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Caption: Cuban artist Alexandre Arrechea, Credit: Ladyrene Perez
We celebrate the inaugural Cuban Art Awards at the 12th Havana Biennial.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 07:35
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We've really got that soul jazz thing down, from all places, the Netherlands and the group "Houdini's." We'll fall by Seattle's Jazz Alley for Fra...

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: May 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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In his recent book, Speaking Wiri Wiri, poet Dan Vera brings light and often laughter to the immigrant experience.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: May 05, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Dancers at Dance Mission Theater, Credit: Thomas Levy
Some people who take dance classes regularly have a saying: “Dance is my church.” Dancer Stella Adelman says just that about going to Afro-Cuban f...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:26
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Martha Villa (center) with friend and model Kristina Orlova (right) and burlesque performer Dixie DeLish at San Francisco’s 2013 Zombie Prom. Villa did her own makeup as well as Orlova’s., Credit: San Francisco Zombie Prom
From the outside, Martha Villa’s home blends in with the other modest buildings in her quiet Outer Richmond neighborhood. Inside, however, it’s a ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Producer Todd Barkan is a friend of Full Moon Hacksaw on Facebook. Alligator Records President/Founder Bruce Iglauer was submitted a hacksaw demo i...

Bought by WVBI-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 2
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An exploration of Brazil's diverse culture, complex past, artistic traditions, and modern aspirations.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2014
  • Length: 29:02
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The first segment welcomes back guest DJ John Mueller, bringing his taste in vocalists and US west coast jazz. Sounds then evolve thru Latino rhyt...

Bought by WVBI-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:56
  • Purchases: 2
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Fabulous funk in Fred Wesley and Jimmy McGriff, genius in soul with a sanctified Milt Jackson appearing each hour. Big bands meet myriad rhythms i...

Bought by WVBI-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Acid jazz meets samba sungue in Sao Paulo, blues confusion between Long Beach and Britain, but no mistaking Chet Baker. Mellow to blatant sax, cla...

Bought by WVBI-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Within these two power-packed Hacksaw hours hear a continuing tribute to the late blues guitarist Johnny Winter, jazz violinists, great lyrical alt...

Bought by WVBI-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 20, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:55
  • Purchases: 2
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Real boogie piano, a real jazz singer, Latino rhythms and the finest interpreters of great American song establish the proceedings of this week's o...

Bought by WYAP and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: John Gallegos, left, is interviewed by Antonio Martinez, right, with assistance from Marquell Hicks, center., Credit: Laura Marcus Green
N’MPower participant, Antonio Martinez, interviews Spanish Colonial artist John Gallegos, in a community engagement project between the Museum of I...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:34
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In Translation: Verónica Castillo expands a traditional Mexican art form, the Tree of Life, to express the need for social justice in the 21st cent...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2014
  • Length: 26:04
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Antonio Sanchez talks about the melody of jazz drumming and his new CD, New Life. [34:21]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 34:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Luis Rodriguez
Writer and Latino activist Luis J. Rodriguez was born in El Paso and grew up in East L.A. We went to talk Luis Rodriguez simply because he, and hi...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 11:03
  • Purchases: 1
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If you walk down Mission Street this weekend you’ll see family members holding pictures of loved ones in one hand and candles in another. You may s...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 13:35
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In the grape-growing region of California’s Anderson Valley, a group of Latina immigrants turn stories of hardship into beautiful quilts as part of...

Bought by KWMR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Billy Collins
Billy Collins talks about seeing poetry come to life through animation, as he works with film-maker Julian Grey. He reads, "Revision" from his late...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Ruben Martinez
Ruben Martinez discusses his latest book, "Desert America," as well as the desert at large. In this dense non-fiction work, the author fraternizes ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Luis Alberto Urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea discusses his latest book "Queen of America," and his alternating relationship to prose and poetry. He also talks about his expe...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 14:31
Caption: Angel Quinonez
Angel Quinonez first became interested in tattoos growing up next to a motorcycle club. He got his first tattoo when he was 17 and starting tattooi...

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 3
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LatinoAltROCK was created with the goal of sharing the music that is part of our cultural experience, with a wider audience.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KZYX, KUOW, KRSC, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 53:27
  • Purchases: 5
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, EDDIE PALMIERI. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Papo Colo, Credit: Courtesy Papo Colo and Exit Art
Cathy Byrd meets Puerto Rican-born artist Papo Colo, co-founder of Exit Art, to talk about the global significance of the NYC nonprofit contemporar...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 12:44