For all the hippie mystique that swirled around them, the Dead introduced generations of listeners to our rich American folk, country and blues heritage, and this 17-track collection-complete with...
This release presents music played at Charles University in Prague according to mid-15th-century sources, following the Hussite wars and the institution's renovation. The album provides a wide array...
From the mountainous region covering parts of modern-day Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Armenia, the Kurdish people practice a musical culture that is described by liner note author Christian Poch?...
Music for the Gods is the second release in the Endangered Music Project, a series curated by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart featuring material from the Library of Congress' American Folklife...
Before the arrival of the Spaniards in Peru during the sixteenth century, the Aymara Indians had a rich musical tradition of flutes, whistles, and panpipes. However, the conquistadors introduced a...