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Via Rosa makes all kinds of things–some of which sound great, some of which smell delicious. The Chicago-based singer and vegan chef brings the recipe to her elegance to AirGo and discusses how she came to Chicago, how she linked with @thempeoplemusic, and talks about her amazing path to becoming one of Chicago's Strong Young Voices. Recorded live 11/12/15 At WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago Music on this week's show: Lithium - Via Rosa Spin Cycle (feat. Mathien) - Via Rosa Magician (feat. @thatsjeandeaux) - Via Rosa The Choice is Yours - Black Sheep Come to We 'Go: A Chicago Showcase and Celebration on Sat. 11/14 at the Silver Room. Free, all ages! https://www.facebook.com/events/1509483092707298/

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Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

We 'Go: A Chicago Showcase and Celebration is 11/4/15 at the Silver Room. Come through! https://www.facebook.com/events/1509483092707298/ Kush Thompson writes resistance. Her "bathwater influenced" poems stand tall with love, and her soul shines on canvasses and pages. The semi-autobiographical pink-haired protagonist of her paintings appears thoughtful and carefree. Recorded Live at WHPK 88.5FM on 11/5/15 Music from this week's show: Abigail - Smoko Ono Soul Food (feat. Raphael Saadiq) - Big K.R.I.T. Sunday Morning - Noname Gypsy I Say A Little Prayer for You - Aretha Franklin Open Apology - Noname Gypsy

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

NOTICE: We 'Go, AirGo's first live event, is at 7:30PM on Nov. 14 at The Silver Room in Hyde Park, Chicago. Catch the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1509483092707298/ On her Facebook page, Bella Bahhs does not call herself a rapper–rather, she uses the phrase "rapping public relations specialist." She communicates in the streets and on the stages of Chicago, bringing bars and hooks that intentionally counteract the dominant narrative and push back. Much of her recent work has honored her family members and connected the multigenerational dots. HELP SPREAD THE WORDS OF THESE STRONG YOUNG VOICES BY BECOMING AN AMPLIFIER WITH A MONTHLY DONATION THROUGH PATREON, THE ARTS PATRONAGE SITE. http://patreon.com/airgo Recorded live at WHPK 88.5FM on 10/22/15 Music from this week's show: Untitled 06 - Dert Floyd OG - @BellaBahhs Royal Family - @BellaBahhs Time Out Chair - Genesis Khan

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Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 
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Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Ravyn Lenae makes elegant music. The ChiArts High School student released Moon Shoes, an EP largely produced by 20 year-old Monte Booker, a couple months ago, and the eight-song project has been an AirGo favorite since it dropped. Her elegant writing fits Monte's production so well that Chicago heavyweight Saba said, "Ravyn and Monte together [are] damn near the best collab in music.” She swings by the WHPK studio to talk that collab, high school life, and more. Recorded live @WHPK 10/15/15 Music from this week's show: New - The ARE Moon Shoes - Ravyn Lenae Blossom Dearie - Ravyn Lenae Free Room - Ravyn Lenae Every Little Thing I Do - Soul For Real http://twitter.com/ravynlenae http://airgoradio.com http://twitter.com/airgoradio http://patreon.com/airgo HELP SPREAD THE WORDS OF THESE STRONG YOUNG VOICES BY BECOMING AN AMPLIFIER WITH A MONTHLY DONATION THROUGH PATREON, THE ARTS PATRONAGE SITE.

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Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

This week's guest is the sister of one of AirGo's hosts–let's see if you can guess which one. She is also an accomplished and ferocious playwright, poet, and organizer whose newest play Octagon, a critical depiction of the slam poetry scene, recently premiered in London. Kristiana Colón has been using her Strong Young Voice for years in Chicago, reshaping the artistic and organizing communities for the fresher. Recorded live @WHPK 88.5FM on 10/8/15 Music from this week's show: Air Between Toes - Swimful Butterfly Water Me - FKA Twigs 40 Days 40 Nights - April Fools Too Little in Common to be Lovers - The Newcomers HELP SPREAD THE WORDS OF THESE STRONG YOUNG VOICES BY BECOMING AN AMPLIFIER WITH A MONTHLY DONATION THROUGH PATREON, THE ARTS PATRONAGE SITE. http://patreon.com/airgo Thanks to @neonpajamas for curating the show's instrumentals.

