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05 Lubliner Nign
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
At the Sabbath table on a Friday evening, the Khasidim of Eastern Europe sang tish nigunim, “table songs” praising God . . . seeking to get closer ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:16
04 Lustig Zayn
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
Sometimes, klezmer songs borrowed from popular folk melodies. “Lustig Zayn”, also known as “My Yofes” came from Polish peasants. But the more kle...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:24
03 Simkes Hanefesh
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
This is a more spiritual tune. In 18th Century Poland, the Jewish mystic philosophy of Khasidism was born. The Khasidim believed that singing song...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:53
02 Sofia's Song
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
In the audio drama “The Witches of Lublin,” Sofia is a teenaged girl in love – all that matters to her is that the object of her affection shares h...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
01 Shtayn Gart's
From: Sue Zizza
Series: Music from The Witches of Lublin
Caption: The Witches of Lublin
This lively dance is a bulgar. It is exactly the sort of music one would hear at one of the market fairs held in Easter Europe during the late 1700...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 09:55
Compact Discoveries 193: Still More Still
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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The third and final hour devoted to the symphonic music of William Grant Still, designed for broadcast during Black History Month (February), but c...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WMNR, KENW, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Be My Valentine!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
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This show is a VALENTINES DAY variety music special featuring romantic Jazz, R&B & Blues classics. This will be a wonderful addition to your spec...

Bought by KREV-LP and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: 50:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Messiah Phenomenon
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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The Messiah phenomenon and the reasons it has become Handel's most celebrated work and an iconic piece of classical music.

Bought by WVTF, 'The Sea', Radio Catskill, Delmarva Public Media, WMNR and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Handel and Royalty
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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During his time in London, Handel served two successive English monarchs, George I and George II. His operas and oratorios also caught the ear of o...

Bought by 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 6
Handel's Singers
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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Starting with Rinaldo in 1711, Handel would write operas for three decades. Revel in the astonishing variety of Handel's arias and duets with perfo...

Bought by WNMU-FM, 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Handel in Italy
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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Handel's most productive apprentice years were in Rome.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 6
Return to Camelot PT. 2
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
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As the Kennedy presidency begins, a veritable Who's Who of artists, writers, and composers visit the White House.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Return to Camelot, PT. 4
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
Caption: Marion Anderson sings at President Kennedy's memorial service
In the months following President Kennedy's assassination, musicians and composers the world over expressed their sorrow through music

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:58
The Cartoon Carnival Christmas Party
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: Fun PRX Xmas special!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
An hour special of rare and classic Christmas themed cartoon audio and music, plus 12 modules, produced and hosted by Joe Bev, with Stan Freberg, D...

Bought by Raven Radio, Prairie Public, WEZU, KREV-LP, KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 01:05:19
  • Purchases: 6
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 7
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 6
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 5
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 4
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 3
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 2
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING - EPISODE 1
From: Joyride Media
Series: JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING
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Joe Strummer spins his favorite tracks from around the world

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KHNS, KUPR low power FM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 34
Show 1: Dylan as Poet
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Dr. Bill King
Introduction to this series on Bob Dylan's Poetics with focus on "To Ramona"

Bought by WCNY, Prairie Public, RadioFreePalmer, KPIP-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 12
Show 11: Art/Artist/Audience in Dylan' Songs
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Bill King dusting his broom
Dylan's Relationship to His Art, to himself as Artist, and to his Audience

Bought by KPIP-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Sep 27, 2008
  • Length: 59:13
  • Purchases: 4
Show 12: Dylan and the Traditions
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
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Dylan & the Traditions: Literature, Popular Song, Folk Song

Bought by KPIP-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WETS


  • Added: Aug 13, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:13
  • Purchases: 5
There IS funk after JazzFest
From: Linda Seabright
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Radio show - KRCB 91.1fm

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 01:19:58

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