SPECIAL: International Women's Day

KMUW | NPR for Wichita | By Chris Heim,

Published March 2, 2017 at 10:10 AM CST

KMUW Music will be celebrating International Women's Day with five hours of music! Tune in to Global Village, Strange Currency, and Night Train on Wednesday, March 8 from 7:00 to midnight.

To celebrate International Women's Day, Global Village will feature music from female artists from around the world – including Cape Verde’s barefoot diva Cesaria Evora, the Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz, Mali’s acclaimed Oumou Sangare, fado star Mariza, African vocal group Zap Mama, and rock icon Marianne Faithfull.

And then on Strange Currency, we'll continue the celebration with selections from Joni Mitchell, Mia Doi Todd, PJ Harvey, Valerie June, and many more.

Global Village | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Strange Currency | 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Night Train | 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

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Chris Heim

Chicago native Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show heard in more than 40 states and nearly 40 countries; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. In 2020, Chris received first place in Special Program from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters for Global Village at the Savannah Music Festival, as well as first place in DJ Personality Air Check for Night Train.

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Jedd Beaudoin

Jedd Beaudoin holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in English (writing) and a Master's of Fine Arts in creative writing from Wichita State University, where he was a Creative Writing Fellow. He has taught English at both WSU and Butler Community College and has served as faculty in the WSU’s School of Art, Design and Creative Industries. His academic interests lie in the areas of Public History, English Composition, Art History and Subcultures.

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