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Wu Man and Friends: Chinese Tradition and Musical Collaboration

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Wu Man and Friends: Chinese Tradition and Musical Collaboration
Description
Wu Man, a master of the Chinese lute (pipa) was joined by fellow musicians Yang Yi (zheng) and Haruka Fujii (percussion) for an evening concert at the Moonrise Pavilion during the 2014 Folklife Festival. The music of Wu Man is featured on two Folkways albums; she has performed with Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, and has spent the last thirty years promoting Chinese traditional and contemporary music through performance and composition. Video by David Barnes, Nicholas Mangialardi, Max Lenik, Abby Sternberg Edited by Nicholas Mangialardi [Catalog No. CFV10660; Copyright 2014 Smithsonian Institution]
Video Duration
4 min 20 sec
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culture music performance tradition folk language festival smithsonian "washington dc"
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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2014-07-16T19:02:31.000Z
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