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NL 23-25: On A Turquoise Cloud: Duke Ellington After The War, 1945-47, 6/12/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Ellington kept his orchestra together in a changing economic landscape, continuing to create memorable music and expanding his compositional horizons.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
NL 22-39: Trane '62: John Coltrane's Classic Quartet Begins, 9/19/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Recordings that saxophonist John Coltrane made with Duke Ellington, Eric Dolphy, and the rhythm section of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jo...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
Black, Brown and Beige - Duke Ellington’s Historic Jazz Symphony
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In 1943, Duke Ellington debuted a landmark 43-minute musical portrayal of the African-American experience at Carnegie Hall. We'll hear music from i...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KMUW, WVIA, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 20
Rhiannon Giddens celebrates a world of Black music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Rhiannon Giddens, Credit: Ebru Yildiz
In this 2021 interview, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and artistic director of Silkroad Rhiannon Giddens talks about the Black roots of ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, New England Public Media, WMPG, RADIOLEX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
675: Taking Pop Seriously / 676: African Cities Of The Future, 3/26/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Taking Pop Seriously" - Korean pop music has been breaking global charts and hearts, selling millions of records every year. Is is time ...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59
Jason Berry: Sleuth
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Jason Berry
Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Jason Berry joins Gwen with fascinating stories and characters populating New Orleans’ cultural and mu...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
Ep. 450: Kevin Young, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Clyde W. Ford, and Amythyst Kiah, 2/26/2021
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Amythyst Kiah
In celebration of Black History Month, this episode features poet Kevin Young, groundbreaking Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, writer and historian...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
"Black History Month Special" with Kevin Young, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Clyde W. Ford, and Amthyst Kiah
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire Specials
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In celebration of Black History Month, this special episode features poet Kevin Young, groundbreaking Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, writer and h...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
Rescuing the Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Cover of Economy Hall
Join us as author Fatima Shaik uncovers the hidden history of a free Black brotherhood that was almost lost forever.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 24:52
If It Sounds Good It Is Good - Monday Music Special featuring author Richard Manning Part Two
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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A Monday Music Special produced for Montana Public Radio featuring conversation with author Richard Manning. The interview focuses on his most rece...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 30:04
  • Purchases: 2
If It Sounds Good It Is Good - Monday Music Special featuring author Richard Manning Part One
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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A Monday Music Special produced for Montana Public Radio featuring conversation with author Richard Manning. The interview focuses on his most rece...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 2
001 Amde Hamilton - Watts Prophets
From: Tim Ayres
Series: Borderland Jukebox
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On this program we talk with Amde Hamilton of the Watts Prophets, who reads poems from his book Me Today, You Tomorrow, and recounts how out of the...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 58:29
Ellis Marsalis: Jazz Patriarch
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Ellis Marsalis, Credit: Snug Harbor
Ellis Marsalis joins Gwen Thompkins for a wide-ranging talk about his life in music - from modern jazz pianist, to jazz educator, to father of four...

  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 51:58
WorldCanvass: Simon Estes, A Life in Music
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Renowned opera star Simon Estes, recipient of the University of Iowa's 2019 International Impact Award, reflects on his life in music and his journ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:16:37
NL 19-01: Herbie Nichols’ Third World, 12/31/2018
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Herbie Nichols died in obscurity in 1963, but over the past two decades his luminous compositions have made him a celebrated figure in modern jazz....

  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
263: Hip Hop Future / 264: Traditional Knowledge, 4/14/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Hip Hop Future" - "Straight Outta Compton" turns 30 this year and hip hop has more influence than ever. What will it change next? HOUR...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:59
Blues America 126 - Billy Preston
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Despite his amazing legacy, Billy Preston is nearly forgotten in the mainstream and is not in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame. Author Steve Bergsman d...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 10
NL 17-32: It’s All in the Game: Louis Armstrong, 1947-57, 7/31/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A program about Louis Armstrong’s mid-career years, in which he led the small-group All-Stars, scored chart hits with pop ballads, and became a Col...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Folk Salad for airing 6-18-17
From: SCOTT Aycock
Series: Folk Salad- Certified Organic Music
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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
RDD: A Man And His Bass (part 2)
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley gets acquainted with one of Toledo's Jazz Icons, Clifford Murphy. Clifford is known for playing i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2017
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: A Man And His Bass (part 1)
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley gets acquainted with one of Toledo's Jazz Icons, Clifford Murphy. Clifford is known for playing i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Master Archie Shepp-- A Life in Music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Archie Shepp: I Hear the Sound, Credit: Created by WOZNIAK
Archie Shepp shares his musical biography—and his thoughts about the legacy of African-American music.

Bought by KMUW, WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Mar 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
Jazz and Civil Rights
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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How the personal and professional lives of musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane were tied to the struggle for racial e...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, KMUN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KPSQ-LP, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 17
The Gospel Roots of Rock and Roll
From: With Good Reason
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Sister Rosetta Tharp electrified 1930s audiences with her singing and guitar playing. "The Godmother of Rock and Roll" influenced the music of Elvi...

Bought by KZUM, WMUH, KTNA, WCSU-FM, WSKG and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 20