Performers line up during a dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony for the soccer World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, 9 June 2010 The city of Johannesburg is a-buzz with celebrating football fans as South Africa prepares to kick off the 2010 Wo...
BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we remember the singer and actress Lena Horne. She helped break racial barriers by changing the way black women were represented in...
STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. PHOEBE ZIMMERMAN: And Im Phoebe Zimmermann with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a very popular musical instrument. Listen and see if you can guess what it is. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: If you guessed i...
[00:03.08]The sounds of the world Warming up [00:09.14]1.Listen to the music on the tape.Where do you think the music comes from? [02:42.51]Listening [02:48.75]Listen to the the three songs on the tape and then fill out the form below. [06:11.93]SPEA...
The leader of a small suburban village near Chicago made his name as a small town politician and big city prosecutor. Little did his constituents know that by the time he had entered college, nearly two decades earlier, Mark Damisch was an accomplis...
By Valer Gergely Washington 27 March 2007 watch Sephardic Music report The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. held a concert this week to help revive traditional Sephardic music from the former Yugoslavia. For producer Valer Gergely, VOA's Jim...
By Amanda Cassandra New York 17 October 2006 The Silk Road Project musical ensemble recently brought its unique blend of sounds to New York as part of a museum program designed to immerse visitors in the art and sounds of regions around the Himalaya...
Section 20 Famous Musicians 1How many musical instruments can you think of? 2Can you named anyone famous for playing what you chose? 3How many are from the 20th century? 4Before then, most famous musi...
By Greg Flakus New Orleans, LA 03 February 2006 watch New Orleans Jazz report New Orleans is known around the world as a birthplace of jazz. Hurricane Katrina scattered many of the city's musicians an...
Yemi, Musician Poet J: Hello I'm Jody! Welcome to American Cafe. Y: 大家好，我是杨晨。欢迎您到美语咖啡屋。 我们今天的客人是Yemi。Yemi是个很有意思的人，您听了我们...
