Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro’s Calm Seas is placid on the surface, but rewarding deep listening as Jake Shimabukuro takes you on this exploratory journey of uku-loops.
CD of the Month
Echoes February 2026 CD of the Month: Jake Shimabukuro
Tag: World Fusion
News
Ralph Towner – A Generational Influence
From the Paul Winter Consort to Oregon to a vast solo career, guitarist Ralph Towner altered the landscape of acoustic guitar and ensemble playing. We remember this innovative artist.
Coming Up
Weekend, Jan 31, 2026: Azam Ali Interview
The voice of Azam Ali is heard on TV and films, with the groups Vas and Niyaz, and on several solo releases in a mix of ancient Persian and modern styles. She talks about her latest album, Synesthesia.
Coming Up
Friday, Jan 30, 2026 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music from Anoushka Shankar who has released the third and final EP of her Trilogy. It’s called Chapter III: We Return to Light. We bring you to the light.
Coming Up
Thursday, Jan 29, 2026 – Music from Arooj Aftab
Music from Arooj Aftab, the Pakistani-American singer who wraps you in dark sultriness. We’ll hear from her album, Night Reign. We’ll also hear a psychedelic band called Magic Fig.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 – Long Tracks III
It’s Long Tracks III as we dig into some more expansive sounds for you. It will include a deep ambient meditation, a lost classic of German space music, a world fusion journey, and more.
Coming Up
Monday, Jan 26, 2026: Azam Ali Interview
The voice of Azam Ali is heard on TV and films, with the groups Vas and Niyaz, and on several solo releases in a mix of ancient Persia and modern modalities. She talks about her latest album, Synesthesia.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2025 – Music from Khruangbin
Music from the trio Khruangbin, who straddles the line between psychedelic, slow jam R&B and trance music, and the duo of Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick.
Playlists
Tuesday, Dec 30, 2025 – Echoes Program 2552B
A legend of dub on the next Echoes when we talk to producer Adrian Sherwood. He’s worked with artists like Creation Rebel, Keith LeBlanc, and more. His new album is The Collapse of Everything.
Playlists
Wednesday, Dec 24, 2025 – An Echoes Night Before Christmas
Get the sugar plums dancing with an Echoes Night Before Christmas. It’s a time when life seems suspended between the Christmas build-up and the explosion of Christmas morning.