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Woman Wattage

Host Anne Watts draws inspiration from listeners worldwide, dropping the needle on music that marks the sonic brilliance of humanity, from Sun Ra to Adrienne Lenker, from Alice Coltrane and Cate Le Bon to Igor Stravinsky, Neil Young, and esperanza spalding.

  • Music by Los Lobos; Leon Fleisher playing Ravel; new Boister; Art Farmer and Benny Golson; Anthony Braxton and Muhal Richard Abrams; Bruce Cockburn; and more. Poetry by Barbara Jean Reyes.
  • Music by Anouar Brahem; esperanza spalding and milton nasciemento; Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham; Kevin Morby and Cate Le Bon; Igor Stravinsky; and more.
  • From the library, Section A: Alice Coltrane; David Bowie's Aladdin Sane; Marshall Allen; Aurora Neland; and more. Poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke.
  • Bach vocal works; Les Amazon d'Afriques; Peter Gabriel; poetry by Chris Mason; and more.
  • Poetry by Webb Nichols; Vivaldi Recomposed by Max Richter; Hazel Scott; Tracy Chapman; Juniper Scott; and more.
  • Poetry by Eleanor Lewis; David Johansen; The Outlaws; Sun Ra; Boister; and more.
  • Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly, the complete album; and more.
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto; Diane Cluck; Sufjan Stevens; Gabriel Fauré; Aretha Franklin; poetry by William Shakespeare; and more.
  • Poetry by Aimé Césaire; Nina Simone; Mos Def; Patti Smith; and more.