TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE

PROMO       "The Soundtrack to War and Peace"
"Music can change the world." It's been said so many times - I wonder if
it means anything anymore. Can it? Really, can music change the world?
Can a song bring about peace? Or, overthrow a government?  In this hour
of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll listen in on the soundtrack to
war and peace. From Benin to Andalusia. From East LA to Sierra Leona. 
And, the politics behind Beethoven's 9th.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:"The Soundtrack to War and Peace"

0:00 - 09:38        SEGMENT 1: (09:39)
            A young man named Black Nature is one of the Sierra Leone
            Refugee All-Stars.  He tells Anne Strainchamps how the
            group formed while fleeing from the brutality and
            bloodshed of their country's civil war.  And we hear some
            of their music.
                         
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

09:39 - 10:08  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

10:09 - 34:37       SEGMENT 2: (24:29)
            Dwight Reynolds teaches Arabic Language at the University
            of California. He talks with Steve Paulson about the
            history of religious tolerance in Al-Andalus and how it
            was reflected in the music of Moorish Spain.  Also,
            Angelique Kidjo is "Africa's Diva" and its- most
            celebrated female musician.  She tells Steve Paulson that
            her native Benin is still at the heart of her music. 
            Kidjo's latest album is called "Oyo."
                         
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

34:38 - 35:07       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

35:08 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (17:52)
            Essayist Beverly Lapp explains what "The Star Spangled
            Banner" means to her as a Mennonite.  Also, Harvey Sachs
            is the author of "The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in
            1824."  Sachs and Jim Fleming talk about Beethoven's
            political leanings and philosophical aspirations and how
they're reflected in his last symphony.   
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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