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Black Classical Masters series: Denyce Graves
From: David Person
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Four-part series that profiles opera star Denyce Graves, with interview excerpts

Bought by WNMU-FM and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 20:01
  • Purchases: 2
Black Classical Masters series: "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
From: David Person
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A series of four short programs that examine the song known as the Black national anthem.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WHFR, RadioFreePalmer, WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 19:53
  • Purchases: 7
Musical Tribute to Ray Barretto
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Ray Barretto, who died today, left an incredible musical legacy

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, KGOU, and KCUR


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
Compact Discoveries 95: The Sound of Trees
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Music inspired by nature's tallest living creatures.

Bought by KENW, Eclectic 89.1 WBCX, KUCO, KAMU, KWAX and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2006
  • Length: 57:40
  • Purchases: 21
Mavis Staples
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Gospel and Soul singer David Dye reports on Mavis Staples and her family's beginnings and artistic evolution.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Northwest Public Broadcasting, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 09, 2006
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 5
Border Radio: The Big Jukebox in the Sky
From: Texas Folklife
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An hour-long music special on the story of Border Radio. Toe tapping music from hillbilly, western swing, Mexican conjunto and contemporary, rhythm...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTIP, KEOS and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 14
Al Green
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Host David Dye reports on soulman Al Green, the musical legend who has learned to balance the spiritual and secular in his music and his life.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., 90.5 WSNC, KCUR and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 6
Linton Kwesi Johnson
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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England's Linton Kwesi Johnson is the inventor of dub poetry. He's also been making reggae music about the Black experience in Great Britain since...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
Shemekia Copland
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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David Dye reports on Shemekia Copland, a young blues singer who's been compared to Koko Taylor and Tina Turner

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 6
Richie Havens
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Folk artist Richie Havens is best known for his marathon performance at Woodstock. In this profile--hosted by David Dye--Richie Havens talks about...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WUMB, KEOS, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 4
Michael Franti
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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This profile of rapper Michael Franti offers insight into the evolution of an artist. Hosted by World Cafe's David Dye

Bought by KPIP-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUSP, Musicians' Radio, and KWCW


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 5
Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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"a rich tapestry of music, interviews and sound" - Phil Corriveau, Wisconsin Public Radio

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSUT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 67
Blues File: Robert Johnson's Grammy
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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a look at Robert Johnson's Lifetime Achievement award at the 2006 Grammys

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, and KUHB


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 5
Blues File: Burnside Exploration
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of Burnside Exploration's CD "The Record"

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2006
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 6
New Music Review: The Gourds' "Heavy Ornamentals"
From: KUT
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A review of the new album from Austin's eclectic hometown heroes.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
George Clinton Interview
From: Dan Kramer
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George Clinton Documentry

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KGOU, WNCU, WGBH Radio Boston, and KSFR


  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 5
Sounds Like Texas
From: KUT
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From the "Live Music Capitol of the World", a review of the best music out of Texas in the past year, and what to expect in 2006.

Bought by KERA, WBEZ, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
Blues File: Otis Rush live at Wise Fool's Pub
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of new Otis Rush live album, featuring a show thirty years ago at a Chicago blues landmark

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 6
Loch Lomond
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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British pianist Leslie Howard tells the story behind this familiar Scottish classic.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:37
67 Cecile Chaminade, Part 1
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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The beautiful, romantic music of an almost forgetten French woman composer.

Bought by WMNR, KENW, WMRT, KAMU, WQUB 90.3 FM and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2005
  • Length: 57:34
  • Purchases: 16
Blues File: review of "Bronx In Blue" by Dion
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of forthcoming blues CD by Dion

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2005
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 6
Blues File: The Blues Transformed
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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a look at challenging efforts to produce the blues form in new ways

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, KFOK-LPFM, WEFT and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2005
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 9
The Emergence of Bob Dylan (1 or 2 hour special)
From: Paul Ingles
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THE EMERGENCE OF BOB DYLAN traces the incomparable artist's rise to the world stage. First hour can stand alone.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, KVMR, WUTC, KSRQ, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2005
  • Length: 01:57:55
  • Purchases: 15
Blues File: Sidemen take center stage
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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Blues File: a look at Blues sidemen becoming band leaders

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 6
Blues File: The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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review of "The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album"

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC, KUHB and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2005
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 6

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