Portugal – Festival Med, Portugal’s annual world music festival dedicated to the Mediterranean, will take place June 27 – July 1, 2007, in the historical…
Portugal’s Festival of the Mediterranean 2007
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Searching for the Roots of the Banjo, Canadian Musician Jayme Stone Talks About his Recent Trip to Mali
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