PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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In the 1950s and 60s, as the Cold War & the civil-rights movement heated up, the U.S. State Department sent jazz musicians on goodwill tours around...
- Added: Apr 08, 2022
- Length: 58:59
It was a year of raised hopes and devastating tragedy, and the world of jazz continued to reflect both the growing unease and the youthful vitality...
- Added: Jan 02, 2022
- Length: 59:01
Iraqi-American musician and composer Rahim AlHaj has traveled a musical and life journey that few could imagine. A virtuoso of the Oud (the grandfa...
Bought by KMXT, RadioFreePalmer, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Sep 16, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...
- Added: Dec 18, 2013
- Length: 16:54
UB40 went on to become one of the world's biggest reggae acts - but their debut album "Signing Off" still stands as one of their most influential r...
- Added: Dec 02, 2011
- Length: 49:05
Musicians routinely sing about love--love in bloom and love gone bad. But there's another songwriting tradition as well--the political or protest ...
Bought by WORLDcompass.org, WFHB, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Oct 27, 2008
- Length: 58:31
- Purchases: 3
