Pete Yarrow at Occupy Wall Street

The Sounds of Occupy Wall Street

Soundcheck | Oct 10, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street demonstration has been going on for almost a month - and the number of musicians dropping by its Zuccotti Park headquarters is growing. From local troubadours and marching bands to Talib Kweli and Peter Yarrow, we learn more about the sounds of Occupy Wall Street from WNYC news reporter Arun Venugopal.

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