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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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Folk Songs and Music from Malta
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produced by George Bonavia (Folkways Records, 1964), 45 mins
produced by George Bonavia (Folkways Records, 1964), 45 mins
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Hillel Raveh Sings Songs of the Israel Defense Army - Zva Haganah L'Israel
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(Folkways Records, 1959), 40 mins

Hillel Raveh joined the underground Haganah movement in his teens and during WWII was a member of the Jewish Brigades, whose "shock troops" developed into the Palmach, or Israel Defence Army. He sings stirring songs of the period, accompanied by Gil Aldema on accordion and his own playing on chalil, a traditiona...

(Folkways Records, 1959), 40 mins
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Irish and British Songs from the Ottawa Valley
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produced by Edith Fulton Fowke, 1913-1996 (Folkways Records, 1961), 56 mins
produced by Edith Fulton Fowke, 1913-1996 (Folkways Records, 1961), 56 mins
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Music of Cuba
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produced by Verna Gillis, 1942- and John Santos (Folkways Records, 1985), 48 mins
produced by Verna Gillis, 1942- and John Santos (Folkways Records, 1985), 48 mins
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Music of the Coastal Amerindians of Guyana: The Arawak, Carib and Warrau
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produced by David Blair Stiffler, fl. 1981-2014 (Folkways Records, 1982), 45 mins
"This recording presents songs of the Warrau, the Carib, and the Arawak Amerindian tribes of Guyana, South America. These families of Amerindian peoples are spread along the rivers and waterways of the Northeast coast of South America, south of the Orinoco and north of the Amazon, but this recording was made enti...
produced by David Blair Stiffler, fl. 1981-2014 (Folkways Records, 1982), 45 mins
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O' Canada: A History in Song
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produced by Edith Fulton Fowke, 1913-1996 (Folkways Records, 1956), 58 mins

Chants of the Inuit, ballads of French settlers, battle tunes of the British, and songs of Canadian self-rule: singer Alan Mills combines all four to present a rich tapestry of Canadian history in music. Extensive liner notes with full lyrics accompany this collection, which comprises the first half of Folkways...

produced by Edith Fulton Fowke, 1913-1996 (Folkways Records, 1956), 58 mins
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Vocal Music of Contemporary China, Vol. 1: The Han People
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produced by Han Guohuang, fl. 1981 (Folkways Records, 1980), 48 mins

Han Kuo-Huang selected this collection of Chinese Operas of the Han People. He explains that "art in contemporary China is to serve a specific (usually political) function rather than the ultimate art-for-art’s sake idea of the west" and that "the audience for this art is workers, peasants, and soldiers." The ol...

produced by Han Guohuang, fl. 1981 (Folkways Records, 1980), 48 mins
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produced by Han Guohuang, fl. 1981 (Folkways Records, 1980), 45 mins
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