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Bells & Winter Festivals of Greek Macedonia
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2002), 1 hour 4 mins
During Christmas and New Year's weeks of 2000-2001, Steven Feld traveled in Greece with Dick Blau and Angeliki and Charles Keil to record a CD for their book Bright Balkan Morning: Romani Lives and the Power of Music in Greek Macedonia. Feld's CD soundscape is accompanied by a portfolio of photographs by Blau. T...
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2002), 1 hour 4 mins
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Cook's Tour of Stereo
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(Cook Records, 1958), 39 mins
Cook Laboratories takes you on a tour of the world of hi-fi sound, by taking you on a tour of the world. Stop by Boston's Symphony Hall to hear a preview of Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Suite, then to Seville to relish the flamenco singers, to Port of Spain, Trinidad for some calypso and to Martinique for begu...
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(Cook Records, 1958), 39 mins
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Sound Patterns
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(Folkways Records, 1953), 36 mins

As part of a Folkways Record science series, this compilation is divided into four sections: Natural, Musical, Location and Manmade Sounds. Recorded in 1953, the collection was considered a departure from other similar material: “Like photography and art “annuals,” each issue will include the most unusual —...

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(Folkways Records, 1953), 36 mins
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Sounds of London
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(Folkways Records, 1961), 38 mins

Recorded in 1968 by Samuel Charters, this album tries to capture a variety of sounds that reflect life in the "heart of England". As Samuel states, London is "more than a city of shabby buildings and narrow streets. It is a city of people, whose lives reflect the variety and color of the life of every part of Grea...

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(Folkways Records, 1961), 38 mins
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