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Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 
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Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Comedian Just Nesh appears on stages across the city, bringing a laissez-faire comedic voice to some of the struggles of being a working comic, and a Black woman, in the City of Wind. In addition to her role hosting and performing all over Chicago, she's also the voice behind some of the funniest parody songs the AirGo crew has ever seen. In short, she's really funny. Recorded Live 10/1/15 at WHPK 88.5FM Music from this week's show: Breathe (Instrumental) - @Just-Blaze Tiny Soldiers - M&O L's - @GHerbomusic Dot Out (Katie Got Bandz Pop Out Parody) - Just Nesh Hotel California - The Eagles They Don't Care About Us - Michael Jackson

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Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

After an AirGo bye week, Damon and Daniel return to the air with Dwamina Drew, the mastermind behind Chicago's Enstrumental clothing company. You may have seen the brand's famous "Rap–Lies=Hip Hop" shirts and stickers around town–the tee is unquestionably fresh–and Drew's work declares important statements about identity with the concision of a poet and eye of a master craftsman. He jumps on the air to discuss the brand, his new film The Revenge of Emmett Till, and more. Recorded live at WHPK 9/24/15 Music from this week's show: King Rashad (Never Letting Go) - @RomanFlowrs Go Go Gadget Flow - @lupefiasco Bank Head - @kelelam Cuz I Love You - Lenny Williams http://enstru-mental.com http://twitter.com/airgoradio

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Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

Add-2's debut album Prey For The Poor, released on 9th Wonder's Jamla Records, is settling into playlists and headphones across the city in the week since its release. The Chicago emcee couldn't be happier. Every social media post seems to be a grateful and relieved celebration, which he has certainly earned after years of consistent bars and beats on the vanguard of this era's Chicago renaissance. Aired live 9/10/2015 at WHPK 88.5FM Music from this week's show: Untitled 108 - @bruceleekix Young Black Boy - @add2themc feat. Jamila Woods Stop Play Rewind - @add2themc feat. Rapsody Use Me - Bill Withers Heartbeat (Instrumental) - Kanye West

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 
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Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

After a last-minute switch last week, we welcome singer and rapper @ThatsJeanDeaux to the program. Some of Chicago's Strongest Young Voices are also some of the city's sweetest and most somber. Jean's most recent project Soular System Vol. 1: Dark Matter[s] feels like weaving on Lake Shore Drive in a moment of reflection, grounded and free at the same time. Touted as one of Chicago's "Next Big Things" for a couple years now, Jean has stayed patient, releasing quality work of her own and lending her voice in collaboration with colleagues Mick Jenkins, Chance the Rapper, Noname Gypsy, Isaiah Rashad, Alex Wiley, and more. Hear "Soular System Vol. 1: Dark Matter[s]" at @ThatsJeanDeaux Recorded Live @WHPK 88.5FM Sept. 3, 2015 Music on this week's show: Chicago - Oddisee Glow - Jean Deaux Voodoo - Jean Deaux Pusher Man - Curtis Mayfield Who Am I - Jean Deaux Thanks to @neonpajamas for curating the show's instrumentals.

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Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker

How does a Strong Young Voice from the city of Chicago reshape the culture of spaces and institutions across the country? Eve Ewing is a teacher, writer, artist, research scholar, and BreakBeat Poet whose voice has taken her into middle school classrooms, through Ivy League lecture halls, onto stages, and to the alternative learning spaces across the country. Currently working on her doctorate from the Harvard School of Education, where she co-chairs the Harvard Educational Review, Eve returns to her old stomping grounds at University of Chicago, where she went for undergrad, and shares her story. Recorded 8/27/15 at WHPK 88.5FM Music on this week's show: Hot Sugar - Trapper Keeper (feat. Baghdaddy) Ravyn Lenae - Greetings Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine Thanks to Ben Niespodziany (@neonpajamas) for curating the episode's instrumentals Read and listen to Eve's piece "Requiem for Fifth Period and the Things That Went On Then" at Bird's Thumb: http://birdsthumb.org/february-2014/2014/1/10/requiem-for-fifth-period-and-the-things-that-went-on-then

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CREDITS
Hosts & Exec. Producers - Damon Williams and Daniel Kisslinger 
Associate Producers - Cin Pimentel & Rocío Santos
Video Post-Production Producer - Troi Valles
Lead Editor - Troi Valles
Digital Media Producer - Troi Valles
Engagement Producer - Rivka Yeker