SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS, a new magazine show about the intersection of music with life, politics and culture around the world, premieres Monday, January 25, 2010 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) on PBS. Dedicated to reporting unheard stories that reveal how music is transforming politics and culture around the globe, the one-hour pilot crosses three continents and serves up a diverse menu of Russian pop, afrobeat, Portuguese fado, and symphonic work. Says executive producer Stephen Talbot, “Americans love eating the food of different cultures. We want to give people that same exposure to the world’s incredible music with great stories that transcend cultural barriers.”

My local PBS station doesn't have its schedule for January 25 posted, but this could be really good.

D. H. Lawrence (1885 - 1930) English Author, Poet and Playwright

 

“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.” – D. H. Lawrence

Did I write earlier today about Thomas Hoving speaking with energy and passion? Here's the theme reflected again, this time by @ZimmerJohn at Twitter.

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Just enjoyed watching Charlie Rose's appreciation of people who left us in 2009. There's lots to wonder at and admire here, but I think the pieces that impressed me most are the interviews with John Hope Franklin, Edward Kennedy, and Thomas Hoving. Especially in the Hoving I felt energy, passion, and engagement.

Now, when people ask what are you going to do next, I am tempted to co-opt Susan Stamberg's one-word answer when she left her anchor post at NPR: "Less." I am more tempted to say, simply, "We'll see." After 46 years of deadlines, it is time to take in some oxygen, to breathe and consider.

Ellen Goodman's piece as a regular columnist--thoughtful, challenging, hopeful. And not just for her, for all of us looking to the future.