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UNESCO Collection Week 64: Viet Nam and Korea at Moments of Transition
July 21, 2015 | 0 comments

Smithsonian Folkways staff member Meredith Holmgren gives an historical perspective on this week’s UNESCO releases, Korea and Viet Nam: Traditions of the South.

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UNESCO Collection Week 63: Instrumental Music of Northern India
July 14, 2015 | 0 comments

Music student Hannah Judd discusses raga and the Hindustani music tradition with this week’s UNESCO releases, North India: Instrumental Music - Sitar, Flute, Sarangiand North India: Instrumental …

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UNESCO Collection Week 62: Modal Music of Azerbaijan and Badakhshan
July 6, 2015 | 0 comments

Ethnomusicologists Sarah Hankins and Jonathan Withers explain how unique qualities emerge from hybrid musical cultures in this week’s UNESCO releases, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani Mugam and Tajik Music of …

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UNESCO Collection Week 61: Ritual Music in Nepal and Around the World
June 29, 2015 | 0 comments

PhD candidate in ethnomusicology and Fulbright scholar Victoria Dalzell explores the nature and beauty of ritual music with this week’s UNESCO releases, Ritual Chant and Music and Nepal: Ritual and …

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UNESCO Collection Week 60: An overview of contemporary folk music in Cuba and Croatia
June 23, 2015 | 0 comments

Ethnomusicologist, teacher, and performer Andrés Espinoza discusses the evolution of folk music in Cuba and Croatia, emphasizing how ancient traditions remain relevant in contemporary cultures …

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UNESCO Collection Week 59: Iraq and Egypt: Sounding Out Two Cultural Hubs
June 16, 2015 | 0 comments

Sound artist, composer, and ‘ud player Hasan Hujairi discusses the interconnectedness and uniqueness of different Arabic regional musical traditions in this week’s UNESCO releases, Egypt: Cairo …

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UNESCO Collection Week 58: Lyric, Epic, and Everyday Life in Myanmar and Ethiopia
June 9, 2015 | 0 comments

This week’s UNESCO releases are Myanmar: Music by the Hsaing Waing Orchestra; The Burmese Harp and Ethiopia: Three Chordophone Traditions. These albums offer several traditional music forms from each …

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UNESCO Collection Week 57: Portugal Through the Eyes of a Compiler
June 2, 2015 | 0 comments

UNESCO compiler Salwa Castelo-Branco provides in-depth explorations of this week’s UNESCO releases, Portugal: Music and Dance from Madeira and Portugal: Festas in Minho, both of which she compiled. …

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UNESCO Collection Week 56: Classical and Folk Traditions in Indian Music
May 26, 2015 | 0 comments

This week’s UNESCO reissues—The Anthology of Indian Classical Music: A Tribute to Alain Daniélou and Bengali Traditional Folk Music—explore India’s rich musical traditions, both in classical and folk …

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UNESCO Collection Week 55: Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: Ancient Stories at a Forgotten Crossroads
May 18, 2015 | 0 comments

This week’s UNESCO releases focus on Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, two nations whose cultures depend heavily on story telling through music, and music as a communal activity.

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