Music Man for Africa Sunday Feature BBC Radio 3
http://www.shortwaveology.net
Public Radio Producer
Shortwave Maven
Need something warm to listen to on this bitter cold day? Check out Music Man for Africa, tracing the life of Leo Sarkisian--master field recordist, self-taught ethnomusicologist, ambassador and producer of the very popular Music Time in Africa for Voice of America--
soundcloud.com/shortwaveolo...
08.02.2026 18:34
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Yeah! WMMT! Absolutely brilliant radio!
13.02.2026 16:27
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Thanks Katie...usually we do these remotely but this year we were able to go to Whitesburg, KY in person....such a wonderful station with great people.
13.02.2026 16:02
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BBC Audio | The Documentary Podcast | Kentuckyβs Real People Radio
WMMT radio in Kentucky reaches some of the least heard communities in America
Happy World Radio Day! @mariamargaronis.bsky.social and I made you a present!
www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
#wmmt #kentucky #appalachia #radio #communityradio
13.02.2026 15:46
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Thank you Rebecca! We were happy to feature fellow Radio Decolonizer Celeste Day Moore and we also had an informative interview about African radio with Abdullahi Abubakar.
08.02.2026 18:51
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deathisnot on Instagram: "Brooklyn Pirates: Neighbourhoods in the Sky, 2014-2021 vinyl edition, upfront copies available now via @boomkatonline.βFor the firsβ¦"
Brooklyn Pirates: Neighbourhoods in the Sky, 2014-2021 vinyl edition, upfront copies available now via @boomkatonline.βFor the first time on vinyl, another brilliantly assembled time capsule from Death Is Not The End, capturing the buzz of Brooklynβs pirate radio culture between 2014-2021, melting dancehall, reggae, dub, and lovers rock into deejay chatter, evangelical adverts and political calls to action.Archivist David Goren (@shortwaveology) is a Brooklyn-based radio producer whoβs put together a number of shows about New York Cityβs pirate radio stations, and heβs been cataloguing his research for years, tracing cultural connections between unlicensed radio broadcasting and local migrant culture. On βBrooklyn Piratesβ, Goren focuses mostly on Caribbean stations, swerving occasionally to include broadcasts from Turkish and Orthodox Jewish stations. Itβs a treasure trove of recent history thatβs far more gripping to listen to than a simple description might suggest. The music, for starters, is r&b, dancehall and soca jams fizzing to the surface for a second before being swallowed by news coverage or adverts.The most enjoyable moments feature spiritual consultants, commentary on the Trump/Biden elections and adverts for Jamaican patty shops (gotta try that ackee patty), but itβs sobering to hear not only mentions of the George Floyd protests in 2020, but the COVID-19 outbreak and the drive for vaccinations. This kind of archival work will only become more precious as time goes on - but even now it sounds like a snapshot of an important stretch of time, elevated by its presentation, shining a light on communities that rarely get airtime.βView all comments
www.instagram.com/p/DPyw7k0DJv...
#brooklyn #pirateradio #radio #vinyl
15.10.2025 01:18
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Music Man for Africa Sunday Feature BBC Radio 3
http://www.shortwaveology.net
Public Radio Producer
Shortwave Maven
Need something warm to listen to on this bitter cold day? Check out Music Man for Africa, tracing the life of Leo Sarkisian--master field recordist, self-taught ethnomusicologist, ambassador and producer of the very popular Music Time in Africa for Voice of America--
soundcloud.com/shortwaveolo...
08.02.2026 18:34
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About the Voice of Americaβs Leo Sarkisian
(Who, when I saw him in the VOA corridors, would always tell me βItβs going to be all right!β)
19.01.2026 02:01
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Sunday Feature - The Music Man for Africa - BBC Sounds
A celebration of the life and work of broadcaster and cultural ambassador Leo Sarkisian.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Our doc with @pirateradiomap.bsky.social just aired on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.socialβthe life and adventures of Leo Sarkisian, intrepid music collector, creator of @voiceofamerica.bsky.socialβs Music Time in Africa, proud Armenian, βdiplomat.β Catch it online now.
