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My Music with Rhiannon Giddens

Episode 5 Preview

Season 2 Episode 5 | 30s

Japanese percussionist Haruka Fujii talks with Rhiannon about the surprising history of the marimba in Japan and her own mission to spread the beauty of Japanese music to diverse audiences. They discuss Silkroad’s “American Railroad” project, and the episode ends with a performance of Fujii’s original composition “Tamping Song.”

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My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Niwel Tsumbu and Rhiannon Giddens perform "Hope is the Thing with Feathers."
Clip: S3 E5 | 2:31
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The Maids of Mitchelstown
Emer Mayock and Rhiannon Giddens perform "The Miads of Mitchelstown."
Clip: S3 E4 | 2:00
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Rhiannon joins Karan Casey and Niall Vallely at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork City.
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Rhiannon visits guitarist Niwel Tsumbu on his family farm near Kinsale in County Cork.
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