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Blue Dimensions K36: Johnathan Blake is "Homeward Bound," and Carlos Henriquez tells "The South Bronx Story."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Drummer Johnathan Blake's album "Homeward Bound" and bassist Carlos Henriquez's album "The South Bronx Story," Plus: solo piano performances from ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU, WOUB and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
StoryCorps: Nelva Williamson and Timothy Harris
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Nelva Williamson came to StoryCorps with her son Timothy J. Harris to reflect on a life in the classroom and her commitment to shedding light on hi...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 02:53
Green Book Global: The Black Traveler's TripAdvisor
From: World Footprints LLC
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Tune in to learn more about Green Book Global, how it started, how it works, what they do, and how you can contribute to this platform and make a b...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 34:20
Blue Dimensions K35: "My Father's Hands" — Cyrus Chestnut's Tribute To His Father
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"My Father's Hands" — a tribute from pianist Cyrus Chestnut to his late father. Newly reissued music from pianist Frank Kimbrough, and the latest f...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
StoryCorps Griot: Lisa Woolfork and Kendall King-Sellars
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Charlottesville resident, Lisa Woolfork, was in the crowd of counter-protesters at the “Unite the Right” rally in 2017. Five years later, she talke...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions K34: "Blues On Top" with Mike Clark, Leon Lee Dorsey, & Mike LeDonne
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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drummer Mike Clark and bassist Leon Lee Dorsey team up with pianist Mike LeDonne on a fine new album "Blues On Top"

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WRGY, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Reverend Patrica Gould-Champ: Living the Word, Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Rev. Pat helps unload food from the FeedMore van
Gurus and evangelists, swamis and proselytizers, new agers and mystics—they immediately arouse my suspicions and raise my hackles as I prepare for ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2022
  • Length: 27:49
Blue Dimensions K32: Shemekia Copeland "Done Come Too Far"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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powerful new songs from Shemekia Copeland, and pianist Ethan Iverson teams up with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jack DeJohnette, a superb tr...

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WOUB, KHNS and more


  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Rita Dove: Rara Avis
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Poet Rita Dove, Credit: Fred Viebahn
Pulitzer-prize winning poet Rita Dove.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2022
  • Length: 24:10
Blue Dimensions K31: Katalyst's Contribution To The Jazz Is Dead series, and some new blues, including a song from the late Shonka Dukureh
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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album #13 in the "Jazz Is Dead" series featuring Katalyst with series producers Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, plus new blues from Shemeki...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Vue Orleans: A Love Letter to New Orleans
From: World Footprints LLC
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See New Orleans like you've never seen her before atop a 34th floor observation deck and experience the richness of New Orleans history as cutting-...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2022
  • Length: 28:38
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 8
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two stories that revisit the past.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 50:30
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Dr. Thomas in his lab., Credit: Public Domain
Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris remember their mentor, Dr. Vivien Thomas, a surgical researcher who developed groundbreaking medical techniques.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2022
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dimensions K27: Four Artists Provide "A Composite Supreme"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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four different artists each play one part of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme."

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


  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions K26: Some Blues — recent blues songs from Kat Riggins, Vanesse Thomas, Larry McCray, & more
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Recent blues recordings from Kat Riggins, Vaneese Thomas, Larry McCray, and more

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


  • Added: Jun 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
StoryCorps Griot: Lana Cooper-Jones and Marla Cooper
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Lana Cooper-Jones and Marla Cooper at their StoryCorps interview in San Diego, CA on May 11, 2022., Credit: StoryCorps.
Lana Cooper-Jones and Marla Cooper sit down at StoryCorps to remember their dad and his commitment to celebrating Juneteenth.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions K24: Christian McBride "Live At the Village Vanguard"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Christian McBride "Live At the Village Vanguard" and music from the album "Relief" a project to raise funds for the Jazz Foundation of America's Mu...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Ebony Classics - Classical Music In Color
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
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"Ebony Classics - Classical Music In Color" features the music of people of color in the Classical music industry.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:50
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions K21: Everybody Say "Yeah!" The Music of George Freeman
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Everybody Say Yeah!" an album featuring guitarist George Freeman

Bought by WNMU-FM, KJZX-Austin, Prairie Public, WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Blue Dimensions K20: Cameron Graves: Live From The Seven Spheres, And Guitarists "Play Tribute" To Pat Martino
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new live album from Cameron Graves, where he re-invents his own earlier music, and guitarists "play tribute" to Pat Martino

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KRPS and more


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
StoryCorps Griot: Christina Rogers and Vester Acoff
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Latasha Harlins as an early teen., Credit: Christina Rogers.
Christina Rogers and Vester Acoff sat down to remember the death of their sister, Latasha Harlins, whose killing over 30 years ago was one of the c...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions K19: Soul Conversations with Ulysses Ownes Jr.
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Soul Conversations with the Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Dancing in the Streets: A History of the Second Line
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Dancing in the Streets book cover, Credit: The Historic New Orleans Collection
Put on your alligator shoes and Sunday best as we explore the history of the Second Line while we go dancing in the streets of New Orleans.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2022
  • Length: 28:55
Jazz Singers Generic 30 Second Promo
From: PRX
Series: Jazz Singers
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This is 30 second promo for "Jazz Singers," a thirteen-hour series hosted by award-winning singer Al Jarreau. "Jazz Singers" illuminates every styl...

Bought by KECG, WPVM 103.7, WFIU, RadioStPete Florida, WMUH and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 13
StoryCorps Griot: Rob Maiden and Daniel Jacob
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Daniel Jacob and Rob Maiden at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas, TX in 2014., Credit: Liyna Anwar for StoryCorps.
Rob Maiden tells his friend and fellow Mavs ManiAACs performer, Daniel Jacob, about what led him to join their hip--hop dance group of self--procla...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1

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