Show Notes
In the second of two reports from Havana, Betto Arcos looks at the revival of Cuban son music; a direct result of the release of Buena Vista Social Club's first album in 1997
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Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
Betto Arcos is in Madrid, Spain exploring the rich and diverse world of Flamenco.
Polish singer Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk is our guide to the lost world of pre-WW2 Yiddish Tango. She explores its origins as it arrived from Argentina in the 1920s, to its then beating heart in Warsaw - and the many famous Jewish composers, who perished during the Holocaust. And we hear how Olga and others have been working to revive the music over the last 20 years and more.
Betto Arcos takes us to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for a celebration of cajun and zydeco music
Sigmund de Souza is our guide to the Portuguese-influenced mando tradition of Goa