New Afro-Cuban Album Blends Lucumí Santeria and Cuban Jazz

Scott Fitzmaurice is the founder and executive director of We Thrive Inc., the LGBTQ and Ally Community Center of the Cape and Islands Region. Scott is a professional development trainer, personal life coach, and develops and manages properties. He’s worked 30 years in the nonprofit sector. 

Here Healing Wisdom caught up with bandleader Adam Elk of the Mommyheads. Just back from a tour in Sweden, we talk about their new album Coney Island Kid, and a new fan-created musical. 

2-time Juno Award winner Canadian singer songwriter Kiran Ahluwalia talks about her new single "Dil" , which was first debuted as part of NPR's Tiny Desk globalFEST. Kiran’s new album Comfort Food  will be coming out April 2024.

Trumpeter, band leader and Composer Frank London of the Grammy Winning The Klezmatics just released a Chanukah Album, Chronika with his Klezmer Brass All Stars. The Healing Wisdom Radio Show speaks with Frank on WOMR. We talk about his teaching music in Crimea, what Klezmer has in common with the indigenous Tatar music, how he came to write his first soundtrack - the music for the John Sayles’ film, The Brother From Another Planet and so much more.

Members of the the contemporary Nordic folk band FRÄNDER, Gabbi Dluzewski and Säde Tatar, talk about incorporating traditional Estonian and Swedish music, their new release, a climate change song called “Eternal Rain” off their album Fränder II, and living in a Bronze Age Viking village. The show will air on It WOMR with music this month.