Tune in today at 1-3 PM EST for Musical Odyssey.

We will be featuring the music of Poly Panou.  Listen at 103.3 FM or listen online at WPRB.com http://www.wprb.com/listen.php Requests are welcome during the show at requests@wprb.com or  609 258 1033 We are also on twitter - @musicalodyssey

We are back on the blog!  This contains the same info as the Facebook page ( Facebook.com/musicalodyssey ) But we realize that not everyone is on Facebook.

Tune in today at 1-3 PM EST hear Musical Odyssey. We will be featuring the music of Manos Loizos and Melina Mercouri Listen at 103.3 FM or listen online at WPRB.com   http://www.wprb.com/listen.php 

Requests are welcome during the show at requests@wprb.com 609 258 1033

We are also on twitter - @musicalodyssey

I will be back on the air next week

Thanks to those that pledged during the Membership Drive, it is greatly appreciated!

Musical Odyssey will not be on the air today. I will be back next week.

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Thanks!

WPRB's fourth annual on-air membership drive show this Sunday from 1 - 3 PM EST

4th Annual Membership Drive

103.3 WPRB Princeton, the 14,000 watt non-profit radio station located on Princeton University's campus, is holding its fourth annual on-air membership drive from the 10th through the 17th of October 2010.

You can make a donation to support WPRB's unique and vaired programming by clicking here.

If you enjoy listening to Musical Odyssey, please call in with your donation (any amount, there is no minimum) to support the show and to guarantee that I can continue to host the program.

For a guide to the premium gear available to our donors, click here.

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey or while the show is on the air by instant messenger: WPRBDJ

Become a friend or fan on facebook by clicking here.

Thanks for your support !

Music Odyssey - May 23, 2010

The playist is here (although the program isn't working very well today, not all entries may show up):

I didn't really have a featured artist of the week but Sarbel celebrated his birthday on May 14th,
so we will play some music from him.

I am taking next week off and Marvin Rosen will be filling in for me.
Definitely tune in because he always does a great show!
I will be back in two weeks.

Become a friend on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/musicalodyssey

Become a fan on Facebook

Listen to WPRB online: http://www.wprb.com/listen.php

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

The playlsts are here.

Today we featured the music of Tonis Maroudas who was born on March 17, 1920.

I didn't celebrate any birthdays last month because I couldn't find any artists who were born in February. I am sure there are some though...

Below is a video of him performing Ti 'ne afto pou to lene agapi with Sophia Loren.

I also found this video of Alexia, for some reason I keep getting links to her videos sent to me. Aspro Mavro is below.

Some links:
Become a friend on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/musicalodyssey

Become a fan on Facebook

Listen to WPRB online: http://www.wprb.com/listen.php

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Happy New Year and additional show on January 2nd

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!

The playlist for the latest show (December 27th) is here:

http://www.wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=19520

Last Sunday I featured the music of Eleni Dimou. Below is a wonderful video of her performing An Thimitheis T'oneiro Mou with Giorgos Dalaras.

Also I will hosting an additional Musical Odyssey show this Saturday,

January 2nd from 4 - 6 PM EST.

I will also be on the air on Sunday as usual from 1 - 3 PM EST.

I am off the next Sunday, January 10th but please tune in because Marvin Rosen is hosting that day and will present a great show as always.

All playlists are here. Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Also you can become a fan on Facebook by going here

I will be back on the air next week

I haven't been on the air the last two weeks. There was a basketball game last week and I couldn't make it to the station today due to the weather.

I will be back next week on Sunday at 1:00 PM EST.

Thanks to those who stepped in and hosted great shows on Sunday.

Enjoy the Vasillis Lekkas video below.

Also, thanks to everyone who called in and made a pledge during
the membership drive! It is very much appreciated.

You can still make a pledge online at http://pledge.wprb.com/

Useful Links:

Facebook - Become a fan or a friend

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Musical-Odyssey-on-WPRB/64903760481

http://www.facebook.com/musicalodyssey

Comments and questions: bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

All Playlists: http://www.wprb.com/djplaylists.php?id=69

Contact while the show is on the air (Sundays 1-3 PM EST):
Telephone: 609 258 1033 or Instant Messenger: WPRBDJ
Listen live on WPRB 103.3 FM: http://www.wprb.com

The Last Few Shows and Membership Drive

The Last Few Shows:
Here is today's playlist:

I featured the music of Eleftheria Arvanitaki who celebrates her birthday this month. Videos of her songs Pes Mou (Je T' Aime) and Efiges Noris are below.

Links to the last few shows:
September 6, 2009 - Featuring Sofia Vossou
September 13, 2009 - No featured artist
September 20, 2009 - Featuring Takis Binis
September 27, 2009 - Featuring Giorgos Dalaras

Membership Drive:
103.3 WPRB Princeton is holding its annual on-air membership drive from the 7th through the 14th of October 2009. You can make a donation to support WPRB's unique and vaired programming by clicking here. To read the press release about the drive go here.
Thanks!

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Shop at Whole Foods Princeton *Today* and Support WPRB

Shop at Whole Foods Princeton and support WPRB.On Tuesday, September 22nd, Whole Foods Market Princeton (3495 US Route 1 South) will donate 5% of their daily sales to 103.3 fm WPRB.

Produce! Energy drinks! Desserts! Frozen pizzas! Seafood! Smoothies! Fresh Bread! Everything in the store! -

WPRB will receive 5% of what you buy today.

Please join WPRB from 8:00 am ET to 10:00 pm ET. Stop by the WPRB table and meet our station staff and learn about what we've got in store for the 2009 Membership Drive. Support WPRB while shopping at Whole Foods Princeton. Thanks !!

