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Ebony Classics - Classical Music In Color
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
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"Ebony Classics - Classical Music In Color" features the music of people of color in the Classical music industry.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:50
  • Purchases: 1
Sound of 13 22-10
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"Classical Activism" - Stories and music that shine a light on the work of Nina Simone, Paul Robeson, and Robert Shaw.

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WKAR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 13
Sound of 13 22-09
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"The Motherland" - A celebration of music that highlights the sights and sounds of Africa, featuring a performance by the Buskaid Soweto String Ens...

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WKAR and more


  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 14
Sound of 13 22-08
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"Black Futurism and Imagination" - A collection of 21st century works by Ozie Cargile, Jessie Montgomery, and more.

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WKAR, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 13
Sound of 13 22-07
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"Building America" - Music and stories that center the impact of Black diversity in early America, including Gottschalk's Symphony No. 1 and the vi...

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WKAR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 13
Sound of 13 22-06
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"The Movies" - A look at Black achievement in film and film music featuring works by Quincy Jones, Michael Abels, and Terrence Blanchard.

Bought by KUAT, WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 15
Sound of 13 22-05
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"Women of the Movement" - A celebration of Black women in western classical music, featuring the newly-recorded "Montgomery Variations" by Margaret...

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WKAR and more


  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 14
Sound of 13 22-04
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"Engaging the Canon" - Traditional works from western Europe as performed by Stewart Goodyear, the Kanneh Mason family, and more.

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WKAR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 13
Sound of 13 22-03
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"A Musical Founding Father" - The life and times of Duke Ellington, featuring his orchestral suite, "Three Black Kings" and other works that blend ...

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 14
Sound of 13 22-02
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"Take Me to Church" - An acknowledgement of the unique role of the Black church over the course of the 20th century and beyond with performances by...

Bought by WILL, New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM, Vermont Public, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Sound of 13 22 Season Promo
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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The Sound of 13 Season 2 Promo

Bought by Vermont Public, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Louisville Public Media, WGTE Public Media, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 7
Sound of 13 22-01
From: KVNO
Series: The Sound of 13
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"Negro Melodies" - A revisit to post-reconstruction era America and the hopes cultivated during this time through music by Dvorak, Burleigh, and more.

Bought by WILL, KCUR, New Hampshire Public Radio, Vermont Public, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 14
Festival 42
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: Living American Composers: New Music from Bowling Green
Caption: Composer inti figgis-vizueta, Credit: Ella Joklik 2020
We hear performances from the 42nd annual New Music Festival at Bowling Green State University, including works by Viet Cuong, Adam Har-Zvi, Hannah...

Bought by WRTI, WCQS, WCRI, KWAX, WRTI and more


  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Hour 12: Beyond Each Shining Sea
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
Caption: Host Al Jarreau and producer Jacquie Gales Webb, Credit: Jacquie Gales Webb
Jazz music is an indigenous American art form, but if you listen closely you will hear elements of Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Carribean...

Bought by KECG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, WFIU, WJCT and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 20
Hour 10: On the Road and In the Club
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz singers tell it like it really is. Today's singers and yesterday's tell of their experiences, joys, trials and tribulations performing this mo...

Bought by KECG, KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 9: It's Our World...Sometimes
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz singing has always benefited from the innovations and sensitivity of women...from trailblazers Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaugh...

Bought by KECG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WPVM 103.7, WFIU, WMUH and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 21
Marilyn Shrude at 75, Part Two
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: Living American Composers: New Music from Bowling Green
Caption: Marilyn Shrude and husband John Sampen, Credit: Marilyn Shrude
We hear the rest of a live concert with two of New York's most dynamic new music ensembles, in celebration of the 75th birthday of distinguished Am...

Bought by WRTI, WCQS, WCRI, KWAX, WRTI and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Hour 7: Scat, Bebop, Vocalese, and the Voice as an Instrument
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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With comments from Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mark Murphy, and Kurt Elling, this program will trace the evolution of the in...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WFIU, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 3: Straight Out of the Church
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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From early spirituals to gospel to blues to jazz, singing as an expression of deep emotion evolved, with the various strains blending into each oth...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, WFIU, WRTI, WMUH and more


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 22
Hour 2: Saturday Night Function
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Jazz was born amidst revelry and ribaldry. Jazz vocals have, from the beginning, dealt with the earthier side of life. Artists such as Dakota Stato...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, KSRQ, WFIU, WRTI and more


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 25
Hour 1: Steeped in the Blues
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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Over the years the blues has influenced countless jazz vocalists. In the program, Big Joe Turner, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, Billie Holiday, Etta Jon...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, KSRQ, RadioStPete Florida, WFIU and more


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 30
Marilyn Shrude at 75
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: Living American Composers: New Music from Bowling Green
Caption: Marilyn Shrude
We hear part of a live concert with two of New York's most dynamic new music ensembles, in celebration of the 75th birthday of distinguished Americ...

Bought by WRTI, WCRI, KWAX, WCQS, WRTI and more


  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Jazz Singers Generic 30 Second Promo
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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This is 30 second promo for "Jazz Singers," a thirteen-hour series hosted by award-winning singer Al Jarreau. "Jazz Singers" illuminates every styl...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, WFIU, RadioStPete Florida, WMUH and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 13
Gusty Speaks Again
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: Living American Composers: New Music from Bowling Green
Caption: Augusta Read Thomas, Credit: Anthony Barlich
Pulitzer finalist and Grammy winning composer Augusta Read Thomas (a.k.a. "Gusty") returns to share more personal stories and to introduce her music.

Bought by WCRI, WCQS, KWAX, WRTI, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #349 (Optional Hour #3 of "Care for the Planet Special")
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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A 10,000 GOOD SONGS SPECIAL that can be aired on Earth Day or any time. An hour full of musicians singing about caring for the planet. Songs includ...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1

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