Primary Education / Music

The unique beat of Reggae music draws together two young musicians from different cultures. Terry, dissatisfied with the music his own rock band...
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Antonio is twelve.  He lives in Jerez de la Frontera in southern Andalusia.  Born into a Gypsy family of flamenco artists, he dreams of...
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Soul music is discussed in detail by singer Ray Charles, who says that because of the isolation, misery, and humiliation suffered by American blacks,...
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Carlito is eleven years old.  He lives in Valledupar in the Colombian tropics.  It’s the land of “Vallenato” which is a musical style born...
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The Cuna Indians isolated themselves long ago on a small island in the Caribbean, off the coast of Panama. Today, they continue to live there, yet...
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An extraordinary film that won a 1974 Oscar as the year's best short documentary, "Don't" is also extraordinarily hard to classify. This Robin...
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This program introduces and defines folk music and presents examples from important periods in American history - from the early Colonial days...
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There are eight of them, eight children from every corner of the planet.  Some live in China; others in India; others still in Mali.  As...
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Kostadin is eleven, and he plays a sort of flute known as a kaval.  He loves his country’s folk music and has formed a group with other children...
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Lucumi is ten and lives in Havana’s black district.  Brought up to the beat of drums, he dreams of becoming a great rumbero.  With other...
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Niam is twelve.  He had been abandoned by his parents in the streets of Bamako but was taken in by Cekili Diabate, a good and generous...
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"The No-Guitar Blues" follows young Fausto Sanchez on his weekend-long quest to earn enough money to buy a guitar. The manner in which he obtains the...
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