18.01.2026 20:29
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deathisnot on Instagram: "Brooklyn Pirates: Neighbourhoods in the Sky, 2014-2021 vinyl edition, upfront copies available now via @boomkatonline.βFor the firsβ¦"
Brooklyn Pirates: Neighbourhoods in the Sky, 2014-2021 vinyl edition, upfront copies available now via @boomkatonline.βFor the first time on vinyl, another brilliantly assembled time capsule from Death Is Not The End, capturing the buzz of Brooklynβs pirate radio culture between 2014-2021, melting dancehall, reggae, dub, and lovers rock into deejay chatter, evangelical adverts and political calls to action.Archivist David Goren (@shortwaveology) is a Brooklyn-based radio producer whoβs put together a number of shows about New York Cityβs pirate radio stations, and heβs been cataloguing his research for years, tracing cultural connections between unlicensed radio broadcasting and local migrant culture. On βBrooklyn Piratesβ, Goren focuses mostly on Caribbean stations, swerving occasionally to include broadcasts from Turkish and Orthodox Jewish stations. Itβs a treasure trove of recent history thatβs far more gripping to listen to than a simple description might suggest. The music, for starters, is r&b, dancehall and soca jams fizzing to the surface for a second before being swallowed by news coverage or adverts.The most enjoyable moments feature spiritual consultants, commentary on the Trump/Biden elections and adverts for Jamaican patty shops (gotta try that ackee patty), but itβs sobering to hear not only mentions of the George Floyd protests in 2020, but the COVID-19 outbreak and the drive for vaccinations. This kind of archival work will only become more precious as time goes on - but even now it sounds like a snapshot of an important stretch of time, elevated by its presentation, shining a light on communities that rarely get airtime.βView all comments
www.instagram.com/p/DPyw7k0DJv...
#brooklyn #pirateradio #radio #vinyl
15.10.2025 01:18
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#ctown #flatbush #brooklyn
09.10.2025 17:16
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#midwood #madwood #batman #rules #brooklyn
09.10.2025 17:13
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Yard Sale Find Du Jour
#computer #radio #brooklyn
05.10.2025 19:00
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Brooklyn Pirates: Neighbourhoods in the Sky, 2014-2021, by Death Is Not The End
2 track album
deathisnot.bandcamp.com/album/brookl...
Limited Vinyl Run of a collection I recorded and curated for the Death is Not the End label.
#brooklyn #pirateradio
05.09.2025 19:23
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#flatbush #laundry #express
12.09.2025 15:14
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Brooklyn Pirates: Neighbourhoods in the Sky, 2014-2021, by Death Is Not The End
2 track album
deathisnot.bandcamp.com/album/brookl...
Limited Vinyl Run of a collection I recorded and curated for the Death is Not the End label.
#brooklyn #pirateradio
05.09.2025 19:23
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cameo appearance #flatbush
29.08.2025 15:53
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#no #flatbush
25.08.2025 13:49
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I lived in DC in the 80s and never heard any locally but in the 90s as the Microradio movement swelled there were a few on FM.
22.08.2025 20:01
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Come to New York! There's not as many as there used to be but I estimate there's still around 50-75 on daily. About 20 nights and weekends currently on here in Brooklyn...When I started closely logging them in Fall '2014 there were about 35 a night...
22.08.2025 19:59
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Tracing Neighborhoods in the Sky
storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...
#NYC #Pirateradio #radio
22.08.2025 18:27
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#flatbush #pirateradio
21.08.2025 15:34
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#sunra
21.08.2025 15:30
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#brooklyn #industrial
16.08.2025 18:06
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#flatbush #antenna
04.08.2025 17:35
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#flatbushavenue
03.08.2025 16:27
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