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La Enta Habibi as performed by Simon Shaheen (1989)

Simon Shaheen discusses the Oud and performs the Rahbani Brothers song "La Enta Habibi" with Hanna Mirhige on darbuka and tambourine.

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Chaabi by Bnat Houariyat (The Girls of Houara)

This video is a segment of Bnat Houariyat, (the girls of Houara), an all women’s folklore group that plays genres named Chaabi and Houara under the leadership of Khadija el Ouarzazia.

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Esraa Warda

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Houara (also known as T’houarit) by Bnat Houariyat, (The girls of Houara)

Bnat Houariyat, (The girls of Houara) presents a style of Houara (also known as T’houarit) reserved for women.

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Esraa Warda

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Walking Runway by Milan Garçon (Eddie Jarel Jonesx) and Mermaid Garçon of the House of Comme des Garçons

Milan (Eddie Jarel Jonesx) and Mermaid Garçon walk Butch Queens in Drag at Westchester Pride's 'Art of Runway Workshop,' presented by ArtsWestchester and The LOFT: LGBT Center.

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Paraguayan Harp: Pájaro Campana by Nicolas Carter

Nicolas Carter performs "Pájaro Campana" and discusses the history of the Paraguayan harp and playing technique.

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Chipa y La Virgen de Caacupe by Elida Sanabria Aranda

Elida Sanabria Aranda prepares chipa, a traditional Paraguayan snack, in preparation for a visit from the Virgen of Caacupé and the reciting of the rosary, conducted by the Comisión Virgen de Caacupé Westchester, NY.

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Jain Center of America, Queens, New York: Overview

This notion that “all Jains are Gujaratis” is overshadowing the true representation of who Jains are and the religion Jainism. As part of Brooklyn Arts Council's Citizen Folklife initiative, Smrita Jain does fieldwork in order clear up this misconception.

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Dounougna by Sidiki Conde

“Dounougna” by Sidiki Conde at the International African Arts Festival (July 4, 2017)presented by the Brooklyn Arts Council as part of the Art of African Spiritualism series.

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Endangered Language Alliance

Lalajik (Lullaby) Sung by Asalbegim Mamadalibekova - Wakhi

Asalbegim Mamadalibekova sings a traditional Wakhi lullaby (or lalajik). In the second video, she discusses the lullaby's wider significance in the community

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Chipa Guazú y Sopa Paraguaya by Elida Sanabria Aranda

Elida Sanabria Aranda demonstrates how to make two Paraguayan staples, chipa guazu and sopa paraguaya, in her kitchen in Bedford Hills, NY.

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Endangered Language Alliance

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Lalajik (Lullaby) Sung by Ganjina Qurbonbekova - Shughni

Lullabies and Language, From Khorog to New York (Summary)

Ganjina Qurbonbekova, a Shughni speaker from Khorog in the Pamir region of Tajikistan, now living in New York, sings the Shughni lullaby made famous by singer Nargis Bandishoeva. In ths second video, she discusses this famous Shughni lullaby and the efforts of the Shughni-speaking community in New York to maintain its culture and language.

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