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World Music Features
Jeszcze Raz
Jeszcze Raz has established an identity in Montreal with a sound that has been described as including everything from klezmer to gypsy to blues to Quebecois spunk, with a certain Slavic yearning thrown in for good measure.
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Grenada
Grenada has a law that disallows hotels taller than palm trees and another that forbids private beaches. Although nicely developed for tourism, it is by no means overdeveloped.
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North American
YVES DESROSIERS
Volodia
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Grenada
I was stunned to see that the water taxi we had ordered had actually beached directly in front of the restaurant. In the instant that it took to be whisked away, I thought, What a country!
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Greater Latin America
Bia
Coeur Vagabond
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Spain
Traveling through Spain or Las Españas, it’s intriguing and a little comforting to realize as you practice your Spanish that many of the residents are also using a non-native tongue. This is especially true in Basque country and Galicia.
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World Music Features
Lhasa
Fans love Lhasa de Sela for her eclectic past, for her hesitant delivery when introducing songs and for her apparent lack of interest in cashing in on her success
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Malaysia
Befitting a rainforest enviornment, the sights and smells of Langkwai, Sbah and Borneo linger in the mind's eye. Bruce Sach explores Malaysia, but also makes an important stop to attend Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival, whose goal is to preserve and encourage native music from around the globe.
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World Music Features
Randy Raine-Reusch
Vancouver-based musician, composer, musicologist, and innovator Randy Raine-Reusch has been called "the Beethoven of the avent-garde," and is credited with helping to create a generational shift toward preserving indigenous music and cultural practices in Thailand and Malaysia.
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World Music Features
The Pahinuis And The Slack Key Tradition
Becoming a slack key guitarist is not for the weak-willed slacker.
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