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Carmen Rizzo and Huun Huur Tu: Tuvan throat singers meet an electronic mix-master
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Carmen Rizzo
Huun Huur Tu is a band from Tuva specializing in the ancient style of harmonic singing that comes from that region. Their music is combined with th...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Music Styles of the Arab World
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Moroccan musicians performing with double-ended rattles in Rabat
Musicians from across the Arab World join Georges Collinet to demonstrate musical culture of diverse Arabic nations.

Bought by WSLR, WSLR, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2009
  • Length: 14:42
  • Purchases: 3
Instruments and Rhythms of the Arab World
From: Richard Paul
Caption: An Arab musician demonstrates traditional upright fiddle-playing
Georges Collinet on the instruments and rhythms of the Arab World

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2009
  • Length: 13:31
  • Purchases: 1
What Makes Arabic Music Unique?
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Qatari men perform a traditional Ardha (warriors' dance)
Georges Collinet on the unique elements of Arabic musical culture

  • Added: Nov 07, 2009
  • Length: 12:07
An American Storey - Selling Skyscrapers
From: BBC Americana
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How do you buy a skyscraper? What are they worth and are they good value? For Americana, Matt Frei speaks to a man in Manhattan who deals in high r...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 04:01
SRP: Healthcare for Darfur's Refugees and IDPs
From: Sudan Radio Project
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we learn about the current state of healthcare in Darfur refugee camps.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
Water Music
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Richmond Virginia's Folk Festival led to the creation of a sister city relationship with Segou, Mali. In time, these two cities will be exchanging ...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 27:41
From herding goats to piloting aircraft - A Maasai boys dreams
From: Paula Kahumbu
Caption: Recording Daniel, Credit: Peter Greste
Living on Mt Suswa, the crater of the largest volcano in the Great Rift Valley, 15 year old Daniel, a goat herder, only sees aircraft flying overhe...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:34
Barack Obama as Peacemaker (Updated for Nobel Prize) (29:00) -Peace Talks Radio Series
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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CONTENT DATED. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BROADCAST. OK FOR ONLINE LISTENING. On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, two guests explore Barack Obama’...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Oct 20, 2009
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
Fernwood: A Global Americana Music
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Fernwood
Like an undiscovered musical tributary, Fernwood's CD Sangita is a meeting of the Ganges River with the Swanee River

  • Added: Oct 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
Barack Obama as Peacemaker (Updated for Nobel Prize) (59:00 / 54:00) -Peace Talks Radio
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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CONTENT DATED. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BROADCAST. OK FOR ONLINE LISTENING. On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, a panel of guests explore Barack ...

Bought by KUOW and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2009
  • Length: 58:44
  • Purchases: 2
Beyond Schoolbooks Podcast #17: World Teachers' Day
From: UNICEF
Series: Beyond School Books
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Beyond Schoolbooks Podcast #17: World Teachers' Day

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Oct 09, 2009
  • Length: 19:54
  • Purchases: 1
SRP: Ramadan Away From Home
From: Sudan Radio Project
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we hear about the bond that’s grown between two Sudanese men living in Norway who had to spend Ramadan far from their...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 04, 2009
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Speaking Out
From: Sudan Radio Project
Caption: Sudanese women protest the arrest of journalist Lubna Hussein., Credit: Associated Press
Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding conflicts in Sudan.

  • Added: Oct 04, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Bonjour Chanson, Series 6, Episode 28
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 6
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How about enjoying the melodies and emotions of French Language Popular Music even if you do not speak French? You'll discover a wonderful genre.

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Oct 03, 2009
  • Length: 25:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson, Series 6, Episode 27
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 6
Caption: Courtesy of Jim Rothschild, Baltimore, MD.
French Language Popular Music can be like magic. You do not need to speak French to experience it. Just sit back and let the melodies envelop you.

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Oct 03, 2009
  • Length: 26:03
  • Purchases: 1
Transatlantic Music Box Vol 1
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
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Open the box and see what metamorphoses. If kids put together a music show from their very own perspective, the outcome will mostly be somewhat une...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 29:59
Karda Estra: Gothic images in chamber rock music
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Karda Estra is the recording persona of English composer Richard Wileman. He started out as a rocker but veered into composing classical works for ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Lessons in Water Negotiations / Peace Talks Radio (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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While some have predicted that "water will be the next oil" as the resource that countries will start wars over, the fact is that over centuries no...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KSFR


  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 2
Peace Lessons in Water Negotiations / Peace Talks Radio (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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While some have predicted that "water will be the next oil" as the resource that countries will start wars over, the fact is that over centuries no...

Bought by KUOW, RadioFreePalmer, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
For Torture, Who Should We Prosecute?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Torture is wrong. So who is culpable? The point people? The memo writers? The overseers? No one? Everyone?

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
A Mixed Collective
From: Cristina Quinn
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A documentary exploring multiracial Asian-American identity.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2009
  • Length: :00
Chris Bocast and MJ Catalin: Global Possibilities
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Chris Bocast
Ambient guitar meets electronica percussion via the internet in a CD of cinematic sweep

  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
Bonjour Chanson, Series 5, Episode 25
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 5
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Six Songs from French Popular Music are Presented to an English Speaking Audience.

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 27:24
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: Neighborhood Peace Through Arts and Parks (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Artist Lily Yeh in North Philadelphia
This time on Peace Talks Radio, we explore a program that transforms troubled neighborhoods into more peaceful, secure places through art, learning...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KVSC, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WTJU, WGDR and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 6

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