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Despite losing Sun Ra, in his earthly form, in 1993, his spirit continues to reign over his Earth people and his Arkestra continues to amaze, led by the 99 year old Marshall Allen.

Musicians and listeners of all genres continue to embrace the music and spirit of Sun Ra as witnessed by countless recordings released after his passing to other realms and Marshall Allen continuing the Arkestra legacy.

As Saturn meets Ancient Egypt and transcends to Birmingham, Alabama, Chicago, Illinois, New York City and Philadelphia, the Sun Ra Arkestra lives forever in the history of music, dance and theatre. Join me, Pat Frisco, for a four hour excursion into the music of Sun Ra, from it's beginnings in the mid 50's until, well....today. WHFR PRESENTS, Sunday, January 7, 4-8pm EST, WHFR 89.3 FM and online at whfr.fm.

WHFR PRESENTS airs Sundays at 4:00pm EST on your radio dial at 89.3FM in the Dearborn/Detroit area, and streams worldwide at WHFR 89.3 FM. Keep checking the WHFR website each week to find out what might be next on WHFR PRESENTS.

Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2pm until 4pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'.

Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:

1. V/A: Jingle All The Way (Blue Heart Records)
2. BIG HARP GEORGE: Big Harp George Does Christmas (Blues Mountain Records)
3. THE DIG 3: Damn The Rent (SELF)
4. BOB CORRITORE/ V/A: Bob Corritore & Friends: Somebody Put Bad Luck On Me (VizzTone-SWMAF)
5. PETER VETESKA AND BLUES TRAIN: Full Tilt (Blue Heart Records)
6. CEDAR COUNTY COBRAS: Homesick Blues (SELF)
7. MARCEL SMITH: From My Soul (Little Village)
8. GHALIA VOLT: Shout Sister Shout (Ruf)
9. LISA BIALES: Lisa Biales-At Christmas (Big Song Music)
10. COCO MONTOYA: Writing On The Wall (Alligator Records)

DJ~KittyLuv;)

WHFR Blues Music Director

This Sunday, many of us will attend Watch Night Services; Let Us Reflect, Sing Praises, Testify, O Give Thanks, while we welcome in a New Year. Please join Missy J on Sunday, December 31st, 2023 from 4:00 until 8:00pm, on the station that continues to branch out farther into the community: We are WHFR 89.3 FM!!!!

WHFR PRESENTS airs Sundays at 4:00pm EST on your radio dial at 89.3FM in the Dearborn/Detroit area, and streams worldwide at WHFR 89.3 FM. Keep checking the WHFR website each week to find out what might be next on WHFR PRESENTS.

We invite you to tune in to this week's WHFR Journal program when we chat with Cory Keller, President of Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit about their services and facilities, and ways to get involved in helping our local furry friends. Also, we'll talk about the beautiful Arab American National Museum with the AANM's Curator of Education and the Arab Film Festival, Dave Serio. Learn how the AANM helps educate our community on the culture and history of the Middle East's traditions and heritage. All this on a powerful edition of the WHFR Journal this Friday at 1pm.

Derek Bailey was an avant-garde guitarist of the highest order. From 1976 until 1994, he assembled various configurations of like-minded, free improvising musicians to form his project called "Company." Musicians from the worlds of jazz, classical and avant-garde were invited to break down into duos, trios and small groups to create spontaneous interactive music.
Many of these meetings have been documented on "Company" recordings. These recordings will be featured during WHFR Radio's WHFR PRESENTS on Sunday, December 10, from 4-8pm EST, with your host Pat Frisco.
Please tune in for a unique listening experience.

WHFR PRESENTS airs Sundays at 4:00pm EST at 89.3FM on your radio dial in the Dearborn/Detroit area, and streams to the world at WHFR 89.3 FM.

Join us today at 1pm for our local news and events program, The WHFR Journal, as we chat with HFC Physics and Astronomy Professor Jesse Mason regarding his eclectic and cutting-edge approach to teaching physics to students using videos, a campus solar system walk, and a big announcement about HFC students and a billion dollar telescope. Also, we'll hear about a pottery sale this weekend that features former HFC students and benefits a local charity. Listen live or check out the show on our archive after 2pm today at whfr.fm/about/talk-shows. Happy December from WHFR!

Friends, this GivingTuesday we have a chance to join together and spread some good. With your help, our beloved community radio station WHFR can continue providing you with fresh, local, and little-heard-elsewhere programming. Your donation, no matter how small, will make a real difference in keeping our volunteer-run, non-commercial station on the air. Please open your heart today and give what you can to keep community radio alive.
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