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World Music: Cankisou, "Borrega"
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(Czech Republic) In the past we have highlighted the Czech band Dva, whose specialty is singing in faux languages that are patterned after existing ones. Now here comes Cankisou, a...

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World Music: Tummel, "Bhangri-La"
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(Sweden/Denmark) That irresistable Punjabi beat called bhangra has been steadily seducing club goers worldwide, and so it's not all that surprising that it has hit Scandinavia. The band Tummel, which...

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Music Video Block: Dancin'
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Music that makes you kick up your heels is always something to celebrate. This selection of Link TV World Music Videos features the traditional sounds of Fiji's Black Rose as...

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Music Video Block: Great Bands
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Popular bands like Brazil's Tribalistas, Poland's Warsaw Village Band, and Mali's Amadou and Mariam prove that local sounds resonate universally when performed by the world's most original musical talents. Enjoy...

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Music Video Block: Great Playing
Music Video Block: In Performance
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."


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Music Video Block: Topical
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"Topical" music with a message: The Taiwanese hip hop group Kou Chou Ching deliver a timely statement about runaway capitalism in China, and Pistolera tackles the issue of immigration -...

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Music Video Block: Visions
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Music can sometimes translate our most profound dreams and wildest flights of fancy into the catchiest tunes imaginable. From Portugal's Madredeus to Sweden's Garmarna, these videos combine visually innovative scenes...

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World Music: Lura, "Quebrod nem Djosa"
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"The day before yesterday, the Devil tempted me...he wanted me to steal from someone else...I'm poor as a churchmouse." These days everyone is having hard times, and so...

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World Music: Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, "Kele Kele"
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(UK/Gambia) Justin Adams has been straddling two worlds for years. As a rock n' roll and R & B player, and as a musician who has also carefully integrated both...

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World Music: Napra, "Little House"
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(Hungary) No, it's not the National Agricultural Pesticide Risk Analysis, or the North American Pocketbike Racing Association. It's not an acronym at all, it's Napra, a terrific folk fusion band...

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World Music: Warsaw Village Band, "Lament"
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(Poland) "Lament" is a traditional rural song that has been reprocessed through the Warsaw Village Band's uniquely urban approach. While the lyrics read like a fairly typical story of a...

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World Music: Mamak Khadem "Bigharar (Restless Yearning)"
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(Iran/US) "Restless my sleep, beyond words my grief Alone I lie at night In the embrace of your apparition" After Vietnam, the Iran-Iraq war was the longest war of the...

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World Music: Jang Sa-ik, "The Way to Heaven"
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(South Korea) After a slew of menial jobs and years of practicing both percussion and wind folk instruments, Jang Sa-ik started his singing career at the unlikely age of 46...

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