Out with the old, in with the new. Go-Go keeps going. We check in with Chuck Brown. And then take a meditation on the new world acoming with Lizz Wright. And we close with a reflective meditation on the timeless music of John Coltrane as presented by Jose James and the Jef Neve Quartet. May every moment we live be worthy of remembering and inspiration for better and beauty yet unborn.

Taj Mahal takes us on a worldwide blues tour. Young sister Etana rising up out of Jamaica brings a new vibe to reggae. Babatunde Lea presents a brilliant tribute to Leon Thomas. The blues runs deep this week.

Taj Mahal by himself and Taj Mahal with four tubas—you’ve got to hear it. Choklate is a fresh, new singer/songwriter on the Soul music scene. "Escravos de Jo," Brazilian maestro Milton Nascimento’s tribute to our enslaved ancestors is presented in six versions featuring Milton Nascimento, Dom Um Romano, Da Lata, Ithamara Koorax, and Joe Claussell & Kerri Chandler. It’s the blues in various permutations from old to new.

Have you heard the great London-based, seventies band Cymande? Are you up on fem-cee & beat maker Tiye Phoenix? When was the last time you enjoyed the sensual singing of Will Downing?This is the week for affirmative musical action. Enjoy.