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Release Date: 2006-12-28

Imprint: Calcutta : Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India,

This collection of Turkish music consists of different traditional and folk music from the various regions of Turkey. Listeners can also gain a sense of the different traditional instruments of turkey including the bağlama or saz, a traditional Turkish stringed instrument, as well as the percussion of wooden spoons which are played in the manner of castanets. The collection also includes the Turkish version of Romeo and Juliet or as they are known in Turkey, Mecnun and Leyla.

What this recording presents is an interesting look at the musical nation. The performers here are neither classical court musicians, westernized pop artists or folk revivalists and preservationists. Rather, what we get here is a collection of music by a music scene that has assimilated and...

Myanmar Keyword(s) World music Instrument(s) Burmese harp; Circle drum; Circle gong; Clappers; Cymbals; Drum; Flute; Frame gong; Gong; Guitar; Kim, Burmese; Oboe; Piano; Pot-drum; Royal drum; Short drum; Shwe-bo (Drum); Violin; Xylophone Year of Recording 1953 Record Label Folkways Records Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Credits Produced by Harold Courlander ; Produced by Maung Than Myint

"This item is part of the Folkways (Cook, or Paredon, or Monitor) archives. The original liner notes from the LP are included."

Release Date: 2010-12-07, Audio CD, Smithsonian Folkways

The dictionary definition of an empire as “an aggregate of nations or people” under the rule of a single government, can be applied readily to the Empire State. It is difticult to make many meaningful generalizations about New York, a state whose huge population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation, and a state which is also turther subdivided into almost a dozen distinct geo-cultural regions. New York contains one of the world’s largest and most cosmopolitan cities, yet vast tracts...

This nice collection of traditional Chinese music is performed by a small silk and bamboo ensemble -- strings and flutes. The music focuses on the folk music of Southern China for the most part (and the home of silk and bamboo sounds as well), though there are also a few derivations from Mongolian folk songs tucked away in the set. The star of the show is largely flute soloist Li He, a master on both the dizi (a higher-pitched flute) and the bawu (a deeper, reeded flute). He casually floats over...

Songs of the South Records Presents: Mississippi Folk Music - Vol 1This album will be available ONLY online and at shows.Track Listing:1. Ragged But Right2. Mean Old World3. Make Me Down A Pallet On Your Floor4. Hard Times5. Snakes In My Bushes6. Masters of War7. Come Back Baby8. 634 57899. Out On The Road10. On A Monday11. Meet Me In The City12. ML13. Trouble, I've Had It All My Days14. Out On The Rolling Sea

The best way to learn any instrument is to have lessons from a good, experienced teacher. Although, happily, the number of such teachers is constantly growing, the recorder is still frequently taught by enthusiastic but inexperienced teachers and many players start by teaching themselves. This series of books sets out to help learners of all ages in all three situations. Experienced teachers, who may choose to disregard much of the text as personal demonstration is always clearer than the written...

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation preservation and dissemination of sound. We believe that musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials we seek to strengthen...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Folk Music

This definitive story of American folk music focuses on how a minority music genre suddenly became the emergent voice of a generation at the end of the Eisenhower years. From Kingston Trio's Tom Dooley in 1958 to Bob Dylan's electric performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, folk influenced American culture and eventually became absorbed into popular music. The author also explores how authentic folk is now experiencing a second revival, taking its place in our contemporary fascination with...

90 minute Multimedia Presentation. 700+ Color Images & Photographs. 100+ Interactive Questions with Explanations & Automatic Quizzes. Excerpts from Musical Compositions. Customized Electronic Glossary.

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From Dina's Beladi singer Hoda Sinbati, famous for Taht is-Shabak, comes 7 traditional songs, sung in the authentic Mawwal style. The album contains the original versions plus another, edited version perfect for performing to. Comes with translations and transliterations of all of the songs. Recorded in Cairo.