Bluegrass is often associated with the arrival of Celtic immigrants to the Appalachian Mountain region in the 1700s. American bluegrass music remains popular in many parts of the United States. Jam sessions, where musicians get together to play, can

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Lesson21 Blues and Jazz People from Europe and America brought Africans to America as slaves before and during the nineteenth century. These Africans brought their music with them. After the American Civil War (18611865), the African-American people

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This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump is back in New York, taking meetings at Trump Tower, with former rivals and long-time allies. This comes a day after he indicated he's worked out agreements to fill major posts in his administra

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At 75, Seminal US Composer Still Inspires American composer Steve Reich turned 75 this year. The so-called minimalist credits jazz, African drumming and Balinese gamelan as inspirations. His music - from experimental tape loops to the Pulitzer prize-

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This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Classical music competitions pick performers against each other. Obviously the most important criterion for judges is sound. But that assumption needs a n

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: Did you know that every time musicians pick up their instruments, there are fireworks going off all over their brain? 你知道每当音乐家演奏乐器的时候,他们脑袋里便会有烟火释

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Later, at home, the Alden children sat around the kitchen table drinking hot chocolate. Soo Lee, who was staying overnight, was with them. That was a great party, Jessie said. The food was super, Benny said. Too bad theres none left. The jelly sandwi

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With His Saxophone, Charlie Parker Took Jazz in a New DirectionWritten by Vivian Bournazian (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell about one of A

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Concert Truck Transports Classical Music to New Audiences Classical music is sometimes thought of as high art, performed in beautiful music centers to serious and wealthy crowds, wearing fine clothes. But two young musicians are working hard to make

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Congolese Musicians Get Political for December Elections On a warm Saturday afternoon in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a group of men sit outside a shopping center in Kinshasa, the capital. Some of the men wear heavy gold jewelry and have unusual

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THIS IS AMERICA - Late 20th-Century Jazz: New Beats for a Changed World By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, August 15, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm F

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Music History: Charlie Parker Took Jazz in a New Direction By Vivian Bournazian Broadcast: Sunday, July 03, 2005 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve E

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The second of two programs about the artist and the changes in his life and music in a career still going strong after 40 years. Transcript of radio broadcast: 15 June 2008 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Kl

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People in America - Celia Cruz, 1925-2003: The Queen of Salsa STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Celia Cruz. She was one of the most influential and ene

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How do you meet new people, make new friends, or find out about the latest bands? Here in the UK young people have traditionally done their socialising in bars, pubs and clubs. However, there is a new generation growing up that finds it easier to man

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Todd: Shirley, we're talking about your singing career and you sing at weddings but you also sing just at normal events right like at clubs and places like that? Shirley: Yeah, that's right. Yeah, just at live venues and having either a concert or a

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Ever heard of an Orchestral Marathon? It's a great way to give audience members an unusual experience of music appreciation but also test their endurance. A total of nine of China's top symphony orchestras gathered at the Poly Theater in Beijing on S

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Johnson's 'Playing for Change' music videos serve as inspiration to millions who have seen them on the Internet Susan Logue Koster | Washington, DC 11 January 2010 The Playing for Change Band performed in Boston in October 2009 Related Links Playing

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Robin Basselin. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 That is the sound of reggae

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相信我们每个人都有被神曲洗脑的经历,这种感觉就是我们的大脑中总是不自觉的会响起一阵阵旋律,完全不受自我意识的控制。英文中有一个非常有意思的单词:earworm,直译过来就是耳朵虫。

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