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an old song with a new twist. A Vielle is a medieval fiddle, played vertically on the lap

the Sani are an ethnic minority living in southwestern China. From international folk festivals they have picked up a banjo tradition...

the great Danish violin player is here accompanied several other fine musicians in this original composition. The track was just released, and rest of the CD will be out soon. https://go2016.gofolk.dk/

"new folk" from Israel

this mandilatos (dance in 7/8) tune is also known in the Sephardic Jewish tradition

this is a New Orleans based world music group that specializes in Balkan music. The song is an old Kosovar Serbian song.

an updated arrangement of an old Moldvai Csángó song

billed on the CD as Sephardic, this is an urban Turkish song, one of many, about the infamous Turkish leader, Osman Aga, who was NOT Jewish

and now a set of pieces from Galicia and Asturias in northwestern Spain - so-called "Celtic Spain"

this Bulgarian Rûchenitsa was originally recorded by a brass band orchestra, but is here arranged for 2 guitars

an extended piece from Nepal

a piece of north Moroccan classical music for lead singer and a small male "chorus". Instrumentation includes Ud, a lotar, a vertically played violin, and percussion, with a small bowed string ensemble as backup. Pieces of this kind usually have religious texts.

a suite of 2 dances from Crete, the Syrto (sometimes called Haniotikos) and the Maleviziotikos (faster, with more improvisation at the head of the line)