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Tiempo Libre

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Joshua Bell with Tiempo Libre and Frankie Moreno

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Violinist Joshua Bell has appeared in the world’s leading concert halls, on the Oscar-winning score to the film The Red Violin, and even in a Washington, D.C. metro station, at the urging of a Washington Post columnist. But his latest recording, At Home With Friends, was inspired by his long-time ...

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Live From The Greene Space

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Love and heartbreak are two powerful weapons in a songwriter's arsenal. In a live broadcast from WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Space, we debate which is more potent: the love song or the breakup song. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, stars of the film Once and the duo behind the group ...

Tiempo Libre

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Miami-based Cuban music group Tiempo Libre studied classical music at a venerable Havana music conservatory by day. By night, the musicians played Latin jazz rumbas in clubs and private homes, as the Afro-Cuban style was forbidden at the school. On their new album, Bach in Havana, the group fuses Bach’s ...

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When Sharing Music Comes With a Cost

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The recording industry has brought more than 35,000 lawsuits against people who illegally download songs. But online music sharing continues to flourish. On today's show, Greg Kot, author of Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music, tells guest host Terrance McKnight how the Internet is empowering musicians and their fans. ...