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Caption: Simon Shaheen
Violinist and oud player Simon Shaheen discusses his merging of Arab and western musical traditions.

Bought by KPVL and WNJR


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
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Here's how a writer created the music magazine he wanted to read.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPIP-LP, WNJR, KPVL, and WABE


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Charanga Tropical, Credit: Walter Horishnyk
Doug Little leads Minnesota’s great Charanga Band, Charanga Tropical. Charanga is a substyle of salsa, one that adds three violins to the mix. The ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An exploration of Brazil's diverse culture, complex past, artistic traditions, and modern aspirations.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2014
  • Length: 26:28
Caption: Kevin Doyle dancing at the 2013 National Heritage Fellowship Concert
2014 NEA National Heritage Fellow Kevin Doyle talks about his passion for Irish Step Dancing.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dan Newton, leader of Cae Accordion, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Cafe Accordion leader Dan Newton discusses the directions for Cafe Accordion. Established in 1995, variety is the key to the group's success.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Robert Everest with some of his instruments, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Robert Everest plays it all. The accent is on Latin when he plays his regular show at Maria's, Sundays 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at 1113 Franklin Avenue ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we take you to downtown Winona, for the second "Live at The Levee" event - which is a series of free music festi...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 18, 2014
  • Length: 11:36
  • Purchases: 1
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During and despite the Great Depression, the entertainment industry produced what some consider the greatest era of popular music. We look at the s...

Bought by WCNY and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Marian Mc Partland, Credit: Yoshis Jazz Club
Jazz singer and radio host Melanie O'Reilly of "Jazz on the Bay" met with pianist and Piano Jazz host Marian McPartland in 2007 when Marian was 89 ...

Bought by WDCB and KCSM


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 57:44
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jason Forrest
Cathy Byrd connects by Skype with Jason Forrest, an American laptop musician based in Berlin, about why he loves the performance spotlight.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 18:57
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Despidiendo el año con la buena música de Banda Alternativa. Closing the year with the good music of Banda Alternativa.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:05
Caption: Kate Moore
In the Netherlands, Cathy Byrd meets Australian musician and composer Kate Moore in The Hague to talk about the new music she invents and performs.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 26:30
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Malcolm, a 16 year old in Myanmar, bravely defies traditional culture. Against everything he has been taught, Malcolm breaks away from his parents’...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 23, 2012
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes. This program's focus is Asia.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:32
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Our castaway on this episode is Barb Truex the host of "Crossfade" heard every Wednesday morning from 10:30am - 12pm EST on WMPG Radio. Barb thoug...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2012
  • Length: 55:26
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Irish flutist Mike Rafferty talks about learning flute playing from his father, as well as coming to America and returning to Irish music in his 50...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 26:37
  • Purchases: 1
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We're with two artists--musical and literary--working that busy space high above the old boundaries of East and West. Rana Dasgupta is the English-...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: The Fredericks Goldman Jones Ensemble, Credit: Courtesy of Jean-Jacques Goldman
Bonjour Chanson has a conversation with Jean-Jacques Goldman, the legendary French songwriter/interpreter. The subject is the impact of immigrants ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 14, 2010
  • Length: 37:29
  • Purchases: 1
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This week we're talking with the soldier-turned-author of Washington Rules, Andrew Bacevich. Then we sit down at the piano with the jazz improv sta...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Surfing an internet cafe in Khartoum, Sudan., Credit: Associated Press
Analysis and exploration of current issues surrounding the conflict in Darfur.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we hear from a Sudanese musician living in Dubai, whose R&B hits have attracted listeners from across the Middle Eas...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 07:41
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Syrian vocalist working at the intersection of Arab, Jazz and Improvised Music.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 17:54
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Alex Meixner: Acclaimed accordionist playing jazz, Bulgarian dance music, Cleveland-style polkas and more.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 19:49