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Preview of World Music Festival: Chicago 2006
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Chicago Sun-Times, Preview of World Music Festival: Chicago 2006 >>
Think Globally: World Music Fest Blends Sounds From 60 Artists, 29 Countries
Educating the general public about indigenous music from around the globe is the goal of World Music Festival: Chicago 2006. The weeklong event features more than 60 artists, many from our own backyard, representing 29 countries.
"The festival presents music and groups that we think people aren't really familiar with," festival coordinator Mike Orlove said. "There are no big names, no one big highlight. A successful festival means we've turned people on to many different forms of music."
TUVAN
Hailing from Tuva on the Mongolian-Russian border, this style features other- worldly "throat singing" in which a single singer, by manipulating his larynx, tongue and jaw, produces two distinct tones simultaneously, thus being able to sing both melody and accompaniment.
Performers:
-Yat-Kha; Album: "Dalai Beldiri" (1999). Led by Albert Kuvezin, the group mixes traditional Tuvan music with rock for a dynamic sound.
At 8 tonight, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. $12.
-Mary Houlihan and Laura Emerick 09/13/06
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