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Anthology of Portuguese Music, Vol. 1: Tras-Os-Montes and Vol. 2: Algarve
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produced by Fernando Lopes-Graça, 1906-1994 and Michel Giacometti (Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 39 mins
produced by Fernando Lopes-Graça, 1906-1994 and Michel Giacometti (Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 39 mins
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produced by Wolfgang Laade, 1925-2013 (Folkways Records, 1975), 51 mins
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Border Bash: Tex-Mex Dance Music, Vol. 2
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produced by Ben Tavera King, 1952- (Folkways Records, 1983), 33 mins
Produced by Ben Tavera King. Recorded by Dubby Hankins.

"As boundaries go, the Rio Grande River which separates Texas and Mexico has never been much of a barrier between the two cultures. Daily, thousands of people cross the Rio Grande both legally and illegally. The result is a constant intermingling of cult...
produced by Ben Tavera King, 1952- (Folkways Records, 1983), 33 mins
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Caribbean Dances
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(Folkways Records, 1953), 27 mins

Cruise the Caribbean during the mid-twentieth century heyday of "the society ballroom and the honky-tonk [music] of the West Indies." Stop by Martinique, the Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Antigua and Curacao; dance along to calypso, beguine, vals, videe, seven step, quadrille, bula waya and mambo.

(Folkways Records, 1953), 27 mins
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Carnaval in Cuba
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produced by Andrew Schloss (Folkways Records, 1981), 46 mins

As Andrew Schloss explains in the liner notes: “Carnaval has a history of mixing and uniting people of different races, and the merriment and participation in Carnaval has always transcended class boundaries”. Recorded in 1980 in Havana and Santiago de Cuba, Schloss note only captures the unique unifying exper...

produced by Andrew Schloss (Folkways Records, 1981), 46 mins
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Creole Music of Surinam
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produced by Clifford Entes (Folkways Records, 1978), 47 mins

This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese music—Kawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.

produced by Clifford Entes (Folkways Records, 1978), 47 mins
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The Cuban Danzón: Its Ancestors and Descendents
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produced by John Santos and Andrew Schloss (Folkways Records, 1982), 47 mins
These recordings represent a collection of masterpieces, which will now be preserved as an important part of the archives documenting the history of Cuban music. We hope that they will be used by this and future generations in the study and appreciation of Latin music..."

John Santos


"Estas grabaciones r...
produced by John Santos and Andrew Schloss (Folkways Records, 1982), 47 mins
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The Demonstration Collection of E.M. von Hornbostel and the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv
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produced by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel, 1877-1935 (Folkways Records, 1963), 1 hour 20 mins
produced by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel, 1877-1935 (Folkways Records, 1963), 1 hour 20 mins
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