NYC Radio Live
Live performances and in-depth conversations with extraordinary musicians, artists, writers, and thinkers from more than 40 countries. Hosted by David Ellenbogen and broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM in New York City. Creator of the 24-hour Ragas Live Festival, which debuted as a broadcast on WKCR in 2012 and is now presented annually at Pioneer Works.
Episodes
Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025
39 min
Fourteenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.
NESOM honors Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain (tabla ensemble)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025
1 hr 6 min
Thirteenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.
Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar)
Amit Kavthekar (tabla)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025
51 min
Twelfth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.
Vinay Desai (santoor)
Vivek Pandaya (tabla)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025
59 min
Eleventh set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.
Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.
Whispering Worlds w/ Aaron Shragge (John Hassell Tribute)
Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/fx/composition
Luke Schwartz, guitar
Damon Banks, bass
Deric Dickens, drums
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
49 min
Tenth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.
Radhika Samson (surbahar)
Tejas Tope (pakawaj)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
59 min
Ninth of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th, 2025.
Vishnu Ramprasad (navtar)
Praveen Narayan (tabla)
Sriram Raman (mridangam)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
52 min
Eighth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.
Asif Khan & Karamat Khan (vocal, tabla)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
41 min
Seventh set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.
Sannan Mahboob (Afghan rubab)
Karamat Khan (tabla)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
59 min
Sixth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.
Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.
Arun Ramamurthy Trio
Arun Ramamurthy, violin
Sameer Gupta, drums
Damon Banks, bass
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
54 min
Fifth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.
Light Over Shadow (Zakir Hussain Tribute):
Sikiru Adepoju
Sanga of the Valley
V. Selvaganesh
Ishaan Ghosh
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
1 hr 3 min
Fourth set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.
Saami Brothers (Qawwali)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
43 min
Third set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.
Eucademix (Yuka Honda) (electronics)
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Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
56 min
Second set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival.
Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.
Charumathi Raghuraman (violin)
Anantha R. Krishnan (mridangam)
Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
1 hr 5 min
First set of the epic 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival. Broadcast live from Pioneer Works from October 18-19th 2025.
ARAJ:
Ishaan Ghosh (tabla)
S. Akash (bansuri)
Mehtab Ali (sitar)
Pratik Singh (vocals)
Vanraj Shastri (sarangi)Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with NYC Radio Live, The Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto), People of Rhythm Productions, and Brooklyn Raga Massive.
About NYC Radio Live
Perhaps one of the only radio broadcasts to blossom into a major live event (Ragas Live Festival), NYC Radio Live is the podcast/archive of the musician and producer, David Ellenbogen. As broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM-NY, it has featured over 300 live performances, interviews with musicians from over 40 countries, and conversations with great artists, directors, writers, and thinkers. Popular episodes have included members of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Sun Ra’s bands (McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Reggie Workman, Knoel Scott); rock stars from the Allman Brothers, Steely Dan, and The Meters (Jaimoe, Walter Becker, George Porter Jr). legends of African Music (Toumani Diabate, Hugh Masekela, Ladysmith Black Mombazo); maestros of India (Zakir Hussain, Hariprasad Chaurasia); groundbreaking composers (Terry Riley) and even award winning directors (Alex Gibney). The Ragas Live Festival was born out of these increasingly ambitious radio shows, and began in the WKCR studio in 2012 when 50 musicians volunteered to play continuous sets for 24 hours, co-creating our historic first broadcast. In 2020, the event featured over 90 artists in 15 cities and 7 countries. The festival continues today as an epic 24 hour live event at Pioneer Works, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, which is simultaneously broadcast on WKCR and podcast on NYC Radio Live. To listen to your favorite Ragas Live Festival performances and to discover much more, subscribe below.