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Caption: Trisco Pearson of Force M.D.'s, Credit: Shefik
Acceptance - Force M.D.'s is a vocal group formed in 1981. Trisco Pearson later joined the group. They released a collection of R&B hits throughout...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:29
Caption: Sonny Turner, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Bill...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 01:19
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Tabah
On this episode of The Live Feed, we visit with an indie rock group from Minneapolis. This five piece band hit the scene in 2014 and recently perfo...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 33:24
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In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of the Houston Grand Opera's 1976 recording of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Th...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Even casual conversations have surprisingly musical qualities. Linguist Brett Hyde delves into the rhythms behind language and the principles that ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Vijay Iyer
"I kind of had a revelation once seeing him [Randy Weston] play live. It happened for me in a particular time in my life when I recently made the d...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 12:02
  • Purchases: 3
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Page Wilson was a singer and a song writer and host of the most popular music show in Richmond, Virginia. Called the Out of the Blue Radio Revue, i...

  • Added: May 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:33
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Ordinarily, if you want to perform with an orchestra you have to have years of musical experience and you have to go through a rigorous audition pr...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:42
  • Purchases: 3
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A piece from the heart, surveying the urban mental landscape through the eyes of a "Scab Artist"

Bought by BSR Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 05, 2007
  • Length: 18:07
  • Purchases: 2
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Life on Mississippi Porches

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Filmmakers Zach Niles and Banker White talk with P.O.V. about making their film "Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars"

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:29
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The musicians Union will organize a march on Aug. 26 to address many of the issues facing working musicians in New Orleans

  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 08:20
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Jazz drummer Nasar Abadey demonstrates his skills and shares his thoughts on the nature of rhythm

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KVMR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2006
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 2
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Electronic musicians from the Nortec Collective talk about how life on the border influenced their music. The piece has music weaved throughout.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 17:13
  • Purchases: 1
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Personal stories of being part of Australia’s Stolen Generation.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, XRAY.fm, KWIS 88.3 FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 15
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An innovative story about the rediscovery of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker in Brinkley, Arkansas that blends interviews and an original song by Sufja...

Bought by KALW, PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, KUT, Remix Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 11:57
  • Purchases: 10