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Music of Venezuela
From: Tony Vasquez
Series: Cafe Latino
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A 1 hour show featuring the music of Venezuela and the musicians from the past and present who have played major roles in this rich musical tradition.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:03
Folktale of the Solstice Season
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of the Solstice Season, Credit: Julia Meek
This folktale celebrates the dark stretch of the year with musical customs meant to brighten winter's darkest hours.

Bought by WFIU, KLCC, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 11
Worldwide Blues (Episode 1617)
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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This week's playlist consists of 13 Blues songs that came to us from outside the USA.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WJSU, and WSGE


  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 1611: Canadian Blues 2016
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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Our second ever exploration of Blues from Canada.

Bought by KSRQ, WJSU, and WSGE


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Not Your Mother's French Music!
From: Charles Spira
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We invite you to listen to 17 among the most exciting French Popular Music songs released since 2012. Open a bottle of your favorite wine, Sit bac...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 53:11
  • Purchases: 1
Full-Time Blues Radio ep 1412 Sandi Thom Interview
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
Caption: Courtesy SandiThom.com
Johnny Full-Time is joined by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sandi Thom for conversation and music.

Bought by KPVL, WSGE, and WJSU


  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ladino Hanukah Songs Shed Light on Endangered Language of Jews
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Ladino: The Endangered Language of the Spanish Jews
Caption: Rivka Amado performs Ladino songs at the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville, California., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
As the candles of Hanukah connect Jews around the world, holiday songs in Ladino shine a light on a language UNESCO rates as “severely endangered.”...

Bought by KSFR, KUPR low power FM, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WTIP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 7
Squeezebox Stories
From: Julie Caine
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Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI's The World, explores the rich musical wo...

Bought by WCNY, WWNO, KZUM, KLCC, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
"Before The Legend: The Rise Of Bob Marley"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Produced by Dred Scott Keyes, "Before The Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley", this entertaining and informational interview/music mix with author Chr...

Bought by WNCU, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and WCPN


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3
Nepalese Superstar, American Everyman: Prem Raja Mahat
From: Aaron Henkin
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Prem traded music superstardom in Nepal for a job waiting tables in America...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KCUR


  • Added: Apr 15, 2008
  • Length: 18:39
  • Purchases: 2
BEAT LATINO 008 - Emigrant, Immigrant
From: Catalina Maria Johnson
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Songs about leaving your land for another, accompanied by chants from the Chicago Mayday Immigration March!

Bought by WKAR and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 17, 2007
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Tell Me Wai
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: New Zealand Stories
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Maori group called 'Wai" blends traditions with a hip hop sound in New Zealand.

Bought by WNJR and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
World Music Festivals
From: Caroline Dix
Caption: PRX default Piece image
World Music Festivals Around the World

  • Added: Jun 23, 2006
  • Length: 03:31
Music from the Nortec Collective reflects life on the border
From: KPBS
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Electronic musicians from the Nortec Collective talk about how life on the border influenced their music. The piece has music weaved throughout.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 17:13
  • Purchases: 1
South Africa's Kwaito Generation: Inside Out
From: Inside Out Documentaries
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Sean Cole travels to South Africa to meet the people who make kwaito, a genre of music mixing American hip-hop and South African pop styles, reflec...

Bought by CBC Inside the Music, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXXI Rochester, WFUV, WYSO and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2005
  • Length: 01:37:42
  • Purchases: 6