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An interview with renowned Asian pop singer and children's rights activist Agnes Chan
From: UNICEF
Caption: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Japan Agnes Chan visits a primary school in Somalia’s Statehouse Camp for displaced people, which was built by UNICEF with support from donor countries including Japan., Credit: UNICEF Japan/2010/Kaneko
Goodwill Ambassador for Japan Agnes Chan reflects on her travels on behalf of UNICEF

  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 04:40
Soldiers No More
From: World Vision Report
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In the Rio de Janeiro slum where Samuel Muniz de Araujo was raised, he was known as Samuca the thug. Now, he's known as Samuca the songwriter and ...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:38
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
A Shortcut To the North Pole
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Santa Claus Jr.
A Holiday Classic! Join Howdy, Mickey, John, Paul, George & Ringo on this "wild and crazy joyride" to Santa's workshop in the northern most reaches...

Bought by Prairie Public, KVSC, KRZA, KVSC, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 16
Acoustic Youth
From: With Good Reason
Series: Folklife FieldNotes
Caption: Adam Larkey
Many of the musicians who perform at fiddlers' conventions and music festivals throughout southern Appalachia are, in fact, young kids.

Bought by WMMT, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Cartoon Carnival Christmas Party
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: Fun PRX Xmas special!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
An hour special of rare and classic Christmas themed cartoon audio and music, plus 12 modules, produced and hosted by Joe Bev, with Stan Freberg, D...

Bought by Raven Radio, Prairie Public, WEZU, KREV-LP, KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 01:05:19
  • Purchases: 6
Perfect Pitch, Autism, Savants, and the Music Connection
From: Larry Carlson
Series: Music is Therapy
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Perfect Pitch, Autism, and Savants. Is there a music connection? Therapist Susan Rancer, RMT shares her experiences.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
More Legends
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
In this program we explore legends kept alive by historic recordings and the performers’ unmatched contributions to the musical world.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 28, 2009
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
Legends
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
This week we study great legends of the past—legendary performers, legendary recordings.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
Shell Shocked Traumas
From: Larry Carlson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Shell shocked from the Balkan war, Music Therapist Brian Harris works with children by using music to help transcend the psychological pain associa...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 27:03
Change of Clothes
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
In today’s program we study musical works that have received a "Change of Clothes."

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:38
  • Purchases: 1
Favorite Chopin
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Every dedicated listener surely has favorite Chopin performances.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 26:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Recorder Adventure
From: andy boyd
Series: I Am Not a Metaphor
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Andy learns how to play the recorder.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2009
  • Length: 05:46
Every Move You Make
From: With Good Reason
Caption: The Four Rings, Credit: Limsonline.org
Each day most of us wave to a friend or gesture in a meeting with colleagues. Dance professor Karen Studd sees patterns and language in all of the...

Bought by WFIU and CKMO


  • Added: Jun 01, 2009
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Macklin Levine
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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She's only 12, but Macklin Levine is already old enough to appreciate—and believe in—The Beatles.

Bought by WEZU, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 8
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 4 - Black Composers of Classical Music
From: Robin Gehl
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A look at other Black composers and their music - Fourth of four programs for February 2009

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 3 - Paul Lawrence Dunbar's Poetry
From: Robin Gehl
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The poetry of Paul Lawrence Dunbar appears in Still's Afro-American Symphony - Third of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 2 - The Afro American Symphony
From: Robin Gehl
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A walk through The Afro American Symphony - Second of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids William Grant Still Program 1 - About Wiliam Grant Still
From: Robin Gehl
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The Life and Music of William Grant Still - First of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Award
From: Marie Lovejoy
Series: WWOZ's Street Talk
Caption: Kelvin Harrison at Work, Credit: Tricia Steel
New Orleans Teacher Receives Coveted Award

  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: 06:00
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 5 - Marches Not Written for Bands and Parades
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
Not all marches are written for parades - Fifth of five programs for January 2009

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids Program 4 - Music for Piano Four Hands
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
Music written for piano four hands - Fourth of five programs for January 2009

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 3 - Schubert's Songs, or Take Me to Your Lieder
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
A look at the lieder (or songs) written by Schubert - Third of five programs for January 2009.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 2 - About Franz Schubert
From: Robin Gehl
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The life and music of Franz Schubert - Second of five programs for January 2009.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 1 - Firsts for the New Year
From: Robin Gehl
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Musical firsts for the first week of a new year - First of five programs for January 2009.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 06:29

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