Sounds of the Delta

Music is a part of life in the Arkansas Delta. Delta Sounds, the Delta Cultural Center's weekly radio show, celebrates Arkansas Delta music -- from blues to gospel; from rockabilly to country. Delta Sounds is broadcast live from the Delta Cultural Center Visitors Center from 1:00 -- 1:30 p.m. each Friday. The show is broadcast locally on KFFA-AM 1360. You can also download a copy of each previous week's show by accessing the KFFA website at www.kffa.com. Download blues music files from the Delta Sounds show by clicking on one of the links below.

• 01/27/06
  The show features live performances by Nathan James and Ben Hernandez. These California natives describe their music as "country blues." The duo recently released their first album, Make a Change Sometime.
  Hear Nathan James and Ben Hernandez on Delta Sounds
• 10/21/05
  The show features live performances by Michael Powers. Powers has been called the "future of the blues" and has performed and recorded with such greats as John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray and Chuck Berry.
  Hear the sound of Michael Powers on Delta Sounds
• 6/10/05
  The show features live performances by Slick Ballinger and his band, the Soul Blues Boyz -- Kinney Kimbrough and "Blind Mississippi" Morris. Ballinger performs his down home, lowdown, and juke-joint style of traditional Mississippi blues with intensity and passion.
  Hear the sound of Slick Ballinger and the Soul Blues Boyz on Delta Sounds

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