EXPLORING
Connecting the dots
“Work WOrk Work”
REGION: Africa
“Work songs,” starting in Africa and going everywhere. (More.)
“CALYPSO WAR — WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?”
“Music that Travels”
COUNTRY: East and Southeast Asia
(Korean Trot, Japanese Boogie Woogie, Sri Lankan Calypso, Finnish Tango and Bunny Hop)–When music appears in unexpected places. (More.)
“ACCORDION (AND ON AND ON.…)”
“Africa? Meet Spain. (And Portugal. And France.)”
REGION: Latin America
Africa’s musical influence on “the New World.”
“HYMNS AND HERS”
“Manned Drones”
REGION: South and Central Asia
Music class meets the drone.
“All That Jazz”
REGION: U.S. and Canada
Swing dancing rules the world.
