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The Family Tree

The Family Tree, had been on air for 25 plus years, talking about of Community issues & Beyond with different genre of music in between. Tune in and listen every Sunday morning 11 AM - 1 PM

# of Episodes

772

Host

Nina Ruff

First Aired

April 17th, 2011

Last Episode

March 15th, 2026

Previous broadcasts

March 15th, 2026

mark william lewis, AdriAnne Lenker, Pieces Of A Dream, Bob Dylan, and more.

March 8th, 2026

The Turtles, Dobie Gray, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Love Spirals Downwards, and more.

March 1st, 2026

Rachelle Ferrell, Erykah Badu, Etta James, Karen Clark Sheard, and more.

February 22nd, 2026

Autumn's Grey Solace, Sounds Of Blackness, Stevie Wonder, Lisa Page Brooks, and more.

February 15th, 2026

Stevie Wonder, Spyro Gyra, Ayra Starr, Heatwave, and more.

February 8th, 2026

Etta James, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, The Friends Of Distinction, and more.

February 1st, 2026

Tortoise, Massimo Volume, MJ Lenderman, Isis, and more.

January 25th, 2026

Yo La Tengo, Natalia Lafourcade, Alex G, This Heat, and more.

January 18th, 2026

Daley, Prince, Raheem DeVaughn, Etta James, and more.

January 18th, 2026

ACEtone, µ-Ziq, Pet Shop Boys, Ida, and more.

January 11th, 2026

Stevie Wonder, MAGIC!, Damian Marley, Ozzy Osbourne, and more.

January 11th, 2026

Slint, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Patti Austin, Bernie K., Daryl Coley, Commissioned, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Clifton Davis,, Radiohead, Bob Marley & The Wailers, and more.

January 4th, 2026

Pale Saints, The Zombies, Lipps Inc., Led Zeppelin, and more.

January 4th, 2026

Alice Phoebe Lou, and more.

December 28th, 2025

Cinnamon, Johnny Cash, Alex Isley, Eric B. & Rakim, and more.

December 28th, 2025

The Blue Nile, Dear Nora, and more.

December 21st, 2025

Leslie Odom Jr., Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Patti Austin, Bernie K., Daryl Coley, Commissioned, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Clifton Davis,, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Sounds Of Blackness, and more.

December 14th, 2025

Paolo Fresu, J Dilla, Boyz II Men, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Patti Austin, Bernie K., Daryl Coley, Commissioned, Andrae Crouch, Sandra Crouch, Clifton Davis,, and more.

December 7th, 2025

Talking Heads, Dirty Projectors, Whatever The Weather, James Holden, and more.

November 30th, 2025

Jack Dine, Will Van Horn, Robert Glasper, Leslie Odom Jr., and more.

November 23rd, 2025

Blind Faith, Hall and Oates, K'Jon, James Holden, and more.

November 23rd, 2025

Cortex, BadBadNotGood, Vulfpeck, Luiz Bonfá, and more.

November 16th, 2025

Sly & The Family Stone, Kamasi Washington, and more.

November 16th, 2025

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Indie tribe x mass choir, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, and more.

November 9th, 2025

K'Jon, The Doobie Brothers, Sting, Steely Dan, and more.

November 9th, 2025

BJ the Storyteller, Lil Yuppy, Ari Balouzian, Mike Nyoni and Born Free, and more.

November 2nd, 2025

Dave Brubeck, Erykah Badu, Ramsey Lewis, Al Jarreau, and more.

October 26th, 2025

The Police, Yes, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Blind Faith, and more.

October 26th, 2025

Black Country, New Road, and more.

October 19th, 2025

J Dilla, Vladimir Matetsky, Talking Heads, Ari Balouzian, and more.

October 12th, 2025

Eric B. & Rakim, Yes, Talking Heads, David Bowie, and more.

October 5th, 2025

Simply Red, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, The Police, and more.

