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Caption: Phantom Cries album cover, Credit: Kashimana Ahua
As a grant-supported Cedar Commissions artist, Kashimana created a set of songs about becoming a mother. The songs are now on CD, called Phantom Cr...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
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We continue Black History Month with the Past American Voice of Al Young, the two-time American Book Award winner, who passed away in 2021 at age 8...

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: John Penny, Credit: Andrea Canter
Guitarist John Penny Is in touch with many jazz styles, and he uses many as sources for his new compositions. Also, when John performs, he offers i...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
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Vocalist and songwriter Sugaray Rayford joins host John Floridis to review his incendiary performance at the Montana Folk Festival in July, 2022 fr...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Leaveil Degree, Credit: Shefik
Time - Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The Wh...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2021
  • Length: 01:24
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Born in from the unique Gullah culture of the sea islands of South Carolina, Ranky Tanky bring a sumptuous blend of jazz, folk and gospel musical f...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Ohm Radio , WMUU-LP, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Quindon Tarver, Credit: Shefik
Birds - Quindon Tarver is an American singer. He is best known for his cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" for the 1996 film "William Shakespeare's ...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
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One of the most respected bass guitarists in popular music, Nathan East is also a producer and writer who has collaborated with an all-star caliber...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2019
  • Length: :45
Caption: Davu Seru, Credit: Andrea Canter
Davu Seru is a north Minneapolis composer who has been influenced by experiences in Chicago and Ghana, and it all comes out in his music. Davu lead...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Sarah M. Greer, Credit: Brena Greer
A decade ago, Sarah M Greer had just about enough with her job. So she quit, and enrolled in music school to study vocal performance. Now she is a ...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
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This show is part II of our Juneteenth Series focusing African-American music and venues in North Tulsa from the 40's through the 60's. We intervi...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
Caption: Nick Jordan, Credit: Moriah Ziman
Nick Jordan is a contemporary rhythm and blues and pop artist who has a handle on all phases of his act, including songwriting, singing, and dancin...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2017
  • Length: 07:06
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Right before she is about to perform at Chicago City Winery, Singer-Songwriter Macy Gray sits down with the host of The Dinner Party To Go podcast,...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 23:18
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Operatic tenor Everett McCorvey talks about how he was drawn into the music, how he helped build the opera program at University of Kentucky, and t...

Bought by WEKU


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 26:18
  • Purchases: 1
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"Well, growing up in Detroit I was exposed to a lot of different music, a lot of different cultures at a very young age without ever having to leav...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 6
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Audio documentary- A young white rapper out of North Side Minneapolis.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 05:08
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Ninety-four year-old Blues legend recalls his almost thirty years as a boxcar hobo and gambler.

Bought by XRAY.fm and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 18, 2009
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 2
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Life on Mississippi Porches

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Rap and poetry don't usually occupy the same space in most people's minds, but rapper R-Tist isn't "most people".

  • Added: Nov 15, 2006
  • Length: 11:10