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Empowerment Through Music

From: KUNM
Length: 01:00:59

This show will be dedicated to New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s new program, Empowerment through Music’s Juvenile Detention Center Digital Technology Project. Read the full description.

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This program has been designed to expose young people to the wonders that musical education can offer. The New Mexico Jazz Workshop focuses on the song form and how it helps youth to create songs that include deep feeling, emotional complexity and variety.  Students from the project is shared throughout the show.

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Piece Description

This program has been designed to expose young people to the wonders that musical education can offer. The New Mexico Jazz Workshop focuses on the song form and how it helps youth to create songs that include deep feeling, emotional complexity and variety.  Students from the project is shared throughout the show.

Broadcast History

August 22, 2010 on KUNM FM 89.9, This program aired during the Youth Radio hour at 7pm MST.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Youth of The Nation P.O.D Youth of The Nation. Atlantic 2002 01:30

Additional Credits

New Mexico Jazz Workshop
KUNM Youth Radio and KUNM Youth Radio Programmers
Amani Malaika, Empowerment Through Music Program Manager
Empowerment Through Music FACILITATION CREW: Luis Guerra, Khalil Ekulona, Dominic Ruiz
and Special thanks to Empowerment Through Music Students who participated

Related Website

youth.kunm.org