December 2-6
This Week's Music Around the World-Traditional and Contemporary Music-Burkina Faso
Traditional Dance of the Mossi (1:25) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yMSotSetjY) Burkina Faso has over 60 ethnic groups. Around the capital city of Ouagadougou live the largest group, the Mossi, who make up about 52% of the country's population.
Melissa and Ophelia Hie-Duet in Poland (5:06) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kgstsO0jNg) These sisters from Burkina Faso are demonstrating the popular djembe drum (hand) and dundun (drumstick).
Sale Diabate's Afro Faso-Yiriba (4:23) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEFPZ1H71Fc) Balafon is very popular in Burkina Faso. Here is a band from BF with a phenomenal player.
Africando-Betece (feat. Amadow Balaké) (5:20) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3iUb9Rmiio&list=PLl5llMCRZN2kEL5z6Rdc5Tz3bSp58JYfK&index=1) Africando is a band from the U.S. that features Senegalese musicians but this song features great Burkina Faso singer Amqadow Balaké.
December 9-13
This Week's Music Around the World-Traditional and Contemporary Music-San Marino
Traditional Medieval Dancing (0:33) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR-6D5aWlvQ) San Marino is an ancient independent republic that sits landlocked in North-Eastern Italy.
Traditional Military Band (1:27) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CszcUmwA_yE) The brass military band of San Marino parades several times each day through the streets of the main city-San Marino.
Francesco Stefanelli-Shostakovich (6:20) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV2IkEKRXl8) San Marino has a classical or symphonic music tradition. Here is Frencesco Stefanelli at 16 playing the cello.
Alibi-Resolution Song (2:52) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6nPPm7YVKs) Here is a pop band from San Marino who have joined an environmental music to create a version of the 'Resolution Song'.
December 16-20
This Week's Music Around the World-Traditional and Contemporary Music-Uruguay
Tango-La Cumparsita Tango-Gerardo Matos Rodriguez (4:15) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY0MLG-IrSU) The tango is generally thought to have originated in Argentina-but it also originated in neighbouring Uruguay. This song is perhaps the most famous of tango-and the composer was most definitely Uruguayan.
Candombe (0:49) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxqw0yuplBs) Candombe is a folk dance and drum rhythm performed at carnival.
Milonga-Osvaldo Lagos-Cruda de Milonga(3:25) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt_eE4vZi_0) Milonga is the music of the Rio de la Plata that led to the tango. Here is an excellent example. This is fabulous!
Pepe Guerra-Orejano (3:45) (found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmHfn-ZKTNI&list=PLjwxgPriCZTT7TbMSVfR9AgoeorR3lqXP&index=3) Here is legendary folk singer Pepe Guerra doing song well known in Uruguay live.