PRX - Pieces for Topic: Historical
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Chamber Music from Spain, Argentina, and Mexico from the early and mid 20th century
- Added: Apr 04, 2013
- Length: 58:30
Tito Puente is the undisputed king of Latin music in the hearts of most Americans. But beyond that public persona, he was also a prolific composer,...
Bought by WRGY, KCSM, 90.5 WSNC, KDRP Community Radio, WVAS and more
- Added: Mar 11, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 17
Ruperto Chapí is best known for his 150 zarzuelas. But "the Spanish Massenet" composed in every genre. This week, a "zarzuela" of Chapí’s music for...
Bought by KFOK-LP
- Added: Feb 11, 2013
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 1
Professor Matt Garcia has written the most comprehensive history ever of the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Nov 19, 2012
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 1
Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.
Bought by KALW
- Added: Nov 19, 2009
- Length: 59:07
- Purchases: 1
Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.
Bought by KALW
- Added: Nov 17, 2009
- Length: 59:03
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Nov 07, 2008
- Length: 09:58
- Purchases: 1
A commentary noting that few women are more deserving of special attention during Women's History Month than farm worker leader Dolores Huerta.
Bought by KBUT
- Added: Mar 03, 2008
- Length: 05:15
- Purchases: 1
In many areas of Southern California, the primary language at home is no longer English. David Kates looks at one such community and what a largel...
- Added: Jun 07, 2007
- Length: 11:20
At 72, a Spanish-descended Catholic discovers the real reason she's never liked eating pork.
- Added: May 24, 2007
- Length: 03:50
A look at the region of Peru, the history of the Shining Path and the current political situation.
Bought by KPFA and Marfa Public Radio
- Added: Jul 21, 2006
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 2
Ernesto Galarza, now largely forgotten, played a key role in the rise of the farm labor movement led by Cesar Chavez.
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Apr 28, 2006
- Length: 03:23
- Purchases: 1
