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"The Galloping Hound/McGreavy's/Cat's Meow/Fraher's" from Cherish the Ladies - Disc 2: Global Beat of the Boroughs
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"Doli goca n'penxhere" from Merita Halili with the Raif Hyseni Orchestra - Disc 1: Global Beat of the Boroughs
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"Fakoli" from Abdoulaye Diabate and Super Manden - Disc 1: Global Beat of the Boroughs
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"Olive Harvest" from Simon Shaheen and Qantara - Disc 2: Global Beat of the Boroughs
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"Caña Brava" from José Quezada y los Cinco Diablos - Disc 1: Global Beat of the Boroughs
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Merita Halili with the Raif Hyseni Orchestra - Disc 1: Global Beat of the Boroughs
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New York’s Center for Traditional Music and Dance is an organization committed to long-term creative collaboration with the city’s immigrant artists and activists. It is now celebrating its 40th year.

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance- 40th Anniversary Celebration takes place Thursday, June 5 at New York’s elegant Hiro Ballroom. The fundraiser will include an intimate performance by Irish superstars Cherish The Ladies and Suspenso del Norte, a Mexican norteña ensemble. A dance party will follow, featuring David Oquendo and Havana 3, DJ Rehka, and Merita Halili and the Raif Hyseni Orchestra.

The Center has helped put immigrant culture on the map, influencing both state and federal arts organizations and the New York concert scene. Early on, the Center’s programming and advocacy broke new ground nationally by presenting the expressive traditions of diverse cultural communities. Now, traditional music from around the world can be heard nearly nightly on New York’s most esteemed and popular stages, from Joe’s Pub to Lincoln Center, from Central Park SummerStage to Carnegie Hall. Gone are the years when the Center had to push for inclusion of immigrant music forms into folk festivals.

For tickets and more information, visit www.ctmd.org

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