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#1362 August 8, 2020 Broadcast

August 6, 2020 - 10:00am

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"We Shall Overcome" Reimagined by Simon Thacker

August 5, 2020 - 10:00am

This iconic anthem took root during the 1954-1968 Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. is said to have evolved first from a hymn by Dr. Charles Albert Tindley (July 7, 1851 – July 26, 1933) an American Methodist minister and early gospel music composer who published it...

WOMAD World Of Words Goes Digitat

July 29, 2020 - 10:00am

WOMAD NZ is excited to present a new online programme featuring some of New Zealand's most diverse voices, authors, comedians, musicians and poets.

World of Words Goes Digital is a series of 9 rich conversations programmed weekly and starting Sunday 5 July 2020.

World of Words Goes Digital is a...

Nayda! New Album Release by Bab L' Bluz

July 24, 2020 - 10:00am

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#1360 July 25, 2020 Broadcast

July 23, 2020 - 10:00am

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James Weldon Johnson's 1930 work "Black Manhattan"

July 23, 2020 - 10:00am

James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) has long been a musical friend of mine, even though he was not known primarily as a musician.

He and his brother J. Rosamond Johnson compiled and published in 1940, a representative collection of “American Negro Spirituals." The two-volume set served as a constant...

#1361 August 1, 2020 Broadcast

July 23, 2020 - 10:00am

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The Heart Of A Woman

July 20, 2020 - 10:30pm

It has long been my view that hosting a radio program is a gift. And one of the many benefits of doing so is the privilege and opportunity to introduce new music to listeners. In my case, that benefit extends to announcing upcoming events, concerts, topical album releases, and publications...

African American Women Composers And Their Music

July 9, 2020 - 10:30pm

From my earliest days growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the U.S., I was 'surrounded' by music. My dad, who owned a jazz nightclub in Milwaukee, was a 'true-to-the-bone' jazz fan and live music enthusiast

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Survey Of The World's Major Musical Cultures

July 8, 2020 - 10:30pm

"This volume contains a wide-ranging survey of musics of the world in historical and social contexts, from ancient times to the present day. It begins by describing aspects of musical style and function in relation to the early developments of

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#1362 August 8, 2020 Broadcast

"We Shall Overcome" Reimagined by Simon Thacker

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Nayda! New Album Release by Bab L' Bluz

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James Weldon Johnson's 1930 work "Black Manhattan"

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The Heart Of A Woman

African American Women Composers And Their Music

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