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SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN -- Malik Bendjelloul and Rodriguez Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Rodriguez, Malik Bendjelloul, San Francisco, CA 7/10/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul and singer/songwriter/activist Rodriguez talk success, spirituality, and being a solid 70 (years old).

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 18:17
Local group Los Cenzontles proudly says, "Yo soy Mexico Americano"
From: KALW
Caption: Los Cenzontles, Credit: http://www.themockingbirds.info/
Los Cenzontles is a unique musical group. Based in San Pablo, it's a band that usually performs usually performs and writes rock, latin fusion musi...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 09:56
Tango Fire: Interview with dancer Juan Malicia and musician Howard Goldstein
From: Kyle Gassiott
Series: Guest Hosted interviews for Troy Public Radio's Community Focus
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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
Mockingbirds Music School
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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In Mexico, folk music does more than just entertain. It’s a kind of oral history – a way to preserve and pass on stories about life and communitie...

Bought by KLCC, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 3
Review: Chicano Batman
From: Thomas Fawcett
Series: CornerCast
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Boom! Bap! Biff! The CornerCast cruises from Los Angeles to La Ciudad Gotham with the lo-fi, lowrider soul of Chicano Batman.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:39
Taco Land
From: Big Shed Audio
Series: Place + Memory
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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
Haitian Dancer
From: World Vision Report
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Sixteen hundred miles north of Haiti, on a busy street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, you can hear a tidal wave of drumbeats tumble out a third floor...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
Backpack Music
From: World Vision Report
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In Mexico City, pirated CDs are sold everywhere. Even on the subways. Vendors there have found an innovative way to sell to captive audiences. T...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Viejotecas
From: World Vision Report
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The city of Cali, Colombia is considered by many to be the world capital of salsa dancing. It’s usually seen in upscale nightspots around town. Bu...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 05:23
The Real Story of the Buena Vista Social Club
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: poster in Havana, Cuba, Credit: (c) 2008 Julia Adame
Most people think the Buena Vista musicians were impoverished and forgotten prior to the release of their CD. In this 54:00 documentary, Reese Erli...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Radio New Zealand, and KGLT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2009
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
Conrad Herwig
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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World class trombonist Conrad Herwig explains how he gets inspired to put a Latin rhythm under jazz classics.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Apr 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 1
Omar Sosa
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: Omar Sosa
Pianist Omar Sosa explores the roots of Cuban and African music. A visit to his home in Barcelona.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
Claudio Roditi
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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
Eliades Ochoa
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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
El Michoacano en la Mixteca (The Michoacano in the Mixteca)
From: Megan Martin
Series: Llegando de los Pueblos (Arriving from the Villages)
Caption: Dioniso Arriola
A migration story told and sung by Dionisio Arriola; recorded in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca

Bought by KDNA Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2008
  • Length: 14:08
  • Purchases: 1
Un Dueto (A Duet)
From: Megan Martin
Series: Llegando de los Pueblos (Arriving from the Villages)
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
Walking San Telmo
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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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
SXSW '08 Coverage - Girl in a Coma
From: KUT
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Profile of 2008 SXSW Artist: Girl in a Coma

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:18
A Day of Columbian Music in New York
From: WNYC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A Columbian Music Festival in New York

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:39
Cyro Baptista: in his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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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
The Jazz of Paco Gatsby
From: Ben Markus
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What does an American Jazz musician do in Guatemala?

  • Added: May 30, 2007
  • Length: 06:53
Next Generation Radio @ SXSW
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Re-birth of "Chicano" music

Bought by WMNF


  • Added: Mar 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
Making the Migrant's Journal
From: Tanya Ott
Caption: PRX default Piece image
sound-rich story of a musical collaboration to celebrate the ethnic diversity of Miami

  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 06:49
Teenaged Guitarists Tackle "El Gato Montes"
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Carlos and his quartet struggle with "El Gato Montes" in after school rehearsals.

Bought by The WFMT Radio Network, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, WEKU, and YouthCast


  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 4
La Plebe Tour Eastern Europe
From: Robynn Takayama
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San Francisco Latino band tour Eastern Europe

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KTUH


  • Added: Jul 13, 2006
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 2