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Folks of the World

with Harriet Shanas

Sunday at 7:30AM

Harriet Shanas brings you a wealth of old and new ethnic music from Asia, Europe, and the Mid East.

  • Listen to Folks of the World from August 24th 2008:     

  • Listen to Folks of the World from August 17th 2008:     

    • Archived playlists for Folks of the World:

    		 - August 17, 2008 - August 4, 2008 - July 28, 2008 - July 21, 2008 - View full archive

    Playlist for Folks of the World on August 24th, 2008.

    Song Title Artist Album Label
    Silgugu Isiphambano  Ladysmith Black Mambazo  Planet Chant Triloka  
    South African men's harmonies
    Fereshteh  Jamshied Sharifi  One Ceres Records  *
    World fusion - this song features Yungchen Lhamo on the vocals
    Molk-E-Divan  Niyaz  Nine Heavens Six Degrees Records  *
    2 CD set - sophomore release from Azam Ali's middle Eastern band
    Blue Eyes  Darbuki Kings  Lawrence of Suburbia Darbuki Kings Records  *
    Duo playing middle-Eastern inspired percussion and tunes
    Alili  Fanfare Ciocarlia  The Rough Guide to the Music of Romanian Gypsies World Music Network  *
    Music from Romania's 2.5 million Gypsy population
    De Inseput  Various  The Edge of the Forest: Romanian Music from Transylvania Music of the World  
    Gypsy dance melody
    Taraf  Shukar Colllective  The Rough Guide to the Music of Romanian Gypsies World Music Network  *
    Romanian beat boxing
    Me'etu'upaki  David Fanshawe  Chants from the Kingdom of Tonga ARC Music Productions  *
    Traditional chants recorded on site in the islands of Tonga
    Wai Ulu  Sonny Chillingworth  Sonny Solo Dancing Cat Records  
    Hawaiian slack key guitar
    Waikiki  Waiahole Ditch Band  Waiaihole Ditch Band Atherton Pacific Productions  
    Hawaiian homegrown band
    Wailkilki  Keahiwai  Local Girls Island Groove Productions  
    Girl duet on ukelele and guitar w/island songs
    Ao  Narasirato Pan Pipers  Cry of the Ancestors ARC Music Productions  *
    Panpipe music from the Solomon Islands
    Mar Adentro  Quimantu  Mar Adentro Wild Goose Studios  *
    South American traditional & contemporary sounds
    Tristezas quetzaltecas  Chapinlandia  Marimba Music of Guatemala Smithsonian Folkways  *
    Music from Guatemala's national instrument
    Amor Predido  Mariachi Los Camperos  Amor, Dolor Y Lagrimas - Musica Ranchera Smithsonian Folkways  *
    Mexican mariachi - the equivalent of Mexican country music
    Q'apac Chunchu  Inti-illimani  Lugares Communes Xenophile/Green Linnet  
    South American traditional band
    Big Blue Ball  Peter Gabriel  Big Blue Ball Real World Records  *
    Peter Gabriel produced collection of world artists
    So What  Various  Miles from India Times Square Records  *
    Indian musicians' tribute to the music of Miles Davis
    The Little Beggarman  The High Kings  The High Kings Manhattan Records  *
    New take on old favorites from young Scottish group
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