WHFR News

On Sunday September 15 from 4-7pm EDT, WHFR's Terence Tyson will honor the music and life of Afrobeat artist and activist Fela Kuti. Born October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta British Nigeria, Fela captured the ears and minds of a worldwide audience through his innovative music and activism regarding social and political strife in his native land.

He is considered the originator of Afrobeat Music, combining West African music with salsa, calypso and traditional sounds with American funk and jazz. Fela was known for his extraordinary work as a songwriter, vocalist, saxophonist, keyboard player as well as other instruments.

Emerging on the 1970's, Fela's music was critical of the military dictatorship of his land and was responsible for helping create a republic independent from the military rule. He became a target of the government and was often beaten and once jailed for 20 months. His music and message exploded In the late 70's and into the 80's when he was signed to Arista Records. Fela died at the age of 58 in Lagos Nigeria. His legacy continues to this day.

Fela's music will be remembered by WHFR's Terence Tyson as part of the ongoing WHFR PRESENTS radio program which can be heard locally in the Detroit area via 89.3fm and worldwide via the internet at whfr.fm. Join Terence for this special program on Sunday September 15, 4-7pm EDT.
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WHFR PRESENTS airs every Sunday beginning at 4:00 pm with a rotating cast of WHFR DJs, taking in-depth looks into the many genres of music that WHFR has to offer. Tune in at 89.3 on the FM dial in Dearborn/Detroit and surrounding communities, or listen anywhere via our online streamer.
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Episode 14 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs September 2nd & 9th, 2024.

This week's playlist:

YARD – Bend [Electronic / Industrial]
Cornelius - Sparks(Joseph Shabason Remix) [Electronic / Chill]
Dhruv Ghanekar – Suprabhatam [World / Fusion]
Faux Real – Walking away from My Demons [Electro / Pop]
The Effigies – Sortie [Punk]
GIGANTUM - Monkey King [Metal]
INFRARED - Temple of Sin [Metal]
DJ Design ft. Fashawn - No Less Than The Trees And The Stars [Hip-Hop]
Peter Cat Recording Co - People Never Change [World / Alt Rock]
Matches Laces - Wait and See What Happens [Electronic / Synth / Indie]
Twelve25 – Telephone [Alternative / Chill]
Steve Wynn - Making Good On My Promises[ Singer/Songwriter]
Atlantic Canyons – Don’t Hurt Yourself [Synthpop]
ORB - Can't Do That [Psychedelic / Ambient]

Tune in to This Just In each week as we feature a unique playlist of music recently received at the station, in a variety of musical formats.
To submit your music for airplay consideration, please visit the Contact Us tab on our website: https://whfr.fm.

Join us for this week's The WHFR Journal as we welcome new Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce President Kelli Vanden Bosch. Kelli will share info on the upcoming "Meet the Candidates" event that the Chamber is hosting on September 19th and more. Also, we'll wrap up HFC President Russ Kavalhuna's informative State of the College Address from last weeks show. We'll finish the hour with a special PRX program entitled "The Urgent Need to Rethink Suicide: Lessons for Veterans and All Americans" to shine a light on this tragic reality as Suicide Prevention Month begins. Please tune in for this important program on the WHFR Journal.

The WHFR Journal, our local campus and community news and views program, is back from late summer hiatus. Join us today at 1pm as we celebrate the return of students to Henry Ford College's campus for the FA'24 term. We'll chat with HFC Theater Director Dr. John Michael Sefell about a collaborative event with the arts areas on campus called HFC 24. Also, we'll hear an encore presentation of HFC President Russ Kavalhuna's State of the College address that he delivered live to our campus community last Tuesday. Tune in at 1pm on the WHFR Journal.

Tune in to WHFR RADIO for special programming especially for the Labor Day Weekend. The themes of labor, unions and worker rights will be celebrated with song selections on various WHFR radio shows.

Shows such as Light from the Underground, La Dolce Voce, Play it By Ear, Hotwax Radio, Roll and Tumble and others will feature songs dealing with work related themes that will make all of us happy that we can enjoy 40 hour weeks and paid vacations.

Episode 13 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs August 26th, 2024.

This week's playlist:
Aaron Jonah Lewis & Ragtime Banjo Revival - Maple Leaf Rag [Local / Ragtime]
Beach Bunny - Vertigo [Indie Rock]
Claire Rousay ft. Hand Habits - ily2 [Indie Rock]
David Haerle - The Great Galaxy Sci-Fi Convention Show [Folk / Singer-Songwriter]

Frank Turner - Do One [Rock]
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra ft. Haley Reinhart - Tattoo [Vocal Jazz]
Jeremy Ledbetter Trio - The Stars in Her Sky [Jazz]
Jordan Rakei - Learning [Soul / Indie]

Marvin Dexter Moore ft. Don Preach - Blessed Are They [Gospel]
Nubiyan Twist ft. Nile Rodgers - Lights Out [Jazz / R&B]

Shovels & Rope ft. Gregory Alan Isakov - Love Song From A Dog [Folk / Indie]
The Empty Pockets - Oh! Darling [Rock]
The Real Sarahs & Alex de Grassi - Everything's Changed [Folk]

Wesley Dean - Southern Man [Roots Rock]

Tune in to This Just In each week as we feature a unique playlist of music recently received at the station, in a variety of musical formats.
To submit your music for airplay consideration, please visit the Contact Us tab on our website: https://whfr.fm.

You've probably noticed the brief hiatus of the WHFR Journal from our Friday afternoon lineup here at 89.3 FM. We want to share the good news that we'll be back from our summer schedule for the show and returning to the airwaves next Friday, August 30th at 1pm with the local campus and community news and views that you've come to expect and enjoy.