CONNECTING THE (MuSICAL) DOTS
AFRICA: “WORK WORK WORK”
REGION: Africa
“Work songs,” starting in Africa and going everywhere. (More.)
THE CARIBBEAN: “CALYPSO WAR — WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?”
REGION: The Caribbean
Two poets “fight” by turning a phrase. (More.)
EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: “MUSIC THAT TRAVELS”
REGION: East and Southeast Asia
(Korean Trot, Japanese Boogie Woogie, Sri Lankan Calypso, Finnish Tango and Bunny Hop)–When music appears in unexpected places. (More.)
EASTERN EUROPE: “ACCORDION (AND ON AND ON.…)”
REGION: Eastern Europe
Why are there accordions everywhere? (More.)
LATIN AMERICA: “Africa? Meet Spain. (And Portugal. And France.)”
REGION: Latin America
Africa’s musical influence on “the New World.”
OCEANIA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: “HYMNS AND HERS”
REGION: Oceania and the Pacific Islands
Music with a mission. (More.)
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: “MANNED DRONES”
REGION: South and Central Asia
Music class meets the drone.
U.S. and CANADA: “ALL THAT JAZZ”
COUNTRY: U.S. and Canada
Swing dancing rules the world.
WEST ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST: “STRING THEORY”
COUNTRY: West Asia and the Middle East
Actually, the violin rules the world. (More.)
WESTERN EUROPE: “THE WHOLE WORLD IN OUR HANDS”
COUNTRY: Western Europe
From Flamenco clapping to “dancing with our hands.” (More.)