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Snub or Flub
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A tribute to Lata Mangeshkar from Amul Dairy
The “In Memoriam” segment of the 2022 Grammy awards failed to remember one very important icon, Lata Mangeshkar. While many fans of Indian music an...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ode to Lata
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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For Indians Lata Mangeskhar was like Edith Piaf to French or Barbara Streisand to Americans.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
A booster shot of vitamin ABBA
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A still from the official ABBA Voyage website, Credit: http://abbavoyage.com
In a bitterly polarized world bristling with fake news, cancel culture and troll armies, Abba reminds us that being likable is not somehow a mark o...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Lil Nas' Joy of Being
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Screen shot of Lil Ns X's Instagram account
All over the world we denigrate the importance of the “pursuit of happiness.” It can be seen as selfish and we lead circumscribed lives in order t...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Dispatch 289 - Manna Dey at 100
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Manna Dey’s birthday is May 1. He would have been 100 years old.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
Monsoon on Stage
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The ensemble cast of Monsoon Wedding, Credit: Photo courtesy Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Monsoon Wedding by Mira Nair was an unlikely hit in 2001. A movie set in India but not a British Raj nostalgia film. Nor a Passage to spiritual Ind...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Baluji Shrivastav has an Inner Vision
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Baluji Shrivastav, Credit: Sandip Roy
In India in the 1960s there were few options for a blind child. Blind people often begged in trains and railway platforms singing hymns. But Baluji...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
Just Shoot Me
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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It’s the great Western discovery of India all over again.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Tell 'Em I'm Gone - Part 1
From: Joyride Media
Series: Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Tell 'Em I'm Gone - Shorts
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First of four short segments featuring Yusuf/Cat Stevens with excerpts of new songs from Tell 'Em I'm Gone as featured on NPR First Listen.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPVL


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: Texas Punk Scene
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
Roy Orbison 75 Modules
From: Joyride Media
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Ten 75-second modules to celebrate Roy Orbison's would-be 75th birthday in 2011 (birthday is 4/23/1936).

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Producer Profile: Sean Hutchinson
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: For the Generations: Native Story and Performance
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with producer Sean Hutchinson about his work on the new documentary For the Generations: Native Story and Performance.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 12:58
Producer Profile: Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Mary Hager
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi about their work on the film For the Generations: Native Story and Perform...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 15:22
A Musician's Life: Steve Earle
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Steve Earle had a lot in common with his songwriting hero the late Townes Van Zandt. Both spent time in Houston, both played guitar and both had h...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Gene Autry
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the 5th week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texas singer who earned the first gold album in country music ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Blind Lemon Jefferson
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the fourth week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texan who performed in both churches and bordellos before b...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Milt Larkin
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of October: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recounts the story of a popular artist who stopped making records in order to prot...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: George Strait
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the fourth week of May: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells us about a musician who was turned down by numerous nightclubs and record compan...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Milton Brown
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman introduces us to the 'other' King of Western Swing.

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Charline Arthur
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the first week of September (8/31): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who was born in a railroad boxcar but went on to ...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: Chelo Silva
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the fourth week of August (8/24): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who began her career singing radio jingles before be...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Eddie Durham
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the third week of August (8/17): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who may have been the first jazz musician ever to rec...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: Olga Samaroff
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the first week of August (8/3): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a German Texan who became a world famous pianist and a pioneer...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Charlie Christian
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the last week of July (7/27): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who revolutionized the world of jazz before his death at...

Bought by KCSM, The Texan Radio Network, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
This Week In Texas Music History: Santiago Almeida
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the third week of July (7/20): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a musician who used an obscure folk instrument to help redefine...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1