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The Four Cups: A Celebration of Passover
From: James Jacobs
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Klezmer Conservatory Band founder Hankus Netsky join WETA's James David Jacobs to share music and memories of Passover...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Weekly Arts Calendar – NW Minnesota and Beyond!
From: KSRQ
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The “Weekly Arts Calendar” is a weekly listing of events and activities that highlight the arts, music and culture of the region and within Minnesota.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:59
The Speed of Sound: Langhorne Slim
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Kyle Meredith celebrates Langhorne Slim's 35th birthday with a discussion about age, sobriety, and the complexity of influences on his new album "T...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 02, 2015
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
Show 522 More Spirituality of Silliness
From: Thomas Florek
Series: The Tom and Doug Show
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Tom and Doug re-visit the topic of "The Spirituality of Silliness". They discuss the important deep meaning of silliness, and why being silly is i...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
Shaped Note Singers Introduce a New Shaped Note Tradition Locally
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Local Shaped Note Singers hold Copies of Shenandoah Harmony, Credit: Nathan Berry
Singing shaped notes is a long American tradition of singing, mostly based on Christian scriptures. As a folk tradition, it evolves with reference ...

Bought by KSRQ and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Passover's Most Soulful Songs and Acute Comedy
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
The Passover themes of empathy, redemption, rebirth, faith and gratitude can't help but inspire great music.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WNMU-FM, WLPR and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Chris Becknell's CD Release Party showcases Unique Takes on Classic Hymns and Gospel Songs
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Chris Becknell at home, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
A representative of House of Mercy Recordings heard Chris Becknell play a few of his interpretations of hymns and gospel songs and wanted more. So ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 25, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Vatican Approved Albums
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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In the spirit of Lent, this weeks episode talks about the top ten albums approved by the Vatican. Dr. Burns talks about what lent means and the mu...

Bought by WVTF, 'The Sea', KPIP-LP, WOUB, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Singers showcase choral music with a modern twist
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Choral music often consists of centuries-old compositions. But one local group—the Singers Minnesota Choral Artists—has premiered more 70 new compo...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:03
Twin Cities Jewish Chorale Performs a Concert of Diverse Vocal Music
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Cities Jewish Chorale, Credit: Peter Eckert
The Twin Cities Jewish Chorale was formed six years ago to provide opportunities to sing types of Jewish music other than that which is sung in syn...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz and Spirituality (Ep. 1)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band's Roger Lewis at a jazz funeral in 2010. , Credit: Kim Welsh
In this hour, we go in search of jazz's spiritual side—from the sacred roots of sax titan John Coltrane to the unique New Orleans spiritual traditi...

Bought by WVRU, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WNMU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 37
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
An African-American musical tradition older than the blues
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: The Singing and Praying Bands
Rev Jerry Colbert shares one of the oldest African-American music traditions. He's the leader of The Singing and Praying Bands of Maryland and Dela...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KPIP-LP, and WABE


  • Added: Feb 02, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Opening the voice with Silvia Nakkach
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
Caption: Musician and composer, Silvia Nakkach
Nakkach’s musical philosophies are influenced by both Western and Eastern traditions. She was born in Argentina and attended Mills College before m...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:31
Chanukah: The Good Stuff
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Chanukah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, arrives this week.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
The Devil and Classical Music
From: Will Roseliep
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On this episode of CLASSICAL DARK ARTS, we look at Satan’s cabal of classical composers, players and theorists — a sleeper cell run by Liszt, Pagan...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 23:51
I Hear Music Above My Head! Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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Singer, guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a rare person to emerge in the music world. Her musical legacy includes early Rhythm and Blues and Gosp...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WTIP, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 10, 2014
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 3
#1224- The Abraham Jam: David LaMotte
From: Sandburg Media
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David LaMotte on music and faith; Katy Scrogin on Toward a True Kinship of Faiths.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 49:00
#1301- Religious Environmentalism, Part 1
From: Sandburg Media
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Fletcher Harper on religious environmentalism; Katy Scrogin on Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists.

Bought by 'The Sea' and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Oct 07, 2014
  • Length: 33:32
  • Purchases: 2
54: Shapenote
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Shapenote and the Sacred Harp songbook are still allowing people to share a musical experience until this day. Learn more about this tradition from...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 18:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pastor Steven Hawkins, Child Gospel Star
From: WLUW
Series: Gospel Memories
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Words and music with Pastor Steven Hawkins, former Checker Records gospel recording artist.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2014
  • Length: 58:38
Episode May 17, 2014
From: Robert Marovich
Series: Gospel Memories
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Classic African American gospel, spiritual, and jubilee music.

  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 59:41
Easter 2014
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Ever since the Council of Nicea in the year 325, the celebration of Easter has been referred to as a movable feast. So, the celebration of the resu...

Bought by WVIA, WNMU-FM, and KHEN-LP


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
Musician Maria Nickolay makes Roadhouse debut
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson & Dick Swanson welcomed Hovland musician Maria Nickolay to Studio A recently. She's just back from five months in Ireland, Israe...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: 32:27
  • Purchases: 1

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