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Gino Gamboa
Afro-Peruvian percussion
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Atabak Elyasi
Persian Setar Music
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José “Pepe” Carlos González
Requinto romántico
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Richard Bugbee
Waw'kish, A Southern California Tribal Sport
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Shriram Brahmanandam
The Mridangam is a two-headed drum that is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in all Carnatic or South Indian Classical music performance. A very ancient instrument referenced in sculptures and epics of India thousands of years ago, Mridangam and the art of playing the instrument have evaloved highly over the centuries.
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Titania Buchholdt
Kulintang Music of the Philippines
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Roy Mitsuru Hirabayashi
Japanese Taiko
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Ysamur Flores Peña
Orisha practitioners throughout the Yoruba diaspora have prepared special foods for ceremony and offerings to the Orishas. This tradition, cooking for the Orisha and ancestors, is based on utilizing specific ingredients and ways of preparing foods and meals, which has been passed on from generation to generation. The Alashe is…
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Aboubakar Kouyate
The music and drumming of the Mandinka dates back to the 13th century in the Mali Empire. These century old traditions, songs and rhythms are related to various life cycles such as infant naming, agriculture and marriage ceremonies, as well as pertaining to specific social and religious societies. Central to…
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Dr. Rohan Krishnamurthy
Mridangam, South Indian percussion
