Cultural, Community, Information

Airs Saturday, August 4 at 12:00 noon.  Red River Radio is pleased to bring back the Cleveland Orchestra for another superb season of broadcast concerts from the orchestra's home at Severance Hall in Cleveland and from concerts performed around the country and the world. On this week's concert Alan Gilbert lead the orchestra in Beethoven's  Romance No. 2, Op. 50;  Webern's Im Sommerwind;  Bruch's Adagio appassionata, Op.. 57;  and Schoenberg's Pelleas and Melisande.

Airs Thursday, August 2 at 8:00 p.m.  Tune in to hear one of Mali's most renowned musicians, Bassekou Kouyate, performing with his group Ngoni Ba. The musical heritage of French West Africa includes a wealth of traditional and popular music styles from a variety of countries including Senegal, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin and Mali. The arid, landlocked nation of Mali is a cultural colossus. Its contemporary music serves as a rich and varied reminder of American music's West African roots.