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Traditional Indian Music by Devesh and Veena Chandra

Devesh Chandra plays and discusses traditional Indian music.

Community:

New York Folklore

Traditions:

Music

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A tool for peace: interview with a Korean folklorist, Mr. Chi-Chung Kim

Documentary interview with Chi-Chung Kim, a folklorist who specializes in Korean percussive music, by Vong Pak at Mr. Kim's home in Queens. Chi-Chung Kim speaks about his 70 years playing Korean traditional pungmul percussive music and what Korean music means to him."

Community:

Brooklyn Public Library

Traditions:

Music

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Traditional Music of the Crimean Tatars: Balaklava by Nariman Asanov

Nariman Asanov performs the Crimean Tatar melody "Balaklava” with accompaniment by Patrick Farrell on accordion and Lenur Mamutov on percussion at the Ukrainian Museum in Manhattan, May 10, 2017.

Community:

Center for Traditional Music and Dance

Traditions:

Music

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“Chedoe” by Salieu Suso

The song, Chedoe, performed by Salieu Suso, is like poetry and story that is created by the Jali but it is informed by the community. As a djeli or griot, I am equal part oral historian, poet, storyteller, and musician. My art is found in the music, the story being told, the syncopation between voice, and Kora, and the ability to keep the audience engaged and participate.

Community:

Brooklyn Arts Council

Traditions:

Ritual

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Music

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Kete (Ashanti Royal Court Dance-Drumming) by NY Ghanaian Dance & Drum Unity Ensemble

The NY Ghanaian Dance & Drum Unity Ensemble performs Kete Ashanti royal court music as part of the City of Mount Vernon and ArtsWestchester's program "An Eveneing of West African Dance and Drumming."

Community:

Arts Westchester

Traditions:

Music

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Ferry Reel

The Ferry Reel by Alice Clemens

Community:

New York State Old Tyme Fiddlers' Association

Traditions:

Music

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Interview Clip with Don Woodcock

This interview clip features TAUNY Heritage Award Winner and New York State champion fiddler Don Woodcock of Kendrew Corners in St. Lawrence County, northern New York. In the midst of teaching me tunes to play at the Old-time Fiddlers' Gathering that weekend in Watkins Glen, NY, Woodcock demonstrates some singing dance calls that were popular in the past, along with some fiddle tune variations that show how tunes are played differently in different parts of the region and beyond.

Community:

Traditional Arts Upstate New York

Traditions:

Music

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Loren Bruno "Silver Bells"

Loren Bruno, from Central New York, performs the Old Time Fiddle Tune, Silver Bells

Community:

New York State Old Tyme Fiddlers' Association

Traditions:

Music

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The Old Time Fiddlers Gathering and Folk Arts Festival

This performance of by TOiVO at the Old Time Fiddlers Gathering and Folk Arts Festival marked the beginning of a new era in the Festival's history, branching out to feature more traditional cultures and performances from the region.

Community:

The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes

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