First 13 Programs

Brief audio excerpts below

Link to complete audio programs online
 

AFRO-CUBAN Cuban rumba and Afro-Cuban lucumi cult music in Washington, DC
 
SOVIET   Uzbeki music of Soviet Central Asia in NYC
 
LAO   Lao folk; court music in Iowa
 
TURKISH   Classical in NYC; bellydance and folk in DC
 
TAI DAM   "Black Tai" music from Southeast Asia, now in Iowa
 
SOUTH SLAVS   Music of Bosnia, Macedonia, and Serbia in Illinois
 
OKINAWAN   An Okinawan folk song bar, a classical music lesson, a samisen lesson, and a radio broadcast in Honolulu


 

GREEK   Funky dance rhythms from Epirus in NYC; lyra fiddle in California


 

VIETNAMESE   Traditional Vietnamese opera; dan bao monochord; & a comedy music act in California
 
RUSSIAN   Bell ringing; balalaika; & a major liturgy
 
HMONG   Bamboo mouth organ; talking jaw's harp
 
SAMOAN   A 200-voice choir; an epic song; and a medley of Samoan pop in Hawaii
 

 

CAMBODIAN   Cambodian Royal Dance Troupe in Maryland



Second 13 programs