| Folk and Ethnic music can be described as truly intimate forms of expression that relate to, and bring people together. They enable stories to be told through a musical context. Think of Bob Dylan’s early dalliances with the folk genre and a plethora of images come to mind; a guitar, a lyric, a vision. Think of Paul Simon marrying the Ethnic, with thanks to the Grammy Award winning South African a cappella singing group - Ladysmith Black Mambazo, into his Graceland album and a colourful musical spectrum comes to mind.
It is these traditions and folklore that lead to the music of Africa along with Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Uruguay, telling their own stories. Traditional instruments, such as the steel drum, the kora (West African Harp), Bongos, Rainstick, Tablas, sitar, Xylophone and didgeridoo are synonymous with this Ethnic vista just as Bob Dylan, Odetta, Peter Paul and Mary, Pete Seeger, Joni Mitchell, Kingston Trio, Joan Baez, Leadbelly, Phil Ochs, Judy Collins, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Fairport Convention have enriched the world of folk music for all time.
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