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Remember, Celebrate, and Sing: Geoffrey Lamar Wilson
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Laamar at First Ave's Best New Bands show in 2024, Credit: James Napoli
In the wake of the police killing of Philando Castile, North Minneapolis native Geoffrey Lamar Wilson turned to music as an act of protest and reme...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 05:39
StoryCorps: Kelly Jeanne Grant and Janet Saia
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: From left to right, Kelly Jeanne Grant, Jennifer Arnold, and Janet Saia in New York in 2016. Courtesy of Janet Saia.
Kelly Jeanne Grant and Janet Saia remember their friend, Jennifer Arnold, the costume dresser for Broadway’s longest running show, Phantom of the O...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2021
  • Length: 02:41
'Dark Sky Memories' from Grand Portage
From: WTIP
Series: Arts and Culture
Caption: Northern Lights in Cook County, Credit: Travis Novitsky
Shelley McIntire is a longtime resident of Cook County and a member of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. She describes herself as ...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 09:56
Rhonda Laurie, Minneapolis Jazz Singer Specializes in Emotional Connections
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Rhonda Laurie, Credit: Daniel J Moore
Minneapolis Jazz singer Rhonda Laurie is all about emotion. And she’s singing at Vieux Carre in Saint Paul on Wednesday Aug 30 from 8 till 11. In a...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Veteran Jazz Pianist Laura Caviani Reinvents Herself and Performs New Work at Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The world knows Laura Caviani as a jazz pianist. She’s recorded 7 CDs including some original work, leads bands, and tours as members of the bands ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Maud Hixson Presents Songs that Grabs Audiences and Do Not Let Go
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Maud Hixson, Credit: Olivia Wilcox
Maud Hixson. You’ll catch her singing in front of big and small bands. But the common thread in all her performances is that she really cares about...

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 08:04
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 20, Episode 97
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 20
Caption: By Courtesy of Pierre Meige, Credit: Arno Bouvier
We bring a selection of French Language Popular Music spanning the period from 1950 to 2016 to English speaking audiences. No French language skil...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 29:33
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 18, Episode 88
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 18
Caption: Courtesy of Anis, Credit: Dimitri Coste
We introduce French Chanson to English speakers. The legendary artists from yesterday and the songs that are listened to in Paris, Brussels and Mo...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2015
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 1
Wonderful Tonight - A Song Story
From: Will Heron
Series: Song Stories
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Here's a Song Story guaranteed to make you smile, if not tear up.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 03:41
Bonjour Chanson Series 18, Episode 87
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 18
Caption: Courtesy of Marie Cherrier, Credit: Marc Lubrano
We bring French Language Popular Music to English speakers. No French language skills are required to enjoy the show. Placing very different song...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 27:52
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 18, Episode 86
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 18
Caption: Courtesy of Pomme, Credit: Lucie Sassiat
The best of French Language Popular Music brought to English speakers. Get acquainted with a young woman, only 19, who writes her own songs and in...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
TSR15-18 Pert Near Sandstone
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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Pickers and neighbors from the South, Minnesota that is, Pert Near Sandstone.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMSU, WRNC-LP, KALH, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
An Autistic Teen's Guide To Impersonating Michael Jackson
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014
Caption: Impersonating Michael Jackson made it easier for Lorenzo Manuel to deal with the social pressures of middle school., Credit: Courtesy of Lorenzo Manuel
Lorenzo Manuel started impersonating Michael Jackson after the singer’s death. At the time he found impersonating Michael helped him to cope with t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 78
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: La Ruelle en Chantier, Credit: Courtesy of La Ruelle en Chantier
We introduce a selection of six very different Francophone artists with one of their songs in English. No need to understand French to enjoy the ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 1
Jeremy and Nicole Olivier, With Love from South Africa
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Frank Lenselink and Jeremy, Credit: Anton F.
Jeremy Olivier, a musician from the Southern African region and his songwriter wife Nicole introduce us to the inspiring and touching story behind ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2014
  • Length: 17:31
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 77
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: Yepa, courtesy of Antipodes Music, Credit: Nagi Fero &Marguerite Bruchet
A cool new French music duo Yépa, and a well-established artist, William Sheller are introduced in English together with other very talented singer...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
When She Leaves You: A Musical Interlude
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Heartbreak Stories: The Other Side of Valentines Day
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Heartbreak is a universal disease with no cure. Three men share the musical prescriptions that got them over the one who got away.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
Love the French Way 12 - Know that I
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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"I love you", three short words, full of sweetness, but there are undercurrents and a darker side, as Jean-Jacques Goldman tells us in his song "Kn...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 04:56
Love the French Way 11 - To Dare
From: Charles Spira
Series: Love the French Way
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We have crossed swords, we have suffered sleepless nights. Do we dare reach out to each other with open arms?

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:02
George Harrison: An Appreciation (2 x 59:00 or Stand Alone Hour)
From: Paul Ingles
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Here's a program that features George Harrison's best-loved music, some hidden gems, and thoughtful reflections from Harrison fans that help defin...

Bought by KZYX, KGLT, Prairie Public, North State Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
The poet Sonia Sanchez
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Sonia Sanchez broke literary ground during the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s.

Bought by KENW, KISA Digital Studios, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
Bonjour Chanson Series 8, Episode 37.
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 8
Caption: Belle Ile, Port Coton
We continue our exploration of French Language Popular Music in a program specially created for English speaking Audiences. Six artists are introdu...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 25, 2010
  • Length: 26:50
  • Purchases: 1
Kevin Keller's Ambient Chamber Music
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Ambient chamber music composer Kevin Keller's In Absentia is a study in finely calibrated emotions dealing with the disappearance and likely death ...

  • Added: May 06, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
Bonjour Chanson Series 8, Episode 36
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 8
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We bring you a wonderful mix of French Language Songs from today and from the past. The melodies are beautiful and we tell you about the artists a...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson, Series 5, Episode 25
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 5
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Six Songs from French Popular Music are Presented to an English Speaking Audience.

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 27:24
  • Purchases: 1