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9. Jazz- The first Thirty Years As a musical language of communication, jazz is the first indigenous American style to affect music in the rest of the World. The city of New Orleans features prominently in early development of jazz. A port city with
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 31 August 2006 watch New Orleans Economy One year after the costliest storm in U.S. history, the city of New Orleans remains a shadow of its former self. Some economists believe it's too early to tell if the city will ev
Annual festival in New Orleans honors the memory of jazz musicians who have passed on The 41st annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is taking place in the city where jazz was born. Over a period of seven days the Festival will be visited by
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 Every year in May, actors, f
To be a person who knows how to be silent and always keep aspiring. 做一个适时懂得缄默而始终持有骨架的人。 图片1
Professor Finds Prisoners' Music from Auschwitz Two years ago, music theory professor Patricia Hall traveled to Polands Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. She hoped to learn about the music performed by prisoners in World War II death camps. Hall, who teache
By Sophie Kanter Washington, DC 01 September 2006 watch Beach Boys report The Beach Boys, 1963 The Beach Boys formed in 1961 and are considered one of the most influential bands in American pop music history. They have dozens of top 40 hits, several
The name, Quincy Jones, is synonymous with the best of American popular music. Iin a career spanning more than five decades, the producer has garnered 79 Grammy nominations and taken home 27 of the prestigious awards - the most of any living musician
The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is a music studio on wheels. The non-profit project, partially supported by Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, is a tribute to the former Beatle, who was murdered on December 8, 1980. The bus travels across the country, giv
VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Willis Conover. His voice is one of the most famous in the world. Conover's Voice of America radio program on jazz was o
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We hear music by performers at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas Answer a listener question about the documentary film Sharkwater And report about
AS IT IS 2013-06-10 Mobile Phones Changing Lives in Kenya Hello, and welcome once again to As It Is, our daily show for people learning American English. Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we visit with some musicians in Niger
By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 20 February 2007 New Orleans Mardi Gras mask The Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans comes to an end today. And while the crowds are larger than last year, this year's celebration was still considerably smaller than be
Ryszard Horowitz Photographs 'All That Jazz' In 1958, at the height of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, American pianist Dave Brubeck and his band toured Poland, then a communist state under Soviet control. The trip w
John Denver Tribute Links Musicians from Various Genres, Generations The musicians include southern rockers My Morning Jacket, who cover Leaving On A Jet Plane. The 10-piece alternative band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros reinterprets Wooden In
A Jazz Pianist Considers Fidel Castro's Music Education Legacy play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:56repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash p
By Liu Enming Washington 20 February 2008 American gymnast Shawn Johnson is expected to be one of the brightest stars at the Beijing Olympic Games later this year. For her coaches, a trip to the summer games would be a homecoming. Elaine Lu and prod
They are the acoustic guitars of choice for many of today's leading musicians and songwriters, and the company that makes them is celebrating its 175th birthday this year. From the headquarters of C.F. Martin and Company, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania,
-The annual Accordion Fiddle Festival mainly concentrates on music provided by Shetland's two most popular instruments - the accordion and the fiddle. The festival, currently in its 12th year, takes place over a hectic four-day period in mid-October.
By Amra Alirejsovic Washington 11 November 2009 Award-winning filmmaker and producer Mark Johnson is a founder of one of the most far flung musical groups in the world. For the past four years, he has brought together musicians who live thousands of