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Billy Taylor - Mary and James Reese Europe
From: Richard Paul
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The man who brought jazz to Europe

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:40
Cajun music - BeauSoleil
From: Richard Paul
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And explanation and a demonstration of Cajun music

Bought by WEFT and KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 2
Choral Music - Tallahassee Boys Choir
From: Richard Paul
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Explanation of the tradition of choral singing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Bought by WTIP, WEFT, KXOT Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 4
Gospel Quartets - Blind Boys of Alabama
From: Richard Paul
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Clarence Fountain of the Blind Boys of Alabama talks about gospel singing

Bought by KPIP-LP, WEFT, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 3
Zydeco - Geno Delafose
From: Richard Paul
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And explanation and a demonstration of Zydeco music

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
New Orleans Brass Band
From: Richard Paul
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New Orleans Brass Band described

Bought by KUT and WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 2
Delta Blues - Super Chikan
From: Richard Paul
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James "Super Chikan" Johnson helps explain the Delta Blues

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Blues - Marcia Ball
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Gulf Coast Highway
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The evolution of the Texas Blues

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Troubador - Nanci Griffith
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Gulf Coast Highway
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Nanci Griffith and her music explain the Texas Troubador tradition

Bought by WEFT and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Blue Melody-A Shuffle Beat
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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The elements that make a Blues

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Spreading the Joy of Blues
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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How the Blues was spread

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
A Lasting Legacy
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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How the blues grew and changed

Bought by WABE and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
Got Them Blues: A History
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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Overview of how the Blues became the most important music to develop in Ameica in the 20th century

Bought by WETD and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
Blues, What You Mean To Me
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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Common themes in the Blues

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Compact Discoveries 39: Leftover Birds
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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More music for the birds. No -- music inspired by birds!

Bought by WXEL, KAMU, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, KUCO, KWAX and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2007
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 13
Compact Discoveries 121: Morricone's Memorable Melodies
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Fred Flaxman features works by the 2007 Academy Award Winner for life achievement.

Bought by Eclectic 89.1 WBCX, WMRT, KENW, KAMU, KUCO and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 18
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Brahms Juicy Meat)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Good News: you don't need an advanced degree, or have even played an instrument, to enjoy classical music. Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman passes o...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 23, 2006
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Compact Discoveries 25: A Symphony for Santa Claus
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Fred Flaxman presents the delightful "Santa Claus Symphony" by William Henry Fry.

Bought by WUAL, WMNR, KENW, KRPS, KENW and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 21
Compact Discoveries 22: Music for Hanukkah?
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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There's lots of music for Christmas, but what music goes with Hanukkah? Host Fred Flaxman has some answers.

Bought by WTIP, WUAL, KRPS, NPR Illinois, KENW and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 25
Compact Discoveries 11: Radio Revisited
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Host Fred Flaxman explores classical music used as themes of radio and TV programs.

Bought by WUAL, KENW, WMRT, KAMU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 17
Compact Discoveries 62: From the Classics to Carmen Cavallaro
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Pianist/band leader Carmen Cavallaro jazzes up the classics.

Bought by WMRT, KAMU, KUCO, WSKG, KUCO and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 14
The Tribal Beat 9/24/06
From: KSUT
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Half hour weekly Native News Magazine. This week's show features an in-studio performance by Robert Mirabal.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 29:01
2006 Austin City Limits Festival Lineup and Reaction
From: KUT
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The highly celebrated music festival releases this years lineup. (Applause?)

  • Added: May 18, 2006
  • Length: 04:49
New Music Review: The Gourds' "Heavy Ornamentals"
From: KUT
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A review of the new album from Austin's eclectic hometown heroes.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
67 Cecile Chaminade, Part 1
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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The beautiful, romantic music of an almost forgetten French woman composer.

Bought by WMNR, KENW, WMRT, KAMU, WQUB 90.3 FM and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2005
  • Length: 57:34
  • Purchases: 16