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  SONGWRITER

  Pancho and Lefty: gangster song that saved Townes Van Zandt from a speeding ticket

  USA,

  Folk

  , 1970s
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  SONGWRITER

  La Bamba: meaning and tragedy behind the best-known son jarocho

  Mexico, USA,

  Folk

  , Latin, Popular Song, 1960s, 1980s
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  Music Theory

  6 songs to unpack Ionian mode and the major scale

  England, USA, Blues,

  Folk

  , Popular Song, Rock, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
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  Ionian Mode

  Marie Laveau: ballad of the legendary Voodoo Queen

  USA,

  Folk

  , Rock, 1970s
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  Ionian Mode

  Coal Miner's Daughter was forced to remove a third of the lyrics from her autobiographical song

  USA,

  Folk

  , 1960s, 1970s
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  SONGWRITER

  Wabash Cannonball: the ballad of the railway Flying Dutchman

  USA,

  Folk

  , Popular Song, 1930s
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  Music Theory

  8 songs to introduce Aeolian mode and natural minor scale

  England, Scotland, USA,

  Folk

  , Popular Song, Rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
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  SONGWRITER

  Subterranean Homesick Blues popularized Dylan's idea of an official lyric video

  USA,

  Folk

  , Rock, 1960s
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  Music Theory

  5 songs featuring Dorian mode

  Canada, England, France, USA, Ballade,

  Folk

  , Popular Song, Rock, Work Song, World Music, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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  Sea Shanty

  Randy Dandy O: sea chantey for raising anchors and sailing around Cape Horn

  England,

  Folk

  , Work Song, 1960s
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  CHOIR

  The valiha as unifying element in the stylistic diversity of Madagascar music

  Madagascar,

  Folk

  , World Music, 1920s, 1930s
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  SONGWRITER

  Twist in My Sobriety: rare oboe solo in Tanita Tikaram's best song

  England,

  Folk

  , Popular Song, 1980s
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  Poetry

  The Ektara: traditional music instrument of the Bauls, wandering minstrels from Bengal

  Bangladesh, India,

  Folk

  , World Music, Indian Classical
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  Poetry

  Down by the Salley Gardens: famous Yeats poem evoking old Irish love ballad was set to the traditional air

  Ireland, Air, Ballade,

  Folk

  , 20st Century Classical
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  Music Theory

  The Andalusian cadence: distinct chord progression of flamenco that captivated all pop music genres

  Spain, Flamenco,

  Folk

  , Popular Song, 1960s, 1970s
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  Kayamba

  Traditional maloya music meets French chanson in swaying songs of Maya Kamaty

  France, Réunion,

  Folk

  , World Music, 2010s
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  GUITAR

  The art of Caribbean rhythms by the Garifuna Collective

  Belize,

  Folk

  , World Music, 2000s, 2010s
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  SONGWRITER

  Traditions of Malian music spread worldwide through Afel Bocoum and Damon Albarn collaboration

  Mali,

  Folk

  , World Music, 1990s, 2000s
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  Album

  Yemeni folk melodies interpolated into psychedelic dance rhythms by El Khat

  Israel, Yemen,

  Folk

  , World Music, 2010s
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  Band

  Bird In The Belly: the dark side of old British ballads re-imagined in polyphonic folk songs

  England,

  Folk

  , 2010s
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  SAXOPHONE

  Pixinguinha: Brazilian saxophonist who established choro music as a pop genre a hundred years ago

  Brazil, Choro,

  Folk

  , Jazz, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
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  MANDOLIN

  Jacob do Bandolim: amateur musician who instilled mandolin fashion throughout America

  Brazil, Choro,

  Folk

  , 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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  Koto

  First compositions for koto presented out of court by Yatsuhashi Kengyō in the 17th century

  Japan,

  Folk

  , Baroque
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  SONGWRITER

  The resonance of African tribal heritage in Ali Farka Touré's guitar

  Mali,

  Folk

  , World Music, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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  CHOIR

  Gershwin's Summertime: the most recorded song draws inspiration from Ukrainian lullaby and African American spiritual

  Ukraine, USA,

  Folk

  , Jazz, Opera, Popular Song, Rock, 20st Century Classical, 1930s, 1960s, 2010s 2 comments
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  Band

  Tinariwen: 40 years of nomadic desert music driven by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib's guitar

  Algeria, Mali,

  Folk

  , Raï, World Music, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
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  Koto

  Michio Miyagi & Renée Chemet: near century-old collaboration of koto and violin linking Japanese traditions with Western classic

  Japan,

  Folk

  , 20st Century Classical
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  ORCHESTRA

  Traditions of 3 countries woven into the music of neglected Asian composer Chiang Wen-Yeh

  China, Japan, Taiwan,

  Folk

  , Suite, 20st Century Classical
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  Erhu

  The Erhu fiddle melody recorded by blind Abing spread worldwide revealing composition methods of Chinese folk music

  China,

  Folk

  , 20st Century Classical
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  KORA

  African bard Foday Musa Suso represents griot culture by mixing kora music with Western minimalism and jazz

  Gambia, Ghana, USA,

  Folk

  , World Music, 20st Century Classical, 21st Century Classical

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