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Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten: An Unlikely Folk Hero
From: Matthew Cochran
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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotton’s “Freight Train” was the unofficial anthem of the 1960’s folk music revival. Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, and Jerry Ga...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 12:12
  • Purchases: 1
B.B. King and Homecoming
From: Erin Scott
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This weekend, Indianola will celebrate a three days of blues after the passing of their famous resident. This is the next chapter for the museum th...

  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:31
The Spiritual Edge: Celebrating the commonalities at Oakland’s ‘Sushi’ Mosque
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
Caption: Musicians lead the congregation in Praise Singing at ICCNC, Credit: Hana Baba
Mosques here are generally identified by sect, you have, say, the Sunni Mosque, the Shia Mosque, the Sufi Mosque. But the Islamic Cultural Center o...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 07:52
How Jazz Changed
From: Richard Paul
Series: Celebrating Blue Note
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What is bee-bop and how did it get that way?

Bought by Prairie Public and Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 13:12
  • Purchases: 2
Finding Jazz
From: Richard Paul
Series: Celebrating Blue Note
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Finding Blue Note jazz in hip-hop

Bought by Prairie Public, PRX Remix, and Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 12:03
  • Purchases: 3
Birth of a Legend
From: Richard Paul
Series: Celebrating Blue Note
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The history of Blue Note Records

Bought by Prairie Public and Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 17:42
  • Purchases: 2
The Nile Project: An East African musical journey
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Nile Project musicians rehearse in Kampala, Uganda, Credit: Julie Caine
In a quiet park in Kampala, Uganda, 14 musicians from eight different East African countries sit under a tree.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:42
  • Purchases: 1
Hip Hop in Virginia (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
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The history of hip hop usually centers on major cities, but a new archive is highlighting the rich history of hip hop in Virginia. Allison Quantz h...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Black and Navy Blue
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Alton Adams, Credit: scanned by Mark Clague (Professor University of Michigan) from his private collection.
The African-American Pioneers of Navy Music

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 15:29
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 42
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Civil Rights Leader Bobby Seale, the band Adult Toys, and Orson’s Shadow in our ...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:20
Beyond Idol: Alameda County’s foster youth show their talent
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: 2013 Beyond Idol grand finale championship at Yoshi's in Oakland, Credit: Beyond Emancipation
It’s audition day for Beyond Idol. Contestants pace around a large waiting area at Laney College, practicing softly to themselves as they wait for ...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 08:36
The Taj Mahal Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
Celebrating 40 years of dancing the African diaspora
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Twelve dancers -- men and women all dressed in black rehearsal clothes -- move with fierce and graceful undulations through the space. They dance t...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 1
Rumba and the radio
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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If you happen to walk by the Radio Habana Social Club on Valencia Street on a Sunday afternoon, you might hear Rumba, the music of Cuba. Radio Haba...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
Middle Ground Pilot 1
From: Middle Ground
Series: Middle Ground
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The first pilot for Middle Ground, a show focusing on news, politics and culture from middle America

Bought by NPR Illinois and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Micah Tron
From: KALW
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Micah Tron is a rapper born and raised in San Francisco. She’s a queer woman of color, but the hurdles she has faced go even beyond her race, sexua...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Church of Coltrane
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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On Sunday morning, while the Fillmore District is brunching or sleeping in, I’m sweating to attend something I’ve never run for in my life: church....

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 13:25
  • Purchases: 1
I'll Take You There: Using Music To Revitalize Soulsville
From: Eleanor Boudreau
Caption: The home of bluesman Memphis Slim, a historic site next to the Stax Museum. A partnership with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra plans to turn this house into a place where musicians can practice and record.
It has been more than 50 years since a small recording company moved into the old Capitol Movie theater on East McLemore Avenue, and took the name ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 20, 2013
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 22
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
Caption: http://www.bobbyseale.com/, Credit: Bobby Seale
Art and Entertainment news that you want to know!!! Featuring Civil Rights leader Bobby Seale and Country Star Doug Briney.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
The Legendary Archie Shepp
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: Archie Shepp
A look at the career of the legendary saxophonist

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Fabled George Cables
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: George Cables
Veteran pianist George Cables still wows audiences.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Bob Marley - Marley
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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The official radio companion to the MARLEY documentary film in theatres and homes on April 20, 2012.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, WNMU-FM, KMUW and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Wynton Marsalis - Swinging into the 21st
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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Wynton Marsalis looks back on music from throughout his career, from the straight jazz to his more classical compositions.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Music Behind A Locked Door
From: Todd Cross
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center in Syracuse, New York works with troubled youth - yet it isn't a "lock em up, throw away the key" kind of place...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 1
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Part 3
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Credit: http://www.mazemuze.com/
Interview with ROAME, who is a founding member of MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly about the history of the group.

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Mar 21, 2010
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 1