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This Week:
* What's At Stake For Young Americans in November?
* Allah's Architect
* From Olympia to Athens
* We Want You on the Air!
What's New This Week In The Music Store
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Y*Vote �04
More information and Broadcast Times
What's at stake for young Americans in the November presidential election? Y*Vote '04 meets all kinds of young people - soldiers, students, immigrants, activists and stars - whose lives will change based on who wins the election. Y*Vote sent young journalists around America to report on what makes this election so important. Click here to take the Y*Vote poll and register to vote.
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In Focus: Bodo Rasch � Allah�s Architect
More Information and Broadcast Times
A special Deutsche Welle report on German architect Bodo Rasch, who has been designing Islamic architecture in Saudi Arabia since 1997. Rasch, himself a Muslim, borrows his designs from nature to render the Arab-Islamic culture into artchitecture. Documentarian Mouhcine al Ghomri observed a year in Rasch's life to profile this wanderer between two cultures and two worlds. For a look at Rasch's work on the courtyard of the Prophet's Mosque, click here.
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In Focus: The Road to Athens
More Information and Broadcast Times
A Deutsche Welle report on the roots of the Olympic games, specifically the history of the marathon, and the pressure on the Greeks to present a successful Olympic games to the world. Official 2004 Olympics site.
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We Want You on the Air!
Link TV is viewer supported - that's why your opinions are important to us. We are producing Viewer Support segments for our Fall pledge drive and would like to tape your responses to the following questions:
* How did you hear about Link TV?
* Why do you like Link TV? And what is your favorite program or documentary?
* Why do you feel it's important to donate to Link TV?
Please send your responses, along with your e-mail address, and day and evening phone numbers, to comment@linktv.org and write "Pledge Drive Comment" in the subject line. If selected, one of our producers will contact you to record your comments and ask for a still photo.
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Video Premiere
Artist: Rappin' Hood
Song: " Sou Negr�o"
Country: Brazil
Official Rappin' Hood website (in Portuguese)
Here's an infectious, bubbling rap samba that was a huge hit in Brazil. Rappin' Hood may look bad, but he started out as a choirboy in S�o Paulo, where he was also influenced by candombl�, the African religion of Brazil. Accompanying him and lending authority to this jaunty venture is Leci Brand�o a great sambista in her own right. As she says "Rap is the new rhythm in Samba, and Rappin' Hood is the new sambista." The song then launches into a playful paean to the black contribution to the music of Brazil and the world. It's a veritable lexicon of the greats of Brazilian music, like Paulinho da Viola, Jorge Ben, Pixinguinha�the list is quite lengthy! But he also pays tribute to Martin Luther King, Bob Marley and James Brown�like he says: It's a black thing. But somehow, both the video and vibe are so cheerful and inclusive that anyone watching it can feel as black as they want!
Premiere: Monday, 8/23 at 7:55 PM ET (4:55 PM PT)
Repeat times are:
Tuesday, 8/24 at 1:55 AM ET (10:55 PM PT)
Tuesday, 8/24 at 7:55 AM ET (4:55 AM PT)
Tuesday, 8/24 at 1:55 PM ET (10:55 AM PT)
Remember that you can own much of the music featured on our music blocks by visiting our online music store. We have either CDs or 99 cent song downloads available for many of the artists on our 43 playlists. Check them out
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Download A Free Link TV World Music Compilation At The Link TV Music Store
We've had a really wonderful response to our new Music Store - to all of you out there who have bought music from us, a great big Thank You! Now, to give you even more incentive to visit, the Store is offering a free CD's worth of hand picked music culled from some of our favorite videos. The selection changes every month so keep checking back. Foryour free downloads, click here.
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Link TV Current Events Coverage
Mosaic: World News From The Middle East
A selection of daily news reports in English from a variety of Middle Eastern broadcasters. MOSAIC currently airs Monday - Friday @ 10:30 PM ET (7:30 PT). For more information about Mosaic, click here.
Watch Mosaic Online!
We now offer a limited selection of programming, including "Mosaic: World News From The Middle East," via streaming on our website.
Democracy Now!
A national independent news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and produced out of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media center in New York City's Chinatown. Democracy Now normally airs Monday through Friday at 11AM ET (8AM PT). For more information, click here.
Viewpoint With James Zogby
A live call-in discussion program about Middle East and world issues hosted by Dr. James Zogby from Washington D.C. and broadcast throughout the Middle East by Abu Dhabi Television. U.S. viewers may call 1-800-528-2090 with their questions or comments during the program. A new live installment of this program will air every Friday at 6:00 PM ET (3:00 PM PT). For more information about Viewpoint, click here.
Note � Viewpoint is on Summer hiatus in August and will return in September.
Journal
Live broadcasts of Deutsche Welle's live newscast to provide you with a European perspective on breaking news. JOURNAL currently airs Mon - Fri @ 10PM, 4AM, 10AM, 4PM ET (7PM, 1AM, 7AM, 1PM PT). For online streaming of JOURNAL, please visit our "Live Streams" page.
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Best Viewer Comments Of The Week
(Keep them coming. Next week it could be yours!)
"I had no idea that when I subscribed to the Basic 60 on Dish Network that I would discover a channel that is worth, just in itself, subscribing to Dish.I am a 73 year old retired school teacher, liberal, left wing, who feels abandoned at times amongst the trivial, violent, controlled and slanted media. Link Network is incredible. Just what I wanted. Yet, if I had not poked around among the university stations, etc., I may never have found it. No one tells you Link is there. After I looked at the titles of Some of the programs, I thought, "This really looks interesting." Watching Link makes me think I am not so "far out". Boy I haven't watched enough of Link to tell you. Just discovered it yesterday. Started the Dish less than four days ago." Sent: 8/16/2004
"(The Need for Speed) This is the most revealing documentary I have ever seen. I have never sent a dime to PBS, not because it isn't good, but because I do not find it morally compelling. I recently sent a check to Link TV. It is the first time in my life that I have ever made a contribution to a radio or TV broadcasting organization. It was modest, the best that I can do right now, but it definitely made me feel that I was doing something worthwhile. I feel protective of Link TV in a way that I do not feel about PBS. It absolutely must survive. I am afraid that it won't. I only discovered it by chance. Its place on the dial (375 on DirecTV) is sort of in a backwater that I don't normally explore. Please keep up the good work, and I will try to do my part to support you." Sent: 8/16/2004
"(World Music Videos) I especially appreciate the wide range of musical genres presented. It's sometimes surprising what I like, and might not have heard except for your programming. I enjoy your other music programming, too, such as the recent biography of Am�lia Rodrigues." Sent: 8/15/2004
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Vital Info
Link TV can be seen on:
DIRECTV - Channel 375
The DISH Network - Channel
9410
Program Schedule and Descriptions:
Daily Schedule
Weekly Schedule
To see the contents of all World Music Blocks currently being aired, click here.
How to reach me:
Robert Eisert
Manager, Viewer Relations
Link TV
P.O. BOX 2008
San Francisco, CA 94126
For
comments or questions about our World Music programming, please contact our
Music Team at music@linktv.org.
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