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2008 Festival
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In the mountains of central Bhutan, a small group of craftspeople are struggling to sustain traditional
The Folklife Festival hosted a program on Bhutan in 2008 that was the largest and most comprehensive celebration of Bhutanese life and culture ever hosted outside the remote Himalayan Kingdom.
The Bhutanese New Year’s festival, called Losar, is celebrated between February and March depending on the lunar calendar.
Narrated by Diana Parker, the 2008 Festival Director and Amanda Pike, the Texas Program Coordinator.
The Jones Family Singers are a gospel group from Texas. Their songs have a "traditional feel with a contemporary flair." Here they perform an acappella piece.
Three accordionists (Joel Guzman, Ed Poullard, and David Farias), skilled in a range of traditions including Conjunto and Cajun, jam together on the Texas Talk Stage.
CJ Chenier is the son of zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier. CJ pays tribute to his father's musical prowess but has expanded his legacy with formidable, original contributions.
Violinists from Mariachi Los Arrieros and the Quebe Sisters' fiddlers demonstrate the difference between the mariachi style and the western swing style on the Texas Talk Stage.
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