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The Ballad of the Brown King
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Holiday Specials from WFMT
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Dr. Louise Toppin, a preeminent performer and scholar specializing in the concert repertoire of African American composers, presents the world prem...

Bought by KTEP, WUFT, WCQS, WWNO, WRKF and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 82
Rhythm Atlas 290 2023-06-12 Juneteenth & Black Music Month Special
From: Denis McGilvray
Series: The Rhythm Atlas
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On this week’s special edition of The Rhythm Atlas, host Denis McGilvray celebrates Juneteenth and Black Music Month. The playlist shines a light o...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KAMU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Modern Notebook Special: Juneteenth 2023
From: WSMR
Series: Modern Notebook Specials
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A two-hour special celebrating contemporary music by living Black composers in America.

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and WVIA


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 3
Celebrating Black History Month
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
“Sounds Jewish” marks Black History Month with songs of solidarity and celebration featuring African-Americans and Jewish-Americans.

Bought by KSTK and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Black Vocal Harmony Groups of the 1930s & 40s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A hour-long program of jazz music, exploring the music of African-American singing ensembles in the decades of the Great Depression and the Second ...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WEZU, and WNCU


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
We Shall Overcome: Civil-Rights Jazz
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Black History Special A one-hour program of jazz music, exploring the connection between jazz and civil rights in 20th-century America.

Bought by KALW, WLRH, Morehead State Public Radio, KLCC, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 16
1963: A Man's Dream, A Nation's Nightmare
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
Caption: Andrew Hill's Black Fire LP
An hour-long jazz special: It was a year of raised hopes and devastating tragedy, and the world of jazz continued to reflect both the growing uneas...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WWNO, WRGY, Troy Public Radio, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 24
Rhythm Atlas 191 Black Music Month / Juneteenth Special
From: Denis McGilvray
Series: The Rhythm Atlas
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On this special EVERGREEN edition of The Rhythm Atlas, we celebrate African American Music Appreciation Month and Juneteenth. African American Musi...

Bought by KUCB, New Hampshire Public Radio, RADIOLEX, KAMU, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 18, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
Ma Rainey-a Celebration of the Blues and African American Performance
From: Don McIver
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Using "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" film now out on Netflix, we look at how she influenced the blues with selections from her, Sterling Brown, Bessie...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 56:40
Rhythm Atlas 139 2020-06-13 Black Voices of Protest from Around the World
From: Denis McGilvray
Series: The Rhythm Atlas
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June is African-American Music Appreciation Month - originally proclaimed as Black Music Month by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. We’ll expand on t...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Birth of Cool Songbook
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, exploring a collection of influential jazz material know as "The Birth of the Cool" recorded by a circle of mu...

Bought by Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Special! "Hughes' Blues: The Langston Hughes Songbook"
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program featuring performances of songs with lyrics by author Langston Hughes, including recordings by Nina Simone, June Christy, Jame...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KVNF, WCPN, WMOT, Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
BHM Special: Listen Up - Music & Politics (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace - The str...

Bought by WLRH, WKMS, WNSB, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
BHM Special: Listen Up - Music & Politics (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace - The str...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WKMS, WNSB, WCMU Michigan, WXDU and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 7
BHM Special: Listen Up - Music & Politics (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WNSB, WVAS, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Listen Up: Music & Politics (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace - The str...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: :30
Listen Up: Music & Politics (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace - The str...

Bought by WLRH, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WCNY, KWMR, WTJU and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 12
Listen Up: Music & Politics (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WVAS, KKRN, WNSB and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Black Music Month Radio Special (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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We are breaking down the barriers and showcasing truly powerful songs from some of the best African-American songwriters of all time. In our 2nd ho...

Bought by WJSU


  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Liner Notes: Charlie Rouse
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and much sought-after sideman. He is known primarily for his collaboration with Thelonious...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
Cab Calloway
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Cab Calloway
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Art Tatum
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Art Tatum
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ella Fitzgerald
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Ella Fitzgerald
Coming from a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17, after singing in the style of the Boswell s...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
(The Electrifying) Eddie Harris
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Eddie Harris, Credit: Atlantic Records
EDDIE HARRIS was an jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also flu...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WVAS, Radio New Zealand, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:08
  • Purchases: 4
Soul Serenade (A Tribute to King Curtis)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: King Curtis
This is a one hour musical program on the legacy of saxophonist KING CURTIS.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WJAB, and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:16
  • Purchases: 3