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Maria Bakkalapulo

Maria Bakkalapulo is a Miami-based journalist and ethnomusicologist. She has been documenting events around the globe in locations as varied as Indonesia, Scotland and USA. She recently directed a film about veterans hunting Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades.
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This Nicaraguan journalist is still reporting in exile
A fan dressed in a sweatshirt with the Haitian flag on it, joins DJ Michael Brun on stage at the Bayo Block Party in Miami, Flordia.
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Michael Brun delivers a message from Haiti — one summer block party at a time
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Gagaku, Japanese Imperial Court Music
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Scottish Band Oi Polloi Working to Popularize Gaelic
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Body Percussion Music From Aceh
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Tsunami Tourism in Indonesia
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Iranian Vocalist Mamak Khadem Breaks Gender Rules With Music
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Japanese Pop-Punk Girl Group’s Tribute to The Ramones
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Chinese Opera Qing Cheng Dazzles Edinburgh Festival
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An Island with Tidal Bores
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Japanese Jazz Artist Yuichiro Tokuda
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The Creole Choir of Cuba