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T celebrates four talents across music, art and fashion who, through patience and perseverance, have transformed the culture.
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we present this first-person story about how a retired therapist from Petaluma began the process ...
On National Indigenous People’s Day, we present this first-person story about how a retired therapist from Petaluma began the ...
Metre is the organisation of rhythms into certain regular patterns. Rhythm is the organisation ... who combine elements of traditional West African, Celtic and Western pop to create fusion music.
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YOU JUST HEARD THE DJEMBE DRUM AND DANCE AND AFRO LATINO MUSIC BLEND ... AND THIS IS KIND OF TWO CULTURES. IT’S A BLEND OF AFRICAN AND LATIN MUSIC. HOW ARE THEY SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT?