New York City
Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens (Queens), Kings (Brooklyn), Richmond (Staten Island)
Two concert performances by master kora player Keba Bobo Cissoko from June 1997 and May 1998.
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.
David' Zhu discusses Chun Lian, decorative door panels that are used to promote Chinese traditions through the folk art craft of Chun Lian, a special New Year's decoration using Chinese Calligraphy.
Ritual
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Tour the Staten Island neighborhood of Port Richmond with young traditional dancer Jesus Almedo
Brooklyn-Dominican singer Irka Mateo performs two folkloric Dominican songs that come from the popular religion celebrations.
Gaga Music
Demonstration of Kwe-Kwe pre-wedding ritual by Winston "Jeggae" Hoppie at Brooklyn Arts Council's The Sweetest Song Festival 2014.