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Studio Z composer in Residence Davu Seru Performs with No Territory Band
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Davu Seru, Credit: Andrea Canter
Davu Seru is the current Studio Z composer in Residence. Among his goals is combining west African-based traditions such as drumming and the blues...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Morgan Neville talks about his Academy-Award-winning film Twenty Feet From Stardom
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Twenty Feet from Stardom
Meet some of the greatest back-up singers! It may be only Twenty Feet from Stardom but director Morgan Neville shows us just how long that walk can...

Bought by WTJU, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Happy Birthday Dr. King)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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This one hour musical program commemorates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the music is rare and this would a splendid program t...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KUCB, WORT, Spokane Public Radio, WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:02:29
  • Purchases: 27
Mayyadda Turns Life Experiences into Songs
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Mayyadda, Credit: Osaro Obanor
Only recently did Mayyadda make the decision to perform professionally. But she’s come a long way in a short time, playing prestigious clubs such a...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2016
  • Length: 07:50
PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW -- Princess Shaw Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Princess Shaw, San Francisco, CA 5/5/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Princess Shaw talks imagination, fighting through the storm, and the best day(s) of her life.

  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 16:02
Ginger Commodore Leads a Stevie Wonder Tribute Concert at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Ginger Commodore, Credit: Tom Wallace
Ginger Commodore loves singing, and loves the songs of Stevie Wonder. It'll be two evenings filled with superlatives Feb 12-13, 2016 when she leads...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
B.B. King and Homecoming
From: Erin Scott
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This weekend, Indianola will celebrate a three days of blues after the passing of their famous resident. This is the next chapter for the museum th...

  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:31
THIS AIN'T NO MOUSE MUSIC -- Chris Strachwitz, Chris Simon, & Maureen Gosling Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Chris Simon,Chris Strachwitz & Maureen Gosling, San Francisco, CA 9/3/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Chris Strachwitz, Chris Simon, & Maureen Gosling talk first recordings, Jim Crow, and why this music matters.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Sep 28, 2014
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 1
Tupac Shakur on Life and Death
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play" - Tupac Shakur in 1994. From an unheard interview recorded by Benjamin Svetkey, then a writer for...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KVNF, KJZZ, PRX Remix, and KALW


  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 5
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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In Duke Ellington's Eulogy to Billy Strayhorn he wrote, "His greatest virtue, I think, was his honesty--not only to others, but to himself." As we ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Selby Ave Jazz fest. Piece for Sept 8 - 13, 2013
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Lady J Griot, Credit: KFAI publicity shot
The Selby Avenue Jazz Fest: a local institution with great local acts and a national one, community activities, and a location for teaching about A...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Sarah Vaughan
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Sarah Vaughan
With her ability to banter with the audience and outspoken sense of humor Sarah Vaughn was best described as “sassy.” Her first big break came afte...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
Lena Horne
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Lena Horne
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe talks about the revolutionary life and work of Lena Horne.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
20 FEET FROM STARDOM -- Tata Vega, Merry Clayton & Morgan Neville Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Singers Merry Clayton, Tata Vega, and director Morgan Neville talk success, faith, and why Merry didn’t “let Ray” Charles.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 15:07
PN 233 - Doug Seroff - 'Ragged But Right'
From: Mark Hayes
Series: Passing Notes
Caption: Passing Notes
Doug Seroff, co-author of a book about some of the most popular songs of the ragtime era, talks about his part in writing the comprehensive study '...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
KUT's Views and Brews: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and The Art of Invisibility
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Rabbi Neil Blumofe joins KUT host Rebecca McInroy along with a live jazz sextet for an evening of discussion and live music to explore the unique r...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Apex Club
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Apex Club
The Apex Club was raided by federal agents and closed for selling alcohol during Prohibition in 1930. Just before that fateful day, New Orleans nat...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
KUT's Views and Brews: Thelonious Monk and The Art of Hesitation
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk is an original and unique voice in the shaping and the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano play...

Bought by KVMR and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 2
MARLEY -- Ziggy Marley Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Ziggy Marley, Half Moon Bay, CA 4/19/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ziggy Marley talks reggae, filmmaking, and overcoming fear.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 08:06
Deep River: The African-American Choral Spiritual
From: WFIU
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From the days of slavery 150 years ago, the African-American spiritual grew out of the earliest days of Black America. Over time, spirituals sprea...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and WJSU


  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Lady E: Two Times A Child
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Lady E. aka
Lady E tells me that some nights when she’s finished singing and returns to her apartment and is having trouble with the zipper on her dress, she’l...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 56:36
The Ashford & Simpson Story: (Celebrating the Life of Nicholas Ashford) Part #1
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Ashford & Simpson
The musical story of "ASHFORD & SIMPSON", today plus the celebration of the life of NICHOLAS ASHFORD (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011). ASHFORD & SIM...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WJAB, and WVAS


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 57:46
  • Purchases: 3
A Love Supreme
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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The making and influence of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme."

Bought by 90.5 WESA, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, WJAB, WMOT and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2010
  • Length: 01:58:20
  • Purchases: 17
VOICES4theSoul Show 731
From: Lori Holladay
Caption: Eric Bibb
AAA music show featuring songs expressing a more meaningful side of life. This hour features an intmate chat with Eric Bibb.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
Remembering Jazz Sax Master Frank Morgan (27:14 / 7:20)
From: Paul Ingles
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The late jazz sax master Frank Morgan tells his remarkable story in material recorded in 2006.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2007
  • Length: 34:38