KFAI's MinneCulture Presents

Let Me Postpone Christmas This Year by Various Artists. For the yuletide this year, we're spinning a cup of holiday un-cheer. A collection of mostly forty-fives to fit the mood and situation of the current season featuring songs by The Orioles, Khruangbin, The Mills Brothers, James Brown, George Baker, The Manhattans , and The Emotions. Plus, wintery tunes from Vashti Bunyan, Yoko Ono, The Blue Diamonds, Radka Toneff , and you're not going to want to miss Hands and Knees' " James Brown Died on Christmas Day." Obviously, the hour will culminate with Mutabaruka's "Postpone Christmas"- as you would expect. Please stay safe everyone and have a somewhat happy holiday. "Someday soon we all will be together If the fates allow Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow So have yourself a merry little Christmas now"

I Am All Day and Night by Philip Coulter. This month, we will be airing a three-part series examining the legacy of iconoclast Frank Zappa . The extraordinary musician was born on December 21st in Baltimore, Maryland. In December of 1993, he died just shortly before his 53rd birthday. This year marks what would have been his 80th birthday. Frank Zappa incorporated many genres in his sound and left an indelible mark on the American music scene. He embraced everything from rhythm and blues, to do-wop, jazz, and classical. He made popular music that was challenging alongside serious music that was easy to listen to. The series  written, narrated, and produced by Philip Coulter  explores Zappa as a composer, through the memories of some of the people who knew him best: his family, his friends, and the musicians who worked with him. You’ll hear from Zappa’s wife, Gail Zappa, Ruth Underwood , the percussionist who first heard him at a famous concert at the Garrick Theatre in 1967; Elliot