Salsa Lessons
The son of a salsa bandleader carries on his father's tradition...in a middle school. Listen to the story here.
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Follow the Canoe Project journey on our map and look for photos and videos from the canals on our timeline.
Tag Archive | "Music"
“Her Own Little Paris in Miami”
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Ruth Greenfield is a former music teacher and still a maverick. In the segregated 1950s and 60s, she ran a Miami music school that included students and teachers from all racial backgrounds--even if she had to teach in a Masonic lodge or in a funeral home. Listen to her story here.
Interview: Elastic Bond
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Under the Sun featured music by local Latin electronica band Elastic Bond, on the story, "Islandia: South Florida's Own Little Atlantis." I spoke with band member Andres Ponce about what makes their music unique.
Interview: Arboles Libres
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Under the Sun stopped by Arboles Libres's practice space for a quick chat about how South Florida influences their music and who came up with their band name, which is Spanish for "Free Trees."
Oye Mamacita, by Sean “Birdman” Gould
Monday, October 25, 2010
Courtesy of Clambake 2000 (www.oyemamacita.com) An “avid local music fan/enthusiast/participant” wrote us saying Jeremy Glazer’s fictional piece on Miami dating inspired her to recommend a very different take on the Miami dating scene: the song “Oye Mamacita” by South Florida musician Sean “Birdman” Gould. Here’s what she wrote: ” ‘Oye Mamacita’ is an ode to the [...]
Wish You Were Here, Miami Beach the Musical
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Under The Sun co-host Alicia Zuckerman interviews contributors and the artistic director David Kingery about Wish You Were Here, Miami Beach the Musical--billed as "the stories of dreamers, scoundrels, rum-runners, bigots, saints, criminals, politicians, millionaires and ordinary people."
Two Songs from Wish You Were Here
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Listen to demo recordings of two of the songs from Wish You Were Here-- "Scandal" and "I Had To Go There." The musical, created over a year with interviews and stories from Miami Beach residents, opens Oct. 1.
Hear the Hymn: Mwen Pap Sa Bliye
Monday, August 9, 2010
Listen here to the unedited version of the Creole hymn "Mwen Pap Sa Bliye," sung by the Notre Dame du Perpetuel Secours choir in Little Haiti. This hymn accompanies an earlier piece featuring Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary as he discusses the role of faith and song after Haiti's quake.
Songs From A Tent Camp
Thursday, July 15, 2010
In this excerpt, Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary of the Notre Dame church in Little Haiti responds to a recording of quake survivors singing at 3 a.m. in a tent camp outside Haiti's presidential palace. "Lift your feet," the song says. "Don't stay on the floor crying." Listen here. (Photo by Patrick Farrell, courtesy of The Miami Herald)
“Memory” by Erik the Flute Maker
Friday, April 16, 2010
Listen to Erik the Flute Maker's haunting "Memory" here. We used this song in "The Tale of Lot 180." Also, learn about how he helps children in Nicaragua who used to reside in a garbage dump.
Journey through Miami-Dade's Canals
WLRN contributor Terence Cantarella begins his journey through Miami-Dade's canal system by canoe on Monday, April 16.
Follow his journey on Twitter and Facebook, and tune in to WLRN 91.3 FM every morning and afternoon to hear about his travels.
Look for daily blog posts and updates and follow along on our map, Storify feed and photo gallery.
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- What’s the Canoe Project?
- What South Florida Cyclists and Drivers Have to Say to Each Other
- Miami Outlaw
- “Her Own Little Paris in Miami”
- Bringing Clarity to Miami’s Murky Canals
- A snowbird’s letter from Carlan Mobile Home Park in Davie
- Canoe Project Meetup!
- Curses, Criminals and Canals
- There’s Fish in Them There Canals
- Q&A with Arnold Markowitz About Fishing in Miami’s Canals
- Aaron John Curtis: Indians don't leave curses; we're all about love, ...
- Maria: This is so beautiful, Terence. And as beautifully ...
- soflanewbie: What a great story! My hat's off to Terrance....
- Yeraldine: What an amazing story of adventure happening in ou...
- Rick: What's with the wood canoe building video?...
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