21 Oct 2024 · 15 min
Indigenous Voices of the Americas
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
- New episodes
- Monthly
- Typical length
- 15 min
- Latest
- 21 Oct 2024
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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21 Sep 2024 · 16 min
Flamenco
Betto Arcos is in Madrid, Spain exploring the rich and diverse world of Flamenco.
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1 Aug 2024 · 21 min
Yiddish Tango
Polish singer Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk is our guide to the lost world of pre-WW2 Yiddish Tango. She explores its origins as it arrived from Argentina in the 1920s, to its then beating heart in Warsaw - and the many famous Jewish composers, who perished during the Holocaust. And we hear how Olga and others have been working to revive the music over the last 20 years and more.
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8 Jul 2024 · 14 min
New Orleans
Betto Arcos takes us to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for a celebration of cajun and zydeco music
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1 Jun 2024 · 10 min
India: Goa
Sigmund de Souza is our guide to the Portuguese-influenced mando tradition of Goa
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18 May 2024 · 19 min
Peru
Betto Arcos on the playing styles and instruments of Lima's Afro-Peruvian tradition
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17 Feb 2024 · 15 min
Argentina: Cosquín Festival
Betto Arcos reports from the Cosquín Folk Festival in Argentina
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13 Jan 2024 · 14 min
Finland:Sámi yoiking
Sebastian Bergholm takes us to the far north exploring the rich tradition of Sámi yoiking
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30 Sep 2023 · 15 min
Colombia: Petronio Alvarez Festival
Betto Arcos reports from Cali's Petronio Alvarez Festival (of Afro-Colombian music)
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25 Aug 2023 · 15 min
Ansonia Records
Betto Arcos is our guide to the classic American Latin label Ansonia Records
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28 Jun 2023 · 15 min
Brazil: Choro
Brazilian guitarist Fabricio Mattos is our guide to the country's Choro music
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23 Jun 2023 · 12 min
Syria
Damascus-born qanun player Maya Youssef takes us on a journey around the music of Syria
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19 Jun 2023 · 15 min
Sri Lanka
Colombo-based percussionist Sumudi Suraweera is our guide to the music of Sri Lanka
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9 Mar 2023 · 12 min
India: Bengal
Dipannita Acharya takes us on a journey through the music of the Bauls
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5 Nov 2022 · 15 min
Mexico - US: Fandango Fronterizo
Every year since 2008, musicians, singers and dancers gather on both sides of the fence of the US-Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana. They get together to celebrate life, unity and brotherhood through the music and dance of Son Jarocho, a traditional music style from Veracruz. Betto Arcos reports from last month's event for our latest Road Trip.
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29 Sep 2022 · 16 min
Colombia: Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas
Betto Arcos takes us on a sonic tour of Colombia's Festival Internacional de Cuerdas Pulsadas
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26 Jul 2022 · 15 min
Mexico: Son Para Milo
Betto Arcos reports from the Son Para Milo Festival in Mexico City, with a special focus on Son Huasteco, a traditional style from the north eastern part of the country.
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4 Mar 2022 · 11 min
Barbados
From Calypso to Ska - DJ Alex Jordan explores the glorious music of Barbados, with music from Eddie Grant and interviews from Barbadian musicians Nikita Brown and the Mighty Gabby
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10 Feb 2022 · 13 min
China: Hubei
Musicologist Mu Qian takes us on a Road Trip to Hubei province in central China
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13 Jan 2022 · 15 min
China: Sichuan and Yunnan
Yijia Tu is our guide to the music of the Yi People of China (in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces)
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27 Dec 2021 · 15 min
Venezuela and Colombia: Cuatro
Betto Arcos takes us to Venezuela and Colombia with a focus on the cuatro instrument
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12 Oct 2021 · 17 min
Brazil's Carimbó Music
Guitarist Fabricio Mattos takes us on a journey through the Carimbó music of Brazil.
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12 Jun 2021 · 18 min
Colombia: Andes
Betto Arcos takes us on a journey through the music of the Colombian Andes
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1 May 2021 · 15 min
Colombia: Vallenato
Betto Arcos reports from Valledupar, home to Vallenato, a folk style popularised in the 1990s by Carlos Vives and celebrated in the city's annual Vallenato Legend Festival.
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6 Mar 2021 · 15 min
Argentina
Betto Arcos celebrates the rich and diverse folk music scene in Argentina with a focus on female artists from Mercedes Sosa and Teresa Parodi to Nadia Larcher and La Charo
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29 Jan 2021 · 15 min
Russia
Alexander Kan guides us through the revival of Russian folk music across the last century
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31 Oct 2020 · 16 min
Mexico: La Trova Suriana
Betto Arcos is our guide to the Trova Suriana music tradition of southern Mexico
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15 Oct 2020 · 16 min
Italy: Salento
Mauro Durante is our guide to the music of Salento, southern Italy
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12 Sep 2020 · 13 min
Colombia: Carranga Music
Betto Arcos reports from Boyacá in Colombia, home to the traditional style of Carranga
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