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World Music Features
Magical, Mystical Morocco
From the Master Musicians of Jajouka to Hassan Hakmoun, Emil Zrihan to the all-female Berber group B’net Marrakech, the more we hear of Morocco, the more we fall in love with the mysteries of this ancient land.
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Food
The Traditional Tastes of Morocco
Moroccan food is more than couscous and tagine. It’s a diverse cuisine, from the fish dishes of the coast to the Turkish-influenced desserts of Tetuán and the tagella bread of the nomadic Touareg people.
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World Music Legends
Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar
With more than 20,000 songs recorded in over a dozen languages, Asha Bhosle is the world’s most recorded artist—and Mangeshkar follows close behind. But these two singers’ careers are far more intertwined than their comparable artistic and commercial successes would suggest: they are sisters.
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World Music Features
AR Rahman
Some reports say that he has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide; others put the number at a cool 100 million. Dozens of hit movies bear his name in the credits. With one musical already on Broadway, he is busy penning the score for a version of The Lord Of The Rings that’s slated for a West End bow in winter 2005. This, clearly, is a man playing at the top of his game.
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World Music Features
Musicians Finding Their Way through Visa Maze
Three years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11th, international musicians face significant challenges in receiving permission to tour the United States.
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World Music Features
Asha Bhosle
Singer Asha Bhosle has been the soundtrack for millions of people’s lives for decades. With some 60 years behind her as one of the queens of Indian music, and with more than 20,000 documented songs in her recording catalog, she shows no signs of slowing down.
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World Music Features
George Dalaras: Greece’s Pop Road Runner
Who is George Dalaras? If you’re not Greek, a Cypriot, or a Greek hyphenate in diaspora countries such as the U.S. or Australia, there’s an excellent chance you don’t know this singer, although at home he is nothing short of a living legend.
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