Playlist: Background Music for November
Compiled By: Joan VanBuskirk
Feast for the Ears -- PRX Picks
North African Music
Music Styles of the Arab World
From Richard Paul | 14:42
Musicians from across the Arab World join Georges Collinet to demonstrate musical culture of diverse Arabic nations.
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- Music Styles of the Arab World
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Musicians from across the Arab World join Georges Collinet to discuss and demonstrate the diverse musical culture of diverse Arabic nations, their common musical roots, and where they believe Arabic music is headed.
Instruments and Rhythms of the Arab World
From Richard Paul | 13:31
Georges Collinet on the instruments and rhythms of the Arab World
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- Instruments and Rhythms of the Arab World
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Host Georges Collinet (Afropop Worldwide) explores the fascinating history and sounds of musical instruments of the Arab World, many of which are direct ancestors of modern Western musical instruments.
What Makes Arabic Music Unique?
From Richard Paul | 12:07
Georges Collinet on the unique elements of Arabic musical culture
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- What Makes Arabic Music Unique?
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Georges Collinet is joined by scholars and musicians to explore unique elements of Arabic musical culture, including improvisation, ornamentation, audience participation, and the state of "musical ecstasy."