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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Manuel Delgado, 3rd Generation Luthier
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Manuel Delgado, Credit: Delgado Guitars
Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado talks about continuing his family’s tradition of hand-crafting stringed instruments while working to ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KFCF FM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tejano Legend--Joe Hernandez
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Joe Hernandez, Credit: Mark Del Castillo
Meet "Little Joe" Hernández: Tejano Music Performer and 2023 National Heritage Fellow who never left his roots with a career spanning almost 70 yea...

Bought by WDCB, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 5
Artful Lives: Louie Pérez and Los Lobos telling the stories of East LA
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Louie Pérez of Los Lobos, Credit: Hypothetical
Songwriter and instrumentalist Louie Pérez takes us through the 50 year journey of the legendary band and 2021 National Heritage fellows Los Lobos.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMPG, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2023
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 3
Musician's Spotlight - Antonio Sanchez - 827
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Multiple Grammy Award winner, the composer of the soundtrack for the Oscar winning film "Birdman" and one of the most respected drummers in any gen...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 2
Musician's Spotlight - Pedro Giraudo - 821
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Grammy Award winning composer and bassist Pedro Giraudo visits with host John Floridis at the historic Finlen Hotel in Butte, Montana Where Pedro w...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
Meet Louie Pérez from Los Lobos
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Louie Pérez, Credit: Hypothetical
Louie Pérez the co-founder, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for 2021 National Heritage Fellow Award-winning band Los Lobos talks about keepin...

Bought by WMPG and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Filmmaker and folklorist Elena Martinez--on Latin Music in the Bronx
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Elena Martinez, Credit: Francisco Molina Reyes II
Folklorist, film producer, and co-artistic director of the Bronx Music Heritage Center Elena Martínez talks about the Latin music in the streets of...

Bought by KZUM, WMPG, RADIOLEX, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Musician's Spotlight - John Roberts Mspot Part One - 762
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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John Roberts, an incredibly talented trombone player, bandleader, pianist and singer grew up in a ranching community in the “big empty” of eastern ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 4
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates musician Artemio Posadas
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Artemio Posadas, Credit: Maria Virginia Prieto Solis
National Heritage Fellow Artemio Posadas has devoted his life to keeping the Mexican musical tradition of son huasteco vibrant. We learn about Pos...

Bought by WCPN and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 29, 2018
  • Length: 21:59
  • Purchases: 2
Charanga Tropical Brings Cuban Charanga to the Ice house in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Charanga Tropical, Credit: Walter Horishnyk
Charanga Tropical is led by Twin Cities sax and flute player, Doug Little. Doug began studying Cuban music in 2002, and founded Charanga Tropical i...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Charanga Tropical Brings Cuban Charanga to the Upper Midwest
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Charanga Tropical, Credit: Walter Horishnyk
Charanga Tropical is led by Twin Cities sax and flute player, Doug Little. Doug began studying Cuban music in 2002, and founded Charanga Tropical i...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra Plays a Twin Cities Listening Room
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra, Credit: Diego Ramallo
A few years ago, Jeff Senn and Mac Santiago, experienced Minnesota jazz players, noticed a lack of a Latin Jazz Orchestra locally. So they recruite...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Alex Lacamoire—orchestrator and music director
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Alex Lacamoire Hamilton rehearsal, Credit: Joan Marcus
Alex Lacamoire talks about bringing Hamilton and In the Heights to life on the stage.

Bought by WCPN, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 01, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Meet Dan Sheehy who has spent his life in folk and traditional arts.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dan Sheehy, Credit: Ashlee Duncan
He helped develop the Folk Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts and he's been head of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Now, Dan Shee...

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


  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
'Midnight In Mexico': The Alt.Latino Interview With Journalist Alfredo Corchado
From: NPR Music
Series: Alt.Latino
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Midnight In Mexico is Alfred Corchado’s reflections on his reporting from mexico for various US based newspapers, including a step by step retellin...

Bought by WART FM, WKAR, KMUN, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 4
Gloria Estefan: 90 Millas
From: Joyride Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New one-hour radio special dedicated to Cuba's musical diaspora, and its rich heritage that continues through its most prominent exiled artists.

Bought by KMUW, Harford Community Radio, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10