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A total of $623,000 has been awarded to 89 Fellows (with 15 finalists) in New York State. 2018 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships were awarded in the categories of Fiction, Interdisciplinary Work, Painting, Video/Film, and Folk/Traditional Arts including Tashi D Sharzur aka Techung. .
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‘A Tiempo Real’ is the new album from the traditional Spanish folk band Vigüela. It is a double-disc of almost 100 minutes of carefully arranged traditional folk songs and is as much album as a lively preservation project. ‘A Tiempo Real’ is a cultural contribution to Spanish folk music as performed in village life in homes, festivities and celebrations in the province of Castilla-La Mancha and beyond.
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‘Radio Kriola - Reflections On Portuguese Identity’ is a musical journey of Portugal, Africa and Brazil from Portuguese singer/songwriter Catarina Dos Santos. ‘Rádio Kriola’ is presented as a personal radio playlist of songs dedicated to the rhythms and music that inspired Catarina from a child through to adulthood.
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Few bands get to celebrate 50 years together. Bolivian folklore band Los Ruphay are one of the lucky ones; a band that continues to live and play folk songs and music from their home country to the world. ‘A Cry For Revolution’ is an anniversary album to celebrate 50 years, which is a mighty accomplishment by any standards.
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‘Melodic Circles’ is the new album written and produced by two classically trained Iranian musicians, cousins Mehdi Rostami & Adib Rostami. Both are masters of their instruments: Mehdi plays the Iranian member of the lute family, the setār while Adib accompanies on the tombak goblet drum. The roots of ‘Melodic Circles’ lie in traditional Kurdish music from the Fars Province, widely considered the cultural capital of Iran.
