KAZU Sunday Sound Adventures
Sundays, 4-5 p.m.
One hour every Sunday at 4 p.m. on KAZU, we take our listeners on a Sound Adventure, whether it be a musical documentary, historical / scientific journey, or just something current that we hope our listeners will enjoy.
Current and recent programs, see below.
For older programs, see archives page.
(KAZU reserves this time slot for public radio documentaries and seasonal programs.)
Latest Episodes
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This episode traces the history of this most American of instruments from its ancestors in West Africa through the Caribbean and American South and into the present, as a new generation of Black women artists reclaim the banjo as their own.
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Long before the rise of the black-pride movement in the 1960s, Ellington was writing music that celebrated African-American culture, personalities, and history.
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Featuring the music of Louis Armstrong throughout his long career, with rare recordings and interviews.
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The official radio companion to the "Marley" documentary film from April 20, 2012.
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Music specials host Paul Ingles and a panel of music scholars recall and celebrate the career of Motown music legend Marvin Gaye. Part 2 of 2
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A panel of music scholars joins host Paul Ingles to recall and celebrate the career of Motown music legend Marvin Gaye. Part 1 of 2.
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This musical program commemorates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Part 2 of a year-end music mix program that allows us all to honor many of the music greats lost to us in the last 12 months.
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Part 1 of a thoughtful, heart-felt, year-end compendium program that allows us all to honor many of the music greats lost to us in the last 12 months, including Tina Turner, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Sinead O'Connor, Jimmy Buffett, Ahmad Jamal, and David Crosby.
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On this Afterglow holiday special, we’ll be featuring some classic Christmas radio broadcasts, performed by favorite jazz singers of the 1940s and '50s, like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and more.