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.