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Soundtracking "The Descendants" With "Real" Hawaiian Music
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Gabby Pahinui (center), playing music in his backyard with Leland “Atta” Isaacs (left), and his sons – Phillip, Cyril and Martin Pahinui (from left to right). , Credit: Photo courtesy of the Pahinui Ohana.
The groundbreaking soundtrack of "The Descendants," marks the first time a Hollywood movie has ever been scored entirely with Hawaiian music. It fe...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 07:17
Summer Insects
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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Soothing sounds from the short lived singers of summer - cicadas, crickets, and grasshoppers.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Ice Drip
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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the sound of ice dripping

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 1
Bassist Lyle Ritz: Father of Jazz Ukulele
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Lyle Ritz "Father of Jazz Ukulele", Credit: Courtesy: Lyle Ritz
Ever since Lyle Ritz recorded the world's first jazz ukulele album in 1957, he earned the title, "Father of Jazz Ukulele." He was also a bass play...

Bought by PRX Remix, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 3
like it's 1999
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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true sound from the dawn of the new millennium

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Oct 31, 2006
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spring Peepers
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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frogs sing near Lake Michigan

Bought by KVSC, PRX to iTunes, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 3
Yoyogi Park
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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visitors flock to hear the chimes of Yoyogi Park in Tokyo

Bought by PRX to iTunes and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2