Roots Kommunikations

Roots Kommunikations – May 2, 2009 at 2:00am

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In the new volume "Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State," Natalie Ring describes how the US South was linked in many people's minds with the nation's tropical colonial possessions, and Kristin Hoganson describes how turn-of-the-twentieth-century US consumers "bought into empire."  


Roots Kommunikations

Roots Kommunikations – April 18, 2009 at 2:00am

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Dating back to 1998, Italian clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi took an interest in Brazilian music and has recorded with musicians such as Sergio Assad and Guinga. Today's show feature his latest collaboration with São Paulo pianist/composer André Mehmari from their CD.