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Musician's Spotlight - Brandee Younger - 815
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Grammy Award nominated harpist and composer Brandee Younger joins host John Floridis by phone from Harlem to discuss her most recent recording "Unr...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:16
  • Purchases: 2
Leaveil Degree of The Whispers: Describe Those Things Very Tastefully
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Leaveil Degree, Credit: Shefik
Romance - 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...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: 01:30
Episode 34: Lost and Found
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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On today’s episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by liste...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 45:28
Musician's Spotlight - Ranky Tanky Mspot Part One - 790
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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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
Musician's Spotlight - Bettye LaVette Mspot Part One - 760
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Three time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette is no mere singer. She is not a song writer, nor is she a "cover" artist. She is an interpreter of the hig...

Bought by WMUU-LP, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 5
Musician's Spotlight -Alicia Olatuja Mspot Part Two- 719
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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“A singer with a strong, lustrous tone and an amiably regal presence onstage.” So says the New York Times of the acclaimed vocalist, composer and a...

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


  • Added: Nov 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 4
Musician's Spotlight -Alicia Olatuja Mspot Part One- 718
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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“A singer with a strong, lustrous tone and an amiably regal presence onstage.” So says the New York Times of the acclaimed vocalist, composer and a...

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


  • Added: Nov 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 4
Listening to Ladies: Dolores White
From: Elisabeth Blair
Series: Listening to Ladies
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Composer Dolores White talks about some of her experiences of segregation, the importance of having access to a broad cultural education, and why e...

  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 30:20
Listening to Ladies: Pamela Z
From: Elisabeth Blair
Series: Listening to Ladies
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Composer Pamela Z lets us know what a phonolog was, how great the Museum of Jurassic Technology is (about which she co-wrote an opera), and how to ...

  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
Kansas City Jazz Poet Phyllis Becker
From: New Letters on the Air
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We continue Black History Month with Phyllis Becker. Coordinator of the Riverfront Reading Series in Kansas City, her own publications include the ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WVAS, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Inside the World of Deja Rene Carr
From: Paolo Rosen
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Deje Rene Carr has basically reached the status of local music legend in Pioneer Valley. The catch, she's still in high school.

  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 05:57
Irma Thomas: The Soul Queen of New Orleans
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
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More than six billion people live on the planet, and yet relatively few human voices are recognizable to the naked ear. Irma Thomas has one of tho...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Sam Miltich interviews Charmin Michelle
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Charmin Michelle
Renowned jazz musician Sam Miltich interviews Charmin Michelle about her music. Host Maddi Frick also brings us a feature on Bradfest 2012 in Two H...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 2
Lady T: Remembering Teena Marie (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Teena Marie
A discussion with the late TEENA MARIE (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010). She discusses her long career and her rich musical history. This interv...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 59:43
The First Ladies of Philadelphia The Three Degrees (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Three Degrees (Helen Scott - middle)
The history of the musical group, the THREE DEGREES with special guest and long time member Helen Scott. Parts A, B and C are separate hours and c...

Bought by WVAS, NPR Illinois, and WEFT


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 56:35
  • Purchases: 3