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Vocalist Omara Portuondo continues the finest tradition of Cuban ballads.
- Added: Nov 06, 2012
- Length: 05:22
Vocalist Patricia Barber manages to write about environmental destruction and losing a lover. How does she do it?
- Added: Nov 06, 2012
- Length: 04:50
- Added: Nov 06, 2012
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 1
Vocalist and pianist Eliane Elias talks about growing up in Brazil and her career in jazz.
- Added: Nov 05, 2012
- Length: 05:01
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
Hawaiian singer and guitar player, Bla Pahinui, is known for his own distinct voice and for carrying on the legacy of his father, Gabby Pahinui, on...
- Added: Apr 27, 2009
- Length: 09:20
- Purchases: 2
David Brown explains Brazilian music's love/hate relationship with the global stage.
- Added: Jun 19, 2008
- Length: 05:06
Kristin McHugh examines programs designed to reduce crime and poverty in some of the poorest neighborhoods of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Added: Jun 19, 2008
- Length: 07:37
- Added: Jun 19, 2008
- Length: 08:36
- Purchases: 1
Simon Marks travels to the headquarters of Embraer, one of Brazil's most successful businesses, to get a first-hand look at how Brazil's taking off...
Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and KUT
- Added: Jun 19, 2008
- Length: 08:36
- Purchases: 2
For centuries, the kava plant has played an important role in many Pacific Island cultures, where it's valued for its natural calming effects. In ...
- Added: Oct 02, 2007
- Length: 08:06
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
Why do humpback whales sing? Some researchers are trying to solve that mystery as they take you on a wild adventure in Hawaii. Experience some cl...
Bought by PRX Remix, Here and Now, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, The Nature Podcast, KRCC-FM and more
- Added: Mar 14, 2007
- Length: 09:49
- Purchases: 6
Nona Beamer dedicated her life to preserving Hawaiian culture. She was a gifted storyteller, hula dancer, songwriter and teacher. Since she died ...
Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Dec 03, 2006
- Length: 06:39
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Apr 07, 2006
- Length: 06:41
- Purchases: 1
Famed pipa virtuoso Wu Man in her own words and her music
- Added: Oct 03, 2003
- Length: 04:50
- Purchases: 7
