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Indigenous Voices of the Americas
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
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Flamenco
Betto Arcos is in Madrid, Spain exploring the rich and diverse world of Flamenco.
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Yiddish Tango
Polish singer Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk is our guide to the lost world of pre-WW2 Yiddish Tango. She explores its origins as it arrived from Argentina in the 1920s, to its then beat…
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New Orleans
Betto Arcos takes us to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for a celebration of cajun and zydeco music
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India: Goa
Sigmund de Souza is our guide to the Portuguese-influenced mando tradition of Goa
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Peru
Betto Arcos on the playing styles and instruments of Lima's Afro-Peruvian tradition
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Argentina: Cosquín Festival
Betto Arcos reports from the Cosquín Folk Festival in Argentina
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Finland:Sámi yoiking
Sebastian Bergholm takes us to the far north exploring the rich tradition of Sámi yoiking
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Colombia: Petronio Alvarez Festival
Betto Arcos reports from Cali's Petronio Alvarez Festival (of Afro-Colombian music)
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Ansonia Records
Betto Arcos is our guide to the classic American Latin label Ansonia Records
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Brazil: Choro
Brazilian guitarist Fabricio Mattos is our guide to the country's Choro music
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Syria
Damascus-born qanun player Maya Youssef takes us on a journey around the music of Syria
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Sri Lanka
Colombo-based percussionist Sumudi Suraweera is our guide to the music of Sri Lanka
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India: Bengal
Dipannita Acharya takes us on a journey through the music of the Bauls
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Mexico - US: Fandango Fronterizo
Every year since 2008, musicians, singers and dancers gather on both sides of the fence of the US-Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana. They get together to celebrate life,…
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Colombia: Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas
Betto Arcos takes us on a sonic tour of Colombia's Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas
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Mexico: Son Para Milo
Betto Arcos reports from the Son Para Milo Festival in Mexico City, with a special focus on Son Huasteco, a traditional style from the north eastern part of the country.
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Mexico: Son Para Milo
Betto Arcos reports from the Son Para Milo Festival in Mexico City, with a special focus on Son Huasteco, a traditional style from the north eastern part of the country.
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12 min ↗
Syria
Damascus-born, UK-based qanun player Maya Youssef is our guide to some of the great voices and instrumentalists from Syria's classical and folk traditions
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Barbados
From Calypso to Ska - DJ Alex Jordan explores the glorious music of Barbados, with music from Eddie Grant and interviews from Barbadian musicians Nikita Brown and the Mighty Gabby