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¡Fiesta! will visit once more the work of the most important Latin American living composer, Cuban Leo Brouwer. W will present his rarely heard con...
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This program features, as in a traditional symphonic concert, an exquisite and vibrant overture, a full-scale violin concerto, and a monumental sy...
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Outside his native Brazil, Edino Krieger is mostly known for his substantial work for the piano. But he was also a very imaginative orchestrator. ...
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In 1492, after being exiled from Spain, Sephardic communities blended their music traditions wherever they settled. Starting with a song in ancien...
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Esteban Salas, born in La Habana, Cuba, in 1725 and José Joaquim Emerico Lobo de Mesquita, born in Vila do Principe, Brasil, in 1746, were two of t...
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The great Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges has always had a particular fascination with composers from different parts of the world. In this case...
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Variations always have been one of the most effective tools in the hands of composers throughout history. Latin American composer practice this art...
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Starting in the mid-1980’s some composers, particularly in Latin America, started to break away from the constrains imposed by the avant-garde and ...
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It is well known that Villa-Lobos was an prolific composer. He is said to have composer over a thousand musical works. Scholars have a hard time na...
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Before Astor Piazzolla, the Tango music from Rio de la Plata enjoyed periodic moments of international popularity but always as dance music, mostly...
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Exploring the connections between visual art and musical creation in Latin American music.
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The vast treasure of colonial music coming from the archives of the cathedrals, from Brazil to California and from Perú to México City has become a...
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The tremendous popularity of “Concierto de Aranjuez” has made of Joaquín Rodrigo almost a “one piece composer” or a “composer for the guitar,” whic...
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Close your eyes and imagine you’re attending a concert at Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. A delightful overture by Ricardo Castro, Jorge F...
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The monumental book by Miguel de Cervantes, the first novel in European literature, has captured the imagination of composers from different period...
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Abel Carlevaro is known worldwide as one of the top masters of the guitar in the second part of the 20th century. However, few people outside Rio d...
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As one of the jewels of the Spanish empire, the island of Cuba developed strong cultural traditions. Havana and other towns boasted of a very rich ...
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This week, Elbio invites you to a Fiesta of the Guitar, celebrating a wide range of Latin-American guitar music. We explore the thriving crossover...
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Several thousand years ago the forebears of the present day Gypsy people left India. Their descendents have spread throughout the world and their c...
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From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: Summer Institute Edition
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: Summer Institute Edition
Listen to SONNY FALCON a.k.a “The Fajita King,” produced by the talented team of teachers at the STORIES FROM DEEP IN THE HEART’s SUMMER INSTITUTE.
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The Chicano movement changed California forever in the 1960s and 70s, and its legacy continues in the form of a Sacramento arts center for kids of ...
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- Length: 04:51
An exploration of Brazil's diverse culture, complex past, artistic traditions, and modern aspirations.
- Added: Oct 18, 2014
- Length: 26:28
At USA Recycling in East LA, a two-story yellow crane smashes cars, refrigerators and stoves into neat piles of wreckage all day. The mistress of t...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
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Saint Paul, MN-based International artist Nachito Herrera tackles the solo piano repertoire of Cuban piano player and composer Ernesto Lecuona. The...
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- Added: Feb 07, 2014
- Length: 05:00
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For its 3 million inhabitants, Uruguay really punches above its weight in footballing terms. How does it achieve such success in international socc...
- Added: Oct 08, 2013
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