At 8:30 am every weekday in February, WFMT host LaRob K. Rafael will present and introduce a piece by a Black musician or composer. Enjoy the fourth week’s programming below, and delve into the last week here: (2/27-2/28).
Black Music Spotlight (2/20-2/24)
Carlos Simon
Playlist
Monday, February 20
Carlos Simon: “Warmth from Other Suns”/Requiem for the Enslaved: We All Found Heaven (instrumental)
Ivalas Quartet; MK Zulu, trumpet; Carlos Simon, piano
Tuesday, February 21
B.E. Boykin: “O Magnum Mysterium”
Cantus
Wednesday, February 22
String Queens: Worship Medley (Amazing Grace, I Love the Lord, Total Praise)
String Queens
Thursday, February 23
Jasmine Barnes: Taking Names
Karen Slack, soprano; Yoko Greeney, piano
Friday, February 24
Gary Washington: Finale from “Black Transcendental Suite”
Raye Harvey & Nadia Vasileva, violins; Natalia Senior-Brown, viola; Gary Washington, cello
