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The Future of US-China Relations
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(LinkAsia: August 26, 2011) Joe Biden ended a visit to China with reassuring words from Chinese leaders about their faith in the US economy. Biden told his hosts not to...

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Music Video Block: Great Playing
World Music: Cui Jian, "Mr. Red"
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Cui Jian is a Beijing-based Korean Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui"(he was born August 2, 1961), he is considered to be a pioneer in Chinese rock...

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Music Video Block: Live
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Block 100 "Live" is all great live performances from the amazingly sensual Peruvian Diva Eva Ayllon to Richard Galliano's rendition of Astor Piazzola's gorgeous "Milonga de Angel." Click here for...

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World Music: DDT, "Belaya Noch"
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It is a brooding vision seen as if in a half-light...A trip through canals, and alleyways, into wax museums and cemeteries, evoking the darker side of the history and culture...

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Tengir-Too: Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan
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From mountainous Kyrgyzstan, Jew's harps, fiddles, plucked stringed instruments, and powerful voices transmit the vibrant rhythms of nomadism and the serene atmosphere of the Kyrgyz mountains in a musical language...

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World Music: Sevara Nazarkhan, "Gazli (Barkdai Konadi Okshom)"
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(Uzbekistan) Sevarah Nazarkhan has been a pop star in Uzbekistan for several years, but she also draws upon her rich heritage of Uzbeki music, creating several videos independent of her...

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World Music: Urker, "Konyr"
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(Kazakhstan) Urker is one of the most popular bands in Kazakhstan, and "Tugan Elim" is the song they open their concerts with. As is customary with traditionally rooted songs, there...
World Music: Megapolis, "Karl Marx Stadt"
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(Russia) Here's a whimsical bit of Post-Soviet nostalgia. Megapolis created this video while in Germany, where they picked up a genuine fondness for old German pop songs, like this one...

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World Music: Enver Ismailov, "D'Enver Blues"
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(Ukraine) Who's the guy in the knit cap and Gandalf coat? We can make arch comments on the costume, but the brilliance of this Crimean Tatar's guitar playing does approach...
World Music: Sevara Nazarkhan, "Mogulcahi Navo (Mastajome)"
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(Uzbekistan) Sevara has recorded this song three times - once in a "pop" version, once for Real World Records, and this one: traditional vocal, tar and drums, fresh from Uzbekistan...
World Music: Sa Dingding, "Oldster by Xilin River"
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(China) Sa Dingding is from Inner Mongolia, or as she calls it, the Grasslands. For the first six years of her life, she was raised by her grandmother, and this...

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World Music: Sevara Nazarkhan, "Yor-Yor"
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(Uzbekistan) Sevara Nazarkhan is a major star in Uzbekistan, and this performance comes from a concert that she gave in Tashkent to break in some new material and to sing...