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"The Odyssey Series", produced and narrated by Jonathan Øverby airs on the NPR News and Music Network of WPR, Saturday at 4:00 PM Central. Each of the editions explores diverse forms of music and their potential to create a greater understanding of those near and far. T.O.S. editions are engineered by Tom Blain, Technical Director.

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Jewish Music: Klezmer - A Brief Digest

Friday, November 24, 2023, 10:00am

History reveals that somewhere around the 15th century, a type of music rooted in cultural traditions emerged in the Eastern region of Europe. Developed by Ashkenazi Jews, the style was secular in...

The Tale Of The Tanbur

Saturday, November 18, 2023, 10:00am

Over time, instruments that resembled and sounded like the tanbur were unearthed in European countries, though they always had a strongly consistent sound and the look of their forerunner which...

From The Land Down Under

Saturday, November 11, 2023, 10:00am

There are three critical indigenous Australian aboriginal instruments to consider: the bullroarer, the gumleaf, and the didgeridoo, the most well-known of the trio, modestly constructed, tubular...

The Sound Of Sephardic Melodies

Saturday, October 28, 2023, 10:00am

The proclamation signed by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabel in 1492 exiled all Jews from Castile and Ahragon. It was an historical example of radical and gradual banishment, yet sudden,...

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