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All Mixed Up-American Dream
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Approaching America , Credit: 1905
From Antonín Dvorak's “New World Symphony” through Woody Guthrie’s This Land Is Your Land”, James Baldwin’s visions of a “Native Son” into the lat...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2019
  • Length: 59:25
GUEST: Haushka (Volker Bertelmann) + REMIX: Sergey Suokas + Claudia Rankine
From: Don Hill
Series: Cafe Acousmatic
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CAFÉ ACOUSMATIC: the finest blend of electroacoustic music, sound art, and 3D audio.

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: Mar 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Ep. 12)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Rahssan Roland Kirk
His unrivaled ability for playing many instruments at once made him one of the most unique jazz musicians of all time. But Rahsaan Roland Kirk's ba...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCPN, KHNS, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
John Coltrane (Ep. 10)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Sax titan John Coltrane
In this hour, it's the life and legend of John Coltrane—from his rural North Carolina roots to his place as one of jazz's most spiritual men and mu...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KZYX, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 34
Jazz and the Visual Arts (Ep. 9)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: "Out Chorus" by jazz painter Romare Bearden, 1979-1980.
You can't listen to a painting or see a song. But that doesn't mean there aren't really interesting places where the worlds of jazz and art overlap...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCPN, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Louis Armstrong (Ep. 4)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Satchmo in 1960.
In this hour, it's a look at the life and music of Louis Armstrong with the good people of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, located in Louis' form...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KMUN, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 40
Nina Simone (Ep. 2)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Nina Simone, the "High Priestess of Soul"
In this hour, it's the life and music of Nina Simone—from her roots as a gospel and classical musician to her place as one of jazz's fiercest voice...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, WCPN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 38
Charlie Parker (Ep. 19)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Charlie Parker, the king of bebop
In this hour, it's the legendary story of how a Kansas City kid who didn’t like to practice became the king of bebop.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Thelonious Monk (Ep. 24)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Jazz legend Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk was one of the most original voices to emerge from the world of mid-century jazz. But it took decades for the world to realize it.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCQS, KMUW and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 32
Alan Lomax (Ep. 18)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: American folklorist Alan Lomax
In this hour, it's the life and legacy of American folklorist Alan Lomax and how his calling to record the world changed the course of twentieth ce...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KHNS, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Episode 007: Unique Repeat
From: John Brice
Series: DJ Mongo Presents:
Caption: Phenomenal Guest DJ Sets!
My guest this week is Unique Repeat, from Berlin Germany.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
Episode 007
From: John Brice
Series: The EDM Hour
Caption: DANCE music you can LISTEN to!
Brand new Dub, Deep House, Dubstep, Electronica, Tech House, and Trance. Plus, Mongo Speaks.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
Episode 001
From: John Brice
Series: The EDM Hour
Caption: DANCE music you can LISTEN to!
We start things off with a fairly chill wade through the waters of Deep House and Tech House. Then we get really serious with some Techno, Progres...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 021 - Frank Ramos
From: John Brice
Series: The Mongoland Radio Show
Caption: DANCE music you can LISTEN to.
In this episode I feature a guest mix by Frank Ramos, who for over 27 years has hosted a show called, "Maximum Insight" on BBOX Radio out of Brookl...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:57:03
Silence
From: Conor Gillies
Series: Stylus
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Is there such a thing as true silence?

Bought by KALW, WZEN.org, WRIR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., HowSound and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
In Global Culture Space - Rana Dasgupta & Hung-Kuan Chen
From: Open Source
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We're with two artists--musical and literary--working that busy space high above the old boundaries of East and West. Rana Dasgupta is the English-...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
Fiddle-icious
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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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
6. Jesy Fortino, indie songstress and burrito maker
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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Day Job is a look at how (Seattle) musicians pay the rent.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
1. Colin Wolberg, rock star and... panel manufacturer?
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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How (Seattle) Musicians Pay the Rent

  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 03:03