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Culture Caravan (1/7/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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The Best of 2023 Pt. 2 episode feat. music by Tuareg guitarist Bombino, Peruvian producer & DJ Sofia Kourtesis, Senegalese kora player Maher Cissok...

Bought by KMXT, Raven Radio, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
NL 24-01: From Spirituals To Swing, 1/1/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A look at the historic 1938 Carnegie Hall concert and its 1939 follow up, featuring performances by Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and others.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
NL 23-53: Nica’s Tempo: More Hipsters, Flipsters, And On-The-Scenesters, 12/25/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Pannonica de Koenigswarter, aka Nica or “The Jazz Baroness,” was a friend to Thelonious Monk and other jazz artists and inspired a slew of musical ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
FOLK SALAD AIRING 12-10-2023
From: SCOTT Aycock
Series: Folk Salad- Certified Organic Music
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This airing of Folk Salad focuses on singerj/songwriters and has a strong acoustic/folk bent. Artists like Tom Rush, Stephen Stills, Tim Hardin, J...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
NL 23-52: Santa-O: A Very Hip Christmas, 12/18/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Swinging round the yule log with music from Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, violinist Eddie South, pianist Charles Brown, singer June Christy, and ot...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
Drummer Peter Kogan Performs with the Brian Grivna Quartet
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Peter K Grivna Quartet, Credit: assemblage by David Graf
Peter Kogan plays with his own group, but also enjoys sitting in with other groups that share musical directions. One such group is the Brian Grivn...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
THE 2023 MUSICIANS MEMORIAL SPECIAL (Optional Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Part 2 of music special producer Paul Ingles' thoughtful, heart-felt, year-end music mix program that allows us all to honor many of the music grea...

Bought by WORT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KSJE, KFSK, KRVS and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Brandon Victor Dixon--Alicia Keys' Dad in "Hell's Kitchen"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Brandon Victor Dixon, Credit: Dario Calmese
Actor, singer, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon talks about his long and storied career on Broadway.

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 7
NL 23-51: McCoy Tyner: The Blue Note Years, 12/11/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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After leaving John Coltrane’s group at the end of 1965, pianist McCoy Tyner made an ambitious run of albums for the Blue Note label in the late 196...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Holiday Rarities!
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On Afterglow’s annual winter holiday show, we’ll explore some less familiar holiday gems from classic singers, including “Santa Claus Got Stuck In ...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Culture Caravan (12/10/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music based in Algerian chaabi by Koum Tara, French group No Mad?, Highlife by Ghana's Santrofi + more!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Luke Leblanc’s CD is the Result of Planning Plus Innovation
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Luke LeBlanc by Sara Bel Kloetzke, Credit: Sara Bel Kloetzke
Creating a CD is a process that has a lot of moving parts. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Luke discussed how his CD Places came together, sta...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Luke Leblanc Presents New CD at Icehouse in Minneapolis Next Friday
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Luke LeBlanc by Sara Bel Kloetzke, Credit: Sara Bel Kloetzke
Songwriter Luke LeBlanc presents his new CD Places next Friday, December 15 at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Creating a CD requires coordinating a lot o...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Irene Taylor Brodsky discusses her own family’s journey through deafness and music.

Bought by WMPG, KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 6
NL 23-50: Fats Navarro: A Centennial Tribute, 12/4/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Trumper Fats Navarro was one of the leading lights of the emerging 1940s bebop movement before dying at the age of 26. We’ll hear some of the most ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
Culture Caravan (12/3/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Brazilian guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento, French Afrobeat outfit Akata Kolo Orchestra, a new collection of live Cal Tjader re...

Bought by Raven Radio and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Music Archive Showcase #160 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Musician/Author Warren Zanes on Bruce Springsteen's NEBRASKA Album
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Musician and Author Warren Zanes is Paul Ingles' guest for the hour to talk about his book DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE: The Making of Bruce Springsteen...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, North State Public Radio, KUPR low power FM, KSJE, and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Maud Hixson Wishes Everybody Happy Holidays in a Special Show
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Maud Hixson, Credit: Olivia Wilcox
Vocalist Maud Hixson has a deep knowledge of American song, including songs for the holidays. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, she first talked...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Two Peace Books by David LaMotte & J. Lawrence Graham
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: David LaMotte
On today's episode, correspondent Priyanka Shankar talks to songwriter, speaker and author David LaMotte, who wrote WORLD-CHANGING 101: CHALLENGING...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Brian Eno's Diary
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about ambient and pop music polymath Brian Eno's Diary, which was recently re-published in a special 25th anniversary ed...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Culture Caravan (11/26/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from the late Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, South African pianist Thandi Ntuli, the new collaboration by Ali Sethi & Nicolas Jaar + ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Peace Singer/Songwriter/Author/Speaker David LaMotte
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: David LaMotte
This time on PEACE TALKS RADIO, correspondent Priyanka Shankar talks to songwriter, speaker and author David LaMotte to hear his views on peace, wa...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
NL 23-49: Birth of the Cool, Birth of the School: Indiana and the Rise of Jazz Education, 11/27/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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An exploration of Indiana jazz artists in the 1950s cool and West Coast jazz scene, and a look at the pioneering role of David Baker and Jamey Aebe...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
NL 23-48: A National Road of Song: Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, the Ink Spots, and the Four Freshmen, 11/20/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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How two Indiana songwriters and two singing groups influenced the direction of American popular music.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
Pavel Jany’s CD Release in Minneapolis on November 25 Displays a Many-Facet Jazz Guitarist
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Pavel Jany, Credit: Andrea Canter
In Minnesota, guitarist Pavel Jany is best known for leading Ticket to Brasil, which performs Brazilian jazz. But since his early days in the Czech...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 08:01

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