October 5th, 2025

Mort Garson, Talking Heads, Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, and more.

September 28th, 2025

Simply Red, The Human League, Talking Heads, Common, and more.

September 21st, 2025

CHIC, Turnover, Cortex, Stokley, and more.

September 14th, 2025

Eric B. & Rakim, and more.

September 14th, 2025

Roedelius, Sam Gendel, Mick Jagger, J Dilla, and more.

September 7th, 2025

Missy Elliott, Jodeci, D'Angelo, Simply Red, and more.

September 7th, 2025

Dijon, Sylvan Esso, Leith Ross, N/A, and more.

August 31st, 2025

Mk.gee, Sly & The Family Stone, Gang Of Four, Fievel Is Glauque, and more.

August 24th, 2025

The Dramatics, The Temptations, The Stylistics, and more.

August 24th, 2025

DEVO, Viagra Boys, and more.

August 17th, 2025

Interpol, The Sea and Cake, Mothers, Cowgirl Clue, and more.

August 10th, 2025

Blonde Redhead, bar italia, Brand New Heavies, Prison, and more.

August 10th, 2025

Nourished by Time, Local Natives, The Magnetic Fields, Pixies, and more.

August 3rd, 2025

Masayoshi Takanaka, Jack Dine, Guy, The Whispers, and more.

August 3rd, 2025

DEVO, Yasuaki Shimizu, Julia Holter, Cher, and more.

July 27th, 2025

Bailey's Nervous Kats, Slick Rick, Jonathan Richman, MOTO BANDIT, and more.

July 20th, 2025

Eric B. & Rakim, Black Sheep, Slick Rick, DJ Kool, and more.

July 20th, 2025

D'Angelo, Charlie Houston, CSS, Friko, and more.

July 13th, 2025

Average White Band, Rose City Band, DJ Kool, The Winans, and more.

July 6th, 2025

D-Train, Zapp, DJ Kool, Dazz Band, and more.

June 29th, 2025

Sylvester, The Whispers, and more.

June 22nd, 2025

Marvin Gaye, DJ Kool, The Brothers Johnson, Terence Trent D'Arby, and more.

June 15th, 2025

The Crying Nudes, Essential Logic, Pixies, Silver Jews, and more.

June 8th, 2025

Freckle, Portrait, King Tuff, The Chambers Brothers, and more.

June 1st, 2025

Fela Kuti, Alannah Myles, Alex Klint, The King Khan & BBQ Show, and more.

May 25th, 2025

The Chambers Brothers, Big Thief, Tower of Power, and more.

May 18th, 2025

Black Sheep, The Band, Stevie Wonder, Shower Curtain, and more.

May 18th, 2025

Wilco, TEXARKANA, Entral, Dutch Interior, and more.

May 11th, 2025

TEXARKANA, 2Pac, James Brown, Jordana, TV Girl, and more.

May 4th, 2025

Tower Of Power, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Daley, and more.

April 27th, 2025

Galaxie 500, UB40, Booker T. & The MG's, P.M. Dawn, and more.

April 27th, 2025

Dead Gowns, and more.

April 20th, 2025

The Doobie Brothers, Lucius, The Zombies, The Kinks, and more.

April 20th, 2025

Interpol, Freckle, Drugdealer, Roger Doyle, and more.

April 13th, 2025

Wham!, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Aretha Franklin, Rozie Ramati, and more.

April 6th, 2025

P.M. Dawn, The Doobie Brothers, Jill Scott, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and more.

March 30th, 2025

Queen Latifah / Monie Love, Essential Logic, Aretha Franklin, Sounds Of Blackness, and more.

March 23rd, 2025

Lalah Hathaway, Dinah Washington, Sade, Teena Marie, and more.

March 23rd, 2025

Fela Kuti, Terrian, Pinegrove, Loose Fur, and more.

March 16th, 2025

Brownstone, Amy Winehouse, Floetry, Queen Latifah / Monie Love, and more.