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  • Dr. Dalma Hunyadi Brunauer sings and discusses Bulgarian folk music ; part 2

    Oct. 16, 1962

    *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Dr. Dalma Hunyadi Brunauer sings and discusses Bulgarian folk music ; part 1

    Oct. 16, 1962

    *Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Dorothy and Frank Koehl discuss China's cultural revolution and the impact it had on society and politics in China

    Aug. 2, 1971

    Studs interview with Dorothy and Frank Koehl about the time they spent doing research in China with the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars. The interview starts with workers singing followed by a short musical from an Asian flute. They discuss the change in China's politics and society after the revolution. Specific topics in the interview include education, women's liberation, the arts, and medical care in China with some comparisons to Korea.

  • Disscussing the Balalaika and the Cimbalon with musician Alexander Eppler

    Mar. 30, 1984

    Eppler plays the cimbalom, an instrument descended from the hand-held hammered dulcimer found in Eastern Europe.

  • Discussing Ukrainian music with Oleh Saciuk

    Oct. 25, 1979

    Studs Terkel discussing Ukrainian music with Oleh Saciuk. Includes instrumental music excerpts.

  • Ravi Shankar with sitar

    Discussing the techniques, philosophy, histories, and instruments of classical Indian music and interviewing Ravi Shankar

    Oct. 26, 1961

    Discussing the techniques, philosophy, histories, and instruments of classical Indian music with Ravi Shankar. Includes Ravi Shankar playing the sitar, tambura, and tabla among other instruments.

  • Discussing the music of China with David Golub

    Aug. 27, 1981

    The American pianist and conductor talks about his cultural exchange visit to China as depicted in the documentary, From Mao to Mozart. Studs plays some recordings of Chinese music from his own trip to China.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Billy Taylor

    Discussing the book "Jazz Piano: History and Development" with Billy Taylor

    Nov. 16, 1982

    Studs Terkel and Billy Taylor discuss the book "Jazz Piano: History and Development". They discuss jazz musicians and the history of jazz music. Includes excerpts of drums, piano, and orchestra playing in the background.

  • Discussing the autobiographical play "A Couple of Blaguards," the authors, brothers Frank and Malachy McCourt

    Jul. 24, 1984
  • Discussing Russian poet and author Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin with Irwin Weil, Northwestern University professor of Slavic languages and literatures

    Mar. 24, 1984
  • Discussing Polish music and culture with Jadwiga Lopez

    Nov. 17, 1979
  • Discussing Nigeria and interviewing Charles Keil

    1967
  • Discussing music from "African Portraits," with Hannibal Lokumbe

    Mar. 28, 1996
  • Discussing Guatemala with human rights activist and author Dr. Raul Molina and an exiled Guatemalan, Maria X

    Mar. 23, 1984
  • Discussing French singer Edith Piaf with Helene Rozenberg ; part 2

    Jun. 26, 1995
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