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"Kolechko (Ring)" - a lyrical tune about a ring symbolising the strained relations between two lovers is shared by Cossack singer Valentina Kvasova at the Brooklyn Roots Festival 2019.
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Tour the Staten Island neighborhood of Port Richmond with young traditional dancer Jesus Almedo
Tafsut Imazighen, meaning "Berber Spring" is a dance group of young women who perform traditional Kabyle dance with touches of contemporary choreography. They are performing here for annual Yennayer celebration held at Murmrr Theater in Prospect heights, Brooklyn. Yennayer is the indigenous new year for North Africans.
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Toshie Kenney creates a work in 書道 (Shodō) or Japanese calligraphy, of the Daoist proverb, 井の中の蛙大海を知らず (The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean).
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Eva Walker, a native of Suzhou, performs 山居吟 (Shan Ju Yin), in English: "Chant (Ode) to Living in the Mountain".
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Eva Walker performs 醉漁唱晚 (Zui Yu Chang Wan), or Evening Song of the Drunken Fisherman, on the gǔqín.
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This is a series of public performances organized by Long Island Traditions.
Stay Home - Quédate en Casa was submitted by Fernando L García Rodas for the NYC Beatz Coronavirus Song Contest
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Another Man Done Gone with updated lyrics in memory of George Floyd by Beareather Reddy
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This video features interpretations of two iconic African American spirituals (Over My Head & Swing Low Sweet Chariot) by Reverand Gayle Heyward and the Luis Augusta Mosely (LAM) Inspirational Choir on Staten Island.
Richard Koski, Michael Ludgate and Katrina Mackey perform "Laurin Sottiisi" ("Lauri's Schottische") as part of a 2018 NYSCA Folk Arts Apprenticeship grant.
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Salamat Ali on Thumri
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