World Music

This program includes the Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés and pieces from the soundtrack of “Violeta se fue a los cielos”, about the legendary Violeta Parra, from Chile. The program also had a guest: The Nicaraguan “cantautor” Moisés Gadea.

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Ancient and modern sounds from Africa with your hosts Brad and Jojo.

Music Host: Mark Koerner
News Host: Paul Brohaugh
Producer: Dale Connelly

This week on MinneCulture, Live from Minnesota goes to the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis for its Short Shorts Salon. In this special event recognizing local writers, authors read original short works, ranging from 100- to 800-word pieces. Featuring Bill Nemers (The Learning Process), Kris Krueger (Dirty Dishes), Tom Kendrich (Birch), Sasha Porter (The Engineer and the Artist Series: The Golden Gate Bridge), Susan Gray (The Drama of Others), Bart Gailey (Nana Bozo), Jeff Johnson (Thrown) Mary McCreavy (Simple Predicate), Casey Cook (Here Again), Luke Anderson (Farm Hand), Samuel Kohl (As Was I), and Katrina Woullet (Closer to Space: The Flight Away from 3320 Lynn Street).