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AMOS 19.065: Mpingo, the Music Tree, 4/1/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Mpingo, the Music Tree

  • Added: Mar 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
The Erhu (10 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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At one time, the erhu was the muse of Central Asian nomads; this small, two-stringed fiddle could be played on horseback (imagine folk modifying an...

Bought by KBYI


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
Chinese Ensembles (4.5 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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About 2,500 years ago, the body of a Chinese nobleman was placed in a tomb with items he cherished most: furnishings, bronze vessels, weapons and s...

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Suona (10 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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Yazhi Guo grew up during China’s Cultural Revolution when conservatories were closed and traditional Chinese music and musical instruments were all...

Bought by KBYI, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KHSU, Hawaii Public Radio, and KOWS


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Dizi (4.5 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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As a child, Jennifer Alexa Zhang spent around eight hours a day practicing the piano. As a teen, she added the Chinese bamboo flute to her regimen ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KHSU, Hawaii Public Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, and KOWS


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 5
The Dizi (10 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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As a child, Jennifer Alexa Zhang spent around eight hours a day practicing the piano. As a teen, she added the Chinese bamboo flute to her regimen ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KBYI, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KHSU, Hawaii Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Pipa (4.5 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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Wu Man lives in San Diego, but works in venues around the world. And she is doing it on an instrument that had once been in decline. When she enter...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KHSU, Hawaii Public Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, and KOWS


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 5
The Pipa (10 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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Wu Man lives in San Diego, but works in venues around the world. And she is doing it on an instrument that had once been in decline. When she enter...

Bought by WVTF, KBYI, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KHSU, Hawaii Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 6
The YangQin (4.5 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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Xiao Xiannian (Xiao is the last name) is a conservatory-trained virtuoso of the YangQin-a Chinese hammered dulcimer. Once a soloist with a prestigi...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KHSU, Hawaii Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 6
The YangQin (10 minute version)
From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom
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Xiao Xiannian (Xiao is the last name) is a conservatory-trained virtuoso of the YangQin-a Chinese hammered dulcimer. Once a soloist with a prestigi...

Bought by KBYI, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KHSU, Hawaii Public Radio, and KOWS


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 5
NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist Pharoah Sanders
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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"You can play notes, but if you don't put anything in the notes, that's what it is...just notes." - Pharoah Sanders.

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 11
Remembering Edith Piaf in Ménilmontant
From: Charles Spira
Caption: The Apartment at 5 rue Crespin du Gast
In this short audio document we'll visit a fascinating small museum which celebrates the legendary French singer Edith Piaf. We'll discover fascin...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: May 20, 2015
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Moments with JAMEY AEBERSOLD
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2014 NEA Jazz Master, Jamey Aebersold. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn abou...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 14
Liner Notes: Rudy Van Gelder
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder is a recording engineer who loved jazz and is most notably associated with the sound of Blue Note Records. He recorded many legenda...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 2
Hank Mobley
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Hank Mobley
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe illuminates the importance of those who will not settle for a glory in mediocrity, but who urge others to ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Charles Mingus
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus is considered one of the most creative and original voices in American jazz. Uniquely sensitive to the plight of the dispossessed, h...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 2
Native Sounds: Cherokee National Youth Choir
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
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Tobias Grant (Omaha), Production Assistant, talks with the Cherokee National Youth choir music director Mary Kay Hendersen (Cherokee) and Cherokee ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 14:12
  • Purchases: 1
Native Sounds: Kevin Locke
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Kevin Lcoke
Eric Martin, Interactive Media Specialist, interviews Native American Hoop Dancer and Flutist Kevin Locke.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 12:42
  • Purchases: 1
Native Sounds: Jennifer Stevens
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Jennifer Stevens
Tobias Grant (Omaha) interviews Native American composer and artist Jennifer Stevens (Oneida and Lakota.)

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 1
Native Sounds: Leanne Goose
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Leanne Goose
Tobias Grant (Omaha) interviews Native American musician Leanne Goose (Dene and Inuvialuit)

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 1
Native Sounds: Cody Blackbird
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
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Tobias Grant (Omaha) interviews Native American Flutist Cody Blackbird

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 3
Producer Profile: Cathleen O'Connell
From: Vision Maker Media
Caption: Cathleen O'Connell
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Cathleen O'Connell about her new documentary entitled Sousa on the Rez.

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 16:13
Native Sounds: Jerod Tate
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
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Production Assistant Tobias Grant (Omaha) speaks with Jerod Tate (Chickasaw) about winning an Emmy, composing his first classical piece and the Chi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 2
Native Sounds: Ras K'Dee
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Ras K'Dee
Production Assistant Tobias Grant (Omaha/Dakota/Dineh/Cherokee) talked with Ras K'Dee about his music, Snag Magazine and his other projects working...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 10:51
  • Purchases: 2
Native Sounds: Gabriel Ayala
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Gabriel Ayala
Production Assistant Tobias Grant (Omaha/Dakota/Dineh/Cherokee) talked with Gabriel about his experience as a classical guitarist, his music and hi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 11:38
  • Purchases: 2