Archive for October, 2009
Celia Cruz, 1925-2003: ‘The Queen of Salsa’
Her records document the history of the Afro-Cuban music known as salsa. Transcript of radio broadcast: 18 April 2009 VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Celia Cruz. She was one of the most influential and energetic female singers [...]
Walt Whitman, 1819-1892: He Created a New Kind of Poetry
We celebrate National Poetry Month with poems by one of America’s greatest poets. Transcript of radio broadcast: 11 April 2009 VOICE ONE: I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Phoebe Zimmermann with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Walt Whitman, one of America’s greatest poets. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: In the [...]
Jackie Robinson, 1919-1972: The First Black Player in Modern Major League Baseball
He became a national hero to both black and white Americans because of his skill, bravery and restraint. Transcript of radio broadcast: 04 April 2009 ANNOUNCER: Welcome to PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today Shirley Griffith and Rich Kleinfeldt tell about a man who changed professional baseball [...]
