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Soundcheck / March 20, 2006

Soundcheck

Monday, March 20, 2006
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    (Shausha Cameron)

    The Star-Mangled Banner?

    The National Association for Music Education recently conducted a poll that found that nearly two-thirds of American adults do not know all the words to the national anthem. Today: find out why the anthem is so hard to sing, and what one group of music teachers is doing to re-teach it to Americans. We speak with Dr. John Mahlmann, executive director of the association, which recently kicked off a National Anthem Project. Also: Violinist and composer Mark O'Connor writes classical pieces that draw on the imagery of the American landscape and folk music. Today, he performs live with the Edgeffect Ensemble, a trio that also features pianist Soyeon Lee and cellist Soo Bae. And finally, the Jimi Hendrix of Kyrgyzstan gives us a musical tour through Central Asia.

"Notorious" implications, and....The National Anthem Project

We take a look at a breaking legal decision that halts the sale of the 1994 record by the rapper, Notorious B.I.G. The Star-Spangled Banner – you've heard it at countless sporting events. But how many of us really know the song? A look at the National Anthem Project.
» National Anthem Project Web site

Mark O'Connor

Violinist and composer Mark O'Connor performs with his Edgeffect ensemble.
» Mark O'Connor's Web site

Aga Khan, let me rock you

The Aga Khan Music Initiative reveals the music of Central Asia.
» More info about the Via Kabul tour

Introducing our Video Contest

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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.

In Studio: Los Amigos Invisibles

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The Venezuelan funk-rock band "Los Amigos Invisibles" was discovered by David Byrne in a Manhattan record shop. They perform live on Soundcheck.

In Studio: Angel Deradoorian

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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.

Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico

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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.

The Decemberists

In Studio: The Decemberists

The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.

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Sound Off

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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.