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It may sound like classical music, but for NPR reviewer Tom Manoff, it's pancultural - an unusual mix of sounds from different cultures, languages and world instruments. On this special video edition of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen speaks with Manoff about pancultural music with selections from the artists listed below.

The Hilliard Ensemble
with Jan Garbarek

CD: Officium
Song: Parce mihi domine
Label: ECM

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Visit the official Web site for the Hilliard Ensemble.

Bidu Sayao

CD: Operas Arias and Brazilian Folksongs
Song: Bachiana brasiliera no.5 Aria
Label: Sony

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Montserrat Figueras and Hesperion XXI

CD: Ninna Nanna
Song: Jose embala o menino (Joseph Rocks the Baby)
Label: Aliavox

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Dave Douglas

CD: A Thousand Evenings
Song: In So Many Words: In Praise
Label: RCA

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Trio Mediaeval

CD: Words of the Angel
Song: Benedicta Es Celorum
Label: ECM

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Visit the official Web site for the Trio Mediaeval.

Rachel Podger

CD: Bach: Sonatas and Partitas Vol. 1
Song: Partita No.1 in b, BWV 1002: Ciaccona
Label: Channel Classics

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The Hilliard Ensemble

CD: Morimur
Song: The Chaconne
Label: ECM

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Arvo Pärt

CD: Litany
Song: Litany (To Helmuth Rilling And The Oregon Back Festival)
Label: ECM

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Osvaldo Golijov

CD: Saint Mark's Passion
Song: Kaddish
Label: Hanssler Classics

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Joni Mitchell

CD: Blue
Song: California
Label: Warner Brothers

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Music: A Living Language

Guest for this show and NPR music critic Tom Manoff's book explores the art of making music: composition, performing, and the art of listening to music.

Read more about Tom from the NPR Web site.

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