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Article: Music Box: A fabulous festival of music & culture
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- Capital (Annapolis)
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- June 29, 2007
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Each year the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is transformed
into a magnificent international festival of music and culture
focusing on three particular areas in the world.
At this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival - my first Pick of
the Week - audiences can absorb the art and culture of the Mekong
River (which connects Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and the
Yunnan province of China), Northern Ireland and the state of
Virginia.
The Roots of Virginia Culture will bring more than 120 performers,
artists, musicians, dancers, storytellers, cooks, farmers and
craftspeople together to demonstrate and celebrate the cultural
traditions of Virginia.
Featured participants include American ...