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An assortment of music from artists who performed at the Shakori Hills, LEAF, Delfest and Nelsonville music festivals in 2014

Called one of the most influential jazz composers of all time, we survey the work of pianist, composer, band leader, and collaborator Horace Silver.

James Earl Jones reads Frederick Douglas' reflections on July 4th, NARAL's Jamie Miracle on the Hobby Lobby decision, and Angela Davis speaking at the Left Forum

2 full 1-hour live-recorded performances. Esperanza Spalding in the first hour and Gretchen Parlato in the second

A limited retrospective of Jazz bassist Charley Haden's career

To hear any Palestinian music on the radio, you probably have to drive up to Dearbourne, Michigan. We;; guess what? I've been to Dearbourne plenty of times and haven't heard Palestinian music broadcast there, either. Here is two fiull hours of music from, or about Palestine, including protest music, Dabke, hip-hop from "B.A.D., and Shadia Mansour, folk balads from Rim Bana and Reem Kelani, poems from Mahmoud Darwish and Suhair Hamad

Professor Noura Erakat is a human rights activist and attorney, teaching at George Mason university, ho I had the pleasure of meeting once at a Palestinian solidarity conference. She is an occasional guest on Democracy Now. Here she speaks at length about the history of Palestinian leadership and the impacts of Israeli and Western policies on its development

Same program as the previous one, but un-compromised by the technical glitch that prevented last week's show from fully airing.

2 1-hour live performance recordings of Anoushka Shankar with friends in France, including violinist Joshua Bell

1st hour; live concert recording of the band, WAR, from the early days with Eric Burden. Hour 2, a live concert recording from 2014 featuring a band called The War on Drugs

Hundreds of folks rallied over the weekend in Columbus demanding justice in the (many) cases of unjustified police shootings of Black folks, and linked the crisis to the historic struggles for civil rights and equality in the U.S, Palestine, Mexico, and around the world. Audio from video recorded by Jim Brew Anderson

Live-recorded concert performance byu Carlos Santana ) "Sacred fire" tour) in Mexico, plus some political songs from Mexican and Mexican-American musicians.

Two full live concert recordings, one featuring the McCoy Tyner quartet, and another with Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, and Kai Winding. This is post hard-bop fusion, if you will, that stays close to its hard-bop roots while continuing to push the boundaries. Challenging, yet accessible, and very enjoyable.

Full live-recorded concert by bassist Ron Carter and his quintet from the 2009 San Javier Jazz Festival, and a more recent poetry recitation by Kamao Daood with jazz accompaniment

Songs from the civil rights struggles of the 1960's and 70's and 2010's from the U.S., Mexico, and Palestine (mostly the U.S.) plus a few short speeches, in recognition of the Black Lives Matter protests, Palestinian self-determination, and the fight for justice and democracy in Mexico. Some of this music you will be familiar with, and some of it may be new to you.

An article by Arun Gupta on the next steps for the Black Lives Matter movement, and a speech by Angela Davis on the same

latino connection jan 24 part 2

latino connection jan 24 part 2

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If you missed seeing Julian Bond in Columbus on MLK commemoration day, speaking at the Lincoln Theater to an overflow crowd, WCRS was there to record it. In this edition we also have a panel discussion from the National Urban League on the state of Black FEMALE America.

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Latino Connection Part 2 Feb 7

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Buendiacolumbus July 1

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Latino Connection July 4 Part 2

Buen Dia Columbus July 7

Latino Connection July 18 Part 1

Latino Connection Part 2 July 18

Buen Dia Columbus July 28

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Latino Connection Aug 1 Part 2

Buen Dia Columbus Aug 4

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Buen Dia Columbus Sept 1

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Latino Connection Sept 26

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Buen Dia Interview with Zach Scott

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