Arts & Culture

This is music for hammered dulcimer, an instrument that Robin Petrie has been playing publicly since 1980. Petrie is one of the five members of Panacea, a group specializing in Baltic, Celtic and Medieval music. Panacea doesn’t have any recordings, but the music you're hearing now gives you an idea of their sound. 

If this intrigues you, you can hear Petrie and other members of Panacea on Saturday, November 23rd, at Wisteria Ways in Oakland. It’s an 8:00pm show. 

Lanús, Argentina -- There’s a new superhero in Argentina. His name is Menganno, and his superpower is drawing attention to himself. This story was produced by Agustina Grasso.

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Lanús, Argentina -- Hay un nuevo superhéroe en Argentina. Se llama Menganno y su súper poder es llamar la atención. 

Producida por Agustina Grasso.

All week long we've been playing this sound, and asking you to guess what exactly it is and where exactly in the Bay Area we recorded it.

The deadly Typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines six days ago has claimed at least 2 thousand lives, with hundreds of thousands of survivors left with no shelter.