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Russian Summer Ethno Festivals 2018
There are not so many ethnic [folk or world music] festivals in Russia. Most of those I wrote about a year ago do not exist…
Music for St. Patrick’s Day 2018
St. Patrick’s Day. How exactly did the Catholic patron saint feast day of the the people of Ireland, a relatively small island in the North…
APAP 2018 Overview. Challenges, Activists, and The Good in the World’s Performing Arts
Noteworthy: APAP has changed the organization’s name to the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, while retaining the familiar acronym. From 1988 until this most recent…
Joropo, the National Song and Dance of Venezuela
Joropo is considered the national song and dance of Venezuela. Joropo is rooted in the Spanish music of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as…
The Samba de Roda
The samba de roda is a traditional Afro-Brazilian dance from the state of Bahia (Brazil). It has been associated with capoeira for many years. The…
The Angklung
Angklung is an Indonesian musical instrument consisting of two to four bamboo tubes suspended in a bamboo frame, bound with rattan cords. The tubes are…
Apache Music
The current Apache (Nde or the people) nations include San Carlos Nation, Yavapai Nde Nation, Mescalero Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Chiricahua Fort Sill, Chiricahua…
The Cuban Danzón
Danzón is a ballroom dance played by the Cuban charangas. It is a descendant of the popular the Spanish danza of the 1800s and the…
Year in Review: World Music in Asia Initiative 2017
The second year of the World Music in Asia Initiative has seen World Culture Open, World Music Shanghai and Cambodian Living Arts bring world music…