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Government and the Arts
Today we look at President Obama's cultural team and the future of arts funding. Find out what the President’s appointees will bring to the national endowments for the arts and the humanities. Also: Brazilian guitarist Guilherme Monteiro plays live in our studio.
Obama's Culture Team
President Obama’s nominees to the nation's arts and humanities endowments are either safe and predictable -- or a major shake-up. We hear different reactions from reporter Robin Pogrebin of the New York Times and David A. Smith, a senior lecturer in American history at Baylor University and the author of "Money for Art: The Tangled Web of Art and Politics in American Democracy."
Picks of the Week
This week’s picks include the roots of reggae, a concerto fit for Hollywood and a sonic journey around the world. Read staff reviews of these picks on the Soundcheck blog.
Phil Kline, Around The World In A Daze (Starkland)
Various artists, Joe Gibbs: Scorchers From the Early Years, 1967-73 (VP Records)
Korngold: Violin Concerto / Schauspiel Overture / Much Ado About Nothing Suite . Philippe Quint, violin; Mineria Symphony, Carlos Miguel Prieto (Naxos)
Guilherme Monteiro
Brazilian guitarist Guilherme Monteiro has worked as a sideman to jazz musicians like bassist Ron Carter and Latin artists like singer Lila Downs and percussionist Duduka da Fonseca. He also reinvents the music of northeastern Brazil as a member of the New York-based Forro in the Dark. All these rhythms come together in Guilherme’s debut album as a leader. He joins us for a live performance in our studio.
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