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A taste of the Habibi Festival
Jordan’s only orchestra ceases operations
New musical composition explores themes in Roma Holocaust 
JOrchestra and the musicians of the Savonlinna Music academy.
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Jordanian musicians worry that their national orchestra could be shuttered
Roma musician Tcha Limberger, of Belgium, says “I Silenti,” which translates from Italian to “the silent ones,” is about giving a voice to the Roma people who died in the Holocaust. 
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‘I Silenti’ gives a voice to those who died in the Romani genocide
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Travel takes on new meaning in this jazz pianist’s latest album
Chavela Vargas
Women & Gender
Chavela Vargas was a ‘revolutionary’ who ushered in a new ranchera style