You walk into a bodega, talk with a guy maybe 20-30 minutes, walk out with a bag of grime-encrusted CDs or cassettes, one or two of which may change your life

On Wednesday, February 13, from 7-10 PM ET, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio spins some of our favorite music found in bodegas and immigrant-run media stores in New York City, Washington DC, Paterson, Berkeley, Portland, Seattle, Fort Worth, Montreal, Paris, Dallas, London, and beyond

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Woman Is the Future of Man

This Wednesday, February 6, from 7-10 PM ET, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio spins tracks by half a dozen 21st Century artists: Midori, Aicha Maya, Wunmi, Juana Molina, Peaches, and M.I.A.

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Venezuela

This Wednesday, January 30, from 7-10 PM ET, Bodega Pop Live on WFMU'S Give the Drummer Radio spins three hours of Venezualan psychedelic, folk, hip-hop, joropo, electronic, pop, experimental, field recordings, post-rock, twee & more

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Before Partition | South Asian Recordings 1902-1947

Thrilling, rare, early 20th Century tracks from the subcontinent

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Araby

Three hours of scorchers from Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Iraq, Lebanon, and beyond

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Solid Foudation

This special show celebrates our dear friend and neighbor Melissa's milestone birthday. Melissa has delighted us with so many insanely beautiful and delicious baked goods over the years, we figured the least we could do was to provide her with a mix to mix her dough & batter by. A long-time lover of reggae, we hope she finds this special birthday program focused on Jamaican sounds inspiring

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MOTHERLAND

Field recordings and traditional sounds from Africa, from the early/mid-20th century to the 21st

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Time Machine

Others, past. 

A special 5-hour Bodega Pop Live

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The Long March of Chinese Rock 'n' Roll

Mainland rock, punk, metal, hard rock, hip-hop, post-punk, synth-pop, post-rock, and more from the mainland, 1980s to present

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Voices in the Wilderness

Lament, apology, paranoia, chagrin, boastfulness, glee, cautionary tales, and more from Austria, Benin, and Cambodia, to Malta, Singapore, Zambia ... and beyond

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