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Chris Foreman at the Green Mill
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
Caption: Chris Foreman at the Hammond B3
Chris Foreman plays Sundays in Church. And every Friday night, he's at Chicago's legendary Green Mill — playing the funky Hammond B3 organ in a nig...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 04:21
The Singers showcase choral music with a modern twist
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Choral music often consists of centuries-old compositions. But one local group—the Singers Minnesota Choral Artists—has premiered more 70 new compo...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:03
The Spiritual Edge: Celebrating the commonalities at Oakland’s ‘Sushi’ Mosque
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
Caption: Musicians lead the congregation in Praise Singing at ICCNC, Credit: Hana Baba
Mosques here are generally identified by sect, you have, say, the Sunni Mosque, the Shia Mosque, the Sufi Mosque. But the Islamic Cultural Center o...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 07:52
Opening the voice with Silvia Nakkach
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
Caption: Musician and composer, Silvia Nakkach
Nakkach’s musical philosophies are influenced by both Western and Eastern traditions. She was born in Argentina and attended Mills College before m...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:31
The Gyuto Monks: No Ordinary Experience
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: A young apprentice tries his hand at making a mandala.
The Gyuto monks, followers of the Dalai Llama, live in cultural exile in India. They teach love, wisdom and kindness by performing programs of thei...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
Sacred Music from the Navel of the World
From: Zak Rosen
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A Palestinian violin master, an Israeli woman singing Bedouin songs, two Brothers from Tehran improvising age old Sufi music. These are just a few ...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
Sacred Harp: the punk rock of choral music
From: KALW
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Sacred harp singing is considered to be one of the oldest forms of American folk music. It dates back to the 1700s, to a choral style that develop...

Bought by PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 3
Ladino Hanukah Songs Shed Light on Endangered Language of Jews
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Ladino: The Endangered Language of the Spanish Jews
Caption: Rivka Amado performs Ladino songs at the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville, California., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
As the candles of Hanukah connect Jews around the world, holiday songs in Ladino shine a light on a language UNESCO rates as “severely endangered.”...

Bought by KSFR, KUPR low power FM, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WTIP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 7
A Musician's Life: Martin Sexton
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Musician Martin Sexton is a pretty happy guy. After years of struggling, he seems to have it all.

Bought by WGDR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Hare Krishna's in Berkeley
From: Sindya N. Bhanoo
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A piece about the Hare Krishnas in Berkeley

  • Added: Nov 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? THE GYUTO MONKS!
From: The Tibet Connection
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What happens when 14 Gyuto monks need a place to spend the night? The Tibet Connection's own Sarah Wilkinson and her family recently played host t...

Bought by KUNM and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 12:04
  • Purchases: 2
The Harmony Harmoneers - Gospel, A Capella Style
From: Philip Graitcer
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Their music is bare bones gospel.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: 07:27
The Free Monks
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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Jon Miller visits a nationalistic rock band comprised of Orthodox monks in Greece.

Bought by PRX Remix and KZUM


  • Added: Jul 07, 2006
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 2
An Old Song in a New Land: Differentia
From: AMRAP: Australia
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Jewish composers from Australia are celebrated in this festival of contemporary classical music.

  • Added: May 08, 2006
  • Length: 07:32
Hassidic (yes, Hassidic) Reggae
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Matisyahu is a Hassidic Jew, and the front man for his own reggae band.

Bought by KBBI Alaska, PRX, KZUM, KCUR, Audible and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2004
  • Length: 12:48
  • Purchases: 6
The Organ Builder
From: Aaron Henkin
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A a pipe organ builder discusses the theatre of a religious ceremony, and misses his days as a performing organist.

Bought by Audible


  • Added: Aug 25, 2004
  • Length: 12:23
  • Purchases: 1