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Does it Swing?
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Count Basie
There’s a question every good jazz musician can answer just by listening to a song: "Does it Swing?"

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 2
Uniqueness of Indian Music
From: Richard Paul
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Elements of Indian music that make it unique.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 13:38
  • Purchases: 1
Native Sounds: Derek Miller
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Derek Miller, Credit: Courtesy of Lee Hyeoma and Derek Miller Enterprises.
Alex Epperson speaks with Native blues musician Derek Miller.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 13:44
  • Purchases: 2
Native Sounds: Devin "Buddaz" Whirlwindsoldier
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Devin Whirlwindsoldier
Tobias Grant (Omaha) speaks with Native musician Devin Whirlwindsoldier.

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


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 3
Native Sounds: Louie Gonnie
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Louie Gonnie
Shirley Sneve speaks with Navajo singer Louie Gonnie.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSQM 91.5 FM, KWIS 88.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 6
Native Sounds: Gary Farmer
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Gary Farmer
Brendan McCauley speaks with Native American actor and musician Gary Farmer.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KRZA, KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSQM 91.5 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 11:12
  • Purchases: 6
Native Sounds: Joey Stylez
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Joey Stylez
Tobias Grant speaks with Native American Hip Hop musician Joey Stylez.

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


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 11:35
  • Purchases: 4
Dancing the Sicilian Tarantella
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru explores the rural Sicilian cure for spider bites. Put on your dancing shoes!

Bought by WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Malian Griot
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: Papa Susso
This week the Global Guru goes to Mali to learn the art of a griot, where storyteller, historian, political advisor, detective and genealogist are ...

Bought by WABE, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Impact of Ancient Greece
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Miles Davis
Where Ancient Greece appears in modern culture.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and Listenwise


  • Added: Dec 14, 2010
  • Length: 15:23
  • Purchases: 3
Shark Spot Sounds
From: Richard Paul
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The person who makes all the sounds in the commercials you hear

  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 14:28
Native Sounds: Bill Miller
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Bill Miller
Tobias Grant speaks with multiple Grammy Award winning musician Bill Miller.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSQM 91.5 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 13:50
  • Purchases: 5
Native Sounds: Robert Mirabal
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Robert Mirabal
Tobias Grant speaks with Grammy Award winning musician Robert Mirabal.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSQM 91.5 FM, KWIS 88.3 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Oct 19, 2010
  • Length: 12:58
  • Purchases: 5
Halftime
From: Richard Paul
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The history of the football halftime show

Bought by KPIK-LP, KVNF, and WXDU


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 14:05
  • Purchases: 3
Film & TV
From: Richard Paul
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The music that goes with sports highlights

  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 15:49
Fight Songs
From: Richard Paul
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The history of the football Fight Song

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 12:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Graham Parker
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Veteran songwriter Graham Parker joins Tracey Tanenbaum on this edition of "A Musician's Life". Early in his career, critics in his native Britain...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Sound of Colors
From: Ed Herrmann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What do colors sound like? Sound and light are both waves or vibrations, but light is vibrating much faster. The frequencies of the visible colors ...

Bought by KGOU, PRX to iTunes, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Producer Profile: Sean Hutchinson
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: For the Generations: Native Story and Performance
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with producer Sean Hutchinson about his work on the new documentary For the Generations: Native Story and Performance.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 12:58
Producer Profile: Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Mary Hager
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi about their work on the film For the Generations: Native Story and Perform...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 15:22
Native Sounds: Joy Harjo
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Joy Harjo
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with award winning musician, poet, author, and playwright Joy Harjo.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, WGDR, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 4
A Musician's Life: Wendell Holmes (of the Holmes Brothers)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The Holmes Brothers have been entertaining audiences with their uplifting blend of gospel, blues and R&B for three decades. Their latest album "Fe...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Shelby Lynne
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Shelby Lynne. In 2001 she won a Grammy for best new artist. At the time, Lynne...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Gordon Gano (of Violent Femmes fame)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The son of a minister, Gordon Gano hardly seemed like an obvious candidate to front the 1980's post-punk band, The Violent Femmes. But his smart ly...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: The Swell Season
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season. Most people will remembe...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2