Recap of the last several weeks July 5th - August 23rd

Here is what has been going on the past few weeks.

Also, tomorrow, August 30th I am taking the day off and Marin Rosen will be hosting the show. Please tune in, he always does a great show,
you can visit his website here.

Playlists:

July 5th Featuring the music of Stratos Vougas
July 12th -There was not a featured artist this week but I played much-requested Nikos Panos.

July 19th Featuring Despina Vandi

July 26th - Featuring Yiannis Papaioannou
August 2nd - Featuring the music of Vasilis Kazoulis

August 9th Featuring the music of Alexia
August 23rd Featuring Vicky Leandros

Just in case, all playlists are here: http://www.wprb.com/djplaylists.php?id=69

Below are videos from Nikos Panos, Vasilis Kazoulis and Vicky Leandros.

Find Musical Odyssey on Facebook! Please become a friend or fan

Don't forget, our membership drive is coming soon! Go to http://pledge.wprb.com/ for more information.

You can contact me with any questions, comments or requests at bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Musical Odyssey - June 21st and June 28th

The playlists are here:

June 21st - Featuring Christina Metaxa

June 28th - Celebrating the birthday of Yiannis Poulopoulos (His birthday was on June 27th)

Videos from both artists are below

Find Musical Odyssey on Facebook! Become a friend or fan

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Christina Metaxa - Firefly



Yiannis Poulopoulos - Eklapsa Ktes



Yiannis Poulopoulos with Mando - San Me Kitas

Musical Odyssey - June 7, 2009 and June 14, 2009

The playlists are here:

June 7, 2009 (featuring the music of Iordanis Tsomidis - videos below - Με γυναίκες μην τραβιέσαι / Me Yinaikes min travisai and Solo)

June 14, 2009 (featuring the music of Kaity Grey)

Other stuff:

If you can check out Art All night, A 24 Hour Visual and Performing Art Event Saturday June 20- 21. you can visit the WPRB table for giveaways and special surprises.

Become a facebook fan of Musical Odyssey

Comments and requests can be sent to: bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Musical Odyssey - May 17th, 24th and 31st

I can't believe that it has been almost a month since I have posted a blog.

Here are the playists from the past 3 shows:

May 17, 2009 (featuring Markos Vamvakaris)
May 24, 2009 (featuring Elli Kokkinou)
May 31, 2009 (featuring The Blues Bug (photo below with Despina Vandi and producer-guitarist Tonny Kondaxakis). I hope to play more of their music in the future)

Requests and comments are welcome at bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

And for the person who requested Nikos Panos please send me an email and let me know which song you wish to hear.

Musical Odyssey - May 10, 2009

The playlist is here.

Today we featured music by Hrispa (pictured below).

I played some Rebetika music including music from Stratos Pagiomtzis.
A video with his song - I mana pou se gennise is below.

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Musical Odyssey - May 3, 2009

This week's playlist is here.

Today I aired the Annet Artani interview which we recorded last week. I hope you enjoyed it.

For more information on Annet you can go to:

http://www.youtube.com/annettv

http://www.myspace.com/annetartanimusic

http://ultrarecords.com/

A snippet of the interview is below or you can click here.

Also don't forget to vote for your favorite WPRB show! You can vote by clicking here.

Comments and questions can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Musical Odyssey - April 26, 2009 and Interview with Annet Artani to be aired next week

The playlist is here.

The featured artist of the week was Theodosia Stiga.

And tune into Musical Odyssey with Bonnie on Sunday May 3rd at 1:00 PM EST to hear an interview with Annet Artani and to listen to some of her wonderful music including her new single "Alive" (photo below). I had a lot of fun recording the interview and meeting Annet, her Manager Anel and her friends. I hope you enjoy it!

Also don't forget to vote for your favorite WPRB show! You can vote by clicking here.

Comments and requests for the show can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Musical Odyssey - April 12th and April 19th

The latest playlists are here:
April 12, 2009
April, 19, 2009

On April 19th I featured the music of the composer Marios Tokas (pictured below) who sadly passed away last April 2008.

Comments and request can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Musical Odyssey - March 29th and April 5th

** Please note that for the April 12th show, it might end early due to the baseball game, but there is always a chance that the show might run until 3:00 PM EST**

The playlists are here:

March 29, 2009
April 5, 2009

There was not a featured artist on March 29th because the show was scheduled to end early due to the baseball game (however the show did air until 3:00 PM)

On April 5th I featured the music of Yiorgos Batis.

Below is a photo of Yiorgos Batis (he is on the left with his students, outside his cafe at the Lemonadika of Karaiskaki (Tzelepi Coast) (Λεμονάδικα του Καραϊσκάκη - Ακτή Τζελέπη), which he named Georges Baté (Ζώρζ Μπατέ) which turned out to serve a a school for Rebetiko music.

Also don't forget to join the Musical Odyssey Facebook fan page - The link is here. (If that doesn't work you can find the page by searching for "Musical Odyssey on WPRB" in Facebook).
Updates to the fan page are coming soon.

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Musical Odyssey - The last three shows - March 14th, 15th and 22nd

** Please note that his Sunday the show will end a little early (about 2:15 PM EST) due to the baseball game **

The show begins at 1:00 PM EST and there might not be a featured artist.

If you are interested you can join the Musical Odyssey Facebook fan page by clicking here (or become a Musical Odyssey Facebook friend, the link is in the sidebar on the right).

Comments and requests can be sent to bonnie@musicalodyssey.com

Here are the latest playlists:

March 22, 2009 - I featured music from Stamatis Kokkotas March 15, 2009 - Featuring music by Kostas Tournas Saturday March 14, 2009 (extra show, subbing for Spring break) - Featuring Tonis Maroudas