras  that are rarely heard. From the Queen of Afrocuban Fusion Xiomara Fortuna singing 2 songs that reflects the political crisis of Santo Domingo in the 60’s, to Potpourris of Honduran Pasillos, Ecuadorian Corridos and Panamanian “Décimas”. Garifuna singer Paula Castillo, Amensica from El Salvador, […]

Our first guest on the Peace & Justice Report this week was Hannah Karnei, who is on a one-year intensive fellowship at the Patterson Foundation. Hannah is helping with their Census 2020 Education Project. We discused the U.S Census and talk about why it’s important to participate. If you missed our show just go to […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” WSLR is slowly coming back with a very sparse number of live studio programmers, albeit with very specific instructions as […]

Beny Moré was one of the greatest singers to come out of Cuba, and his name evokes overwhelming nostalgia. In honor of Beny Moré’s birthday on August 24 The Interview this Friday is with John Radanovich, author of “Wildman of Rhythm, The Life & Music of Beny Moré” (2009). Moré became an icon of Cuban […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” WSLR is slowly coming back with a very sparse number of live studio programmers, albeit with very specific instructions as […]

Our first guest Wednesday, August 18, will be Cassandra Manz, our WSLR News Coordinator. She’ll review the results of Tuesday’s primary. Then we’ll talk to Dan Callaghan of the Florida Veterans for Common Sense, and his special guest will be Mel Goodman.                           […]