With my Octavia Butler and Kindred inspired show, I’ll be playing a mix of 70’s Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Dorothy Moore, The Sylvers , Hot Chocolate, The Commodores, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Tavares, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes juxtaposed against Slave Shout Songs from the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings collection. Follow on twitter @radiogirlrva Continue reading Monday Breakfast Blend – A Playlist Inspired by Kindred.

Music in the Intersection of Israel & Palestine. Music has intersected across cultures throughout history and continues today. Youth are leading the musical arenas to bring people together apart from political conflict. Between 1949-1967 there was a radio station that united West Bank Palestinians and Jerusalem Jews. It wasn’t interested in propaganda or demagogy, only playing the most popular Western and Arabic music. A brief history of Radio Ramallah and the legacy it leaves behind.  You can follow DJ Freya on twitter at @radiogirlrva and find past shows on her blog. Continue reading Medieval 2 Metal with DJ. Freya

Playlist: Bejing Opera, “Reality and Eternity” 10 Chinese songs, “Traditional, Relaxing, Zen Chinese Folk Song, “Look Toward Bejing on the Grassland Mountain People, “Drink Song Yehaiyahan, “Shen Jing Mo Shao”from Call Me From The Past – Single Cui Jian, “Nothing to My Name”from Rock ‘N’ Roll on the New Long March Dong Xi Music / R2G Music Carsick Cars, “晕车的车”from Carsick Cars Brain Failure, “Coming Down to Beijing”from Beijing to Boston Bad News Records – 2007 Zuxiao Zuzhou, “左小祖咒zMV SMZB 生命之餅, “The Chinese Are Coming Tang Dynasty, “Alp Guitar Tang Dynasty, “Water Lily Spring & Autumn, “Legend Continue reading Medieval 2 Metal