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Carlos Henriquez has music about the experience of Puerto Rican migration to New York City on his new album "A Nuyorican Tale."

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
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New music from three Cuban pianists now living in other countries: Alfredo Rodríguez, Harold López-Nussa, and Hilario Durán.

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Minneapolis-based recording artist Tufawon, Credit: Tufawon
Recording artist, singer/songwriter and producer Tufawon has gained notoriety In Minnesota and internationally for his powerful songs of protest an...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 05:05
Caption: DJ Queen Duin, Credit: Vanessa Hernandez
Vanessa Duina Hernandez known locally as DJ Queen Duin is a music curator and radio host who hosts residencies at the Saloon in downtown Minneapoli...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 05:55
Caption: Evelyn Glennie, Credit: James Callaghan/Courtesy of the Artist
La multipercusionista escocesa Evelyn Glennie ha estado completamente sorda desde los 12 años. Compartió con CPR Classical cómo una persona sorda p...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:07
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Singer Yesenia Mejia of Artisanas Mexicanas

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Reynaliz playing her bike at home. , Credit: Elizabeth Estrada
Classically trained percussionist Reynaliz Herrera used to use her bike to get around Boston. Now, she uses it to make music.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:10
Caption: Danilo Perez, Credit: (c) Reese Erlich
Pianist Danilo Perez combines composition and improvisation in his Latin and straight ahead performances.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 07:08
Caption: Chico Freeman
Jazz saxophonist Chico Freeman talks about his famous father, Von Freeman, and about his experiences living in Europe. Freeman has now returned to ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
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Tuning an accordion isn't just a matter of intonation. The sculpting of the reeds makes all the difference between those classic sounds, from Texas...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 07:22
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Berkeley-based singer songwriter Diana Gameros comes from Ciudad Juárez -- a Mexican border town ripped apart by violent drug cartels. Gameros hasn...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 03:44
Caption: Ivan Galvez of Picoso, Credit: Joshua McNichols / Day Job
Ivan Gálvez plays timbales with the Seattle band Picoso. He also scans my brainwaves with an electroencephalogram machine at the hospital where he ...

Bought by KZYX, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 11, 2014
  • Length: 11:16
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Nachito Herrera at the piano, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Saint Paul, MN-based International artist Nachito Herrera tackles the solo piano repertoire of Cuban piano player and composer Ernesto Lecuona. The...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Child with tambor
Ben Weisz discovers the vibrant street tradition of Candombe drumming, and explores its origins among Montevideo's Afro-Uruguayan community.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 08:28
Caption: la Familia Torres-Pena, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
The group, la Familia Torres-Pena has been prominent in Twin Cities Mexican music for decades. The couple's two children figure in this group. In t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Choro is a music of the people that can be found in Brazil’s bars and at barbecues. Band members of Regional de NY, a choro band from Brazil, the...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:05
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East Alabama Art's Kyle Gassiott interviews Juan Malizia and dancer from the Argentinian based troupe Tango Fire who will perform at the Opelika Ce...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2011
  • Length: 14:15
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San Antonio is home to underground music mecca--an understated cinderblock shrine on the banks of the San Antonio river--Taco Land.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 08:24
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Claudio Roditi
Trumpeter Claudio Roditi fuses the smooth rhythms of his native Brazil with the New York jazz tradition.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Eliades Ochoa in Havana, Credit: (c) 2008 Reese Erlich
An intimate profile of the cowboy hat wearing singer and guitarist who starred in the original Buena Vista Social Club CD.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: 06:31
Caption: Anderson and Tereso Bautista
A portrait of two musicians in the Bautista Family and the town they live in--San Juan Mixtepec, Oaxaca

  • Added: Dec 01, 2008
  • Length: 10:45
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Walking in San Telmo and the Defensa Market

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2008
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Profile of 2008 SXSW Artist: Girl in a Coma

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:18
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Cyro Baptista in his percussion garage ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, and KGLT


  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 4
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What does an American Jazz musician do in Guatemala?

  • Added: May 30, 2007
  • Length: 06:53