Month: January 2021
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Sounds of Santiago
Three of Santiago’s signature sounds.
January 28, 2021Canyambo
Unusual instrumentation and a remarkable vocalist highlight this group from Santiago, Cuba, recorded in 2001.
January 27, 2021Cutumba
Music from one of Cuba’s most renowned folkloric groups
January 26, 2021Changui
The roots of Son and Salsa!
January 25, 2021Bembe
A musical invocation to Afro-Cuban gods.
January 22, 2021Maria Ochoa’s Story
Maria tells a favorite story about her brother Eliades, one of the stars of the “Buena Vista Social Club”.
January 21, 2021Cuban Voices
It was like sitting in on my own mini-version of the Buena Vista Social Club in the open air.
January 20, 2021Back to the Ice Box
Remembering the days when ice was delivered door to door.
January 19, 2021A Winter Festival With Summer in Mind
This week, at an annual festival in upstate New York, they cut blocks of ice out of a frozen lake to make homemade ice cream in June.
January 18, 2021Behind the Dream
The surprising backstory of Martin Luther King’s most famous speech.
January 15, 2021Harvesting Ice the Old Fashioned Way
Every year at this time, folks in Tully, New York, harvest ice out of a frozen lake with horsepower and antique tools.
January 14, 2021Navigating Adolescence
From the moment they hatch, penguin chicks must protect themselves from a hostile world.
January 13, 2021Silvesterklausen
Giant bells, elaborate costumes, and beautiful yodels: it’s New Year’s Eve in Urnsch, Switzerland.
January 12, 2021Flying Underwater
In order to thrive in the icy waters off Antarctica, penguins have had to make a few sacrifices, including the ability to fly.
January 11, 2021The Ice Men Cometh
Back in the day, how did they store and move enough blocks of ice to service an entire city?
January 8, 2021Chutes, Spikes and Cakes of Ice
In the days before refrigeration, ice was cut from ponds and stored in ice houses.
January 7, 2021Russian Orthodox Christmas
A blending of traditions from Russia’s past.
January 6, 2021A Cold Blast From the Past
Mid-winter was the season for ice harvesting.
January 5, 2021Twelfth Night
It’s said that at midnight on Twelfth Night, farm animals start talking.
January 4, 2021Hogmanay
According to Scottish legend, visitors to your door on the night of Hogamanay, will determine your luck for the New Year.
January 1, 2021Russian Christmas in Alaska
In rural Alaska, carolers wend their way from house to house, sharing in communal gifts.