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KRUI 89.7 FM

KRUI is the University of Iowa's student-run radio station, broadcasting out of the IMU. Catch them streaming live on the website or tune in via an actual radio to 89.7 FM 

Music Databases (FREE STREAMING MUSIC!)

American Song

"Music Online: American Music is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past. The database includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more."

 

Titles available in this collection include:

 

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              The Jackson 5                                                 Flatt & Scruggs                   

 

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  Diana Ross & The Supremes                           The Best of Studio One       

 

Contemporary World Music

"Music Online: Contemporary World Music delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The database will contain important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more."

 

Titles available in this collection include:

 

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Celia Cruz                                                            Tito Puente   

 

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João Gilberto                                                      JONGHYUN   

 

Smithsonian Global Sound

"Music Online: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms."

 

Naxos Music Library

Naxos Music Library is the most comprehensive collection of classical music available online, with 191,705 albums available to stream!

Naxos Music Library Jazz

Similar to the classical collection, this database makes 31,268 jazz albums available to you!

 

Audio Drama

Stories available include:

Poster for the audio drama The Code of the Woosters

The Code of the Woosters

Poster for audio drama Henceforward

Henceforward...