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WUMB’s Odyssey features music from just about everywhere, from Albania to Zimbabwe, on a weekly journey that moves slowly across the map to carefully illuminate the connections between neighbors, and also the greater musical community of the world. To listen to recent programs, go to our Weekend Archives page, scroll down to Odyssey and click on a show
June 1- From Afghanistan we move into one of the most influential of all ancient musical cultures, that of Persia, modern day Iran. From India to Western Europe the sound of instruments that had their origins in Iran thousands of years ago still dominate, and the ancient dastgah modes still can be heard everywhere. Vocal music is in many ways the key- poetry, often by masters like Rumi, set to modern improvisations on traditional scales. We’ll investigate.
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- Music from just about everywhere this week, and concentrating on the traditional styles of Iran.
June 1- From Afghanistan we move into one of the most influential of all ancient musical cultures, that of Persia, modern day Iran. From India to Western Europe the sound of instruments that had their origins in Iran thousands of years ago still dominate, and the ancient dastgah modes still can be heard everywhere. Vocal music is in many ways the key- poetry, often by masters like Rumi, set to modern improvisations on traditional scales. We’ll investigate.
