Conference of the Birds, 7-28-09
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Early (proto-) Raï music from Ahmed Wahbi (Algeria) and Sïf Mohammed (Morocco); modern Raï singer Cheb Nasro plays critically on the tradition of "La Souffrance"; Nublu Orchestra conducted by Butch Morris; Billy Bang reflecting on Vietnam; Les Amazon & Les Rossignol de Guinée; new music from North Sumatra; El Lebrijano w/ Sainkho Namtchylak and a group of young Bulgarian vocalists; Tunisian vocalists modernize the Judeo-Arabic canon for/in the Maghreb; much more...
